Description: I use us-intl with dead keys as xkb layout on Linux and it has worked fine for years, but since a few weeks or months, dead keys have stopped working in comments in Writer. They work fine in the main body of text, they are just ignored in comments. In Calc, dead keys work everywhere, including comments, so I'm not sure what is wrong. Apart from LibreOffice, the dead keys work in all programs I tried, Writer's comments are really the only place where I found such an issue. My distribution is Solus 4.3 (rolling and up to date) with kernel 5.14.21-210.current x86_64 and LibreOffice 7.2.4.1 20(Build:1). I update my distribution and packages every week, so I am not sure when the bug appeared in Writer, but it should be a matter of max 2 or 3 months before this version. I am unsure at the moment if the issue comes from LibreOffice sources or from the package that is provided in the Solus repository. It could also be a local issue, but since the issue only occurs in Writer and not other programs, not even other LibreOffice programs, I'm unsure how it would be a local system setting. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Open a new document LibreOffice Writer 2. Press Ctrl+Alt+C to create a new comment 3. Type dead keys and profit. The issue occurs even if the new document has not been saved yet, so it should not be related to the extension. Actual Results: Dead keys are not registered. Expected Results: They should be registered, just like they are out of comments. Reproducible: Always User Profile Reset: Yes Additional Info: Version: 7.2.4.1 / LibreOffice Community Build ID: 20(Build:1) CPU threads: 4; OS: Linux 5.14; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3 Locale: en-GB (en_GB.utf8); UI: en-GB Calc: threaded
I don't know what "dead keys" but I guess you mean "with modifier" so that would be a duplicate. Please search before reporting. . *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 145580 ***
Dead keys are this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_key#Electronic_keyboards These are not the same as characters typed with a modifier (which work absolutely fine for me in comments). I am not sure this is the same issue, I don't experience 145580.
Actually 145580 mentions both characters typed as dead keys (the first comment with the example on "ã") and characters typed with a modifier key. I only experience the first part, which suggests both symptoms may have different causes.
You need to wait someone to test. But if it started in 7.2.3, it's likely a duplicate. So better to be duplicated, and checked on fix.
Hi, I have the same issue in comments not allowing me to introduce diachritics that demand the use of dead keys. For example: using a PT-BR (ABNT) keyboard that has the "ç" key: it introduces the character without problems in comment balloons. However, I can't introduce "é" by using the usual sequence using this keyboard: "´" + "e". Note: I can paste comments with those diachritics or use them in document's body. Further info about my system: Version: 7.2.6.2 / LibreOffice Community Build ID: 20(Build:2) CPU threads: 8; OS: Linux 5.16; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3 Locale: pt-BR (en_US.UTF-8); UI: en-US 7.2.6-1 Calc: threaded
There were some fixes in bug 145580 from LO 7.2.7 and in bug from 7.4.0. Can you retest?
I no longer experience the issue in 7.3.3.2 and this is such a relief! Thanks a lot to the team for the fix.
So probably a duplicate. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 145580 ***