[issue22408] Tkinter doesn't handle Unicode dead key combinations on Windows

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[issue22408] Tkinter doesn't handle Unicode dead key combinations on Windows

Ned Deily added the comment: OK, then if you want to pursue the issue, I'd suggest asking on one of the Tcl/Tk forums (perhaps comp.lang.tcl) or Stackoverflow and/or checking the Tk issue tracker (https://core.tcl.tk/tk/reportlist). Good luck! -- resolution: -> third party stage: ->

[issue22408] Tkinter doesn't handle Unicode dead key combinations on Windows

Drekin added the comment: I installed wish and tried the demos shipped with Python. The behavior occurs during the demo "basic editable text". So it's an issue of Tk itself. Actually the same behavior occurs even in the wish shell. -- ___ Python tra

[issue22408] Tkinter doesn't handle Unicode dead key combinations on Windows

Ned Deily added the comment: I guess it still comes down to whether this is an issue in tkinter or in Tk itself. Almost all character processing and event generation is done in Tk. One way to isolate the issue would be to use text widgets in the Tk wish shell and its demo programs. They sho

[issue22408] Tkinter doesn't handle Unicode dead key combinations on Windows

Drekin added the comment: By modifier I mean a key like Shift, Ctrl, Alt, AltGr; or the corresponding modifier state. A combination modifier + base key produces either special action or a character or a dead key. A dead key affects the next character rather than producing a character itself. D