Name: sv35042 Date: 10/18/2002


FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.4.0_01"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.0_01-b03)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.0_01-b03, mixed mode)

FULL OPERATING SYSTEM VERSION :
Linux Red Hat 7.3
glibc-2.2.5-34
Kernel 2.4.18-3

ADDITIONAL OPERATING SYSTEMS :
Linux Debian "potato", "woody"


EXTRA RELEVANT SYSTEM CONFIGURATION :
My keyboard is : US Keyboard 104 keys

When install Red Hat 7.3 :
- Add Support for Italian language (but is the same with
other language like french or german)
- Use 104 US intl (w/ dead keys)
- Enable dead keys

So, after the installation, in my /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 i have:

Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us_intl"
Option "XkbVariant" "basic"

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Dead keys on US Keyboard doesn't work with Linux in JDK 1.4

I have a Red Hat 7.3 with a US Keyboard, but i'm italian and
i need Èá, È¿, Ȩ, ÈM-^Y, etc...

So i enable the dead keys... When i press "'" + "a" => "Èá"
or "'" + SPACE => "'"

Linux applications works well (Gnome or KDE), but Java JFC
apps no!

When i press in a JFC application, for example, the key "'"
+ SPACE i cannot see the "'" char! Otherwise, when i press
"'" + "a" i have correctly "Èá"

Reproduce this problem is very easy, execute the JFC demo
Notepad included with JDK on a Red Hat 7.3 with deadkeys
enabled and italian support (or another european language).

I'have the same problem with JDK 1.4.1 beta.

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
1. enable dead keys and italian support on a Red Hat 7.3
with a US keyboard

2. execute "java -jar $JAVA_HOME/demo/jfc/Notepad/notepad.jar"

3. Try to press, for example, the key "~" + SPACE or the key
"'" + SPACE, nothing happens!

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
I expected to see the char "'" when i press "'" + SPACE
(also for ~,",`)

ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
there's no error message.
"'", "~", "`", """ (that are dead-keys) doesn't work with SPACE keypress!

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

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Simply execute the JFC Notepad demo included with JDK...
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(Review ID: 159736)
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