The right super-key doesn't work anymore as a compose key

[M.Dziwny]

Binary package hint: gnome-control-center

When I'm trying to compose some character with the right superkey, it doesn't work anymore. I tried to configure other key and it's working fine with them.

Since Natty, when I'm pressing this key, I'm loosing the focus on input forms but nothing else happens.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: gnome-control-center 1:2.32.1-0ubuntu15
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Apr 29 20:23:05 2011
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-keyboard-properties
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en
 LANG=fr_FR.utf8
 LC_MESSAGES=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-control-center
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Stefano Rivera (stefanor)]

Try shift + Right Super.

This is, of course, still a bug :)

[M.Dziwny (antoine-fontaine)]

Thanks ,

even if it's still a bug, this tip is really useful!

[Tom Bachmann (tgbachmann)]

I have the same problem. Thanks for the tip, about shift + Right Super, but the method only works for some characters, such as ä, ö, ü, and not for german s-z (compose-s + s). But at least I've got Umlauts now! Thanks!

[M.Dziwny (antoine-fontaine)]

You mean this letter: " ß "?
Because on my case it works fine. But I don't have an "out of the box" configuration because I had some problems as well to compose few letter, like " ć " and I changed the configuration list by adding this in my .profile:
export GTK_IM_MODULE="xim"

And now everything is working fine, except that I've to used shift + right super.

[Tom Bachmann (tgbachmann)]

Hi, and thanks for your help!
I've realised the reason the shift-compose trick didn't work for me before: I've been using it the wrong way. Before natty, I used to hold the Compose key down while pressing the first of the other keys, ie (compose+s),s to do the ß. I guess I now have to press them sequentially (and use the shift-compose trick), and I can write viele Grüße & merçi!