diff --git a/dlls/x11drv/event.c b/dlls/x11drv/event.c
index 399ce347226922fbdde98e32e7062b54ef00a4dd..a570993a1ff798bbb924b80fafc5c8167b67dbc2 100644
--- a/dlls/x11drv/event.c
+++ b/dlls/x11drv/event.c
@@ -136,9 +136,12 @@ static int process_events( struct x11drv_thread_data *data )
     wine_tsx11_lock();
     while ( XPending( data->display ) )
     {
+        Bool ignore;
+
         XNextEvent( data->display, &event );
+        ignore = XFilterEvent( &event, None );
         wine_tsx11_unlock();
-        EVENT_ProcessEvent( &event );
+        if (!ignore) EVENT_ProcessEvent( &event );
         count++;
         wine_tsx11_lock();
     }
@@ -478,13 +481,22 @@ static const char * const focus_details[] =
  */
 static void EVENT_FocusIn( HWND hwnd, XFocusChangeEvent *event )
 {
+    XIC xic;
+
     if (!hwnd) return;
 
     TRACE( "win %p xwin %lx detail=%s\n", hwnd, event->window, focus_details[event->detail] );
 
-    if (wmTakeFocus) return;  /* ignore FocusIn if we are using take focus */
     if (event->detail == NotifyPointer) return;
 
+    if ((xic = X11DRV_get_ic( hwnd )))
+    {
+        wine_tsx11_lock();
+        XSetICFocus( xic );
+        wine_tsx11_unlock();
+    }
+    if (wmTakeFocus) return;  /* ignore FocusIn if we are using take focus */
+
     if (!can_activate_window(hwnd))
     {
         HWND hwnd = GetFocus();
@@ -507,11 +519,18 @@ static void EVENT_FocusOut( HWND hwnd, XFocusChangeEvent *event )
     HWND hwnd_tmp;
     Window focus_win;
     int revert;
+    XIC xic;
 
     TRACE( "win %p xwin %lx detail=%s\n", hwnd, event->window, focus_details[event->detail] );
 
     if (event->detail == NotifyPointer) return;
     x11drv_thread_data()->last_focus = hwnd;
+    if ((xic = X11DRV_get_ic( hwnd )))
+    {
+        wine_tsx11_lock();
+        XUnsetICFocus( xic );
+        wine_tsx11_unlock();
+    }
     if (hwnd != GetForegroundWindow()) return;
     SendMessageA( hwnd, WM_CANCELMODE, 0, 0 );
 
diff --git a/dlls/x11drv/keyboard.c b/dlls/x11drv/keyboard.c
index 13d3dfc907b6bad2b53d6309f76d0253ea002cae..73c67cd62a1434a2eca160d715690461d34e7410 100644
--- a/dlls/x11drv/keyboard.c
+++ b/dlls/x11drv/keyboard.c
@@ -840,11 +840,14 @@ static const WORD nonchar_key_scan[256] =
 
 /* Returns the Windows virtual key code associated with the X event <e> */
 /* x11 lock must be held */
-static WORD EVENT_event_to_vkey( XKeyEvent *e)
+static WORD EVENT_event_to_vkey( XIC xic, XKeyEvent *e)
 {
     KeySym keysym;
 
-    XLookupString(e, NULL, 0, &keysym, NULL);
+    if (xic)
+        XmbLookupString(xic, e, NULL, 0, &keysym, NULL);
+    else
+        XLookupString(e, NULL, 0, &keysym, NULL);
 
     if ((keysym >= 0xFFAE) && (keysym <= 0xFFB9) && (keysym != 0xFFAF)
 	&& (e->state & NumLockMask))
@@ -988,7 +991,7 @@ void X11DRV_KeyEvent( HWND hwnd, XKeyEvent *event )
     WORD vkey = 0, bScan;
     DWORD dwFlags;
     int ascii_chars;
-
+    XIC xic = X11DRV_get_ic( hwnd );
     DWORD event_time = event->time - X11DRV_server_startticks;
 
     /* this allows support for dead keys */
@@ -996,18 +999,12 @@ void X11DRV_KeyEvent( HWND hwnd, XKeyEvent *event )
 	event->keycode=(event->keycode & 0xff);
 
     wine_tsx11_lock();
-    ascii_chars = XLookupString(event, Str, sizeof(Str), &keysym, NULL);
+    if (xic)
+        ascii_chars = XmbLookupString(xic, event, Str, sizeof(Str), &keysym, NULL);
+    else
+        ascii_chars = XLookupString(event, Str, sizeof(Str), &keysym, NULL);
     wine_tsx11_unlock();
 
-    /* Ignore some unwanted events */
-    if (keysym == XK_ISO_Prev_Group ||
-	keysym == XK_ISO_Next_Group ||
-	keysym == XK_Mode_switch)
-    {
-	TRACE("Ignoring %s keyboard event\n", TSXKeysymToString(keysym));
-	return;
-    }
-
     TRACE_(key)("state = %X\n", event->state);
 
     /* If XKB extensions are used, the state mask for AltGr will use the group
@@ -1034,7 +1031,9 @@ void X11DRV_KeyEvent( HWND hwnd, XKeyEvent *event )
     }
 
     wine_tsx11_lock();
-    vkey = EVENT_event_to_vkey(event);
+    vkey = EVENT_event_to_vkey(xic,event);
+    /* X returns keycode 0 for composed characters */
+    if (!vkey && ascii_chars) vkey = VK_NONAME;
     wine_tsx11_unlock();
 
     TRACE_(key)("keycode 0x%x converted to vkey 0x%x\n",
@@ -1123,7 +1122,19 @@ X11DRV_KEYBOARD_DetectLayout (void)
 	keysym = XKeycodeToKeysym (display, keyc, i);
 	/* Allow both one-byte and two-byte national keysyms */
 	if ((keysym < 0x8000) && (keysym != ' '))
-	  ckey[i] = keysym & 0xFF;
+        {
+#ifdef HAVE_XKB
+            if (!is_xkb || !XkbTranslateKeySym(display, &keysym, 0, &ckey[i], 1, NULL))
+#endif
+            {
+                TRACE("XKB could not translate keysym %ld\n", keysym);
+                /* FIXME: query what keysym is used as Mode_switch, fill XKeyEvent
+                 * with appropriate ShiftMask and Mode_switch, use XLookupString
+                 * to get character in the local encoding.
+                 */
+                ckey[i] = keysym & 0xFF;
+            }
+        }
 	else {
 	  ckey[i] = KEYBOARD_MapDeadKeysym(keysym);
 	}
@@ -1277,8 +1288,18 @@ void X11DRV_InitKeyboard( BYTE *key_state_table )
 	      int maxlen=0,maxval=-1,ok;
 	      for (i=0; i<syms; i++) {
 		keysym = XKeycodeToKeysym(display, keyc, i);
-		if ((keysym<0x800) && (keysym!=' ')) {
-		  ckey[i] = keysym & 0xFF;
+		if ((keysym<0x800) && (keysym!=' '))
+                {
+#ifdef HAVE_XKB
+                    if (!is_xkb || !XkbTranslateKeySym(display, &keysym, 0, &ckey[i], 1, NULL))
+#endif
+                    {
+                        /* FIXME: query what keysym is used as Mode_switch, fill XKeyEvent
+                         * with appropriate ShiftMask and Mode_switch, use XLookupString
+                         * to get character in the local encoding.
+                         */
+                        ckey[i] = keysym & 0xFF;
+                    }
 		} else {
 		  ckey[i] = KEYBOARD_MapDeadKeysym(keysym);
 		}
@@ -1507,7 +1528,7 @@ UINT X11DRV_MapVirtualKey(UINT wCode, UINT wMapType)
 			    if  ((keyc2vkey[keyc] & 0xFF) == wCode)
 			    { /* We filter the extended bit, we don't know it */
 			        e.keycode = keyc; /* Store it temporarily */
-				if ((EVENT_event_to_vkey(&e) & 0xFF) != wCode) {
+				if ((EVENT_event_to_vkey(0,&e) & 0xFF) != wCode) {
 				    e.keycode = 0; /* Wrong one (ex: because of the NumLock
 					 state), so set it to 0, we'll find another one */
 				}
@@ -1751,16 +1772,27 @@ INT X11DRV_ToUnicode(UINT virtKey, UINT scanCode, LPBYTE lpKeyState,
     KeySym keysym;
     INT ret;
     int keyc;
-    BYTE lpChar[2];
+    char lpChar[2];
+    HWND focus;
+    XIC xic;
 
     if (scanCode & 0x8000)
     {
         TRACE("Key UP, doing nothing\n" );
         return 0;
     }
+
     e.display = display;
     e.keycode = 0;
     e.state = 0;
+    e.type = KeyPress;
+
+    focus = GetFocus();
+    if (focus) focus = GetAncestor( focus, GA_ROOT );
+    if (!focus) focus = GetActiveWindow();
+    e.window = X11DRV_get_whole_window( focus );
+    xic = X11DRV_get_ic( focus );
+
     if (lpKeyState[VK_SHIFT] & 0x80)
     {
 	TRACE("ShiftMask = %04x\n", ShiftMask);
@@ -1795,7 +1827,7 @@ INT X11DRV_ToUnicode(UINT virtKey, UINT scanCode, LPBYTE lpKeyState,
           if  ((keyc2vkey[keyc] & 0xFF) == virtKey)
           { /* We filter the extended bit, we don't know it */
               e.keycode = keyc; /* Store it temporarily */
-              if ((EVENT_event_to_vkey(&e) & 0xFF) != virtKey) {
+              if ((EVENT_event_to_vkey(xic,&e) & 0xFF) != virtKey) {
                   e.keycode = 0; /* Wrong one (ex: because of the NumLock
                          state), so set it to 0, we'll find another one */
               }
@@ -1808,7 +1840,7 @@ INT X11DRV_ToUnicode(UINT virtKey, UINT scanCode, LPBYTE lpKeyState,
     if (virtKey==VK_DECIMAL)
         e.keycode = XKeysymToKeycode(e.display, XK_KP_Decimal);
 
-    if (!e.keycode)
+    if (!e.keycode && virtKey != VK_NONAME)
       {
 	WARN("Unknown virtual key %X !!! \n",virtKey);
         wine_tsx11_unlock();
@@ -1816,7 +1848,10 @@ INT X11DRV_ToUnicode(UINT virtKey, UINT scanCode, LPBYTE lpKeyState,
       }
     else TRACE("Found keycode %d (0x%2X)\n",e.keycode,e.keycode);
 
-    ret = XLookupString(&e, (LPVOID)lpChar, 2, &keysym, NULL);
+    if (xic)
+        ret = XmbLookupString(xic, &e, lpChar, 2, &keysym, NULL);
+    else
+        ret = XLookupString(&e, lpChar, 2, &keysym, NULL);
     wine_tsx11_unlock();
 
     if (ret == 0)
@@ -1852,7 +1887,7 @@ INT X11DRV_ToUnicode(UINT virtKey, UINT scanCode, LPBYTE lpKeyState,
             && (e.state & ShiftMask) /* Shift is pressed */
             && (keysym>=XK_KP_0) && (keysym<=XK_KP_9))
         {
-            *(char*)lpChar = 0;
+            lpChar[0] = 0;
             ret = 0;
         }
 
@@ -1863,7 +1898,7 @@ INT X11DRV_ToUnicode(UINT virtKey, UINT scanCode, LPBYTE lpKeyState,
             if (((keysym>=33) && (keysym < 'A')) ||
                 ((keysym > 'Z') && (keysym < 'a')))
             {
-                *(char*)lpChar = 0;
+                lpChar[0] = 0;
                 ret = 0;
             }
         }
@@ -1872,13 +1907,13 @@ INT X11DRV_ToUnicode(UINT virtKey, UINT scanCode, LPBYTE lpKeyState,
          extended keyboard. X returns a char for it, but Windows doesn't */
         if (keysym == XK_Delete)
         {
-            *(char*)lpChar = 0;
+            lpChar[0] = 0;
             ret = 0;
         }
 	else if((lpKeyState[VK_SHIFT] & 0x80) /* Shift is pressed */
 		&& (keysym == XK_KP_Decimal))
         {
-            *(char*)lpChar = 0;
+            lpChar[0] = 0;
             ret = 0;
         }
 
@@ -1887,7 +1922,7 @@ INT X11DRV_ToUnicode(UINT virtKey, UINT scanCode, LPBYTE lpKeyState,
 	{
 	    TRACE_(key)("Translating char 0x%02x from code page %d to unicode\n",
 		*(BYTE *)lpChar, main_key_tab[kbd_layout].layout_cp);
-	    ret = MultiByteToWideChar(main_key_tab[kbd_layout].layout_cp, 0, (LPCSTR)lpChar, ret, bufW, bufW_size);
+	    ret = MultiByteToWideChar(main_key_tab[kbd_layout].layout_cp, 0, lpChar, ret, bufW, bufW_size);
 	}
     }
 
diff --git a/windows/message.c b/windows/message.c
index 8527cf95f483d6cbe4e4566e4dd9394de41915eb..4f7375c1a65f7512cc078b83b2e998a45e873833 100644
--- a/windows/message.c
+++ b/windows/message.c
@@ -681,124 +681,6 @@ void WINAPI UserYield16(void)
 }
 
 
-struct accent_char
-{
-    BYTE ac_accent;
-    BYTE ac_char;
-    BYTE ac_result;
-};
-
-static const struct accent_char accent_chars[] =
-{
-/* A good idea should be to read /usr/X11/lib/X11/locale/iso8859-x/Compose */
-    {'`', 'A', '\300'},  {'`', 'a', '\340'},
-    {'\'', 'A', '\301'}, {'\'', 'a', '\341'},
-    {'^', 'A', '\302'},  {'^', 'a', '\342'},
-    {'~', 'A', '\303'},  {'~', 'a', '\343'},
-    {'"', 'A', '\304'},  {'"', 'a', '\344'},
-    {'O', 'A', '\305'},  {'o', 'a', '\345'},
-    {'0', 'A', '\305'},  {'0', 'a', '\345'},
-    {'A', 'A', '\305'},  {'a', 'a', '\345'},
-    {'A', 'E', '\306'},  {'a', 'e', '\346'},
-    {',', 'C', '\307'},  {',', 'c', '\347'},
-    {'`', 'E', '\310'},  {'`', 'e', '\350'},
-    {'\'', 'E', '\311'}, {'\'', 'e', '\351'},
-    {'^', 'E', '\312'},  {'^', 'e', '\352'},
-    {'"', 'E', '\313'},  {'"', 'e', '\353'},
-    {'`', 'I', '\314'},  {'`', 'i', '\354'},
-    {'\'', 'I', '\315'}, {'\'', 'i', '\355'},
-    {'^', 'I', '\316'},  {'^', 'i', '\356'},
-    {'"', 'I', '\317'},  {'"', 'i', '\357'},
-    {'-', 'D', '\320'},  {'-', 'd', '\360'},
-    {'~', 'N', '\321'},  {'~', 'n', '\361'},
-    {'`', 'O', '\322'},  {'`', 'o', '\362'},
-    {'\'', 'O', '\323'}, {'\'', 'o', '\363'},
-    {'^', 'O', '\324'},  {'^', 'o', '\364'},
-    {'~', 'O', '\325'},  {'~', 'o', '\365'},
-    {'"', 'O', '\326'},  {'"', 'o', '\366'},
-    {'/', 'O', '\330'},  {'/', 'o', '\370'},
-    {'`', 'U', '\331'},  {'`', 'u', '\371'},
-    {'\'', 'U', '\332'}, {'\'', 'u', '\372'},
-    {'^', 'U', '\333'},  {'^', 'u', '\373'},
-    {'"', 'U', '\334'},  {'"', 'u', '\374'},
-    {'\'', 'Y', '\335'}, {'\'', 'y', '\375'},
-    {'T', 'H', '\336'},  {'t', 'h', '\376'},
-    {'s', 's', '\337'},  {'"', 'y', '\377'},
-    {'s', 'z', '\337'},  {'i', 'j', '\377'},
-	/* iso-8859-2 uses this */
-    {'<', 'L', '\245'},  {'<', 'l', '\265'},	/* caron */
-    {'<', 'S', '\251'},  {'<', 's', '\271'},
-    {'<', 'T', '\253'},  {'<', 't', '\273'},
-    {'<', 'Z', '\256'},  {'<', 'z', '\276'},
-    {'<', 'C', '\310'},  {'<', 'c', '\350'},
-    {'<', 'E', '\314'},  {'<', 'e', '\354'},
-    {'<', 'D', '\317'},  {'<', 'd', '\357'},
-    {'<', 'N', '\322'},  {'<', 'n', '\362'},
-    {'<', 'R', '\330'},  {'<', 'r', '\370'},
-    {';', 'A', '\241'},  {';', 'a', '\261'},	/* ogonek */
-    {';', 'E', '\312'},  {';', 'e', '\332'},
-    {'\'', 'Z', '\254'}, {'\'', 'z', '\274'},	/* acute */
-    {'\'', 'R', '\300'}, {'\'', 'r', '\340'},
-    {'\'', 'L', '\305'}, {'\'', 'l', '\345'},
-    {'\'', 'C', '\306'}, {'\'', 'c', '\346'},
-    {'\'', 'N', '\321'}, {'\'', 'n', '\361'},
-/*  collision whith S, from iso-8859-9 !!! */
-    {',', 'S', '\252'},  {',', 's', '\272'},	/* cedilla */
-    {',', 'T', '\336'},  {',', 't', '\376'},
-    {'.', 'Z', '\257'},  {'.', 'z', '\277'},	/* dot above */
-    {'/', 'L', '\243'},  {'/', 'l', '\263'},	/* slash */
-    {'/', 'D', '\320'},  {'/', 'd', '\360'},
-    {'(', 'A', '\303'},  {'(', 'a', '\343'},	/* breve */
-    {'\275', 'O', '\325'}, {'\275', 'o', '\365'},	/* double acute */
-    {'\275', 'U', '\334'}, {'\275', 'u', '\374'},
-    {'0', 'U', '\332'},  {'0', 'u', '\372'},	/* ring above */
-	/* iso-8859-3 uses this */
-    {'/', 'H', '\241'},  {'/', 'h', '\261'},	/* slash */
-    {'>', 'H', '\246'},  {'>', 'h', '\266'},	/* circumflex */
-    {'>', 'J', '\254'},  {'>', 'j', '\274'},
-    {'>', 'C', '\306'},  {'>', 'c', '\346'},
-    {'>', 'G', '\330'},  {'>', 'g', '\370'},
-    {'>', 'S', '\336'},  {'>', 's', '\376'},
-/*  collision whith G( from iso-8859-9 !!!   */
-    {'(', 'G', '\253'},  {'(', 'g', '\273'},	/* breve */
-    {'(', 'U', '\335'},  {'(', 'u', '\375'},
-/*  collision whith I. from iso-8859-3 !!!   */
-    {'.', 'I', '\251'},  {'.', 'i', '\271'},	/* dot above */
-    {'.', 'C', '\305'},  {'.', 'c', '\345'},
-    {'.', 'G', '\325'},  {'.', 'g', '\365'},
-	/* iso-8859-4 uses this */
-    {',', 'R', '\243'},  {',', 'r', '\263'},	/* cedilla */
-    {',', 'L', '\246'},  {',', 'l', '\266'},
-    {',', 'G', '\253'},  {',', 'g', '\273'},
-    {',', 'N', '\321'},  {',', 'n', '\361'},
-    {',', 'K', '\323'},  {',', 'k', '\363'},
-    {'~', 'I', '\245'},  {'~', 'i', '\265'},	/* tilde */
-    {'-', 'E', '\252'},  {'-', 'e', '\272'},	/* macron */
-    {'-', 'A', '\300'},  {'-', 'a', '\340'},
-    {'-', 'I', '\317'},  {'-', 'i', '\357'},
-    {'-', 'O', '\322'},  {'-', 'o', '\362'},
-    {'-', 'U', '\336'},  {'-', 'u', '\376'},
-    {'/', 'T', '\254'},  {'/', 't', '\274'},	/* slash */
-    {'.', 'E', '\314'},  {'.', 'e', '\344'},	/* dot above */
-    {';', 'I', '\307'},  {';', 'i', '\347'},	/* ogonek */
-    {';', 'U', '\331'},  {';', 'u', '\371'},
-	/* iso-8859-9 uses this */
-	/* iso-8859-9 has really bad choosen G( S, and I. as they collide
-	 * whith the same letters on other iso-8859-x (that is they are on
-	 * different places :-( ), if you use turkish uncomment these and
-	 * comment out the lines in iso-8859-2 and iso-8859-3 sections
-	 * FIXME: should be dynamic according to chosen language
-	 *	  if/when Wine has turkish support.
-	 */
-/*  collision whith G( from iso-8859-3 !!!   */
-/*  {'(', 'G', '\320'},  {'(', 'g', '\360'}, */	/* breve */
-/*  collision whith S, from iso-8859-2 !!! */
-/*  {',', 'S', '\336'},  {',', 's', '\376'}, */	/* cedilla */
-/*  collision whith I. from iso-8859-3 !!!   */
-/*  {'.', 'I', '\335'},  {'.', 'i', '\375'}, */	/* dot above */
-};
-
-
 /***********************************************************************
  *		TranslateMessage (USER32.@)
  *
@@ -817,7 +699,6 @@ static const struct accent_char accent_chars[] =
  */
 BOOL WINAPI TranslateMessage( const MSG *msg )
 {
-    static int dead_char;
     UINT message;
     WCHAR wp[2];
     BOOL rc = FALSE;
@@ -843,35 +724,12 @@ BOOL WINAPI TranslateMessage( const MSG *msg )
     {
     case 1:
         message = (msg->message == WM_KEYDOWN) ? WM_CHAR : WM_SYSCHAR;
-        /* Should dead chars handling go in ToAscii ? */
-        if (dead_char)
-        {
-            int i;
-
-            if (wp[0] == ' ') wp[0] =  dead_char;
-            if (dead_char == 0xa2) dead_char = '(';
-            else if (dead_char == 0xa8) dead_char = '"';
-	    else if (dead_char == 0xb2) dead_char = ';';
-            else if (dead_char == 0xb4) dead_char = '\'';
-            else if (dead_char == 0xb7) dead_char = '<';
-            else if (dead_char == 0xb8) dead_char = ',';
-            else if (dead_char == 0xff) dead_char = '.';
-            for (i = 0; i < sizeof(accent_chars)/sizeof(accent_chars[0]); i++)
-                if ((accent_chars[i].ac_accent == dead_char) &&
-                    (accent_chars[i].ac_char == wp[0]))
-                {
-                    wp[0] = accent_chars[i].ac_result;
-                    break;
-                }
-            dead_char = 0;
-        }
         TRACE_(key)("1 -> PostMessage(%s)\n", SPY_GetMsgName(message, msg->hwnd));
         PostMessageW( msg->hwnd, message, wp[0], msg->lParam );
         break;
 
     case -1:
         message = (msg->message == WM_KEYDOWN) ? WM_DEADCHAR : WM_SYSDEADCHAR;
-        dead_char = wp[0];
         TRACE_(key)("-1 -> PostMessage(%s)\n", SPY_GetMsgName(message, msg->hwnd));
         PostMessageW( msg->hwnd, message, wp[0], msg->lParam );
         return TRUE;