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Bug 95256 - Ctrl-space is used by IM community differently than Excel
Ctrl-space is used by IM community differently than Excel
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: Gnumeric
Classification: Applications
Component: GUI
1.1.x
Other Linux
: Low enhancement
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Assigned To: Jody Goldberg
Jody Goldberg
Depends on: 151541
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2002-10-09 07:38 UTC by Roger So
Modified: 2005-02-07 16:54 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---


Description Roger So 2002-10-09 07:38:21 UTC 
Normally, with a properly set up desktop, one would press Ctrl-Space to
activate the XIM server (switch to a Chinese/Japanese input mode to type
those characters.)

However, in Gnumeric 1.1.x, Ctrl-Space only selects the current column.
Comment 1 Jody Goldberg 2002-10-16 13:35:31 UTC 
We have conflicting requirements then.

ctrl-space is the standard MS Excel accelerator for selecting a column and I do
not want to break finger compatibility with that user base.  How does windows
handle this ?
Comment 2 Roger So 2002-10-17 06:40:14 UTC 
In Excel 2000 on Windows 2000, Traditional Chinese edition, pressing
Ctrl-Space at any time switches to Chinese input mode.

Personally I think it's acceptable to allow Ctrl-Space to switch on
XIM (or Gtk's built in IM support) only when in cell edit mode (ie.
after pressing F2).
Comment 3 Roger So 2002-11-09 18:22:11 UTC 
With 1.1.10, at least I can now input Chinese by activating the input
server by some other way (the one I use supports several other
keystrokes besides Ctrl-Space.)

But I think some XIM servers use only Ctrl-Space, so this bug is still
a problem.
Comment 4 ynakai 2003-09-02 07:39:39 UTC 
This is not only a Gnumeric problem, but whole GTK+2's.

This depends on
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=90082
Comment 5 Jian He 2005-02-06 12:20:45 UTC 
It seems no way to fix it?
Comment 6 Jian He 2005-02-07 04:22:49 UTC 
gnumeric 1.2.x seems no problem with ctrl+space:
ctrl+space can select column, and ctrl+space in editing (does F2) can toggle IM¡£

but gnumeric 1.4.x + gtk 2.4.x has problem in editing, ctrl+space can't toggle IM¡£

and gnumeric 1.4.x + gtk 2.6.x has no problem, so gtk 2.6.x seems has fixed the
problem already.
Comment 7 Jody Goldberg 2005-02-07 16:54:31 UTC 
I'll close this then.
We'll still probably have the same issue as the compose key, where you can not
start editing a cell by enabling the IM, but that does not seem hi priority.