Note:both problems disappear in the tty (Ctrl+Alt+F1).The problem is only forkonsole (under KDE)
Have you tried changing the Keyboard layout in KDE. Control Centre should allow you to select the correct keyboard layout AFAIK.
HTHWackojacko
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