From quanta Thu Jan 31 00:29:42 2008 From: "Comunica2 s. coop." Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:29:42 +0000 To: quanta Subject: Re: [Quanta] tilde keys in Quanta Message-Id: <47A11676.5090108 () comunica2 ! net> X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=quanta&m=120173945426940 MIME-Version: 1 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="--------------090503000900080105080901" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------090503000900080105080901 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------000605040708070605090300" --------------000605040708070605090300 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I simply will treat this as a bug. I will report is as such, because all other applications work like it should under KDE and without modifications. Quanta is the only exception. I will try to find a later version in repository Bas Roufs wrote: >> ...Then to my amazement I see that none of the sticky tilde keys work.= =20 >> (*=C3=B3* gets written as *'o* as two separate characters). What's thi= s?=20 >> Quanta not prepared for this? .... >> =20 > In my opinion, you should deal with this problem not only within Quanta= =2E=20 > Keyboard settings work throughout the whole operating system - Kubuntu = > 7.10 or whatever other KDE/ Linux distro. In my case, I work with=20 > Kubuntu 7.10, Gutsy Gibbon. In the following way I manage to catch more= =20 > than 80% of the accented characters (tilde keys) I often use via a=20 > simple, efficient key board approach.=20 I agree and appreciate your explanation, but none did work for me in Quanta. Meanwhile I tried it on another VMWared distribution and there it worked OK. So I will try to deinstall / reinstall / upgrade and see what difference it makes. Ren=C3=A9 --------------000605040708070605090300 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I simply will treat this as a bug. I will report is as such, because all other applications work like it should under KDE and without modifications. Quanta is the only exception. I will try to find a later version in repository

Bas Roufs wrote: 
...Then to my amazement I see that none of the sticky =
tilde keys work.=20
(*=C3=B3* gets written as *'o* as two separate characters). What's this? =

Quanta not prepared for this? ....
    
In my opinion, you should deal with this problem =
not only within Quanta.=20
Keyboard settings work throughout the whole operating system - Kubuntu=20
7.10 or whatever other KDE/ Linux distro. In my case, I work with=20
Kubuntu 7.10, Gutsy Gibbon. In the following way I manage to catch more=20
than 80% of the accented characters (tilde keys) I often use via a=20
simple, efficient key board approach.
I agree and appreciate your explanation, but none did work for me in Quanta. Meanwhile I tried it on another VMWared distribution and there it worked OK. So I will try to deinstall / reinstall / upgrade and see what difference it makes.

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