From unknown Sat Jun 21 12:34:19 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#15891: 24.3; Can't type accented characters anymore: is undefined: Resent-From: Damien Cassou Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 09:38:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: report 15891 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: 15891@debbugs.gnu.org X-Debbugs-Original-To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Received: via spool by submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B.138442186516456 (code B ref -1); Thu, 14 Nov 2013 09:38:01 +0000 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 14 Nov 2013 09:37:45 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:51392 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1VgtMu-0004HL-Jm for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 14 Nov 2013 04:37:45 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:52664) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1VgtMp-0004H6-Se for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 14 Nov 2013 04:37:41 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VgtMf-0004FF-N4 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 14 Nov 2013 04:37:34 -0500 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.8 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_50,FREEMAIL_FROM, T_DKIM_INVALID autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::11]:33909) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VgtMf-0004F9-K0 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 14 Nov 2013 04:37:29 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:54381) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VgtMe-0000Mi-1I for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 14 Nov 2013 04:37:29 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VgtMc-0004Ds-5q for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 14 Nov 2013 04:37:27 -0500 Received: from mail-oa0-x236.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4003:c02::236]:56220) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VgtMc-0004Dk-01 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 14 Nov 2013 04:37:26 -0500 Received: by mail-oa0-f54.google.com with SMTP id o6so1934707oag.13 for ; Thu, 14 Nov 2013 01:37:25 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=FC8+pKV7iWgdUR85KIduO4GGTmwzwzi2Gy35b99cIS8=; b=mMQUNAIJJJPGDi7h6sJK7G5uSdsOM3PvC1uVy+dOlYZcJRoGV0Loged8l6d19gKQMS SV27OsQT3NyumTDHN/Eycv502OzYbqxGs1f79kiHsDbT5ndJHaPyfMdEjb09sdSHmdKR H9jpHeBSYPEnaI0wn15gmDwhmLfa+y0+drZQ21esBo2RZ83mau3JOE5yVVzPj5y/LdZo 1pKO/fPw4y7iVUX7MTuaKFSLJhOy0OKWV0ATQrJe4ArBMYAlJEVvqhT9HWXB789ukDlm ruWgINwu0PoKLjYJUtpTlTB10mdTZvW5fbOEgKVU4LwrNHnuRLcxh4DF/y/In0itaNNA 8XEg== X-Received: by 10.182.233.137 with SMTP id tw9mr342103obc.87.1384421844904; Thu, 14 Nov 2013 01:37:24 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.182.240.18 with HTTP; Thu, 14 Nov 2013 01:37:04 -0800 (PST) From: Damien Cassou Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 10:37:04 +0100 Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::11 X-Spam-Score: -4.0 (----) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -4.0 (----) On Ubuntu, I can't type accented characters through dead-keys anymore. $ emacs -Q type right-control quote You get a " is undefined". This works fine with "emacs -Q -nw" and in all other applications. I found 2 workarounds on the web: $ XMODIFIERS=3D'' emacs and typing C-x 8 RET RET once Then, typing "right-control quote e" creates the correct =E9. Many people report the same issue (just search "XMODIFIERS emacs" in any search engine. This is like that for both emacs24 and emacs-snapshot on at least Ubuntu 14.04 (but some users have experienced this for years). Some related reports: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=3D2183796 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/emacs23/+bug/493766 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/emacs23/+bug/575084 http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=3D1472204 In GNU Emacs 24.3.1 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.8.2) of 2013-07-27 on roseapple, modified by Debian Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.11403000 System Description: Ubuntu 13.10 Configured using: `configure '--build' 'x86_64-linux-gnu' '--build' 'x86_64-linux-gnu' '--prefix=3D/usr' '--sharedstatedir=3D/var/lib' '--libexecdir=3D/usr/lib' '--localstatedir=3D/var/lib' '--infodir=3D/usr/share/info' '--mandir=3D/usr/share/man' '--with-pop=3Dyes' '--enable-locallisppath=3D/etc/emacs24:/etc/emacs:/usr/local/share/emacs/2= 4.3/site-lisp:/usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp:/usr/share/emacs/24.3/site-l= isp:/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp' '--with-crt-dir=3D/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu' '--with-x=3Dyes' '--with-x-toolkit=3Dgtk3' '--with-toolkit-scroll-bars' 'build_alias=3Dx86_64-linux-gnu' 'CFLAGS=3D-g -O2 -fstack-protector --param=3Dssp-buffer-size=3D4 -Wformat -Werror=3Dformat-security -Wall' 'LDFLAGS=3D-Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions -Wl,-z,relro' 'CPPFLAGS=3D-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=3D2'' Important settings: value of $LC_MONETARY: fr_FR.UTF-8 value of $LC_NUMERIC: fr_FR.UTF-8 value of $LC_TIME: fr_FR.UTF-8 value of $LANG: en_US.UTF-8 value of $XMODIFIERS: @im=3Dibus locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix default enable-multibyte-characters: t Major mode: Lisp Interaction Minor modes in effect: tooltip-mode: t mouse-wheel-mode: t tool-bar-mode: t menu-bar-mode: t file-name-shadow-mode: t global-font-lock-mode: t font-lock-mode: t blink-cursor-mode: t auto-composition-mode: t auto-encryption-mode: t auto-compression-mode: t line-number-mode: t transient-mark-mode: t Recent input: M-x e m a c s - r e p o r e p o r Recent messages: For information about GNU Emacs and the GNU system, type C-h C-a. 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