Activity log for bug #929054

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2012-02-08 19:24:17 Peter Belew bug added bug
2012-02-14 22:24:33 Peter Belew description I just installed xfce4-xkb-plugin in order to select various keyboard layout. I soon found out that the AltGr key isn't working properly in xfce4-terminal and pterm. I am running the 64-bit version of xubuntu 11.10 on this computer. For example, select the Maori keyboard layout. This layout enters vowels with macrons like āēīōūĀĒĪŌŪ when the AltGr key is held on. (This does work in Firefox, which I'm using to enter this report, and also in xterm, but also fails in pterm. It does work in AbiWord). Various other layouts use AltGr, for example the US alt-intl layout uses AltGr plus the minus key as a dead key for entering vowels with macrons - those do not work under xfce4-terminal and pterm, but do work in various other apps. These layouts DO work with gvim, which is useful to me. When I try to enter characters with AltGr + vowel in the shell from xfce4-terminal (using the Maori layout), I get little diamonds with questions marks. In vim, I get various strange effects, but no vowels with macrons. This is the 64-bit version of xfce4-terminal: $ file /usr/bin/xfce4-terminal /usr/bin/xfce4-terminal: ELF 64-bit LSB shared object, x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked (uses shared libs), for GNU/Linux 2.6.15, stripped Ubuntu version and kernel version DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_RELEASE=11.10 DISTRIB_CODENAME=oneiric DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 11.10" Linux compaq 3.0.0-15-generic #26-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jan 20 17:23:00 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux model name : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3800+ cpu MHz : 1000.000 $ apt-show-versions xfce4-terminal xfce4-terminal/oneiric uptodate 0.4.8-1 I don't have a computer available to try the 32-bit version of xubuntu 11.10, unfortunately. BTW my main goal is to enter Hawaiian text, which also uses macrons. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: xfce4-terminal 0.4.8-1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-15.26-generic 3.0.13 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-15-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Feb 8 10:56:01 2012 InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012) ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: xfce4-terminal UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-12-09 (61 days ago) I just installed xfce4-xkb-plugin in order to select various keyboard layout. I soon found out that the AltGr key isn't working properly in xfce4-terminal and pterm. I am running the 64-bit version of xubuntu 11.10 on this computer. This also affects 32-bit versions of Xubuntu 11.10 and 12.04 beta-2. For example, select the Maori keyboard layout. This layout enters vowels with macrons like āēīōūĀĒĪŌŪ when the AltGr key is held on. (This does work in Firefox, which I'm using to enter this report, and also in xterm, but also fails in pterm. It does work in AbiWord). Various other layouts use AltGr, for example the US alt-intl layout uses AltGr plus the minus key as a dead key for entering vowels with macrons - those do not work under xfce4-terminal and pterm, but do work in various other apps. These layouts DO work with gvim, which is useful to me. When I try to enter characters with AltGr + vowel in the shell from xfce4-terminal (using the Maori layout), I get little diamonds with questions marks. In vim, I get various strange effects, but no vowels with macrons. This is the 64-bit version of xfce4-terminal: $ file /usr/bin/xfce4-terminal /usr/bin/xfce4-terminal: ELF 64-bit LSB shared object, x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked (uses shared libs), for GNU/Linux 2.6.15, stripped Ubuntu version and kernel version DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_RELEASE=11.10 DISTRIB_CODENAME=oneiric DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 11.10" Linux compaq 3.0.0-15-generic #26-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jan 20 17:23:00 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux model name : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3800+ cpu MHz : 1000.000 $ apt-show-versions xfce4-terminal xfce4-terminal/oneiric uptodate 0.4.8-1 I don't have a computer available to try the 32-bit version of xubuntu 11.10, unfortunately. BTW my main goal is to enter Hawaiian text, which also uses macrons. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: xfce4-terminal 0.4.8-1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-15.26-generic 3.0.13 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-15-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Feb 8 10:56:01 2012 InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012) ProcEnviron:  PATH=(custom, user)  LANG=en_US.UTF-8  SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: xfce4-terminal UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-12-09 (61 days ago)
2012-03-09 04:32:26 Peter Belew attachment added dif file for evdev.xml https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xfce4-terminal/+bug/929054/+attachment/2838368/+files/evdev.xml.dif
2012-03-09 04:33:56 Peter Belew attachment added us.dif https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xfce4-terminal/+bug/929054/+attachment/2838369/+files/us.dif
2012-03-30 19:08:20 Peter Belew attachment added Patch adding Hawaiian layout https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xfce4-terminal/+bug/929054/+attachment/2970203/+files/us.diff
2012-03-30 19:11:48 Peter Belew attachment added This adds the Hawaiian layout to alternative US layouts. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xfce4-terminal/+bug/929054/+attachment/2970241/+files/evdev.xml.diff
2012-03-30 19:13:04 Peter Belew summary AltGr key doesn't work properly in xfce4-terminal AltGr key doesn't work properly in xfce4-terminal with Maori layout, and Hawaiian is not supported
2012-03-30 19:22:01 Peter Belew description I just installed xfce4-xkb-plugin in order to select various keyboard layout. I soon found out that the AltGr key isn't working properly in xfce4-terminal and pterm. I am running the 64-bit version of xubuntu 11.10 on this computer. This also affects 32-bit versions of Xubuntu 11.10 and 12.04 beta-2. For example, select the Maori keyboard layout. This layout enters vowels with macrons like āēīōūĀĒĪŌŪ when the AltGr key is held on. (This does work in Firefox, which I'm using to enter this report, and also in xterm, but also fails in pterm. It does work in AbiWord). Various other layouts use AltGr, for example the US alt-intl layout uses AltGr plus the minus key as a dead key for entering vowels with macrons - those do not work under xfce4-terminal and pterm, but do work in various other apps. These layouts DO work with gvim, which is useful to me. When I try to enter characters with AltGr + vowel in the shell from xfce4-terminal (using the Maori layout), I get little diamonds with questions marks. In vim, I get various strange effects, but no vowels with macrons. This is the 64-bit version of xfce4-terminal: $ file /usr/bin/xfce4-terminal /usr/bin/xfce4-terminal: ELF 64-bit LSB shared object, x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked (uses shared libs), for GNU/Linux 2.6.15, stripped Ubuntu version and kernel version DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_RELEASE=11.10 DISTRIB_CODENAME=oneiric DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 11.10" Linux compaq 3.0.0-15-generic #26-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jan 20 17:23:00 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux model name : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3800+ cpu MHz : 1000.000 $ apt-show-versions xfce4-terminal xfce4-terminal/oneiric uptodate 0.4.8-1 I don't have a computer available to try the 32-bit version of xubuntu 11.10, unfortunately. BTW my main goal is to enter Hawaiian text, which also uses macrons. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: xfce4-terminal 0.4.8-1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-15.26-generic 3.0.13 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-15-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Feb 8 10:56:01 2012 InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012) ProcEnviron:  PATH=(custom, user)  LANG=en_US.UTF-8  SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: xfce4-terminal UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-12-09 (61 days ago) I just installed xfce4-xkb-plugin in order to select various keyboard layout. I soon found out that the AltGr key isn't working properly in xfce4-terminal and pterm. I am running the 64-bit version of xubuntu 11.10 on this computer. ............. Updated 2012-03-30: This also affects 32-bit versions of Xubuntu 11.10 and 12.04 beta-2. It also affects the current Linux Mint. ALSO, note that other layouts with AltGr now work properly when Maori is not in the list. Also I have added lack of Hawaiian support to this bug. I am now updated to the Beta-2 version on this 12.04 system. ............. For example, select the Maori keyboard layout. This layout enters vowels with macrons like āēīōūĀĒĪŌŪ when the AltGr key is held on. (This does work in Firefox, which I'm using to enter this report, and also in xterm, but also fails in pterm. It does work in AbiWord). Various other layouts use AltGr, for example the US alt-intl layout uses AltGr plus the minus key as a dead key for entering vowels with macrons - those do not work under xfce4-terminal and pterm, but do work in various other apps. These layouts DO work with gvim, which is useful to me. When I try to enter characters with AltGr + vowel in the shell from xfce4-terminal (using the Maori layout), I get little diamonds with questions marks. In vim, I get various strange effects, but no vowels with macrons. This is the 64-bit version of xfce4-terminal: $ file /usr/bin/xfce4-terminal /usr/bin/xfce4-terminal: ELF 64-bit LSB shared object, x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked (uses shared libs), for GNU/Linux 2.6.15, stripped Ubuntu version and kernel version DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_RELEASE=11.10 DISTRIB_CODENAME=oneiric DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 11.10" Linux compaq 3.0.0-15-generic #26-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jan 20 17:23:00 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux model name : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3800+ cpu MHz : 1000.000 $ apt-show-versions xfce4-terminal xfce4-terminal/oneiric uptodate 0.4.8-1 I don't have a computer available to try the 32-bit version of xubuntu 11.10, unfortunately. BTW my main goal is to enter Hawaiian text, which also uses macrons. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: xfce4-terminal 0.4.8-1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-15.26-generic 3.0.13 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-15-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Feb 8 10:56:01 2012 InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012) ProcEnviron:  PATH=(custom, user)  LANG=en_US.UTF-8  SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: xfce4-terminal UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-12-09 (61 days ago)
2012-03-30 20:18:14 Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot tags amd64 apport-bug maori oneiric amd64 apport-bug maori oneiric patch
2012-03-30 20:18:25 Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot bug added subscriber Ubuntu Review Team
2012-04-02 11:19:46 Evan bug task added console-setup (Ubuntu)
2012-04-02 11:19:56 Evan xfce4-terminal (Ubuntu): status New Invalid
2012-04-03 22:49:48 Peter Belew description I just installed xfce4-xkb-plugin in order to select various keyboard layout. I soon found out that the AltGr key isn't working properly in xfce4-terminal and pterm. I am running the 64-bit version of xubuntu 11.10 on this computer. ............. Updated 2012-03-30: This also affects 32-bit versions of Xubuntu 11.10 and 12.04 beta-2. It also affects the current Linux Mint. ALSO, note that other layouts with AltGr now work properly when Maori is not in the list. Also I have added lack of Hawaiian support to this bug. I am now updated to the Beta-2 version on this 12.04 system. ............. For example, select the Maori keyboard layout. This layout enters vowels with macrons like āēīōūĀĒĪŌŪ when the AltGr key is held on. (This does work in Firefox, which I'm using to enter this report, and also in xterm, but also fails in pterm. It does work in AbiWord). Various other layouts use AltGr, for example the US alt-intl layout uses AltGr plus the minus key as a dead key for entering vowels with macrons - those do not work under xfce4-terminal and pterm, but do work in various other apps. These layouts DO work with gvim, which is useful to me. When I try to enter characters with AltGr + vowel in the shell from xfce4-terminal (using the Maori layout), I get little diamonds with questions marks. In vim, I get various strange effects, but no vowels with macrons. This is the 64-bit version of xfce4-terminal: $ file /usr/bin/xfce4-terminal /usr/bin/xfce4-terminal: ELF 64-bit LSB shared object, x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked (uses shared libs), for GNU/Linux 2.6.15, stripped Ubuntu version and kernel version DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_RELEASE=11.10 DISTRIB_CODENAME=oneiric DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 11.10" Linux compaq 3.0.0-15-generic #26-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jan 20 17:23:00 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux model name : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3800+ cpu MHz : 1000.000 $ apt-show-versions xfce4-terminal xfce4-terminal/oneiric uptodate 0.4.8-1 I don't have a computer available to try the 32-bit version of xubuntu 11.10, unfortunately. BTW my main goal is to enter Hawaiian text, which also uses macrons. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: xfce4-terminal 0.4.8-1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-15.26-generic 3.0.13 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-15-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Feb 8 10:56:01 2012 InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012) ProcEnviron:  PATH=(custom, user)  LANG=en_US.UTF-8  SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: xfce4-terminal UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-12-09 (61 days ago) I just installed xfce4-xkb-plugin in order to select various keyboard layout. I soon found out that the AltGr key isn't working properly in xfce4-terminal, gnome-terminal and pterm. I am running the 64-bit version of xubuntu 11.10 and 12.04 on my Compaq computer, and the 32-bit version of 12.04 on a Shuttle computer. ............. Updated 2012-04-03: This also affects 32-bit versions of Ubuntu and Xubuntu 11.10 and 12.04 beta-2. It also affects the current Linux Mint. ALSO, note that other layouts with AltGr now work properly when Maori is not in the list. Also I have added lack of Hawaiian support to this bug. I am now updated to the Beta-2 version of xubuntu on the Compaq 12.04 system, and Ubuntu 12.04 beta-2 on the shuttle. ............. For example, select the Maori keyboard layout. This layout enters vowels with macrons like āēīōūĀĒĪŌŪ when the AltGr key is held on. (This does work in Firefox, which I'm using to enter this report, and also in xterm, but also fails in pterm. It does work in AbiWord). Various other layouts use AltGr, for example the US alt-intl layout uses AltGr plus the minus key as a dead key for entering vowels with macrons - those do not work under xfce4-terminal and pterm, but do work in various other apps. These layouts DO work with gvim, which is useful to me. When I try to enter characters with AltGr + vowel in the shell from xfce4-terminal (using the Maori layout), I get little diamonds with questions marks. In vim, I get various strange effects, but no vowels with macrons. This is the 64-bit version of xfce4-terminal: $ file /usr/bin/xfce4-terminal /usr/bin/xfce4-terminal: ELF 64-bit LSB shared object, x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked (uses shared libs), for GNU/Linux 2.6.15, stripped Ubuntu version and kernel version DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_RELEASE=11.10 DISTRIB_CODENAME=oneiric DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 11.10" Linux compaq 3.0.0-15-generic #26-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jan 20 17:23:00 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux model name : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3800+ cpu MHz : 1000.000 $ apt-show-versions xfce4-terminal xfce4-terminal/oneiric uptodate 0.4.8-1 I don't have a computer available to try the 32-bit version of xubuntu 11.10, unfortunately. BTW my main goal is to enter Hawaiian text, which also uses macrons. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: xfce4-terminal 0.4.8-1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-15.26-generic 3.0.13 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-15-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Feb 8 10:56:01 2012 InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012) ProcEnviron:  PATH=(custom, user)  LANG=en_US.UTF-8  SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: xfce4-terminal UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-12-09 (61 days ago)
2012-04-03 22:50:22 Peter Belew summary AltGr key doesn't work properly in xfce4-terminal with Maori layout, and Hawaiian is not supported AltGr key doesn't work properly in xfce4-terminal and gnome-terminal with Maori layout, and Hawaiian is not supported
2012-04-09 17:16:37 Peter Belew xfce4-terminal (Ubuntu): status Invalid New
2014-08-21 21:38:54 Thaddaeus Tintenfisch affects xfce4-terminal (Ubuntu) vte (Ubuntu)
2020-10-22 20:41:36 Launchpad Janitor console-setup (Ubuntu): status New Confirmed
2020-10-22 20:41:36 Launchpad Janitor vte (Ubuntu): status New Confirmed