GNU bug report logs - #52655
29.0.50 pgtk bug on X Window.

Previous Next

Full log

Message #11 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eric Abrahamsen <eric <at> ericabrahamsen.net>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#52655: 29.0.50 pgtk bug on X Window.
Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2021 19:33:38 -0800

Moen Jim <LnJimMoen <at> outlook.com> writes:

> I compared the two versions of emacs.
> a) From ArchLinuxCN
>    PKGBUILD:
>    https://github.com/archlinuxcn/repo/blob/master/archlinuxcn/emacs-native-comp-git/
>
> b) From AUR (--with-pgtk)
>    PKGBUILD:
>    https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/emacs-native-comp-git-enhanced/
>
> the pgtk version may have some bug:
> when I use systemd user unit to start the daemon.
>
> `````
>
> [Unit]
> Description=Emacs text editor
> Documentation=info:emacs man:emacs(1) https://gnu.org/software/emacs/
>
> [Service]
> Type=simple
> Environment=DISPLAY=:%i
> Environment="LC_CTYPE=zh_CN.UTF-8" "XMODIFIERS=@im=fcitx"

For me, fcitx turned out to be stealing C-; to do something with the
clipboard. I assume it was always configured to do so, but running the
pgtk branch simply allowed it to do that whereas before Emacs would take
the keybinding. Anyway, do look for weird interaction between Emacs and fcitx.

Previous Next

GNU bug tracking system
Copyright (C) 1999 Darren O. Benham, 1997,2003 nCipher Corporation Ltd, 1994-97 Ian Jackson.