Bug 503322

Summary:	Can't input Chinese/Japanese in Application Dashboard.
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	laichiaheng
Component:	Application Dashboard widget	Assignee:	Marco Martin <notmart>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	kdedev, nate, niccolo
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	6.3.4
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Arch Linux
OS:	Linux
See Also:	https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=503323
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:

Description laichiaheng 2025-04-25 04:51:35 UTC

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SUMMARY


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Try to search App or files in KDE Application Dashboard.

OBSERVED RESULT
Can't input a single Chinese/Japanese letter.

EXPECTED RESULT
Just like the default application launcher or application menu.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 
macOS: 
(available in the Info Center app, or by running `kinfo` in a terminal window)
Linux/KDE Plasma: Arch Linux
KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.13.0
Qt Version: 6.9.0

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
I use fcitx to input Chinese/Japanese.

Comment 1 Niccolò Venerandi 2025-10-03 12:21:27 UTC

The new Dashboard search bar fixes this.