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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: Fwd: Bug#29718: keyboard deadkeys disabled unless LC_ALL set
From:       Lukas Tinkl <lukas () kde ! org>
Date:       2001-07-26 9:06:00
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Dne st 25. červenec 2001 19:09 Waldo Bastian napsal(a):
> Anyone an idea on this one?
>
> Cheers,
> Waldo
>
> ----------  Forwarded Message  ----------
>
> Subject: Bug#29718: keyboard deadkeys disabled unless LC_ALL set
> Date: 25 Jul 2001 09:41:09 -0000
> From: rcasha@waldonet.net.mt
> To: submit@bugs.kde.org
>
> Package: kde
> Version: KDE 2.2.0 Beta1
> Severity: normal
> Installed from:    SuSE RPMs
> Compiler:          Not Specified
> OS:                Linux
> OS/Compiler notes: Not Specified
>
> My keyboard layout was working except for the deadkeys - these were
> disabled (working as ordinary keys). The situation only occurs with kde
> 2.2b1. In KDE 2.1.1 and 2.1.2 the layout worked correctly, and even now if
> I start XWindows with just xterm it works.
>
> I found out - quite by accident - that if I set LC_ALL=mt_MT before
> starting KDE it works in KDE2.2b1 as well. I have now set this in my
> .bashrc so I'm working OK but most users won't know how to do that.
>
> I don't know which is the exact module within kde that handles the keyboard
>  though. If I submitted this to the wrong one could you please pass it to
>  whoever handles the keyboard support?
>
> (Submitted via bugs.kde.org)

Yes, if you want to be able to input (from keyboard) your national 
characters, that aren't present in the latin-1 locale, you absolutely _must_ 
set LC_ALL (or LANG) to the appropriate value _before_ starting X.

See this thread: http://lists.kde.org/?l=kde-i18n-doc&m=99472476721066&w=2

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Regards,

Lukáš Tinkl | i18n | KDE development
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