(XTread_socket, KeyPress case): Clear compose_status

if the key has the meta modifier.

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/xterm.c b/src/xterm.c
index e124df8dd4c..c85f79216c1 100644
--- a/src/xterm.c
+++ b/src/xterm.c
@@ -3732,6 +3732,14 @@ XTread_socket (sd, bufp, numchars, expected)
                                         | dpyinfo->hyper_mod_mask
                                         | dpyinfo->alt_mod_mask);
 
+                  /* In case Meta is ComposeCharacter,
+                     clear its status.  According to Markus Ehrnsperger
+                     Markus.Ehrnsperger@lehrstuhl-bross.physik.uni-muenchen.de
+                     this enables ComposeCharacter to work whether or
+                     not it is combined with Meta.  */
+                  if (modifiers & dpyinfo->meta_mod_mask)
+                    bzero (&compose_status, sizeof (compose_status));
+
 #ifdef HAVE_X_I18N
                   if (FRAME_XIC (f))
                     {