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Seattle Slew

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Registered: 2015-06-18

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Compose key errors

In GTK2 applications, "[Compose] A -" produces à (with a tilde) instead of Ā (with a macron). "[Compose] a -" correctly produces ā. In GTK3 and Qt4 applications,  "[Compose] A -" produces Ā as expected.

I'd like to report this as a bug somewhere but I'm not sure what would be the appropriate place. Is this a bug in GTK2, or a component of my DE (MATE), or something else?

olive

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From: Belgium

Registered: 2008-06-22

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Re: Compose key errors

Have you tried to set
GTK_IM_MODULE="xim"

Seattle Slew

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Registered: 2015-06-18

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Re: Compose key errors

That does fix the problem. I guess the bug is in GTK2?

olive

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From: Belgium

Registered: 2008-06-22

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Re: Compose key errors

XIM is the standard X input method that GPK do not use by default, preferring its own input method. The variable GTK_IM_MODULE="xim" force GTK to use XIM. I am not sure how to configure GTK default input nor the difference between GTK2 and GTK3. For some reason GTK2 default input method is apparently configured differently.