In the hope that it will be useful to others who struggle with this, I'll just add that I'm now using GNU Emacs 22 (emacs-snapshot under Feisty, emacs22 under Gutsy), which has resolved - I think - all my issues.
-k -- Dead keys don't work in "emacs -nw" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/35231 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs