Hitting the accent key causes system beep
Bug #78187 reported by
Kyromaster
This bug report is a duplicate of:
Bug #77010: Overuse of system beep without volume control.
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Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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linux (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
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Wishlist
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linux-source-2.6.17 (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
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Wishlist
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
When I hit the "accent" key for example to write the word cant (between the n and the t) when I press the key which I want to be accentuated I dont get an accent but a loud beep from the system speaker.
So there are basically two issues, I cant write accents and the system beeps (it should IMHO use the gnome beep and never the system speaker).
I have a german keyboard, its set to "generic 105-key pc" in the settings. The german-specific keys work fine.
Changed in linux-source-2.6.17: | |
status: | Invalid → Won't Fix |
Changed in linux: | |
importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
status: | Confirmed → Triaged |
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It sounds like you're also in the international keyboard mode, where the accent key places accents over vowel characters without needing to do anything special. So when you try to write "can't" the system attempts to put an accent over the 't', which obviously doesn't work.
The solution is to hit the accent key twice, and then continue typing. If this bothers you and you can't figure out how to change it in the settings, let us know and we'll reopen the bug. Thanks