GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 691054
Dead keys don't work in Emacs started from the dock or run dialog
Last modified: 2021-07-05 14:08:30 UTC
Since I've upgraded to Gnome 3.6 from 3.4, emacs (compiled with GTK3) doesn't accept dead keys anymore. I use the German Dvorak layout as delivered with X11. For example: - AltGr+< SPACE should insert ` but says "<dead-grave> is undefined" - AltGr+/ SPACE should insert ´ but says "<dead-acute> is undefined" This does only happen if I start emacs from the gnome-shell dock (or applications menu in the overview) or from the Alt+F2 run dialog. When I start emacs from a gnome-terminal, dead keys work as expected. I'm not sure, but maybe this thread on the netBSD list is related: http://mail-index.netbsd.org/pkgsrc-users/2012/04/29/msg016203.html The suggested solution is in this message: http://mail-index.netbsd.org/pkgsrc-users/2012/05/12/msg016302.html However, that changes an libX11 config file, so maybe that's not a gnome but an X11 problem?
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