Public bug reported:

Reproduce
==========
1) Open a File manager
2) Press the button for changing the input language ( on Japanese keyboards 
that's the `半角・全角・漢字` button below `ESC`.
3)
Expected: Input language changes
Actual:   Input language does not change


Workaround
==========
- Click inside a random text field
- Press the button for changing input language


Why is this important?
======================
When navigating around the system, it's sometimes necessary to switch to 
English input without having a text field. 

Consider this example
- Image you have an English file structure
- Set the input language to Japanese
- Open a file manager
- Search for a folder/file by starting to type
- You'll get gibberish because you're trying to write English with Japanese 
input. The file selection cursor might even jump to random position according 
to your input.
- Press `Esc` to try again in English.
- Press The language changing button
- Start typing again.
- You get gibberish again, because outside of the search field the 
language-changing button press  was ignored.

lsb_release -rd
================
Description:    Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS
Release:        20.04

apt-cache policy
================
ibus-anthy:
  Installed: 1.5.11-1build1
  Candidate: 1.5.11-1build1
  Version table:
 *** 1.5.11-1build1 500
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/universe amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: ibus-anthy 1.5.11-1build1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-48.52-generic 5.4.60
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-48-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.9
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Wed Sep 30 09:58:41 2020
SourcePackage: ibus-anthy
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-07-24 (67 days ago)

** Affects: ibus-anthy (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug focal

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1897826

Title:
  Button for changing input type outside of textfield does not work

Status in ibus-anthy package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Reproduce
  ==========
  1) Open a File manager
  2) Press the button for changing the input language ( on Japanese keyboards 
that's the `半角・全角・漢字` button below `ESC`.
  3)
  Expected: Input language changes
  Actual:   Input language does not change

  
  Workaround
  ==========
  - Click inside a random text field
  - Press the button for changing input language

  
  Why is this important?
  ======================
  When navigating around the system, it's sometimes necessary to switch to 
English input without having a text field. 

  Consider this example
  - Image you have an English file structure
  - Set the input language to Japanese
  - Open a file manager
  - Search for a folder/file by starting to type
  - You'll get gibberish because you're trying to write English with Japanese 
input. The file selection cursor might even jump to random position according 
to your input.
  - Press `Esc` to try again in English.
  - Press The language changing button
  - Start typing again.
  - You get gibberish again, because outside of the search field the 
language-changing button press  was ignored.

  lsb_release -rd
  ================
  Description:  Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS
  Release:      20.04

  apt-cache policy
  ================
  ibus-anthy:
    Installed: 1.5.11-1build1
    Candidate: 1.5.11-1build1
    Version table:
   *** 1.5.11-1build1 500
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/universe amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: ibus-anthy 1.5.11-1build1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-48.52-generic 5.4.60
  Uname: Linux 5.4.0-48-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.9
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
  CurrentDesktop: XFCE
  Date: Wed Sep 30 09:58:41 2020
  SourcePackage: ibus-anthy
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-07-24 (67 days ago)

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