Bug#210490: libgtk2.0-0: Can't use Compose with AltGr keys

[Loïc Minier]

severity 210490 normal
thanks

Roland Mas <lolando@debian.org> - Fri, Oct 15, 2004:

> > severity 210490 minor
> Hm.  Not that minor, really, from my point of view.  Keeps people from
> typing useful characters: À mainly for me, but also ¹ and ³, obta=
ined
> by Compose-^-1 and Compose-^-3, and other grave-accented letters that
> don't have keys on their own (for typing Spanish or Italian, for
> instance).

 Agreed because you can't switch input methods in firefox.  Otherwise,
 an acceptable workaround was suggested.

>   I've read upstream's reaction, and I suggest telling Owen Taylor
> that à also comes in an uppercase À version, which doesn't have its
> own key on French keyboards.

 Feel free to join the discussion!  I'm merely doing this to solve your
 problem, and possibly help correcting GTK.  I'm sure you can express
 much more of what you want more clearly than me...  ;)

   Bye,

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Loïc Minier <lool@dooz.org>