[desktop-discuss] Gnome thinks that my compose key is stuck

[Paul Wernau]

Sebastien Roy wrote:
> Calum Benson wrote:
>> IIRC it's a feature of the XKB X server extension.  Not sure how
>> configurable it is, currently.
> 
> It seems that it is configurable.  A few weeks back in this thread, 
> Fuyuki Hasegawa said:
>  >
>> 1. Change IM trigger hotkey from default Ctrl+space to something
>>     else that you don't usually type in or remove all entries.
>>     (Trigger Keys tab in iiim-propeties)
>  >
> 
> The complaint though, is not that it's not configurable; it's that the 
> default key combination is too easily triggered by accident.  People who 
> trigger this by accident don't know about (nor want to know about) 
> iiim-properties, therefore don't know how to go change the default.
> 

Yes, once you know what to look for, you can get rid of the trigger key 
by right-clicking the icon in the gnome-panel, then Preferences->Trigger 
Keys.  If you know that's what you're looking for :)

-Paul