Re: [dwm] [dvtm] Cyrillic input

From: Marc Andre Tanner <mat_AT_brain-dump.org>
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2008 23:52:37 +0100

Hi,

On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 05:40:13PM +0300, SIO wrote:
> If I start some applications inside dvtm, sometimes I've got troubles
> with cyrillic input.
> Sometimes letters enter, sometimes not. I have to press a key for a
> long time to get it entered.
>
> 1.
> mcabber reports following error:
> > Unknown key=128
> (keycode may vary)
>
> 2.
> aptitude crashes with a report:
> > Uncaught exception: Unable to read from stdin: Success
>
> 3.
> htop just closes the search prompt when I try to enter some cyrillic symbols
>
>
> But some applications always work pretty good with cyrillic input,
> e.g. bash, ncmpc, vim
>
> I tested it on:
> - dvtm 0.4.1-1 from ubuntu repos,
> - dvtm 0.4.1 compiled from source (tarball from
> http://www.brain-dump.org/projects/dvtm/dvtm-0.4.1.tar.gz)
> - dvtm 0.4.1 from git repository (fetched on November, 29)
>
> The bug appears in all versions.
>
> Is there any way to fix it?

Thanks for the report, I have added it to my TODO list but I am a bit
busy right now so don't expect anything useful in the near future. The
upcoming dvtm-0.5 release will most likely not contain a fix for it.

Regards,
Marc

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