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[GH-ISSUE #644] Client not recognizing/writing special letters properly #511

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opened 2026-05-05 06:34:12 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 7 comments

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Originally created by @ShadowBound221 on GitHub (Apr 29, 2020).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/644

Server and Client: Windows 10 Home

Barrier version

Server: 2.3.1-snapshot-58d8f020
Client: 2.3.1-snapshot-f1c57075

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In Croatian there are 5 special letters (š,ž,č,ć,đ), š and ž work properly, but when writing on the client side the letters č,ć and đ are written as c and d.

Originally created by @ShadowBound221 on GitHub (Apr 29, 2020). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/644 OS Server and Client: Windows 10 Home Barrier version Server: 2.3.1-snapshot-58d8f020 Client: 2.3.1-snapshot-f1c57075 Bug In Croatian there are 5 special letters (š,ž,č,ć,đ), š and ž work properly, but when writing on the client side the letters č,ć and đ are written as c and d.

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gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 06:34:17 -06:00

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@cultab commented on GitHub (Apr 29, 2020):

Can also confirm on the following server/client with greek accented letters (άέίόύ) show up as (αειου)

Server: void gnu/linux
Client: windows 10

Server: 2.3.2-RELEASE-00000000
Client: 2.3.2-snapshot-210c2b70

@cultab commented on GitHub (Apr 29, 2020): Can also confirm on the following server/client with greek accented letters (άέίόύ) show up as (αειου) Server: void gnu/linux Client: windows 10 Server: 2.3.2-RELEASE-00000000 Client: 2.3.2-snapshot-210c2b70

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 06:34:18 -06:00

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@AndreasGrip commented on GitHub (May 3, 2020):

I assume it's the same problem described in
https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/217

@AndreasGrip commented on GitHub (May 3, 2020): I assume it's the same problem described in https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/217

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 06:34:19 -06:00

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@carlesoriol commented on GitHub (May 14, 2020):

This is a blocking feature. You cannot use a virtual keyboard if misses basic characters accents are important but also |@#...

Server: ubuntu 20.04
Client: ubuntu 20.04

Server: 2.3.2-Release-00000000
Client: 2.3.2-Release-00000000

@carlesoriol commented on GitHub (May 14, 2020): This is a blocking feature. You cannot use a virtual keyboard if misses basic characters accents are important but also |@#\... Server: ubuntu 20.04 Client: ubuntu 20.04 Server: 2.3.2-Release-00000000 Client: 2.3.2-Release-00000000

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 06:34:23 -06:00

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@ThorstenWirth commented on GitHub (May 22, 2020):

Workaround: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/134

i've used

setxkbmap -device `xinput list | grep "Virtual core XTEST keyboard" | sed -e 's/.\+=\([0-9]\+\).\+/\1/'` de

Now it works fine

You'll might have to change the settings, if you're using dvorak - serch for setxkbmap

@ThorstenWirth commented on GitHub (May 22, 2020): Workaround: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/134 i've used ``` setxkbmap -device `xinput list | grep "Virtual core XTEST keyboard" | sed -e 's/.\+=\([0-9]\+\).\+/\1/'` de ``` Now it works fine You'll might have to change the settings, if you're using dvorak - serch for `setxkbmap`

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2026-05-05 06:34:25 -06:00

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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Sep 23, 2020):

This issue has been automatically marked as stale due to inactivity. It will be closed if no further activity occurs. Thank you for your contributions.

@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Sep 23, 2020): This issue has been automatically marked as stale due to inactivity. It will be closed if no further activity occurs. Thank you for your contributions.

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 06:34:27 -06:00

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@eugenegff commented on GitHub (Oct 14, 2020):

I think this is the same problem that was fixed in pull request https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/pull/910

@eugenegff commented on GitHub (Oct 14, 2020): I think this is the same problem that was fixed in pull request https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/pull/910

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 06:34:30 -06:00

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@p12tic commented on GitHub (Jan 10, 2021):

Agreed.

@p12tic commented on GitHub (Jan 10, 2021): Agreed.

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