Cannot write accents with dead keys - markdown editor
See original GitHub issueDescribe the bug
While writing non-English content with accents, my keyboard requires combining 2 keystrokes (accent - then letter. Spanish has áéíóúü). The accented letter is erased in the markdown editor.
To Reproduce
Just write with dead keys accents in markdown editor.
Expected behavior
Normal writing.
Screenshots
https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/973709/116125493-75c7f300-a6bd-11eb-8a7a-45e580d25653.mp4
Applicable Versions:
- Netlify CMS version: netlify-cms-app 2.14.46, netlify-cms-core 2.39.6, netlify-cms 2.10.117
- Git provider: Gitlab
- OS: Fedora 33 Silverblue
- Browser version Firefox 87.0
CMS configuration
https://www.recallstack.icu/admin/config.yml
Additional context
It seems to work fine on Chromium.
Issue Analytics
- State:
- Created 2 years ago
- Reactions:4
- Comments:5
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Interestingly, today I tested on Firefox on Windows and it works. So, it seems the buggy combination is Firefox + Linux.
I’m also having this problem in macOS Safari (tested in v16 and v16.1, macOS Monterey and macOS Ventura).