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Date:      Sat, 29 Nov 2008 09:24:03 -0600
From:      eculp <eculp@encontacto.net>
To:        freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Only in OpenOffice.org-2.4, I'm having es_ES deadkey problems.
Message-ID:  <20081129092403.52021wzjpvizb63o@econet.encontacto.net>
In-Reply-To: <20081129083755.844827c9hjnvt70g@econet.encontacto.net>
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Quoting eculp <eculp@encontacto.net>:

> Quoting Nikola Le=C4=8Di=C4=87 <nikola.lecic@anthesphoria.net>:
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>> On Fri, 28 Nov 2008 18:29:36 -0600
>> eculp <eculp@encontacto.net> wrote:
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>>> I didn't even realize that there were multiple input methods from a
>>> laptop keyboard.  Smart Common Input Method, I doubt because it
>>> doesn't seem to be very smart.
>>>
>>> Openoffice is the only program that has any problems. Skype, pidgen,
>>> term windows, Konsole, even gimp work perfectly.
>>
>> So you use some Spanish keyboard with one of the SCIM IMEngines? If
>> this is so, then you probably have something like this in your
>> environment:
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>>  XMODIFIERS=3D@im=3DSCIM
>>  GTK_IM_MODULE=3Dscim
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> I had neither in my environment so I added them and there was a =20
> change.  The dead keys printed correctly but weren't dead.  The same =20
> with xim.  I am seeing this on different laptops and one multiple =20
> desktop keyboards.  They are all runing KDE and the desktops are =20
> running FreeBSD 7.1-PRERELEASE and the laptop uptodate Current.
>
>>
>> Please try GTK_IM_MODULE=3Dxim. Switching among keyboards will be a bit
>> harder (SCIM keyboard icon and the actual keyboard will sometimes be
>> desynchronised when you change focus among windows), but this used to
>> solve OpenOffice.org deadkeys problem for me in the past.
>>
>> If this doesn't help, you can try textproc/scim-bridge with
>> GTK_IM_MODULE=3Dscim-bridge.
>>
>> Although I must add that the problem mainly disappeared when I switched
>> to openoffice.org-3-devel (currently running 3.1.20081024).
>
> I'm going to give it a try because we have been using openoffice =20
> since 1.x without problems and without having to learn about SCIM ;)

Nikola, you gave me a least common denominator idea.  The the =20
computers, keyboards, versions of OpenOffice are all different, but =20
they are all running KDE.  On my laptop, I have gnome installed and I =20
keep it up to date although I don't use it.  I switched to gnome and =20
the same OpenOffice works perfectly.

Now I really don't know where to go.  Gotta think about it.

Thanks for all your help.  I feel that I'm getting closer.

ed

> Thanks,
>
> ed
>>
>> HTH
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