Input method support

[csslayer]

An older version of subl seems provide a bad support of input method, and the latest version even seems remove it.

I hope sublime will support input method correctly, since it's a requirement for all CJK user, which sublime developer might ignore.

I'm developer of Fcitx, an input method framework on linux, for some technical details:
1. do not grab key event before input method.
2. do not eat key event it doesn't use.
Input method should always have the highest priority for key event, and by default input method use "ctrl + space" as default trigger key, which all application should avoid.

Thanks.

[csslayer]

After some explore at least sublime missing gtk_im_context_focus_in for the text widget.

[passchaos]

遇见csslayer大神了，我也这些问题折磨，不过也同样惊奇于fcitx的兼容性，我用ibus完全不能输入。btw：从build 2183开始，st2已经不再占用ctrl-space了

[jps]

Builds 2183 and later (see http://www.sublimetext.com/dev) should work with IMEs on Linux, as the application no longer captures ctrl+space.

I'm not at all familiar with Fcitx, but I tried it on Ubuntu and it seemed to be working: After pressing ctrl+space, the IME window appeared, and I was able to enter characters using it.

[csslayer]

Hi, jps

No, it doesn't work. I have give 2195 a try on ubuntu 12.04 (I can test it on so many other distribution, but result will not change), for both fcitx and ibus (ubuntu default).

Please check what I said, I fully understand why sublime doesn't work. sublime is missing gtk_im_context_set_focus call. Input method will not process key when widget don't have focus, otherwise it will cause some other bug.

After I gdb attach and set focus manually. I still find backspace being grabbed by sublime text first, I don't know there is some other key is grabbed, but please check it.

[csslayer]

and
please call gtk_im_context_set_cursor_location, argument is the position corresponding to the window.
It will make input window of input method appear at the cursor position, which is important to most CJK user.

[nigelvon]

Any response?
This problem is really concern most of the chinese, japanese, korean sublime text users.

[e3test]

vietnam sublime text users too.
any news?

[csslayer]

just tried today, still not work (2.2216)

please check #2 hint for how to fix it. Most gtk im module implementation don't send keyboard event if widget don't have focus.

[karida]

Since user "csslayer" gives so many hints how to solve this problem, I'm wondering why this couldn't be fixed yet.
It's really an important issue for most CJK users.