** Description changed: Accented letters (dead keys) stop working fine in KDE apps after navigating through menu bar's. When typing in the text area of KDE applications, the keyboard (with dead keys) work fine, but if you access the (classic) menu bar in the application window, dead keys may stop working fine. e.g. with English (US, international with dead keys) keyboard layout Press key "´" and "A", expected output= "á" output with ibus= "" (nothing) output with xim= "´a" (Dead keys are alive) Exceptions: - With widget Window Menubar no problem. - In Rekonk, with menu system like Chrome, no problem. Steps to follow: In KDE desktop... 1º Check that you are using a keyboard layout with dead keys, if not, install and use one. System Settings > Input devices > keyboard > Layout > Configure layouts e.g. English (US, international with dead keys) 2º Open a kde app, (e.g. kate) 3º Write something to check that dead keys work well. In English, e.g. press "´" and "A" results in "á" - 4º Access of the menu bar in the application window and scroll through - the options for 30 seconds or more. + 4º Access of the menu bar in the application window and scroll through the options. + Click "File" menu. + Scan down the File menu. + Scan up back to "File" nenu. + Move to "Edit" menu. + Scan down "Edit" menu. + and leave the menu on the side. + click in the text area. - 5º Back to the editing area and write something to check that dead keys work well. - In English, e.g. press "´" and "A" results in "á" + http://i.imgur.com/sGUDyiC.png + + 5º Write something to check that dead keys work well. + In English, e.g. press "´" and "A" results in "á" 6º If dead keys fail, change the focus (e.g. another window) and return to kate, dead keys work again. Testing: Tested in different computers. Tested in Debian, kubuntu (13.04, 12.10, 12.04), OpenSuse. Tested with desktop effects enabled and disabled Tested in Kate, Dolphin, Kontact, Amarok, Agregator... Tested in KDE 4.10, 4.9, 4.8 and... 4.4.5 Tested with free and privative drivers Tested with Spanish, Portuguese and English keyboard layouts Tested in installed system and live-cd. Tested navigating menus with mouse and keyboard Tested with IBus and XIM input method Comment: If this bug is not resolved, please, the Kubuntu 13.04 release with widget Window Menubar be default. I apologize for my English. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: plasma-desktop 4:4.10.2-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-17.27-generic 3.8.6 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-17-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu5 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Apr 10 18:59:45 2013 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/plasma-desktop InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-04-03 (6 days ago) InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha amd64 (20130402.1) MarkForUpload: True ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=es_ES.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: kde-workspace UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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