Bug#987626: libreoffice: cannot type many things from my keyboard
Package: libreoffice
Version: 1:7.0.4-3
Severity: normal
X-Debbugs-Cc: tg@mirbsd.de
With the following ~/.Xmodmap as my keyboard layout…
http://www.mirbsd.org/cvs.cgi/contrib/samples/dot.Xmodmap?rev=1.24.4.15;content-type=text%2Fplain;only_with_tag=grml
… on a PC/Thinkpad keyboard, observe that, compared to
standard US layout, the key labelled “Alt” is in fact
Mode_switch (like AltGr), and that the Windows key is
mapped to Alt_L.
In most applications… almost all, even… this works correctly.
For example, key shortcuts with Ctrl-Alt-… (evilwm, IceWM) or
just Alt-… (MuseScore/Qt) work by using the left Windows key
as Alt key and when typing e.g. Mode_switch-ä I get ä etc.
However, in soffice, this doesn’t work correctly.
Mode_switch-d gives ä, correct, but these for example don’t work:
• Mode_switch-Tab (supposed to give “) moves the cursor
• Mode_switch-Return (supposedly •) does nothing
• Mode_switch-F12 (supposedly ‑) changes the current
paragraph to a numeric list‽
According to what I could found, Alt-F12 is supposed to show
the options dialogue, and, using the proper key (i.e. the one
with the Windows logo, remapped to Alt) does, but to change to
a numeric list is just F12 (which also works), not Mode_switch-F12.
This is seriously impeding my ability to type basically anything
in soffice because I need „“ (German), “” (English), •–‐‑ for
typographic correctness. Using Tₑχ/LᴬTᴇΧ instead isn’t always an
option (e.g. for $dayjob, where WYSIWYG formats are needed for
some documents).
-- System Information:
Debian Release: bullseye/sid
APT prefers unstable-debug
APT policy: (500, 'unstable-debug'), (500, 'buildd-unstable'), (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'oldstable'), (1, 'experimental-debug'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386
Kernel: Linux 5.10.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU threads)
Kernel taint flags: TAINT_WARN
Locale: LANG=C.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=C.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/lksh
Init: sysvinit (via /sbin/init)
Versions of packages libreoffice depends on:
ii libreoffice-base 1:7.0.4-3
ii libreoffice-calc 1:7.0.4-3
ii libreoffice-core 1:7.0.4-3
ii libreoffice-draw 1:7.0.4-3
ii libreoffice-impress 1:7.0.4-3
ii libreoffice-math 1:7.0.4-3
ii libreoffice-report-builder-bin 1:7.0.4-3
ii libreoffice-writer 1:7.0.4-3
ii python3-uno 1:7.0.4-3
Versions of packages libreoffice recommends:
ii fonts-crosextra-caladea 20130214-2.1
ii fonts-crosextra-carlito 20130920-1.1
ii fonts-dejavu 2.37-2
ii fonts-liberation 1:1.07.4-11
pn fonts-liberation2 <none>
ii fonts-linuxlibertine 5.3.0-6
ii fonts-noto-core 20201225-1
pn fonts-noto-extra <none>
ii fonts-noto-mono 20201225-1
ii fonts-noto-ui-core 20201225-1
ii fonts-sil-gentium-basic 1.102-1.1
ii libreoffice-java-common 1:7.0.4-3
pn libreoffice-nlpsolver <none>
pn libreoffice-report-builder <none>
pn libreoffice-script-provider-bsh <none>
pn libreoffice-script-provider-js <none>
pn libreoffice-script-provider-python <none>
pn libreoffice-sdbc-mysql <none>
pn libreoffice-sdbc-postgresql <none>
pn libreoffice-wiki-publisher <none>
Versions of packages libreoffice suggests:
ii cups-bsd 2.3.3op2-3
ii default-jre [java8-runtime] 2:1.11-72
ii feistermops450 [firefox-esr] 45.9.0m2
ii firefox-esr 78.9.0esr-1
ii ghostscript 9.53.3~dfsg-7
ii gnupg 2.2.27-1
pn gpa <none>
ii gstreamer1.0-libav 1.18.3-1
ii gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad 1.18.3-1+b1
ii gstreamer1.0-plugins-base 1.18.3-1
ii gstreamer1.0-plugins-good 1.18.3-1
ii gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly 1.18.3-1
ii hunspell-en-gb [hunspell-dictionary] 1:7.1.0~rc3-3
pn hyphen-hyphenation-patterns <none>
ii imagemagick 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1
ii imagemagick-6.q16 [imagemagick] 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1
ii libgl1 1.3.2-1
pn libofficebean-java <none>
pn libreoffice-gnome | libreoffice-plasma <none>
pn libreoffice-grammarcheck <none>
ii libreoffice-help-en-gb [libreoffice-help] 1:7.0.4-3
ii libreoffice-l10n-en-gb [libreoffice-l10n] 1:7.0.4-3
pn libreoffice-librelogo <none>
pn libsane1 <none>
ii libxrender1 1:0.9.10-1
ii myspell-de-de-1901 [myspell-dictionary] 1:2-37
pn mythes-thesaurus <none>
pn openclipart2-libreoffice | openclipart-libreoffice <none>
ii openjdk-11-jre [java8-runtime] 11.0.11+8-1
ii pstoedit 3.75-1
pn unixodbc <none>
Versions of packages libreoffice-core depends on:
ii fontconfig 2.13.1-4.2
ii fonts-opensymbol 2:102.11+LibO7.0.4-3
ii libboost-locale1.74.0 1.74.0-9
ii libc6 2.31-11
ii libcairo2 1.16.0-5
ii libclucene-contribs1v5 2.3.3.4+dfsg-1+b1
ii libclucene-core1v5 2.3.3.4+dfsg-1+b1
ii libcmis-0.5-5v5 0.5.2-3
ii libcups2 2.3.3op2-3
ii libcurl3-gnutls 7.74.0-1.1
ii libdbus-1-3 1.12.20-2
ii libdconf1 0.38.0-2
ii libeot0 0.01-5+b1
ii libepoxy0 1.5.5-1
ii libexpat1 2.2.10-2
ii libexttextcat-2.0-0 3.4.5-1
ii libfontconfig1 2.13.1-4.2
ii libfreetype6 2.10.4+dfsg-1
ii libgcc-s1 10.2.1-6
ii libglib2.0-0 2.66.8-1
ii libgpgmepp6 1.14.0-1+b2
ii libgraphite2-3 1.3.14-1
ii libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0 1.18.3-1
ii libgstreamer1.0-0 1.18.3-2
ii libharfbuzz-icu0 2.7.4-1
ii libharfbuzz0b 2.7.4-1
ii libhunspell-1.7-0 1.7.0-3
ii libhyphen0 2.8.8-7
ii libice6 2:1.0.10-1
ii libicu67 67.1-6
ii libjpeg62-turbo 1:2.0.6-4
ii liblcms2-2 2.12~rc1-2
ii libldap-2.4-2 2.4.57+dfsg-2
ii libmythes-1.2-0 2:1.2.4-3+b1
ii libneon27-gnutls 0.31.2-1
ii libnspr4 2:4.29-1
ii libnss3 2:3.63-1
ii libnumbertext-1.0-0 1.0.7-1
ii liborcus-0.16-0 0.16.1-3+b2
ii liborcus-parser-0.16-0 0.16.1-3+b2
ii libpng16-16 1.6.37-3
ii libpoppler102 20.09.0-3.1
ii libqrcodegencpp1 1.6.0-1
ii libraptor2-0 2.0.14-1.2
ii librdf0 1.0.17-1.1+b1
ii libreoffice-common 1:7.0.4-3
ii librevenge-0.0-0 0.0.4-6+b1
ii libsm6 2:1.2.3-1
ii libstdc++6 10.2.1-6
ii libuno-cppu3 1:7.0.4-3
ii libuno-cppuhelpergcc3-3 1:7.0.4-3
ii libuno-sal3 1:7.0.4-3
ii libuno-salhelpergcc3-3 1:7.0.4-3
ii libx11-6 2:1.7.0-2
ii libx11-xcb1 2:1.7.0-2
ii libxext6 2:1.3.3-1.1
ii libxinerama1 2:1.1.4-2
ii libxml2 2.9.10+dfsg-6.3+b1
ii libxmlsec1 1.2.31-1
ii libxmlsec1-nss 1.2.31-1
ii libxrandr2 2:1.5.1-1
ii libxrender1 1:0.9.10-1
ii libxslt1.1 1.1.34-4
ii uno-libs-private 1:7.0.4-3
ii ure 1:7.0.4-3
ii zlib1g 1:1.2.11.dfsg-2
Versions of packages libreoffice-core recommends:
ii gstreamer1.0-libav 1.18.3-1
ii gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad 1.18.3-1+b1
ii gstreamer1.0-plugins-base 1.18.3-1
ii gstreamer1.0-plugins-good 1.18.3-1
ii gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly 1.18.3-1
ii libpaper-utils 1.1.28+b1
Versions of packages libreoffice-writer depends on:
ii libabw-0.1-1 0.1.3-1
ii libc6 2.31-11
ii libe-book-0.1-1 0.1.3-2
ii libepubgen-0.1-1 0.1.1-1
ii libetonyek-0.1-1 0.1.9-4
ii libgcc-s1 10.2.1-6
ii libicu67 67.1-6
ii libmwaw-0.3-3 0.3.17-1
ii libodfgen-0.1-1 0.1.8-2
ii libreoffice-base-core 1:7.0.4-3
ii libreoffice-common 1:7.0.4-3
ii libreoffice-core 1:7.0.4-3
ii librevenge-0.0-0 0.0.4-6+b1
ii libstaroffice-0.0-0 0.0.7-1
ii libstdc++6 10.2.1-6
ii libuno-cppu3 1:7.0.4-3
ii libuno-cppuhelpergcc3-3 1:7.0.4-3
ii libuno-sal3 1:7.0.4-3
ii libuno-salhelpergcc3-3 1:7.0.4-3
ii libwpd-0.10-10 0.10.3-1
ii libwpg-0.3-3 0.3.3-1
ii libwps-0.4-4 0.4.12-1
ii libxml2 2.9.10+dfsg-6.3+b1
ii ucf 3.0043
ii uno-libs-private 1:7.0.4-3
ii zlib1g 1:1.2.11.dfsg-2
Versions of packages libreoffice-writer recommends:
ii libreoffice-math 1:7.0.4-3
Versions of packages libreoffice-writer suggests:
ii default-jre [java8-runtime] 2:1.11-72
ii fonts-crosextra-caladea 20130214-2.1
ii fonts-crosextra-carlito 20130920-1.1
ii libreoffice-base 1:7.0.4-3
ii libreoffice-java-common 1:7.0.4-3
ii openjdk-11-jre [java8-runtime] 11.0.11+8-1
Versions of packages libreoffice-calc depends on:
ii coinor-libcoinmp1v5 1.8.3-3
ii libc6 2.31-11
ii libetonyek-0.1-1 0.1.9-4
ii libgcc-s1 10.2.1-6
ii libicu67 67.1-6
ii libmwaw-0.3-3 0.3.17-1
ii libodfgen-0.1-1 0.1.8-2
ii liborcus-0.16-0 0.16.1-3+b2
ii liborcus-parser-0.16-0 0.16.1-3+b2
ii libreoffice-base-core 1:7.0.4-3
ii libreoffice-common 1:7.0.4-3
ii libreoffice-core 1:7.0.4-3
ii librevenge-0.0-0 0.0.4-6+b1
ii libstaroffice-0.0-0 0.0.7-1
ii libstdc++6 10.2.1-6
ii libuno-cppu3 1:7.0.4-3
ii libuno-cppuhelpergcc3-3 1:7.0.4-3
ii libuno-sal3 1:7.0.4-3
ii libuno-salhelpergcc3-3 1:7.0.4-3
ii libwps-0.4-4 0.4.12-1
ii libxml2 2.9.10+dfsg-6.3+b1
ii lp-solve 5.5.2.5-2
ii ucf 3.0043
ii uno-libs-private 1:7.0.4-3
Versions of packages libreoffice-calc suggests:
ii ocl-icd-libopencl1 2.2.14-2
Versions of packages libreoffice-base depends on:
ii dpkg 1.20.7.1
ii libc6 2.31-11
ii libgcc-s1 10.2.1-6
ii libreoffice-base-core 1:7.0.4-3
ii libreoffice-base-drivers 1:7.0.4-3
ii libreoffice-common 1:7.0.4-3
ii libreoffice-core 1:7.0.4-3
ii libstdc++6 10.2.1-6
ii libuno-cppu3 1:7.0.4-3
ii libuno-cppuhelpergcc3-3 1:7.0.4-3
ii libuno-sal3 1:7.0.4-3
ii libuno-salhelpergcc3-3 1:7.0.4-3
ii ucf 3.0043
ii uno-libs-private 1:7.0.4-3
Versions of packages libreoffice-base recommends:
ii default-jre [java8-runtime] 2:1.11-72
ii libreoffice-java-common 1:7.0.4-3
ii libreoffice-writer 1:7.0.4-3
ii openjdk-11-jre [java8-runtime] 11.0.11+8-1
Versions of packages libreoffice-base suggests:
pn libreoffice-report-builder <none>
ii python3-uno 1:7.0.4-3
pn unixodbc <none>
Versions of packages libreoffice-draw depends on:
ii libavahi-client3 0.8-5
ii libavahi-common3 0.8-5
ii libc6 2.31-11
ii libcdr-0.1-1 0.1.6-2
ii libdbus-1-3 1.12.20-2
ii libfreehand-0.1-1 0.1.2-3
ii libgcc-s1 10.2.1-6
ii libglib2.0-0 2.66.8-1
ii libmspub-0.1-1 0.1.4-3+b1
ii libmwaw-0.3-3 0.3.17-1
ii libodfgen-0.1-1 0.1.8-2
ii libpagemaker-0.0-0 0.0.4-1
ii libqxp-0.0-0 0.0.2-1+b1
ii libreoffice-common 1:7.0.4-3
ii libreoffice-core 1:7.0.4-3
ii librevenge-0.0-0 0.0.4-6+b1
ii libstaroffice-0.0-0 0.0.7-1
ii libstdc++6 10.2.1-6
ii libuno-cppu3 1:7.0.4-3
ii libuno-cppuhelpergcc3-3 1:7.0.4-3
ii libuno-sal3 1:7.0.4-3
ii libuno-salhelpergcc3-3 1:7.0.4-3
ii libvisio-0.1-1 0.1.7-1+b1
ii libwpg-0.3-3 0.3.3-1
ii libxml2 2.9.10+dfsg-6.3+b1
ii libzmf-0.0-0 0.0.2-1+b3
ii ucf 3.0043
ii uno-libs-private 1:7.0.4-3
Versions of packages libreoffice-impress depends on:
ii libc6 2.31-11
ii libepoxy0 1.5.5-1
ii libetonyek-0.1-1 0.1.9-4
ii libgcc-s1 10.2.1-6
ii libmwaw-0.3-3 0.3.17-1
ii libodfgen-0.1-1 0.1.8-2
ii libreoffice-common 1:7.0.4-3
ii libreoffice-core 1:7.0.4-3
ii libreoffice-draw 1:7.0.4-3
ii librevenge-0.0-0 0.0.4-6+b1
ii libstaroffice-0.0-0 0.0.7-1
ii libstdc++6 10.2.1-6
ii libuno-cppu3 1:7.0.4-3
ii libuno-cppuhelpergcc3-3 1:7.0.4-3
ii libuno-sal3 1:7.0.4-3
ii libuno-salhelpergcc3-3 1:7.0.4-3
ii ucf 3.0043
ii uno-libs-private 1:7.0.4-3
Versions of packages libreoffice-impress suggests:
pn bluez <none>
Versions of packages libreoffice-math depends on:
ii fonts-opensymbol 2:102.11+LibO7.0.4-3
ii libc6 2.31-11
ii libgcc-s1 10.2.1-6
ii libreoffice-common 1:7.0.4-3
ii libreoffice-core 1:7.0.4-3
ii libstdc++6 10.2.1-6
ii libuno-cppu3 1:7.0.4-3
ii libuno-cppuhelpergcc3-3 1:7.0.4-3
ii libuno-sal3 1:7.0.4-3
ii ucf 3.0043
ii uno-libs-private 1:7.0.4-3
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