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xkeyboard-config package

  1. Bug #188342
  2. Comment #11

Comment 11 for bug 188342

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Fred (frederic-lespez) wrote : Re: keymap fr: numpad '.' mapped to period instead of KP_Decimal

I can confirm this bug in OpenOffice.org Calc and Gnucash.
The following workaround from Olivier Mengué works like a charm :
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xkeyboard-config/+bug/188342/comments/2

I don't know if the workaround from Colin Watson works or not... But in Gnucash, numpad '.' doesn't work at all either with "French alternative" or "French" layout. See https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnucash/+bug/157968

It is a really annoying bug. It should work out of the box since this kind of thing drives users away instantly.

And yes indeed, "French uses a comma as decimal separator, but keyboards are labeled with a period". Neverless all french users expect that their numpad '.' gives a comma. And that's what happens in the "Windows" world. So give it to us, please ;-)