| 2014-05-30 09:30:39 |
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There is a recurrent problem with Portuguese and Brazilian people using Linux with USA keyboards. The layout
to be chosen is USA - International (with dead keys).
The keystroke combination 'c should print the cedilla letter, ç, and not an accented c. This is the natural
behavior for touch typing in portuguese.
This problem has been recurrent since many many years and Ubuntu/Linux versions. Until 10.04, at least,
it could be solved by manually changing the file
/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/gtk.immodules
by adding ":en" to the end o the cedilla line. In 11.10 the file now is
/usr/lib/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules.cache
However, this solution is only partial, and sometimes inconsistent. For instance, in 11.10 it seems
that LibreOffice ignores that change and continues to print the accented c instead of the cedilla,
while other programs, as firefox, print the cedilla after that change.
This is an important issue for Ubuntu and Linux spread in portuguese speaking countries. I have already
posted this problem in many forums, but I think this rather simple issue must reach upstream in order
that a definite solution is provided. The solution would be, naturally, to provide an alternative keyboard
layout, like
USA - International (with dead keys - cedilla)
which would print the cedilla letter instead of the accented c for the 'c combination.
This issue is been overlooked, but the problem is quite common and persistent, and many many
posts in the web with partial and unsatisfactory solutions can be found, each one of them not
amenable for the regular computer user which Linux, particularly Ubuntu, wants to reach.
I would be very pleased if, at least, someone helps me in making this issue reach the correct
person. The solution seem rather trivial, but the issue can turn barely usable a whole distribution
for a Brazilian using a international keyboard. |
There is a recurrent problem with Portuguese and Brazilian people using Linux with USA keyboards. The layout
to be chosen is USA - International (with dead keys).
The keystroke combination 'c should print the cedilla letter, ç, and not an accented c. This is the natural
behavior for touch typing in portuguese.
This problem has been recurrent since many many years and Ubuntu/Linux versions. Until 10.04, at least,
it could be solved by manually changing the file
/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/gtk.immodules
by adding ":en" to the end o the cedilla line. In 11.10 the file now is
/usr/lib/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules.cache
However, this solution is only partial, and sometimes inconsistent. For instance, in 11.10 it seems
that LibreOffice ignores that change and continues to print the accented c instead of the cedilla,
while other programs, as firefox, print the cedilla after that change.
This is an important issue for Ubuntu and Linux spread in portuguese speaking countries. I have already
posted this problem in many forums, but I think this rather simple issue must reach upstream in order
that a definite solution is provided. The solution would be, naturally, to provide an alternative keyboard
layout, like
USA - International (with dead keys - cedilla)
which would print the cedilla letter instead of the accented c for the 'c combination.
This issue is been overlooked, but the problem is quite common and persistent, and many many
posts in the web with partial and unsatisfactory solutions can be found, each one of them not
amenable for the regular computer user which Linux, particularly Ubuntu, wants to reach.
I would be very pleased if, at least, someone helps me in making this issue reach the correct
person. The solution seem rather trivial, but the issue can turn barely usable a whole distribution
for a Brazilian using a international keyboard. |
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