Compose key stopped composing

MightyPork · 2015-07-27 12:09:33

Bug since a few days back, my compose key stopped working.

I have it mapped to right CTRL.

Here's output of a command I found on the Wiki, seems to be correctly set up

~ $ setxkbmap -print -verbose 10
Setting verbose level to 10
locale is C
Trying to load rules file ./rules/evdev...
Trying to load rules file /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/evdev...
Success.
Applied rules from evdev:
rules:      evdev
model:      pc104
layout:     cz
variant:    qwerty
options:    compose:rctrl
Trying to build keymap using the following components:
keycodes:   evdev+aliases(qwertz)
types:      complete
compat:     complete
symbols:    pc+cz(qwerty)+inet(evdev)+compose(rctrl)
geometry:   pc(pc104)
xkb_keymap {
	xkb_keycodes  { include "evdev+aliases(qwertz)"	};
	xkb_types     { include "complete"	};
	xkb_compat    { include "complete"	};
	xkb_symbols   { include "pc+cz(qwerty)+inet(evdev)+compose(rctrl)"	};
	xkb_geometry  { include "pc(pc104)"	};
};

It used to work like "t m" -> trade symbol, ", c" -> the french C with tail below, "~ n" -> n with tilde, "--" -> long dash

Now it sometimes consumes the characters as if it worked, but no composed character is entered in their place.

What config should I check to debug this?

berbae · 2015-07-27 15:04:29

Where do you define the compose key?
What did you change 'since a few days back'?

For testing, if you change to another key, does it still not work?

I have this in '/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/30-keyboard.conf':

Section "InputClass"
    Identifier             "Keyboard French layout"
    MatchIsKeyboard        "yes"
    Option                 "XkbLayout" "fr"
    Option                 "XkbOptions" "compose:rwin"
EndSection

This still works on my machine.

MightyPork · 2015-07-27 15:57:24

berbae wrote:

Where do you define the compose key?
What did you change 'since a few days back'?
For testing, if you change to another key, does it still not work?
I have this in '/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/30-keyboard.conf':
Section "InputClass"
    Identifier             "Keyboard French layout"
    MatchIsKeyboard        "yes"
    Option                 "XkbLayout" "fr"
    Option                 "XkbOptions" "compose:rwin"
EndSection
This still works on my machine.

What changed: Nothing. I just updated from official repos a few times, as usual.
One issue - messed up Qt windows - is now fixed, another: crashing audio system - still investigating, and this is the third issue I got from the updates.
I'm starting to think I'd be best off just not updating at all once it's working.

Tried your proposed fix now - no change.

Actually, I discovered the compose key is sort of enabled, but doesn't work as it used to (eg. I can't type ellipsis, because two dots produce this-> ·, can't type "tm" at all, can't type long dash... but can do eg. ñ)

Also, it works only in a few programs now - it used to work system-wide.
Works in Kwrite, Dolphin, Krusader, not eg. in Chrome, Pluma, PhpStorm, Terminator.

Should I try downgrading x-server perhaps?

Last edited by MightyPork (2015-07-27 16:01:08)

Sam_DM · 2015-07-27 17:21:35

This might sound obvious but could it be that your desktop environment is overriding your settings in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/30-keyboard.conf ? It looks like you are using KDE, try to disable all keyboard options in the system settings gui, this worked for me a while back.

MightyPork · 2015-07-27 17:24:40

Sam_DM wrote:

This might sound obvious but could it be that your desktop environment is overriding your settings in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/30-keyboard.conf ? It looks like you are using KDE, try to disable all keyboard options in the system settings gui, this worked for me a while back.

I'm using xfce, in fact. No I don't think that's the case, the compose key *is* configured. It's just not working (in some apps not at all, in some it's making *some* characters - not all it should, though...).

MightyPork · 2015-07-27 17:52:21

I've now also discovered that some keys don't work anymore, but that's for it's own thread. Might be related though.

Something that updated recently messed up the keyboard input, apparently. I tried downgrading some stuff but with no luck.

Last edited by MightyPork (2015-07-27 19:11:05)

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#1 2015-07-27 12:09:33

Compose key stopped composing

#2 2015-07-27 15:04:29

Re: Compose key stopped composing

#3 2015-07-27 15:57:24

Re: Compose key stopped composing

#4 2015-07-27 17:21:35

Re: Compose key stopped composing

#5 2015-07-27 17:24:40

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#6 2015-07-27 17:52:21

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