GNU bug report logs - #14044
24.2; Emacs 24 and dead keys in Fedora 18

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Alexandre Lagüe-Jacques <alexandre.laguejacques <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2013 03:59:01 UTC

Severity: important

Merged with 15135, 15891, 17928

Found in versions 24.2, 24.3, 24.3.92

Done: Jan Djärv <jan.h.d <at> swipnet.se>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Tassilo Horn <tsdh <at> gnu.org>
To: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
Cc: 14044 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Alexandre Lagüe-Jacques <alexandre.laguejacques <at> gmail.com>
Subject: bug#14044: 24.2; Emacs 24 and dead keys in Fedora 18
Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:25:25 +0200

Tassilo Horn <tsdh <at> gnu.org> writes:

> - Any GNOME3 GTK+3 application, or GTK+2 applications like GIMP: I can
>   insert a ` by typing AltGr+< twice, or AltGr+< SPACE.
>
> - Qt4 apps: Typing just AltGr+< immediately inserts a `, so no
>   composition here.
>
> - xterm: I can't insert ` at all.  Typing AltGr+< twice or AltGr+< SPACE
>   seems to be ignored.
>
> Like with Emacs, I can "fix" xterm by simply starting it from a GNOME
> terminal.  Then typing AltGr+< has the same composing behavior as in
> GNOME3 applications.

That was wrong: I can "fix" xterm this way, but not Emacs.  Even when I
start it from a gnome-terminal, I still only get

  <dead-grave> is undefined

when pressing AltGr+<.

Bye,
Tassilo
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