Can't enter special characters in Dash search field

[Jon Loldrup]

I cannot enter the characters æ, ø and å in the search field in the Dash. Thus I can't search for Danishly named files.

Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS
unity:
  Installed: 5.18.0-0ubuntu1
  Candidate: 5.18.0-0ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 5.18.0-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     5.10.0-0ubuntu6 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages

Rant:
I honestly can't fathom how Canonical could ship a beta product and call it a LTS release. This computer was supposded to have been my work computer (a System76 laptop). Now I waste time on working around, and reporting, grave bugs in Ubuntu/Unity. Bugs that doesn't seem to get fixed. This is unbelieveable, and I must admit that I have lost all love of Canonical and Ubuntu because of this. I feel let down. My only hope for a stable OS now is elementary OS. They have promised to ship only when they have something that actually works.

These are the bugs I have reported so far:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/1069339
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-2d/+bug/1069107
https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/1069342
https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/1069344
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/1071506
plus this bug

[Jon Loldrup (loldrup)]

I am using unity, not unity-2d. I don't know why launchpad thinks I'm using unity-2D.
How can I check which Unity I am using?

[Gerry Boland (gerboland)]

Easiest way to check right now is to hold down the Super key, and see if a list of keyboard shortcuts appear. If yes: Unity. If no: Unity-2d.

[Jon Loldrup (loldrup)]

I see the shortcuts, so I am running Unity.
On Dec 10, 2012 2:25 PM, "Gerry Boland" <email address hidden> wrote:

> Easiest way to check right now is to hold down the Super key, and see if
> a list of keyboard shortcuts appear. If yes: Unity. If no: Unity-2d.
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1088410
>
> Title:
> Can't enter special characters in Dash search field
>
> Status in Unity 2D:
> New
> Status in “unity-2d” package in Ubuntu:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> I cannot enter the characters æ, ø and å in the search field in the
> Dash. Thus I can't search for Danishly named files.
>
> Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS
> unity:
> Installed: 5.18.0-0ubuntu1
> Candidate: 5.18.0-0ubuntu1
> Version table:
> *** 5.18.0-0ubuntu1 0
> 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main
> amd64 Packages
> 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
> 5.10.0-0ubuntu6 0
> 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64
> Packages
>
> Rant:
> I honestly can't fathom how Canonical could ship a beta product and call
> it a LTS release. This computer was supposded to have been my work computer
> (a System76 laptop). Now I waste time on working around, and reporting,
> grave bugs in Ubuntu/Unity. Bugs that doesn't seem to get fixed. This is
> unbelieveable, and I must admit that I have lost all love of Canonical and
> Ubuntu because of this. I feel let down. My only hope for a stable OS now
> is elementary OS. They have promised to ship only when they have something
> that actually works.
>
> These are the bugs I have reported so far:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/1069339
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-2d/+bug/1069107
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/1069342
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/1069344
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/1071506
> plus this bug
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity-2d/+bug/1088410/+subscriptions
>

[Gerry Boland (gerboland)]

Ok thanks for clarifying, bug re-assigned.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Stephen M. Webb (bregma)]

Problem has been fixed and does not occur in 12.01 or current trunk (Raring) builds.

[Jon Loldrup (loldrup)]

In 14.04 I no longer experience this bug
Den 01/09/2014 18.56 skrev "Marco Trevisan (Treviño)" <[e-mail]>:

> ** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu)
> Status: Confirmed => Invalid
>
> ** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu)
> Importance: High => Undecided
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1088410
>
> Title:
> Can't enter special characters in Dash search field
>
> Status in Unity:
> Invalid
> Status in Unity 5.0 series:
> New
> Status in "unity" package in Ubuntu:
> Invalid
>
> Bug description:
> I cannot enter the characters æ, ø and å in the search field in the
> Dash. Thus I can't search for Danishly named files.
>
> Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS
> unity:
> Installed: 5.18.0-0ubuntu1
> Candidate: 5.18.0-0ubuntu1
> Version table:
> *** 5.18.0-0ubuntu1 0
> 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main
> amd64 Packages
> 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
> 5.10.0-0ubuntu6 0
> 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64
> Packages
>
> Rant:
> I honestly can't fathom how Canonical could ship a beta product and call
> it a LTS release. This computer was supposded to have been my work computer
> (a System76 laptop). Now I waste time on working around, and reporting,
> grave bugs in Ubuntu/Unity. Bugs that doesn't seem to get fixed. This is
> unbelieveable, and I must admit that I have lost all love of Canonical and
> Ubuntu because of this. I feel let down. My only hope for a stable OS now
> is elementary OS. They have promised to ship only when they have something
> that actually works.
>
> These are the bugs I have reported so far:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/1069339
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-2d/+bug/1069107
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/1069342
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/1069344
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/1071506
> plus this bug
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/1088410/+subscriptions
>