Issued:
2012-03-15
Updated:
2012-06-20

RHBA-2012:0392 - iok bug fix update

Synopsis

iok bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An updated iok package that fixes multiple bugs is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The iok package contains an Indic on-screen virtual keyboard that supports the Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Punjabi, Oriya, Sindhi, Tamil and Telugu languages. Currently, iok works with Inscript and xkb keymaps for Indian languages, and is able to parse and display non-Inscript keymaps as well.

The iok package has been upgraded to upstream version 1.3.13, which provides a number of bug fixes over the previous version. This update also fixes the following bugs:

  • Due to xkb keymaps being rewritten in a recent update of the xkeyboard-config package, the iok's language list contained incorrect xkb keymap names when selecting the Hindi X Keyboard Extension (XKB). To fix this problem, the iok's xkb parser has been rewritten. (BZ#736992)

  • Previously, iok looked for files with the ".mim" suffix in the "~/.m17n" directory instead of the "~/.m17n.d" directory. This update modifies the directory path to the correct "~/.m17n.d" so that the user-defined keymap files are saved in the correct directory. (BZ#752667)

  • Previously, when using the on-screen keyboard, mouse clicks on various characters worked as expected. However, finger inputs failed because the first selected character was selected regardless of what characters the user selected next. With this update, users can use the drag-and-drop feature when running iok in advanced mode (the "iok -a" command), which allows users to drag the first key button over the second button. The drag-and-drop feature is not available in iok's default mode. (BZ#752668)

  • Due to a small size of the xkb name array, if the user selected the xkb-Malayalam keymap (enhanced Indian Script with the Rupee sign), and then pressed the "To English" button, the iok utility could terminate unexpectedly. With this update, the size of the xkb name array has been increased so that the utility no longer crashes in the described scenario. (BZ#798592)

All users of iok are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which fixes these bugs.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at This content is not included.https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian6ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6i386

Updated Packages

  • iok-1.3.13-2.el6.src.rpm
  • iok-1.3.13-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • iok-debuginfo-1.3.13-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • iok-1.3.13-2.el6.s390x.rpm
  • iok-1.3.13-2.el6.i686.rpm
  • iok-1.3.13-2.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • iok-debuginfo-1.3.13-2.el6.i686.rpm
  • iok-debuginfo-1.3.13-2.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • iok-debuginfo-1.3.13-2.el6.s390x.rpm

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

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References

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Additional information