Some keybindings do not work using Greek keyboard on Linux

[nplatis]

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Description

Some keybindings do not work with Greek keyboard on my Linux system.

Keybindngs that do not work: Ctrl+C, Ctrl+X, Ctrl+V, Ctrl+A.
Keybindings that work: Ctrl+Z, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+G, Ctrl+W.

I am on Arch Linux/KDE and using the aur/atom-editor-bin package (which just uses the .deb official package).

I have installed English and Greek keyboards. Everything works fine when I am on the English keyboard, the problem happens when I am on the Greek keyboard.

Expected behavior: Keybindings should have their expected function.

Actual behavior: Nothing happens.

Reproduces how often: Always, with current version

Versions

$ atom --version
Atom    : 1.12.7
Electron: 1.3.13
Chrome  : 52.0.2743.82
Node    : 6.5.0

$ apm --version
apm  1.12.9
npm  3.10.5
node 4.4.5
python 2.7.12
git 2.11.0

[theonedemon]

+1, not work Ctrl+C, Ctrl+X, Ctrl+V, Ctrl+A on cyrillic layout

[DeFiXiK]

Same problem occurs to me.

$ atom --version
Atom    : 1.12.7
Electron: 1.4.13
Chrome  : 53.0.2785.143
Node    : 6.5.0

$ cat /etc/lsb-release 
DISTRIB_ID=ManjaroLinux
DISTRIB_RELEASE=16.10
DISTRIB_CODENAME=Fringilla
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Manjaro Linux"

• When I'm switched to English layout (for typing Latin symbols) every shortcut works flawlessly.
• When I switch to Russian layout, Ctrl+X, Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V, Ctrl+A don't work, though Ctrl+F, Ctrl+Z still do.

I did not have this issue on 1.12.6.

If I start keymap resolver and press any key on Russian layout, it will show Cyrillic letter (ctrl-я for ctrl-z, ctrl-ч for ctrl-x etc.) I'm not sure if it's related, but on Ubuntu 16.04 machine with Atom 1.12.6 I see only Latin letters in the resolver and it has no issue described above.

[winstliu]

@DeFiXiK Thanks for reaching out!

We've determined that your issue is being caused by the use of an unofficial build or distribution of Atom. Often these customized versions of Atom are modified versions of the Stable branch of Atom with mismatched versions of built-in components. These updated components are taken from the Beta channel or master branch and then injected into the Stable version and a new Atom package is generated. Because of the way Atom is constructed, using these mismatched components can cause mysterious and hard-to-diagnose problems. You can find out more about why we chose to not support unofficial distributions here.

[DeFiXiK]

@50Wliu I've downloaded official build from github releases and I still have the issue

[winstliu]

/cc @Ben3eeE

[nplatis]

Still here:

$ atom --version
Atom    : 1.13.0
Electron: 1.3.13
Chrome  : 52.0.2743.82
Node    : 6.5.0

$ apm --version
apm  1.14.1
npm  3.10.5
node 4.4.5
python 2.7.13
git 2.11.0

[Ben3eeE]

Can anyone facing this issue please try the 1.14 beta. In Atom 1.14 beta we made some changes to improve layout switching on Linux and fixed an issue where the keymap was not built correctly for some languages which might have fixed this issue. I am not able to reproduce this issue on Ubuntu when using Atom 1.14.

@DeFiXiK You say that 1.12.7 does not work and that 1.12.6 works. On Ubuntu you only tried 1.12.6. If you have the chance can you please try 1.14 on both Manjaro Linux and Ubuntu to see if you can reproduce the issue?

@nplatis What do you see in the keybinding-resolver when you press the keyboard combinations that work and don't work? You can open the keybinding-resolver using Ctrl+.

[nplatis]

@Ben3eeE
In Atom 1.13, when typing Greek and pressing shortcuts I see the Greek letters, for example Ctrl+α, Ctrl+ζ, etc for all letters.
I tried

$ atom-beta -version
Atom    : 1.14.0-beta0
Electron: 1.3.13
Chrome  : 52.0.2743.82
Node    : 6.5.0

$ apm-beta -version
apm  1.15.1
npm  3.10.5
node 4.4.5 x64
python 2.7.13
git 2.11.0

and now shortcuts work! In the keybing-resolver I now see the latin letters, for example Ctrl+a, Ctrl+z, etc.

[DeFiXiK]

@Ben3eeE
I tried 1.14 on Manjaro and the issue disappeared. All the shortcuts work in both layouts and the keymap resolver always displays Latin letters. Everything's fine :)

$ atom-beta -version
Atom    : 1.14.0-beta0
Electron: 1.3.13
Chrome  : 52.0.2743.82
Node    : 6.5.0

Unfortunately, I can't test it on Ubuntu PC since it doesn't belong to me.

[Ben3eeE]

That is great to hear! I am going to close this issue as resolved. Please let us know if you run in to any more problems!

/cc: @as-cii for extra 👀 looks like your recent keyboard-layout PRs fixed this issue 🎉

[BillGR17]

The problem is back!!
Distro: Arch Linux
Atom: 1.22.1
Electron: 1.6.15
Chrome : 56.0.2924.87
Node: 7.4.0

i tried atom --safe but still the same problem

[nplatis]

@BillGR17
Which package are you using? I am using aur/atom-editor-bin and have no problem with the shortcuts I tried. I also tried the community/atom package and shortcuts seem to work as well.

[BillGR17]

@nplatis
i am using aur/atom-editor-bin too and i also tried the community and restarted the pc but it had the same result.
Maybe its caused by Desktop Environment? i am using xfce
Thanks for the reply :)

[nplatis]

Who knows? KDE here.

[BillGR17]

So i installed kde did the configurations for Greek there and i still got the same result

[alordiel]

Hi guys,
I'm had the same problem. My OS is Antergos (Arch) with KDE and running 1.22.1 version of Atom. When I change my keyboard layout to Bulgarian all the copy-paste shortcuts stopped working.
I found a work around - I've created my own keybinding for those not working shortcuts. To do so I went to Settings (Edit > Preferences or ctrl-,) and from the left panel I chose Keybindings. There is a text that says

You can override these keybindings by copying and pasting them into your keymap file

Clicking on your keymap file will open a keymap.cson file where I added the code below:

'body':
  'ctrl-ц': 'core:copy'
  'ctrl-ж': 'core:paste'
  'ctrl-ь': 'core:cut'
  'ctrl-з': 'core:undo'
  'ctrl-ъ': 'core:redo'

(Of course this works only with Bulgarian Phonetic Layout, you will need to add your own letters there from your own layout).
After restarting atom all worked perfectly.
Hope this will help you solve your issue temporary.

[BillGR17]

@alordiel yep that did the trick! thanks