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[Bug 1448429] Re: GNOME Flashback (Metacity): Compose Key not working as expected

 

My setting Keyboard>Shortcuts>Typing>Compose Key is set to "Disabled"

$ aptitude show metacity
Package: metacity                        
State: installed
Automatically installed: yes
Version: 1:3.14.3-1ubuntu7
Priority: optional
Section: x11
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Architecture: amd64
Uncompressed Size: 898 k
Depends: adwaita-icon-theme, gsettings-desktop-schemas (>= 3.3.0), metacity-common (= 1:3.14.3-1ubuntu7), zenity, libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.12.4), libc6 (>= 2.14), libcairo2 (>=
         1.10.0), libcanberra-gtk3-0 (>= 0.25), libcanberra0 (>= 0.2), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.37.3), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.12.0), libgtop2-10 (>=
         2.22.3), libice6 (>= 1:1.0.0), libmetacity-private2 (>= 3.12.0), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libpangocairo-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libsm6, libstartup-notification0
         (>= 0.7), libx11-6 (>= 2:1.4.99.1), libxcomposite1 (>= 1:0.3-1), libxcursor1 (> 1.1.2), libxdamage1 (>= 1:1.1), libxext6, libxfixes3, libxinerama1, libxrandr2,
         libxrender1
Recommends: gnome-session | x-session-manager, gnome-themes-standard
Suggests: gnome-control-center (>= 1:3.4.0), xdg-user-dirs
Conflicts: metacity
Provides: x-window-manager
Description: lightweight GTK+ window manager
 Metacity is a small window manager, using GTK+ to do everything. 
 
 As the author says, metacity is a "Boring window manager for the adult in you. Many window managers are like Marshmallow Froot Loops; Metacity is like Cheerios." 
 
 This package contains the core binaries.
Homepage: https://git.gnome.org/browse/metacity

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Title:
  GNOME Flashback (Metacity): Compose Key not working as expected

Status in metacity package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  1) The release of Ubuntu you are using, via 'lsb_release -rd' or
  System -> About Ubuntu

  Description:	Ubuntu 15.04
  Release:	15.04

  2) The version of the package you are using, via 'apt-cache policy
  pkgname' or by checking in Software Center

  xorg:
    Installed: 1:7.7+7ubuntu4
    Candidate: 1:7.7+7ubuntu4

  3) What you expected to happen

  The key combination
  AltGr + [ a
  produces ä (latin small letter a with diaresis)

  Works in GNOME Flashback (Compiz).

  4) What happened instead

  The key combination
  AltGr + [ a
  produces ¨a

  Does not work in GNOME Flashback (Metacity).

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
  Package: xorg 1:7.7+7ubuntu4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-15.15-generic 3.19.3
  Uname: Linux 3.19.0-15-generic x86_64
  .tmp.unity.support.test.0:

  ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
  CompositorRunning: None
  CurrentDesktop: GNOME-Flashback:Unity
  Date: Sat Apr 25 13:05:09 2015
  DistUpgraded: 2015-04-23 21:17:34,692 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
  DistroCodename: vivid
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  ExtraDebuggingInterest: No
  GraphicsCard:
   Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0126] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
     Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:21da]
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-28 (543 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
  MachineType: LENOVO 4291NA7
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-15-generic root=UUID=3b21f524-fe80-4ab0-8b84-c03e44abcd8b ro elevator=deadline quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  SourcePackage: xorg
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to vivid on 2015-04-23 (1 days ago)
  dmi.bios.date: 04/11/2013
  dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.bios.version: 8DET68WW (1.38 )
  dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available
  dmi.board.name: 4291NA7
  dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.board.version: Not Available
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr8DET68WW(1.38):bd04/11/2013:svnLENOVO:pn4291NA7:pvrThinkPadX220:rvnLENOVO:rn4291NA7:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
  dmi.product.name: 4291NA7
  dmi.product.version: ThinkPad X220
  dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.1+15.04.20150410.1-0ubuntu1
  version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.60-2
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.5.2-0ubuntu1
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.5.2-0ubuntu1
  version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.17.1-0ubuntu3
  version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.9.0-1ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.5.0-1ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917-1~exp1ubuntu2build1
  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.11-1ubuntu2build1
  xserver.bootTime: Sat Apr 25 13:04:39 2015
  xserver.configfile: default
  xserver.errors:

  xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
  xserver.outputs:
   product id                                4204
   vendor                                     AUO
  xserver.version: 2:1.17.1-0ubuntu3

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