Bug 370310

Summary:	I can't type Chinese characters, and whenever I use multi-line the software crashes.
Product:	[Applications] krita	Reporter:	ceriumlithiumsodium
Component:	Tool/Text	Assignee:	Krita Bugs <krita-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED UNMAINTAINED
Severity:	crash	CC:	alvin, halla
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	3.0.1
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Microsoft Windows
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description ceriumlithiumsodium 2016-10-08 18:16:41 UTC

I use Bopomofo input for Traditional Chinese typing. The word selections doesn't show up so effectively, I can't type in it. I'm using the Traditional Chinese version of Krita already. This is for when I'm using the Artistic Text tool. 

I can click on the Multi-line text tool option but when I try to type on actual canvas, a pop-up appears saying "Runtime error". 

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Switch Keyboard to Microsoft Bopomofo, Pinyin input method
2. Open Krita canvas
3. Select Multi-line Text tool / Artistic Text Tool
4. Click on canvas to start writing

Actual Results:  
MULTI-LINE 
A pop-up appears: "Runtime error"
Program shuts down. Can be reopened, everything else works perfectly except for the multi-line text tool. 

ARTISTIC
The first word on the word selection panel is available but I can't select another word. 

Expected Results:  
MULTI-LINE
Be able to write. 

ARTISTIC 
Be able to write and select from a drop-down menu of words.

Comment 1 Halla Rempt 2016-10-09 10:52:52 UTC

That's something we plan to support for the text-tool rewrite. The current text tool was inherited from the KOffice suite, and is just too buggy to use.

Comment 2 Halla Rempt 2016-11-03 13:58:56 UTC

Could you try to get a backtrace with the latest daily build from appveyor? 

https://ci.appveyor.com/project/alvinhochun/krita/build/artifacts

I don't have access to a chinese input system on windows myself, so I cannot try to reproduce.

Comment 3 Alvin Wong 2016-11-07 14:24:09 UTC

Hi, I've tested them a bit with the 3.0.92 (3.1 Beta 3) release on Windows 7 with:

- 倉頡
- 新倉頡 (Office 2010 IME)
- 新注音 (Office 2010 IME) (漢語拼音)
- 新注音 (Office 2010 IME) (注音)
- 香港粵語 (Office 2010 IME)
- Google Japanese Input

None of these caused the crash you mentioned regarding the multi-line text tool.

I do experience some weird behaviour with the candidate window and input window in the artistic text tool, but as noted by Boudewijn Rempt, I'm afraid it may have to wait for the text tool rewrite. Meanwhile, you can type it in notepad and copy-paste the text into Krita as a workaround.

Comment 4 Halla Rempt 2017-01-24 09:58:07 UTC

Resolving all text tool bugs as Later, since the text tool will no longer be developed, but replaced.

Comment 5 Halla Rempt 2017-12-30 10:53:01 UTC

We just merged the new text tool.