If both fcitx 4 and fcitx 5 are installed, the IM_MODULE value "fcitx"
would result in a fcitx 4 im module being loaded when using fcitx 5. We
have so far assumed that that would be a problem, if I understand it
correctly, and that's the reason why the fix of this bug was postponed.
Question: How would it be a problem?
I'm asking since we have an ongoing discussion at Ubuntu about fcitx 5
and snaps. [1] A snap is an application package in a confined
environment, and at this time only fcitx 4 im modules are installed in
that environment. The situation seems similar to the issue with some
proprietary Qt software as described at
<https://wiki.debian.org/I18n/Fcitx5#Known_Issues>.
I tested to use fcitx 5 on a gtk based snap (Chromium as snap), and it
failed with the default configuration, but worked fine when setting
GTK_IM_MODULE=fcitx. Well, "worked" with a caveat: Me being able to
input "北京" in the search field may not be the most comprehensive test
you can imagine.
But can it be that it was a mistake to postpone the fix of this bug? Are
there any significant adverse side effects if using fcitx 5 but loading
a fcitx 4 im module? Has anybody really tried to find out?
[1] https://launchpad.net/bugs/1928360, starting with comment #19
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Rgds,
Gunnar
