Bug#586584: libgtk2.0-0: Some compose key sequences do not give the expected output

[Julien Valroff]

Hi Josselin,

Le dimanche 20 juin 2010 à 22:39 +0200, Josselin Mouette a écrit :
> Le dimanche 20 juin 2010 à 21:13 +0200, Julien Valroff a écrit :
> > Some compose key sequences do not give the expected output.
> > 
> > For example, according to several pages[0], the sequence for 
> > ć should be <compose>+'+c
> > 
> > In gtk+ apps, the above sequence leads to: ç
> 
> Yes, this is the point of the Cedilla input method, which is the default
> for French. 

Why this default? It seems a bit strange, especially as French keyboards
already have a direct ç key.

> Just switch to the default input method if you don’t like
> this.

Thanks, I hace set GTK_IM_MODULES to xim as an environment variable
(what is the best method to change it on a system wide basis and per
user?)

> > As far as I could find, this bug was reported upstream[1] and fixed 
> > a few months ago.
> > However, the experimental packages still have the issue.
> 
> The bug you referenced is unrelated.

All my apologies, I really thought it was this issue as the example of
the ç/ć is stated in one of the comments.

Cheers,
Julien

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