Re: Input method change in GNU IceCat installed via Guix

[Zelphir Kaltstahl]

Hi,

I am running Xfce4 and the display server is:

$ ps -e | grep tty7
1319 tty7     00:14:38 Xorg

What does "system config" entail?

Regards,

Zelphir

On 5/12/19 12:41 PM, address@hidden wrote:
> Hello, Zelphir!
> I had such problem on Gnome+Wayland. It did not used another newly added 
> layout, but only US even when I choose Russian in the applet in the gnome 
> toolbar (the bar on top). It was for all apps under Gnome+Wayland. But I only 
> tried to config system for it, so I had not purpose to solve it.
> I have no such problem in Xfce4.
> What is your desktop environment and display server? Also your system config 
> might be needed.
>
> May 12, 2019 10:10 AM, "Zelphir Kaltstahl" <address@hidden> wrote:
>
>> Hi Guix Users!
>>
>> Recently I installed GNU IceCat via Guix. A few days ago I noticed
>> something:
>>
>> I cannot switch input method when the GNU IceCat window is focused. My
>> shortcut was CTRL+tilde before and I already tried changing it to the
>> more common CTRL+ALT+space, but that also does not work. To me it seems,
>> that IceCat does not bubble up the keyboard event for this shortcut to
>> the system and then the system (Xubuntu 18.04) does not notice, that I
>> pressed the input method switching shortcut. But that is only a guess,
>> as I do not really know how the order of keyboard event processing is
>> organized.
>>
>> If it was only switching a few characters on the keyboard, I could live
>> with simply typing differently, but when I want to input Chinese
>> characters, I currently need to open another program, any text editor
>> not having this issue, and then type there and copy paste it into IceCat.
>>
>> I am using Fcitx for input method management. My GNU IceCat version is
>> `60.3.0esr (64-bit)`.
>>
>> Another application where it does not work is Emacs. However, there the
>> useful built-in IM exists which can be switched to by: `C-u
>> C-<backslash> chinese-py <return>` so I do not need it there.
>>
>> What can I do to make IM switching work when IceCat is focused?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Zelphir