[Linux] Cannot insert any characters from dead keys
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Description
VNote seems to ignore all inputs from dead keys. For example, if I would like to type the symbol “ê” on a Finnish keyboard, I first need to press the according dead key before pressing the “e” key, so that it combines the diacritical mark with the letter. Or if I want to input the “^” symbol itself, I need to press the according dead key twice. Neither of these cases work for me in VNote, not in the editor itself nor in other fields such as the search field.
I’ve had the problem for as long as I’ve used VNote (at least from 1.18 or so), but I only now got around to create an issue.
System information
- Input method framework: fcitx 4.2.9.6
- Operating system: Xubuntu 18.04.2 LTS
- VNote version: 2.5
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Research direction
Reproduce the issue in VNote 2.5 on Xubuntu 18.04.2 with fcitx, testing both the editor and search field with Finnish dead-key sequences. Trace how keyboard input is handled in those fields and verify that composed characters and repeated dead keys are accepted without breaking ordinary input.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp, linux
- Domain
- desktop, internationalization
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100