http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23569
--- Comment #16 from Josh b367719@rppkn.com 2012-07-17 08:55:43 CDT --- The easiest workaround is to not mix VNC or teamviewer with Wine. So either have a backup editor or use x11 forwarding on the side or edit the file with a local editor and saving to a network location.
2 years though... I assume the delay is because dead key support is awkwardly integrated and would be a pain to tweak? Are dead keys really more beneficially to users than parens and other symbols over remote connections? Both seem like they could be small compared to the entire userbase, but...