Compose key can't be set in Settings>Keyboard with GNOME 3.24
Bug #1683898 reported by
Armin Grodon
This bug affects 1 person
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Gnome Documentation |
Fix Released
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Medium
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gnome-control-center |
Expired
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Medium
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gnome-control-center (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
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Low
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Unassigned | ||
gnome-user-docs (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
The changes implemented with https:/
Going from "All Settings" to "Keyboard" switches to "Keyboard Shortcuts" immediately.
The new "Keyboard Shortcuts" dialog does not seem to contain settings for 'compose key' (the group "Typing" only contains "Switch to {next,previous} input source").
PS: In the meantime, where do I find the settings for 'compose key' in Ubuntu-Gnome 17.04? :(
Changed in gnome-control-center (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Confirmed → Triaged |
summary: |
- Compose key section needs to be updated + Compose key can't be set in Settings>Keyboard with GNOME 3.24 |
Changed in gnome-control-center: | |
importance: | Unknown → Medium |
status: | Unknown → Confirmed |
Changed in gnome-control-center: | |
importance: | Medium → Unknown |
status: | Confirmed → Unknown |
Changed in gnome-control-center: | |
importance: | Unknown → Medium |
status: | Unknown → Confirmed |
Changed in gnome-user-docs: | |
importance: | Unknown → Medium |
status: | Unknown → Confirmed |
Changed in gnome-user-docs: | |
status: | Confirmed → Fix Released |
Changed in gnome-control-center (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Low |
Changed in gnome-control-center: | |
status: | Confirmed → Expired |
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Please note that the Ubuntu Desktop Guide, i.e.
https:/ /help.ubuntu. com/stable/ ubuntu- help/tips- specialchars. html#compose
is not intended to reflect Ubuntu GNOME 17.04, but only Ubuntu 17.04 (with Unity). OTOH, neither GNOME Help seems to accurately reflect Ubuntu GNOME 17.04 in this respect; changing the affected packages of this bug.
As you say, the GUI option to set a compose key seems to be gone in Ubuntu GNOME 17.04. Can't tell if it's a bad design decision or if there is some other GUI way which is not (yet) documented. Anyway, you can set it with a terminal command.
To make <RightCtrl> the compose key, run:
gsettings set org.gnome. desktop. input-sources xkb-options "['compose:rctrl']"
To see which other keys are possible to use, enter the terminal command:
man xkeyboard-config
and scroll down to the section "Position of Compose key".