Bug#577852: libgtk2.0-common: dead_stroke has no visible effect

[Mario Frasca]

Package: libgtk2.0-common
Version: 2.18.9-2
Severity: normal

I don't use many gtk applications, just gnome-terminal and sometimes
nautilus.  this affects both.  Emacs and xterm (not gtk) are unaffected.

I use dead_stroke in a keymap table file that I pass to xmodmap and I
don't manage to obtain any visible effect.

to reproduce the bug, I used this keymap table file, »
clear Lock
keycode 66 = Multi_key 
keycode 48 = dead_stroke 
« and activate it with xmodmap.

hitting the key associated to dead_stroke followed by l should produce
ł (small L with stroke) but gives l (small L).  compose slash l works
correctly.

also dead_breve does not work.
other dead keys like dead_macron, dead_acute and dead_breve do work with
this method.

I observe the same behaviour also on maemo, both on os2008 (using xmodmap)
and meamo5, where I don't use xmodmap but setxkbmap.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: powerpc (ppc)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-trunk-powerpc
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) (ignored: LC_ALL set to en_GB.UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

libgtk2.0-common depends on no packages.

Versions of packages libgtk2.0-common recommends:
ii  libgtk2.0-0                   2.18.9-2   The GTK+ graphical user interface 

libgtk2.0-common suggests no packages.

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