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Dead keys are not supported
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scope: UI
scope: windows support
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Description
Is there an existing issue for this?
- I checked and did not find my issue in the already reported ones
Describe the bug
Hi,
On Windows, I’m using a french alternative keyboard layout called Ergo‑L and it uses dead key a lot for accentuated characters. In the description field, I can’t use any accentuated letter
Steps to reproduce
- use Ergo‑L (ergol.org)
- type
othensin qwerty position - we get
’s
Expected behavior
We should get é
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Where did you obtain darktable from?
darktable.org / GitHub release
darktable version
5.0.1
What OS are you using?
Windows
What is the version of your OS?
Windows 11 Pro
Describe your system
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Are you using OpenCL GPU in darktable?
None
If yes, what is the GPU card and driver?
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Research direction
No file, test, or entry point is named in the report. First reproduce the issue on Windows 11 with the Ergo-L layout in darktable's description field, then trace the text-input handling; done means typing the reported key sequence produces é rather than ’s.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100