[Bug 82275] [kde 3.5.6] kdesu shows two "stars" for a single character entered with dead keys

[yamal]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: kdebase-bin

For every character entered with the help of dead keys (like " + a = ä),
kdesu shows two stars [or whatever these are called] in the password
dialogue, even though 'ä' is a single character. Thus, a single star
would be expected just like for any other character; the two stars shown
signal to the user that he mistyped something and the special character
was not properly formed.

Despite the obvious confusion, the password is accepted and the
requested program starts fine.

Does not happen with "deadkey + SPACEBAR" (used to form the character of
the dead key itself); In this case kdesu shows only a single star as
expected.

edgy with kde 3.5.6 from kubuntu.org

** Affects: kdebase (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Unconfirmed

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[kde 3.5.6] kdesu shows two "stars" for a single character entered with dead keys
https://launchpad.net/bugs/82275