Running xmodmap /usr/share/xmodmap/xmodmap.es (where "es" is the language) solves the problem until next reboot.
-- Can't type accented vowels after upgrade to edgy (in kubuntu) https://launchpad.net/bugs/58728 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs