Edex-ui: Physical keyboard dead keys don't work

[GitSquared]

Technical information

Using version:

• [X] master (running from GitHub-published source code, currently v2.2.0-pre)
• [X] latest (latest release, currently v2.1.0)
• [ ] vX.X.X (specify other version)

Running on:

• [X] Linux
• [?] Windows

- [?] macOS

Using dead keys to compose accentuated characters with a physical keyboard doesn't work. Reported on Linux by me and @masivi - see end of thread on #466.

[yozlet]

Not sure if this is related, but: on my Mac (running Mojave) not only is there no Cmd/⌘ key on the virtual keyboard, but using Cmd in a key combo then keeps the other keys lit (i.e. showing the solid keypress block), and their status doesn't change until I hit those keys again. (If this is a separate issue, let me know and I'll file it with screenshots)

[GitSquared]

@yozlet That's unrelated but it sounds like an issue I fixed in master the other day and that should land in the next release.

Also I need to replace the Cmd shortcuts on macOS with Ctrl ones like on the other platforms; that will make everything easier... Plus you can't use Cmd+Tab on macOS because that's the system shortcut for switching windows.

[masivi]

Any news about this? I've been searching but nothing useful... :(

[GitSquared]

@masivi I'm currently (mostly) taking a break from open-source work as I got some final exams next week.

I started working on this issue already though, but it is way more complicated than I thought.
For some reason the terminal emulator does not receive correct key events data when dead keys are used.

I hope to find a way to fix this soon as it's also important for my language 😅
I'll keep this thread updated.

[masivi]

Any news about this?
Thank's anyway!

[GitSquared]

Unfortunately not. I've tried a few times to fix this but couldn't find anything.