Keypad decimal key doesn't work in register with "French (alternative)" keyboard layout

[Fred]

Binary package hint: gnucash

In Gutsy, keypad decimal key doesn't work out-of-the-box in register.

Steps to reproduce:
1. Open a Gnucash file with at least one account
2. Open an account
3. Try to create a new transaction with '42.42' in "Withdrawal" using the
keypad

Actual results:
Keypad decimal key does nothing (so you end up with '4242' when you try to
enter '42.42')

Expected results:
42.42 (or more precisely 42,42 since I use a the French locale)
Keypad decimal key should be mapped to the correct decimal character for the
locale ('.' or ',').

Does this happen every time?
Yes.

Other information:
$ locale
LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
LC_CTYPE="fr_FR.UTF-8"
LC_NUMERIC="fr_FR.UTF-8"
LC_TIME="fr_FR.UTF-8"
LC_COLLATE="fr_FR.UTF-8"
LC_MONETARY="fr_FR.UTF-8"
LC_MESSAGES="fr_FR.UTF-8"
LC_PAPER="fr_FR.UTF-8"
LC_NAME="fr_FR.UTF-8"
LC_ADDRESS="fr_FR.UTF-8"
LC_TELEPHONE="fr_FR.UTF-8"
LC_MEASUREMENT="fr_FR.UTF-8"
LC_IDENTIFICATION="fr_FR.UTF-8"
LC_ALL=

From Gnome Keybord Properties : I use the "France Alternative" ("France Autre" in french) layout.

Workaround :
If I use the "France" layout in Gnome Keybord Properties, it works.

I have already reported this bug upstream. It is still unclear whether it is a gnucash bug or a layout one.
In any case, it should work out of the box.

[Saivann Carignan (oxmosys)]

Thanks for this great work, Gnucash developers will be able to work on that issue since you opened a bug report in their bug tracking system.