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I'm using xpra to work on a remote ubuntu linux server from my ubuntu linux laptop, using the latest xpra x11 client and the latest xpra x11 server (installed from the xpra.org apt repository). The connection is done through openssh. I'm using a belgian keyboard (azerty, similar to french kb). The problem is the same whether I use seamless or desktop modes. However I don't have the problem when testing xpra locally on my laptop.

Dead keys (circumflex accent or tilde that should appear if I press it and then another key (space for example)) don't work in any applications. Using xev, I can see the event though :

KeyPress event, serial 48, synthetic NO, window 0x3000001, root 0x50e, subw 0x0, time 1899047455, (114,40), root:(122,456), state 0x10, keycode 34 (keysym 0xfe52, dead_circumflex), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (5e) "^" XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes: XFilterEvent returns: True KeyRelease event, serial 48, synthetic NO, window 0x3000001, root 0x50e, subw 0x0, time 1899047456, (114,40), root:(122,456), state 0x10, keycode 34 (keysym 0xfe52, dead_circumflex), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (5e) "^" XFilterEvent returns: False KeyPress event, serial 48, synthetic NO, window 0x3000001, root 0x50e, subw 0x0, time 1899048177, (114,40), root:(122,456), state 0x10, keycode 34 (keysym 0xfe52, dead_circumflex), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (5e) "^" XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes: XFilterEvent returns: True KeyPress event, serial 48, synthetic NO, window 0x3000001, root 0x50e, subw 0x0, time 1899048177, (114,40), root:(122,456), state 0x10, keycode 0 (keysym 0x5e, asciicircum), same_screen YES, XKeysymToKeycode returns keycode: 15 XLookupString gives 0 bytes: XmbLookupString gives 1 bytes: (5e) "^" XFilterEvent returns: False KeyRelease event, serial 48, synthetic NO, window 0x3000001, root 0x50e, subw 0x0, time 1899048177, (114,40), root:(122,456), state 0x10, keycode 34 (keysym 0xfe52, dead_circumflex), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (5e) "^" XFilterEvent returns: False

I tried different input methods and different keyboard configurations in xpra but I can't get this working.

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I finally found the source of the issue. setxkbmap on the client machine was wrong (it was defaulting to us layout). Running setxkbmap be on the client before attaching to the xpra session fixes the keyboard dead key issue.

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For some reason, in my Xpra client (or server, dunno) the tilde character is disabled from AltGr+2 (French keyboard), but it is available from the right-mouse key close to Fn on my keyboard. Cheap workaround.

Strangely all other characters with AltGr were correct except tilde ~.

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