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US International keyboard layout dead keys behaving inconsistently

I use the US International keyboard layout, which makes it easy to produce a whole bunch of special characters without alt codes or third-party software. It usually works fine, but sometimes the dead ...
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My dead keys are inserting double characters when typed

I'm running Windows 11 Home 64-bit, OS Build 22000.2057 and it's on version 21H2. The German keyboard has two dead keys and they work great on my friends' computer. But when I try to use them on my ...
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Typing backtick in GitHub on Firefox does not create a full-width character

Whenever I type backticks in the GitHub comment textbox, the next character will always be shown in the same spot as the backtick, as if the width of the backtick character is 0. This only happens on ...
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Linux X11 Keyboard behaviour (xkb) on Windows

I recently switched from Kubuntu to Windows and there is nothing I miss more than the Keyboard Layout on Linux. ^ + 1 would give me ¹ (even works with -: X⁻¹), AltGr + O would give me Ø, and so on. Is ...
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How do I get back the older way of (not) displaying dead key presses?

Some characters in my language (Czech) are typed using 'dead keys' (key presses that don't move the caret) followed by a letter receiving the diacritics prepared in the previous dead key stroke. The ...
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setxkbmap and ~/.XCompose - unable to set up valid dead key ...?

I'm running Debian 20.0.4 under XFCE4. I want to set up the left "Win" key (i.e., LWIN) on my keyboard as a dead key which can be used to output vowels with acute accents and which can be ...
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Turning CAPSLOCK into a dead key in linux?

I'm running Linux (Ubuntu 20.04) with the XFCE4 window manager. I know some ways to remap the CAPSLOCK key to either be a no-op or to emulate a different key. However, I'm wondering if there is a way ...
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Dead key behavior on Windows and Linux

When a dead key is pressed in Windows nothing is displayed. But in macOS, when a dead key is pressed the corresponding terminator is displayed and highlighted, awaiting another key to be pressed. Is ...
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Is there a way to change the behavior of dead keys on ubuntu?

I started using linux a few weeks ago and, while the layout of my keyboard is correctly set and suits me, the behavior of some keys (mostly the " key) bothers me. In Windows, if I press that key (") ...
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Win10 on-screen keyboard closes after using AltGr, even in hotkey?

The title says it all; when I enter an accented letter that requires an AltGr deadkey, the on-screen keyboard auto-closes. Very counterproductive (esp since it isn’t exactly giid at popping up ...
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Keyboard map/layout with Mac-style deadkeys?

I write in English and French, so I'd like to have an English (QWERTY) keymap that still lets me type accented letters easily. I don't like the English-International keyboard because that requires ...
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Where is the behavior of dead keys on Ubuntu keyboard layouts defined?

I'm on Ubuntu, and using a keyboard layout (specifically US with AltGr dead keys) which as the name implies includes some dead keys. Some dead key combinations are unexpected but very useful, such as ...
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AltGr dead key keyboard layout not working with Outlook

I am using a specific keyboard layout with Windows 10 using AltGr dead keys: to get an é I have to press AltGr + ' then e. It is working fine with all the installed software... except with Outlook ("...
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Typing Single Quotes On US/International Keyboard?

The US/international keyboard works great for many languages like Spanish and Portuguese. It was great to figure that out so I wouldn't have to copy/paste or try to remember alt codes. However, in ...
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Windows 7 and international Dvorak keyboard layout with dead keys?

I cannot find such a feature in Keyboard layout list. It would be so much easier if the layout is built in the system because I cannot install 3rd-party layouts in all environments. I need first-...
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Capital accented e with Caps Lock + key

I'm Italian, so sometimes I have to start a sentence with the letter 'è' (it is the third singular person of the present simple of the verb 'to be'). In Linux, writing that capital character is ...
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Suddenly dead keys don't work

Suddenly dead keys are disabled, but I didn't change settings. I'm running Windows 8.1. I didn't spill anything over the keyboard. The apostrophe ('), double quote (") backtick (`) circumflex (^) and ...
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Problems with US International Keyboard Layout - dead keys

From the surface, this is one of those questions about keyboard layouts from somebody who types a quote, then gets nothing, then types another letter and is surprised to get an accented letter :). I ...
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Activating/using the dead key “^” with the German keyboard layout

I'm using a German keyboard layout on Ubuntu. I always write LaTeX mathematical formula with the Kile editor and the exponent key ^ is not active there. I have to copy-paste it from somewhere else and ...
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How to type ñ on my debian system?

Dead keys used to work as they should until months ago but since whatever update of my debian/gnome/whatever I fail to both type ñ and to find a solution. I live in Viña, Chile, so it's not so ...
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Some keys seem dead - Works in Safe Mode

Recently, some key(-combinations) have stopped working on my WinXP Pro SP3 computer. Ctrl-E and PgUp and PgDn seem dead on the numpad, but all other keys and combinations work as they should. Ctrl-E ...
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How to reproduce the behavior of Mac OS X's dead keys on Windows 7?

I'm French, but I've chosen to take a QWERTY keyboard for my MacBook Pro for many reasons: first of all, the AZERTY keyboard is not at all ergonomic because it has no numeric keypad, and I must use ...
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Dead key sequence for quotes works oddly in Eclipse in MacOS X

I'm using an US-International Keyboard in MacOS. The normal behavior for dead keys in every application is, for example, if I press the key sequence ', it understands that the comma doesn't carry ...
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Where are the non-english characters on a Dvorak keyboard?

I recently decided to switch to the Dvorak keyboard layout, however I can't find an easy way to type non-english characters like á, é etc. In fact, I had to switch back to QWERTY to type these in ...
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Dead keys and non-determenistic "plain-mode"

Many times when I want to type just an `, ~ or other dead key, it doesn't work when I press the dead key followed by space. It often works, but often not. I have been unable to find any rules for when ...
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How to make ^ and ` non-dead-keys on Windows 7 with German keyboard layout

In the default German keyboard layout ^ and backtick/forwardtick are deadkeys. However, as a programmer I usually do not need to write áccênts, but the characters itself. Being required to press the ...
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Unable to get the deadkey feature working on XP

A family member of mine has a Windows XP PRO desktop (with Dutch MUI). Now because he wants to type letters with accents (i.e. chars like à) I've set the keyboard settings to "US-International". This ...
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keyboard enters quotes and single quotes only after 2nd keypress [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Weird problem in windows XP - apostrophes and double quotes don't show up until the key has been pressed twice. hello, if i press the key for single quotes or double ...
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