gcalctool needs to interpret comma (",") as decimal dot (".")

[Patrik Nilsson]

Binary package hint: gcalctool

When using the Swedish (among others) keyboard layout, the numerical keyboard sends comma (",") as decimal dot. Gcalctool does not accept the comma as a decimal dot and you need to type the dot from the main keyboard.

Suggestion: Translate comma into a dot, while typing.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: gcalctool 6.0.1~git20110421-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia wl
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Jun 11 19:25:45 2011
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gcalctool
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110426)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gcalctool
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Ypthor (ypthor)]

Workaround (with probable side-effects):

System/Preferences/Keyboard -> Layouts -> Options -> Numeric keyboard delete key behaviour
Set this to "Legacy key with dot"
After this the calculator accepts the numeric decimal "point".

[Janne Kurri (janne-kurri)]

This problem is still present in 12.04 beta.

[Bernhard (schlimmchen)]

The problem still persists.

I can confirm that the workaround proposed by Ypthor works (for me). I am using a German keyboard layout.

[Lars Aberg (lars-aberg)]

Confirm the bug in gcalctool version 6.6.0 in Linux Mint 14 Cinnamon 64-bit.

Tried the workaround suggested by Ypthor in post #2. Success.
I now have a dot which is better than nothing.

(In Ubuntu 9.04 I never had this problem but in 10.10 and 11.04 I had it and replaced gcalctool with other calculator)

[Loofy (loofy)]

This is also present in 12.10.