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Old 03-06-2008, 05:38 AM   #1 (permalink)
MetalheadGautham
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Default Ubuntu 8.04 quotes bug

Hi All

Has anyone else noticed the fact that in Ubuntu hardy heron, there is a bug due to which single and double quites don function properly ? The first time I type them, there is no output. In Konqueror, I end up with two square boxes if I use double quotes twice, in Firefox, I get two small dots, and if I type double quotes before a letter like a, I end up with two dots over it. Single quote becomes another pronounciation symbol in firefox(a comma like dash over the letter), but results in two square boxes again in Konqueror.

I googled for this, and found some entries in ubuntu forums, which is sadly offline due to maintainence issues.

update: I saw this http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache...n&ct=clnk&cd=5 and I hope it works.

another update: UK default results in exchange of " and @ but it solves the problem. But shift+2 gives ", and there are many more such issues.

yet another update: I noticed that for an average iBall keyboard like mine with a big fat ugly enter button, intel 105 key keyboard with US default works fine.(not fully tested)
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