Now it is working. I'm not sure what fixed it, but here are a few factors: I set: LC_ALL=en_US.UTF8
I put the international keyboard as the default keyboard. I installed qt-ibus support, and set ibus input method to none (not xim). My bet is that the LC_ALL=en_US.UTF8 would have been sufficient, (with qt input settings at scim-bridge?) -- KDE under gnome session: us international keyboard gone https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/618894 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs