Bug#684931: /usr/share/x11/xkb/symbols/fi: AltGr problem
I actually filed the same bug a couple of years ago, as I recall. The
behavior is the same, so no change seems to have taken place.
Some debugging notes first. Always try X11 apps first, to see if the
problem is with X11. If X11 works, then the problem is with something on
top of X11, usually GTK or KDE.
The problem with X11 can be with a number of things such as the key
symbols .h file, the Compose file, or the actual file for the specific
keyboard.
In this case, I tried entering U+0111 (Altgr-§-d) with xkb-data version
1.8-2 on debian stable, and xkb-data version 2.5-1ubuntu1.3 on the
latest desktop ubuntu. I got the same results on both.
If you try X11 (xterm, xev) everything works. Same for KDE (kaffeine et
al).
If you open gnome-terminal or some other gnome app, you will first get
only a plain d. To rule out font problems, paste § to the gnome app. It
should show up just fine.
The solution is to change to the XIM input method. You can do this from
the right mouse button for some apps, but for others you have to fiddle
with the input settings globally. Once XIM is set as the input method,
you get your Islandic đ.
The behavior is obviously still wrong. GTK apps should work without the
users having to fiddle with their input method settings. All input
methods (at least the default one) should understand all correct input.
However, I hope the above demonstrated conclusively that the problem is
not with X11 or its configurations. The problem lies with input methods
other than XIM when using GTK.
Troy
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