#7474 HIGH 8.2.0 (: Compose keys not working for Amharic

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#7474: Compose keys not working for Amharic
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   Reporter:  sayamindu  |       Owner:  sayamindu           
       Type:  defect     |      Status:  new                 
   Priority:  high       |   Milestone:  8.2.0 (was Update.2)
  Component:  keyboards  |     Version:  Update.1            
 Resolution:             |    Keywords:                      
Next_action:  diagnose   |    Verified:  0                   
  Blockedby:             |    Blocking:                      
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Changes (by sayamindu):

 * cc: svu (added)
  * owner:  erikg => sayamindu
  * status:  assigned => new


Comment:

 Figured out the problem:

 Instead of lines like

 {{{
 <u> <U1200> : "ሁ" <U1201> # key h (base character ሀ)
 }}}

 the lines should read as


 {{{
 <u> <U1200> : "ሁ" U1201 # key h (base character ሀ)
 }}}

 (I feel so stupid for not noticing this all these days :-()

 However, this introduces a new problem. The vowels (u, i, etc) are treated
 as dead characters even when the US English keyboard layout is active, and
 in that mode, pressing u or i does not work.

 A possible solution for this would be to modify the XKB symbol file for
 Amharic, and make u, i, and the other "modifier" keys send in some bogus
 unicode values, which would be then handled by the Compose file.

 Sergey/Bernie: Any suggestions ?

 Erik: I'm taking this up again.

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/7474#comment:5>
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