I found that this bug cannot be reproduced consistently. For new drawings, space seem to act correctly.
Today, I tried to work on the same drawing that prompted me to send the bug report. When I press the space bar continuously, inkscape ended up inserting a space, then skipping a character, and then inserting another space etc. i.e., every other space acts as a right arrow. These odd behaviours do not seem to be XIM-related, as running inkscape with [EMAIL PROTECTED] does not seem to cause inkscape to act normally. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]