X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: Yes, hits=6.3 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_20,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,SARE_SUB_ENC_UTF8,T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 18:56:37 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?Altgr=2Bspace_doesn=27t_print_the_expected_character_whe?= =?UTF-8?Q?n_using_bash_and_b=C3=A9po_keyboard_layout?= From: Thomas LIMIN To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Hello I'm using Cygwin on Windows Seven 64bit, with the b=C3=A9po keyboard layout (http://bepo.fr/wiki/Accueil b=C3=A9po is a keyboard layout optimized for french users) Using this layout, I can't write a '_' in bash. b=C3=A9po layout binds '_' to the key sequence Ctrl+Alt+SPACE (or Altgr+SP= ACE). All native windows applications understand this sequence, and print a '_'. However, pressing Ctrl+Alt+SPACE (or Altgr+SPACE) when I'm at the bash prompt doesn't print anything. If I write directly to cat standard input (after typing 'cat' and press return), then I get what looks like a space, but is a null character (hexadecimal ascii code =3D 00) With vi, in insertion mode, pressing Ctrl+Alt+SPACE (or Altgr+SPACE) trigger this message: E29: No inserted text yet However, other b=C3=A9po bindings, including Altgr bindings, works seemlessly, and I can get all the characters, even no ascii and accentuated characters. It seems that the only key sequence encountering issue is Ctrl+Alt+SPACE (or Altgr+SPACE). Does cygwin or one of the underlying library handles this sequence in a specific way? Does someone has already encountered an issue with altgr+space binding and know how to resolve it? Best regards Thomas LIMIN -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple