Bug#577392: x11-xserver: dead_stroke has no visible effect
Package: x11-xserver-utils
Version: 7.5+1
Severity: normal
File: x11-xserver
this is related to maemo bug
https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2259
I use dead_stroke in a keymap table file and I don't manage to obtain
any visible effect.
hitting a key associated to dead_stroke followed by l should produce ł
but gives l. compose slash l works correctly.
this wasn't ever a problem on my desktop linux box because I don't
use dead keys but rely on the compose. maemo, derived from debian,
has a different approach for compose (displays an on-screen menu of
combinable keys) so to people who only want to use the keyboard, symbols
like øđǥħłƶ¢ƀ₥ are unavailable.
to reproduce the bug, I used this keymap table file, »
clear Lock
keycode 66 = Multi_key
keycode 48 = dead_stroke
«. xev gives the following sequence of events:
compose slash l: »
KeyPress event, serial 30, synthetic NO, window 0x3200001,
root 0x101, subw 0x0, time 153375248, (172,-15), root:(177,38),
state 0x0, keycode 66 (keysym 0xff20, Multi_key), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: True
KeyRelease event, serial 33, synthetic NO, window 0x3200001,
root 0x101, subw 0x0, time 153375392, (172,-15), root:(177,38),
state 0x0, keycode 66 (keysym 0xff20, Multi_key), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyPress event, serial 33, synthetic NO, window 0x3200001,
root 0x101, subw 0x0, time 153375528, (172,-15), root:(177,38),
state 0x0, keycode 61 (keysym 0x2f, slash), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (2f) "/"
XmbLookupString gives 1 bytes: (2f) "/"
XFilterEvent returns: True
KeyRelease event, serial 33, synthetic NO, window 0x3200001,
root 0x101, subw 0x0, time 153375656, (172,-15), root:(177,38),
state 0x0, keycode 61 (keysym 0x2f, slash), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (2f) "/"
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyPress event, serial 33, synthetic NO, window 0x3200001,
root 0x101, subw 0x0, time 153375840, (172,-15), root:(177,38),
state 0x0, keycode 46 (keysym 0x6c, l), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (6c) "l"
XmbLookupString gives 1 bytes: (6c) "l"
XFilterEvent returns: True
KeyPress event, serial 33, synthetic NO, window 0x3200001,
root 0x101, subw 0x0, time 153375840, (172,-15), root:(177,38),
state 0x0, keycode 0 (keysym 0x1000142, U0142), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XmbLookupString gives 2 bytes: (c5 82) "ł"
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyRelease event, serial 33, synthetic NO, window 0x3200001,
root 0x101, subw 0x0, time 153375936, (172,-15), root:(177,38),
state 0x0, keycode 46 (keysym 0x6c, l), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (6c) "l"
XFilterEvent returns: False
«
dead_stroke l:»
KeyPress event, serial 30, synthetic NO, window 0x3200001,
root 0x101, subw 0x0, time 153300976, (174,-15), root:(179,38),
state 0x0, keycode 48 (keysym 0xfe63, dead_stroke), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: True
KeyRelease event, serial 33, synthetic NO, window 0x3200001,
root 0x101, subw 0x0, time 153301096, (174,-15), root:(179,38),
state 0x0, keycode 48 (keysym 0xfe63, dead_stroke), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyPress event, serial 33, synthetic NO, window 0x3200001,
root 0x101, subw 0x0, time 153301704, (174,-15), root:(179,38),
state 0x0, keycode 46 (keysym 0x6c, l), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (6c) "l"
XmbLookupString gives 1 bytes: (6c) "l"
XFilterEvent returns: True
KeyPress event, serial 33, synthetic NO, window 0x3200001,
root 0x101, subw 0x0, time 153301704, (174,-15), root:(179,38),
state 0x0, keycode 0 (keysym 0x1000142, U0142), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XmbLookupString gives 2 bytes: (c5 82) "ł"
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyRelease event, serial 33, synthetic NO, window 0x3200001,
root 0x101, subw 0x0, time 153301800, (174,-15), root:(179,38),
state 0x0, keycode 46 (keysym 0x6c, l), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (6c) "l"
XFilterEvent returns: False
«
I don't see any significative difference in the two ł events.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: powerpc (ppc)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-trunk-powerpc
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Versions of packages x11-xserver-utils depends on:
ii cpp 4:4.4.3-1 The GNU C preprocessor (cpp)
ii libc6 2.10.2-6 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii libice6 2:1.0.6-1 X11 Inter-Client Exchange library
ii libx11-6 2:1.3.3-2 X11 client-side library
ii libxau6 1:1.0.5-2 X11 authorisation library
ii libxaw7 2:1.0.7-1 X11 Athena Widget library
ii libxext6 2:1.1.1-3 X11 miscellaneous extension librar
ii libxi6 2:1.3-4 X11 Input extension library
ii libxmu6 2:1.0.5-1 X11 miscellaneous utility library
ii libxmuu1 2:1.0.5-1 X11 miscellaneous micro-utility li
ii libxrandr2 2:1.3.0-3 X11 RandR extension library
ii libxrender1 1:0.9.5-2 X Rendering Extension client libra
ii libxt6 1:1.0.7-1 X11 toolkit intrinsics library
ii libxxf86vm1 1:1.1.0-2 X11 XFree86 video mode extension l
ii x11-common 1:7.5+5 X Window System (X.Org) infrastruc
x11-xserver-utils recommends no packages.
Versions of packages x11-xserver-utils suggests:
pn cairo-5c <none> (no description available)
pn nickle <none> (no description available)
ii xorg-docs-core 1:1.5-1 Core documentation for the X.org X
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