javascript key events for diacritics generates 0 keycode on danish qwerty

[Thomas B Homburg]

Binary package hint: firefox

Discovery:
I found this bug when trying to write "é" in the new google docs version (the "etherpad" version).
When i type "é", the letter appears and the disappears instantly.
This applies to "ë", "ê" and other as well.

I reported this error to google docs, and tried to read the keycode for the key, as I guessed that this was a javascript error.

I have used this page to test key codes:
http://www.asquare.net/javascript/tests/KeyCode.html

How to reproduce:
Ubuntu Linux 10.04
Firefox 3.6.3
Danish QWERTY keyboard

Go to:
http://www.asquare.net/javascript/tests/KeyCode.html

Press "`" one time:

Expected behavior:
See attached output:
windows7_danish_qwerty_firefox3_jsevents.png

Actual behavior:
See attached output:
ubuntu_danish_qwerty_firefox3_jsevents.png

Notes:
The output in chrome in linux is correct:
ubuntu_danish_qwerty_chrome5_jsevents.png
But the output in the Arora (from the reps) browser is the same as FF3

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: firefox 3.6.3+nobinonly-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Apr 24 22:34:46 2010
FirefoxPackages:
 firefox 3.6.3+nobinonly-0ubuntu4
 firefox-gnome-support 3.6.3+nobinonly-0ubuntu4
 firefox-branding 3.6.3+nobinonly-0ubuntu4
 abroswer N/A
 abrowser-branding N/A
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=da_DK.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: firefox

[Thomas B Homburg (thomasbhomburg)]

Google Docs works for FF3.6.3, but i still get the same output on http://www.asquare.net/javascript/tests/KeyCode.html

[Juan Lanus (juan-lanus)]

I'm having the problem described here in 13.04LTS.
Writing a Google Drive text document I type an accented letter like á in a plain text, non styled, paragraph and nothing shows.
This is a very annoying issue, because it's impossible to work productively.
I can type accented letters in other parts of the document, usually in empty lines, but not always. Can't find a pattern.
This is a Lenovo T61 notebook with a Spanish LA keyboard.
The procedure to enter the accented letter is to click the acute accent dead-key and then the to-be-accented letter.
This procedure works everywhere else (like for example Gmail) but not in Ubuntu + Google Drive.
The problem doesn't show in Windows.

[Juan Lanus (juan-lanus)]

Now I noticed that is I enter the accented letter twice (dead-key, a, dead-key, a) que accented letter appears once and keeps showing again each time I type a single (dead-key, a).

[Paul White (paulw2u)]

Thomas,

We are sorry that we do not always have the capacity to review all reported bugs in a timely manner. You reported this bug some time ago and there have been many changes in Ubuntu since that time.

Do you still see a problem related to the one that you reported? Please let us know if you do.

If we do not hear from you this bug report will expire in approximately 60 days time.

Thank you for helping make Ubuntu better.

Paul White
[Ubuntu Bug Squad]

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for firefox (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]