Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Improved console UTF-8 support for the Linux kernel? | From | Simos Xenitellis <> | Date | Sun, 12 Dec 2004 22:08:22 +0000 |
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David Gómez wrote: > Hi Jan ;), > > > >I am not sure how you wrote the above characters. According to UTF-8, > > >characters with codepoints above 0x79 require two bytes so that to be > > >valid. When you compose "ö" (you press something like ";", then "o") in > > >the console? > > > > ö is a "native key" on my keyboard, i.e. i do not need to play with compose to > > generate ö. > > Aaahh ;), you've should said that before. The whole problem with the > kernel is with the compose tables. If you have a native key for "ö" in > your keyboard you'll not have problems. I can type for example a 'n > with tilde' in my keyboard because is too is a native key, but for > accentuated characters, for utf-8 output is neccesary to apply the patch :-/
And that's the whole issue.
As soon as the kernel is in Unicode mode for the console, currently there is no way to input accented characters through a dead key (composed). Some years back when 8-bit encodings where used there was no problem, however now all distros are broken with regards to this.
I do not know what is the next step to consider adding the patch. Do we get a kernel maintainer related to console I/O speak up and say "Hmm, I *might* consider a patch, if I see it and people say they are happy"?
simos
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