Bug 419314

Summary: Dead key are not transmitted to Android device by KDE connect remote input
Product: [Applications] kdeconnect Reporter: Vainamoinen <vainamoinen>
Component: plasmoidAssignee: Albert Vaca Cintora <albertvaka>
Status: CONFIRMED ---    
Severity: normal CC: dev, hsantanna, kazirifat03.krm
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 1.0   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Manjaro   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Vainamoinen 2020-03-27 21:07:12 UTC 
SUMMARY
Special caracters made by dead key, like ê are not transmitted from Remote Input to the Android device

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Have a french keyboard (or any with dead keys, I guess)
2. Have the remote device correclty configured, and focus on a text field
3. Type on the remote control ^ + e (in standard azerty keybord, the key is just left to the 'P' key)

OBSERVED RESULT
Nothing is send to the remote device.

EXPECTED RESULT
A ê caracter on the remote device.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 
macOS: 
Linux/KDE Plasma: 
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.18.3
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.68.0
Qt Version: 5.14.1

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 Henrique Sant'Anna 2025-02-26 21:19:03 UTC 
I can reproduce this bug on plasma kdeconnect version  24.12.2 (Portuguese keyboard layout, abnt2, at desktop)

Android kdeconnect version: 1.32.11 (13211)  (Portuguese language at FUTO Android Keybord)
Comment 2 Henrique Sant'Anna 2025-02-26 21:22:42 UTC 
(In reply to Henrique Sant'Anna from comment #1)
> I can reproduce this bug on plasma kdeconnect version  24.12.2 (Portuguese
> keyboard layout, abnt2, at desktop)
> 
> Android kdeconnect version: 1.32.11 (13211)  (Portuguese language at FUTO
> Android Keybord)

Operating System: Arch Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.1
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.11.0
Qt Version: 6.8.2
Kernel Version: 6.12.16-1-lts (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland

Android 15 mobile device