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The current default input method for Vietnamese is ibus-bogo. This should change it to the ibus-unikey.
This recommended default input method for Vietnamese will be changed from ibus-bogo to ibus-unikey.


== Owner ==
== Owner ==
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The current Fedora default input method ibus-bogo seems to be not actively maintained and it doesn't work
The current Fedora recommended Vietnamese input method ibus-bogo seems not actively maintained, and [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1690326 doesn't work well] currently with GNOME Wayland for some time.
on Gnome Wayland. The bug has been reported already in Fedora 30, see:


https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1690326
Since the ibus-unikey input method seems to work better under Wayland and provides similar functionality, it is now recommended input method and installed for Vietnamese users.
 
The ibus-unikey input method seems to do the same as ibus-bogo.
 
ibus-unikey seems work much better than ibus-bogo under Wayland.


== Feedback ==
== Feedback ==
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Vietnamese input works again on Gnome-Wayland. Currently with ibus-bogo it is broken.
Provides Vietnamese input that should work across desktops including GNOME Wayland.
 
ibus-unikey also has less dependencies when installed under GNOME.


== Scope ==
== Scope ==
* Proposal owners:
* Proposal owners:
** update langpacks-vi to use ibus-unikey
** update langpacks-vi to use ibus-unikey [[https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2021-d555822355 done]]
 
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* Other developers: gnome-desktop3 for default vi_VN input method <!-- REQUIRED FOR SYSTEM WIDE CHANGES -->
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* Release engineering: [https://pagure.io/releng/issue/9907 #9907]
* Release engineering: [https://pagure.io/releng/issue/9907 #9907]
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== Upgrade/compatibility impact ==
== Upgrade/compatibility impact ==
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The package installed by default will change from ibus-bogo to the packages ibus-unikey for an installation in Vietnamese.
 
Upgrades are not affected, and ibus-unikey should be reasonably compatible with ibus-bogo for Vietnamese input.


== How To Test ==
== How To Test ==
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Install Fedora in Vietnamese and check that ibus-unikey are installed. The input method Unikey should be available:
1. After doing a Vietnamese installation of Fedora and check that ibus-unikey is installed.
The Unikey input method should be available:


<pre>
<pre>
$ ibus list-engine | grep unikey
$ ibus list-engine | grep Unikey
   unikey
   Unikey - Unikey
$
</pre>
</pre>


Then add the unikey input method in the gnome-control-center select it in the gnome-panel, open
2. Then it should be possible to add the Vietnamese Unikey input method in gnome-control-center.
gedit and type: “Khoong cos gif quis hown ddoocj laapj tuwj do”. You should get the result: “Không có gì quí hơn độc lập tự do”.  
 
3. Select Unikey in the input sources menu list in the GNOME panel.
 
4. Start gedit and type: “Khoong cos gif quis hown ddoocj laapj tuwj do”.
 
5. You should get the result: “Không có gì quí hơn độc lập tự do”.  


The following screenshots show how to add the ibus-m17n “m17n:vi:telex” input method and do that tests.
The following screenshots show how to add the ibus-unikey input method and do these tests.
ibus-unikey and ibus-m17n “m17n:vi:telex” behave the same but ibus-m17n “m17n:vi:telex” suffers from a problem in Wayland that characters are often disappearing while typing, that’s why we prefer ibus-unikey at the moment.
ibus-unikey:


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* There should be very little difference in typing Vietnamese as ibus-bogo and ibus-unikey behave similarly, except that Unikey works much better under Wayland
* Vietnamese users should not notice much difference in typing Vietnamese with ibus-unikey compared to ibus-bogo, except that Unikey works much better under Wayland.


* The setup tool looks a little different.
* The setup tool looks a little different: ibus-unikey does not depend on Qt.
 
* Package sizes and dependent packages are different.
 
* Memory usage is different.


== Dependencies ==
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ibus-unikey
* comps has to be updated


== Contingency Plan ==
== Contingency Plan ==
Revert changes back to ibus-bogo
None needed really, but we change back to ibus-bogo.


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* Contingency mechanism: Revert comps and gnome-desktop3 <!-- REQUIRED FOR SYSTEM WIDE CHANGES -->
* Contingency mechanism: Revert langpacks-vi to ibus-bogo <!-- REQUIRED FOR SYSTEM WIDE CHANGES -->
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* Contingency deadline: Beta release <!-- REQUIRED FOR SYSTEM WIDE CHANGES -->
* Contingency deadline: Beta release <!-- REQUIRED FOR SYSTEM WIDE CHANGES -->

Latest revision as of 16:10, 25 February 2021


Use ibus-unikey as the default IME for Vietnamese

Summary

This recommended default input method for Vietnamese will be changed from ibus-bogo to ibus-unikey.

Owner

Current status

Detailed Description

The current Fedora recommended Vietnamese input method ibus-bogo seems not actively maintained, and doesn't work well currently with GNOME Wayland for some time.

Since the ibus-unikey input method seems to work better under Wayland and provides similar functionality, it is now recommended input method and installed for Vietnamese users.

Feedback

Benefit to Fedora

Provides Vietnamese input that should work across desktops including GNOME Wayland.

ibus-unikey also has less dependencies when installed under GNOME.

Scope

  • Proposal owners:
    • update langpacks-vi to use ibus-unikey [done]
  • Release engineering: #9907
  • Policies and guidelines: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
  • Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change)

Upgrade/compatibility impact

Upgrades are not affected, and ibus-unikey should be reasonably compatible with ibus-bogo for Vietnamese input.

How To Test

1. After doing a Vietnamese installation of Fedora and check that ibus-unikey is installed. The Unikey input method should be available: 

$ ibus list-engine | grep Unikey
  Unikey - Unikey

2. Then it should be possible to add the Vietnamese Unikey input method in gnome-control-center.

3. Select Unikey in the input sources menu list in the GNOME panel.

4. Start gedit and type: “Khoong cos gif quis hown ddoocj laapj tuwj do”.

5. You should get the result: “Không có gì quí hơn độc lập tự do”.

The following screenshots show how to add the ibus-unikey input method and do these tests. ibus-unikey:

  • Adding the ibus-unikey input method in the Gnome control centre

    Adding the ibus-unikey input method in the Gnome control centre

  • How to use the ibus-unikey input method.

    How to use the ibus-unikey input method.

User Experience

  • Vietnamese users should not notice much difference in typing Vietnamese with ibus-unikey compared to ibus-bogo, except that Unikey works much better under Wayland.
  • The setup tool looks a little different: ibus-unikey does not depend on Qt.

Dependencies

None

Contingency Plan

None needed really, but we change back to ibus-bogo.

  • Contingency mechanism: Revert langpacks-vi to ibus-bogo
  • Contingency deadline: Beta release
  • Blocks release? No
  • Blocks product? None

Documentation

https://github.com/ibus/ibus-unikey

See also Changes/ibus-m17n_as_default_Sinhala_IME.

Release Notes

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