Bug#647750: linux-source-2.6.32: keyboard.c: 8 bits diacritics are displayed as a 7 bits representation after a space

[Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>]

On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 11:37:15PM +0000, Bjarni Ingi Gislason wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 09, 2011 at 02:54:37AM +0000, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> > On Sat, Nov 05, 2011 at 07:18:31PM +0000, Bjarni Ingi Gislason wrote:
> > > Package: linux-source-2.6.32
> > > Version: 2.6.32-35squeeze2
> > > Severity: normal
> > > 
> > >   Diacritics, that are 8 bits (accent (´, 0xB4), dieresis (¨,
> > > 0xA8), cedilla (¸, 0xB8)), are displayed as their 7 bits
> > > representation ('",) if a space is input after them.
> > [...]
> > 
> > Which keymap are you using?  Have you enabled Unicode mode for the VT
> > (unicode_start)?
> > 
> 
>   The keymap is "boottime.kmap.gz", slightly changed.
[...]

Can you reproduce this with a standard keymap that includes
dead keys?

Ben.

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Ben Hutchings
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