Bug#281155: kde: UTF-8 is not supported

[Ashar Voultoiz <thoane@altern.org>]

Package: kde
Version: 3.1.2
Severity: important


Hello,

I am using debian-testing fully updated.

My problem is that I am unable to write any accent in any kde
software although it works well with gnome ones or firefox.

Some infos:


$ locale
LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8@euro
LC_CTYPE="fr_FR.UTF-8@euro"
LC_NUMERIC="fr_FR.UTF-8@euro"
LC_TIME="fr_FR.UTF-8@euro"
LC_COLLATE="fr_FR.UTF-8@euro"
LC_MONETARY="fr_FR.UTF-8@euro"
LC_MESSAGES=C
LC_PAPER="fr_FR.UTF-8@euro"
LC_NAME="fr_FR.UTF-8@euro"
LC_ADDRESS="fr_FR.UTF-8@euro"
LC_TELEPHONE="fr_FR.UTF-8@euro"
LC_MEASUREMENT="fr_FR.UTF-8@euro"
LC_IDENTIFICATION="fr_FR.UTF-8@euro"
LC_ALL=

>From kcontrol Regional & Accessibility:
Locale: Country: France
Locale: Languages: English US

Keyboard Layout: everything disabled.


Under kdm I am able to write accents.


There is a work around though:

$ export LANG=C
$ kedit

and then I can use accents again. Using fr_FR@euro accents are available as well.


So basicly it looks like kde does not support UTF8.

Sample:

e accent: é  (showing A with a - on top and the (c) sign)
euro : €  (showing a and a sign looking like -| )



-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.4.27-1-k7
Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8@euro, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8@euro