Bug 410281

Summary:	Falkon snap doesn't use ibus
Product:	[Applications] Falkon	Reporter:	Anwar <account.anwar>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Scarlett Moore <sgmoore>
Status:	ASSIGNED ---
Severity:	major	CC:	account.anwar, ryuichi.ya220, sgmoore
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Snap
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Anwar 2019-07-27 14:16:20 UTC

Falkon snap doesn't use ibus input method. I'm using ibus-avro to input bengali. I can input Bengali in other snaps (i.e. superproductivity) and regular falkon application, but can't use in Falkon snap


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Install Falkon using `snap install falkon`
2. Start Falkon snap
3. Change input method to ibus and try to type.



OBSERVED RESULT
The latin letters are input instead of your desired language, in my case Bengali.

EXPECTED RESULT
The desired language characters should be input 

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 
macOS: 
Linux/KDE Plasma: Zorin OS 15 (based on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS)
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 
KDE Frameworks Version: Falkin 3.1 uses kde-frameworks-5-core18-all
Qt Version: 5.12

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This threads says ibus input method support has been added to snaps and the experience says the same (can be used in other snaps). https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/cant-use-input-method-in-snap-apps

Comment 1 Scarlett Moore 2022-10-19 17:53:21 UTC

This is a snap problem. Looking into it.

Comment 2 Ryan Y 2024-02-23 04:39:29 UTC

Ibus does not work also on Kdenlive Snap (23.08.4) and some other KDE Snaps. I think the cause is the same.
It works on Kate Snap as of now. (24-02-23) I'm using Wayland, if that helps.

Comment 3 Ryan Y 2024-02-23 07:29:13 UTC

Sorry, I should've written the version number of the Kate Snap instead of the current date. It's stable 23.08.4. It's a "classic" snap package.

Comment 4 Scarlett Moore 2024-02-23 10:38:27 UTC

Hi, my first attempt at fixing this https://invent.kde.org/utilities/kate/-/merge_requests/1412

Comment 5 Ryan Y 2024-02-23 14:30:17 UTC

I mentioned the Kate snap package because ibus *can* properly work in it, unlike in other KDE snaps I've tried. Sorry for the poorly written comments.

Comment 6 Scarlett Moore 2025-01-03 14:13:58 UTC

Is this still a problem?

Comment 7 Bug Janitor Service 2025-01-18 03:47:35 UTC

🐛🧹 ⚠️ This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 15 days. Please provide the requested information, then set the bug status to REPORTED. If there is no change for at least 30 days, it will be automatically closed as RESOLVED WORKSFORME.

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Comment 8 Ryan Y 2025-01-18 04:24:23 UTC

I tried with several KDE Snaps; in Kdenlive (rev 113), Okular (rev 162), Gwenview (rev 142) and Kate (rev 195), Ibus worked just fine.
But Krita (rev 108) still doesn't accept Ibus. Unfortunately, Falkon (rev 129) fails to launch in my Virtualbox environment so I couldn't test it.

Comment 9 Bug Janitor Service 2025-02-02 03:47:05 UTC

🐛🧹 ⚠️ This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 15 days. Please provide the requested information, then set the bug status to REPORTED. If there is no change for at least 30 days, it will be automatically closed as RESOLVED WORKSFORME.

For more information about our bug triaging procedures, please read https://community.kde.org/Guidelines_and_HOWTOs/Bug_triaging.

Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!

Comment 10 Ryan Y 2025-02-11 13:35:25 UTC

Apperently the Krita Snap is published by the Krita Foundation, not by KDE. Should I report the issue in some other place to let them know?

I think the problem has now gone for the ones that are published by KDE.

Comment 11 Scarlett Moore 2025-02-11 14:53:31 UTC

I work on Krita as well. Sorry I am drowning on what is supposed to be freetime work. I have added this to my shortlist.