Bug 1974076 - Chinese input methods use previously enabled layout
Summary: Chinese input methods use previously enabled layout
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Status: NEW
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Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: ibus-libpinyin
Version: 39
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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medium
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Assignee: Peng Wu
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2021-06-20 12:04 UTC by Nickolay Ilyushin
Modified: 2024-02-19 01:46 UTC (History)
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Description Nickolay Ilyushin 2021-06-20 12:04:44 UTC
Description of problem:
ibus-libpinyin (and most probably several other input methods) uses `default` keyboard layout instead of `us` or whatever fits best. This effectively means that the last keyboard layout (non-IME) will be used for the pinyin input. For users which use non-Latin keyboard layouts, such as Russian or Ukrainian, this makes pinyin input unusable.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 1.12.0


How reproducible: easily.


Steps to Reproduce:
1. Enable pinyin input method in your settings.
2. Switch to e.g. Russian layout.
3. Switch to pinyin IME.
4. You will type Russian letters and pinyin IME will not trigger.

Actual results:
`4. You will type Russian letters and pinyin IME will not trigger.`

Expected results:
`4. You will type *Latin* letters and pinyin IME *will* trigger.`

Additional info:
There are two workarounds:
1. Manually patch `/usr/share/ibus/component/libpinyin.xml` and change `layout` to `us` from `default`. I don't know how this will work with non-QWERTY keyboards though.
2. Switch to a Latin layout before switching to pinyin.

Comment 1 Ben Cotton 2022-05-12 16:24:56 UTC
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Comment 2 Ben Cotton 2023-04-25 16:42:58 UTC
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