Keyboard letters using Alt-Gr cannot be entered in Firefox
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| firefox-3.5 (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: firefox-3.5
I have a German keyboard and I cannot enter the following letters/symbols in Firefox:
@ (Alt-Gr + Q)
\ (Alt-Gr + ß)
€ (Alt-Gr + E)
{ (Alt-Gr + 7)
} (Alt-Gr + 0)
[ (Alt-Gr + 8)
] (Alt-Gr + 9)
| (Alt-Gr + <)
I currently need to type these in a terminal for example and use copy/paste.
Strangely ~ (Alt-Gr + +) is working
The problem also happens with other keyboard layouts (for example Polish)
lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 9.10
Release: 9.10
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Nov 3 21:12:22 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
Package: firefox-3.5 3.5.4+nobinonly
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSign
SourcePackage: firefox-3.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686
| ado (domingues-fr) wrote | #1 |
| ado (domingues-fr) wrote | #2 |
| Robert Persson (ireneshusband) wrote | #3 |
| Changed in firefox-3.5 (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
This is not a problem of firefox, but an Ubuntu configuration issue, so this bug can be closed.
Solution:
System>
Layouts tab
Layout options (button)
"Key to chosse 3rd level" => select the appropriate option
In my case AltGr corresponds to the right alt
Maybe you need to reboot
I also did the following before, but I don't know if this is necessary:
remove: /etc/default/
run: sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-setup
and there is the selection for AltGr as well