Public bug reported:
Fcitx is an Input Method for typing many languages using scripts other
than latin. It works well in many regards, but there is one serious
issue. It is a problem that occurs with Fcitx in any app I've used it
in-- gedit, TB, Libre Office. The issue is that when Fcitx is enabled
and one is typing, then as we know, sometimes the need arises to disable
Fcitx to type a few English words, and then again enable Fcitx to resume
typing the other language. Well, what happens is that when one has typed
a word in Fcitx which ends in a consonant, and then hits space to create
a separation between the last word and the next word, then if at that
point one does ctrl-space to disable Fcitx, the final letter of the
previous word gets erased.
The reason I see this happening is that up to that moment, the line
underneath the previous word's last letter is still there, indicating
that although I've hit the space bar, Fcitx still hasn't let go of the
previous word's last letter-- and so when I do ctrl-space, that last
letter gets deleted. It doesn't happen with all words; if the last word
ends in what is called an inherent "a"--which is very often the case in
Hindi, Bengali, and Sanskrit-- then it happens. So for example if I type
"arjun" and then hit space, by hitting space the keymap adds an inherent
"a" to the end so it becomes "arjuna" whithout having to have typed the
last "a". In that situation, having typed "arjun" and then hit space, if
I then do ctrl-space to disable fcitx, the letter "n" of "arjun" gets
deleted. This never happened when I was using scim, and it doesn't
happen in ibus-- so I suspect it is an issue in Fcitx. Scim and ibus are
not working properly in Ubuntu 14.04, so I have switched to Fcitx. This
bug affects many users and needs to be repaired.
Thanks,
Swarup
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: fcitx-bin 1:4.2.8.3-3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.47-generic 3.13.9
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia wl
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Tue May 13 14:03:56 2014
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/fcitx
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-24 (18 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_US
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: fcitx
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: fcitx (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug third-party-packages trusty
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Fcitx deletes final letter of previous word when hit space and then
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