This is not just with dead keys, but also with non-english characters typed with a different keyboard layout (russian phonetic in my case).
** Changed in: kdebase (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed -- [kde 3.5.6] kdesu shows two "stars" for a single character entered with dead keys https://launchpad.net/bugs/82275 -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list kubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs