Can't enter accented characters with dead key in programs

[etienne]

Hi,

With the April 5 build of EViews 8, I cannot enter an accented character that requires pressing a dead key, such as 'ê' or 'ë' in my case, in a program. For example, with my keyboard layout, writing 'ê' requires pressing '^' (dead key) and then 'e'. But as soon as I press the dead key '^', it prints '^^'. So instead of 'ê', I get '^^e'. Such accented characters are common in comments or prompts in my programs. It used to behave correctly in EViews 7.2.

It does work in some other fields, such as to enter information into the label view of an object, or in the Find... dialog box, while the same problem appears when typing in the command window.

Best regards,

Étienne

[EViews Jason]

This was fixed in late April. If you update your copy of EViews (select Help->EViews update) the problem should be gone.

[etienne]

Thanks! I apologize for submitting a fixed bug; I'm not working with the latest version because Help > EViews update is disabled here. I'll try to get the (local) administrator update our EViews copies more often, and to have a better look at fixes in recent patches!

Best regards,

Étienne