[issue25356] Idle (Python 3.4 on Ubuntu) does not allow typing accents

2016-10-02 Thread Rogério Nunes Wolff
Rogério Nunes Wolff added the comment: I find this bug recently in my IDLE. Ubuntu 14.04, Python 3.4.3, Tk 8.6.1. How can I fix this? -- nosy: +rogeriowolff ___ Python tracker _

[issue25356] Idle (Python 3.4 on Ubuntu) does not allow typing accents

2015-10-27 Thread Terry J. Reedy
Terry J. Reedy added the comment: Thank you for the confirmation that this is a tcl/tk problem. At least this report is here for anyone else using 8.6 with non-US keyboard on linux. -- resolution: -> third party stage: -> resolved status: open -> closed __

[issue25356] Idle (Python 3.4 on Ubuntu) does not allow typing accents

2015-10-26 Thread eryksun
eryksun added the comment: This seems to be a problem with Tk 8.6 when using an international keyboard layout on Linux. I ran the following test.tcl script via wish: text .t pack .t Initially dead keys work, but they stop working if I switch away from the text entry to another window

[issue25356] Idle (Python 3.4 on Ubuntu) does not allow typing accents

2015-10-25 Thread Terry J. Reedy
Terry J. Reedy added the comment: I am out of ideas. You might ask on python-list (accessible as newsgroup mirror on news.gmane.org) whether any other Ubunto users have the problem or have heard of it. -- ___ Python tracker

[issue25356] Idle (Python 3.4 on Ubuntu) does not allow typing accents

2015-10-25 Thread Gian Carlo Martinelli
Gian Carlo Martinelli added the comment: Any additional input on this issue? -- ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing li

[issue25356] Idle (Python 3.4 on Ubuntu) does not allow typing accents

2015-10-10 Thread Gian Carlo Martinelli
Gian Carlo Martinelli added the comment: @Terry Using 'Find in Files' (Alt+F3) works fine. I can type everything normally. Also in the Output everything is fine. Apparently the problem is only with diacriticals (I mentioned 'ç', but it is working (I have a particular key for that in my keyboar

[issue25356] Idle (Python 3.4 on Ubuntu) does not allow typing accents

2015-10-09 Thread Serhiy Storchaka
Serhiy Storchaka added the comment: Do you have problems with ASCII characters "'", "^", "~", or with combining accents in "á", "â", "ã"? -- nosy: +serhiy.storchaka ___ Python tracker __

[issue25356] Idle (Python 3.4 on Ubuntu) does not allow typing accents

2015-10-09 Thread Ankit Baruah
Ankit Baruah added the comment: Find in Files (grep) Yes can type `'^~. Output Window Yes seems to work can type `'^~ and other characters. -- ___ Python tracker ___ __

[issue25356] Idle (Python 3.4 on Ubuntu) does not allow typing accents

2015-10-09 Thread Ankit Baruah
Ankit Baruah added the comment: Yes,i am using ubuntu. Thank you Terry for guiding me really appreciate your help. Sorry for not replying fell asleep. -- ___ Python tracker __

[issue25356] Idle (Python 3.4 on Ubuntu) does not allow typing accents

2015-10-09 Thread Terry J. Reedy
Terry J. Reedy added the comment: I am not surprised that non-ascii chars fail also. But, all? or just a few (all symbol? or only diacriticals)? My first thought was that you have a european keyboard that is does not match your Ubuntu configuration. Or that you had an older tcl/tk that did no

[issue25356] Idle (Python 3.4 on Ubuntu) does not allow typing accents

2015-10-09 Thread Gian Carlo Martinelli
Gian Carlo Martinelli added the comment: Terry, first of all thanks for trying to solve this. I usually start IDLE using Ubuntu's dash. The problem is with more than just the three characters. Others that I have tested and that don't work include "ç", "`", umlauts... There work in others plac

[issue25356] Idle (Python 3.4 on Ubuntu) does not allow typing accents

2015-10-09 Thread Terry J. Reedy
Terry J. Reedy added the comment: Ankit: the issue is where do they fail, why, and how to fix. Are you running Ubuntu also? G.C. How do you start IDLE? Is the problem with exactly those three chars? Do they fail in the Shell? an editor? search box? other entry box such as you get with Alt-M?

[issue25356] Idle (Python 3.4 on Ubuntu) does not allow typing accents

2015-10-09 Thread Ankit Baruah
Ankit Baruah added the comment: Yes same answers as Gian characters worked perfectly -- ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-bugs-list ma

[issue25356] Idle (Python 3.4 on Ubuntu) does not allow typing accents

2015-10-09 Thread Gian Carlo Martinelli
Gian Carlo Martinelli added the comment: 1) Do the keys work in the Ubuntu console? Yes. 2) Do the keys work in interactive python (not IDLE), started with 'python' at the console prompt. Yes. 3) In IDLE, go to Help->About IDLE. What is the Tk version. Best if 8.6.x, if before 8.5.18, upgra

[issue25356] Idle (Python 3.4 on Ubuntu) does not allow typing accents

2015-10-09 Thread Terry J. Reedy
Terry J. Reedy added the comment: IDLE uses tkinter which wraps the tcl/tk GUI framework. Tk handles key presses. So this is almost certainly not an IDLE bug, or even a tkinter bug. Unless you can demonstrate otherwise, I will closing this as a CPython issue. Since this is the first report I

[issue25356] Idle (Python 3.4 on Ubuntu) does not allow typing accents

2015-10-09 Thread Ankit Baruah
Ankit Baruah added the comment: Hello, i am totally new.I went through Pythons Developers guide and would like to learn so please tell me what i should learn to resolve this issue. -- nosy: +@nkit ___ Python tracker

[issue25356] Idle (Python 3.4 on Ubuntu) does not allow typing accents

2015-10-09 Thread Gian Carlo Martinelli
New submission from Gian Carlo Martinelli: IDLE (using Python 3.4 on Ubuntu) does not recognize accent key presses (ex: ~, ^, '). This makes it impossible to program in some languages. -- components: IDLE messages: 252620 nosy: Gian Carlo Martinelli priority: normal severity: normal st