[Qt Creator] Tilde key doesn't work

rox271

Hi,

Since Qt 5.0 the tilde key doesn't work anymore in the text editor (on Win 7 64bits).
I have a french keyboard layout and I have to enter the sequence Alt Gr + 2 then SPACE key to display the tilde.
Expected outcome: ~ character on its own
Actual behavior: SPACE character on its own

At the moment I go to notepad and copy paste the character when I need it.

Is there a workaround or setting I missed?

Help appreciated, this is quite ennoying...

andre

To me, it sounds as if the windows keyboard layout that you have set for QtCreator is off. Windows keeps track of the keyboard layout per application, at least while running. Pressing CTRL+SHIFT switches the active layout. Could you try that?

rox271

Hi André, I tried that but it didn't work. Also I have only one keyboard layout installed on windows so not sure what would be the expected outcome.

This being said, I found a clue:

go in Tools / Options
Pick "Text editor" in the left list
Go to "Completion"
Change option Activate completion: from Always to Manually

Now the tilde is visible!

Is there a way to alter the behavior of this autocompletion tool?

andre

Ok, sorry, then I don't know. Sorry to have led you down the wrong path.

rox271

No worry, appreciate the attention.

Renox0

Hi,

It seems that I've got the same problem here (Qt Creator 3.1.1.) on OS X 10.9.4.
I've a French keyboard and the ~ and ^ are working strangely. But I found something...

When the problem occurred try to switch application (like open Safari for while) and tilde comes back in Qt Creator !
Yes it will not resolve the issue, but it's better than copy/paste a ~ from notepad ;-)