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IBus Table Cangjie default for Hong Kong

Summary

Make ibus-table-chinese-cangjie the default input method for zh_HK (Hong Kong) locale.

Owner

Name: Mike Fabian
Email: <mfabian@redhat.com>

Current status

Targeted release: Fedora Linux 36
Last updated: 2022-04-04
devel thread
FESCo issue: #2737
Tracker bug: #2046333
Release notes tracker: #796

Detailed Description

Currently, ibus-cangjie is the default input method for zh_HK in Fedora. ibus-cangjie is not actively maintained anymore upstream. ibus-table and the cangjie tables in ibus-table-chinese are actively maintained and can replace ibus-cangjie.

Feedback

Benefit to Fedora

A better input experience for users of the zh_HK locale.

Scope

Proposal owners:

The langtable package has data about default input methods. Change this data. But the data in langtable is currently apparently not used by gnome-initial setup. The list of default input methods used by gnome-initial-setup us stored in

libgnome-desktop/default-input-sources.h

Currently there is the following default input method for zh_HK locale:

static DefaultInputSource default_input_sources[] =
{
   ...
   { "zh_HK",    "ibus",         "cangjie" },
   ...
}

Here, cangjie would need to be replaced with table:cangjie5.

Merge request for the fedora gnome-desktop3 package: https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/gnome-desktop3/pull-request/8 (merged)

Merge request upstream for gnome-desktop: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-desktop/-/merge_requests/134 (merged)

fedora-comps needs to be updated to install ibus-table-chinese-cangjie by default: https://pagure.io/fedora-comps/pull-request/707#request_diff (merged)

Change to langpacks has been done already in 2021-03-10: https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/langpacks/c/24f7d226724fa5b3718a24aa9afdaf616e902198?branch=rawhide

But this additional change to langpacks would be good: “zh_HK: add ibus-table-chinese-quick, zh_TW: add ibus-table-chinese-cangjie, add ibus-table-chinese-quick” https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/langpacks/pull-request/16 (both quick and cangjie are used not only in zh_HK but also in zh_TW) (merged)

Other developers: N/A (not a System Wide Change)

Release engineering: N/A (not a System Wide Change)

Policies and guidelines: N/A (not needed for this Change)

Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change)

Alignment with Objectives:

Upgrade/compatibility impact

Nothing should happen when upgrading from a previous version of Fedora. If a user used ibus-cangjie before the upgrade, they will still use it after the upgrade. This change proposal only changes the default input method for zh_HK locale for new installs or new user accounts.

How To Test

Do a new installation of Fedora in zh_HK (Chinese Hong Kong) locale.
- Alternatively change the system locale to zh_HK and then create a new test user.
Login to GNOME
The package ibus-table-chinese-cangjie should get installed.
See what input method is suggested by default by gnome-initial-setup.

User Experience

Less buggy and better maintained cangjie input method.

Dependencies

gnome-initial-setup

Contingency Plan

Contingency mechanism: Leave the default input methods as they are now and move the change to Fedora 37
Contingency deadline: Fedora 36 Beta release
Blocks release? No.

Documentation

N/A (not a System Wide Change)

Release Notes

The table:cangjie5 table of ibus-table-chinese-cangjie is now the default input method when installing a new system in zh_HK locale. The ibus-table-chinese-cangjie package is installed in that case.

If the installation was installed in a different locale then switching the language in Gnome to zh_HK and creating a user should install the ibus-table-chinese-cangjie package and when creating a new user gnome-initial setup should give table:cangjie5 as the default for the new user.

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-Make ibus-table cangjie the default input method for zh_HK (Hongkong) locale.
+Make ibus-table-chinese-cangjie the default input method for zh_HK (Hong Kong) locale.
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+* [https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/BC3MGWI6LFRLXEBRIHGNKEC4GWSROS7Z/ devel thread]
-* Tracker bug: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>
+* FESCo issue: [https://pagure.io/fesco/issue/2737 #2737]
-* Release notes tracker: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>
+* Tracker bug: [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2046333 #2046333]
+* Release notes tracker: [https://pagure.io/fedora-docs/release-notes/issue/796 #796]
 == Detailed Description ==
 <!-- Expand on the summary, if appropriate.  A couple sentences suffices to explain the goal, but the more details you can provide the better. -->
+Currently, ibus-cangjie is the default input method for zh_HK in Fedora. ibus-cangjie is not actively maintained anymore upstream. ibus-table and the cangjie tables in ibus-table-chinese are actively maintained and can replace ibus-cangjie.
 == Feedback ==
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       https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/perl5.26 (major upgrade to a popular software stack, visible to users of that stack)
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+A better input experience for users of the zh_HK locale.
 == Scope ==
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 <!-- What work do the feature owners have to accomplish to complete the feature in time for release?  Is it a large change affecting many parts of the distribution or is it a very isolated change? What are those changes?-->
-* Other developers: <!-- REQUIRED FOR SYSTEM WIDE CHANGES -->
+The langtable package has data about default input methods. Change this data. But the data in langtable is currently apparently not used by gnome-initial setup. The list of default input methods used by gnome-initial-setup us stored in
+<pre>
+libgnome-desktop/default-input-sources.h
+</pre>
+Currently there is the following default input method for zh_HK locale:
+<pre>
+static DefaultInputSource default_input_sources[] =
+{
+   ...
+   { "zh_HK",    "ibus",         "cangjie" },
+   ...
+}
+</pre>
+Here, `cangjie` would need to be replaced with `table:cangjie5`.
+Merge request for the fedora gnome-desktop3 package: https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/gnome-desktop3/pull-request/8 (merged)
+Merge request upstream for gnome-desktop: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-desktop/-/merge_requests/134 (merged)
+fedora-comps needs to be updated to install `ibus-table-chinese-cangjie` by default: https://pagure.io/fedora-comps/pull-request/707#request_diff (merged)
+Change to langpacks has been done already in 2021-03-10: https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/langpacks/c/24f7d226724fa5b3718a24aa9afdaf616e902198?branch=rawhide
+But this additional change to langpacks would be good: “zh_HK: add ibus-table-chinese-quick, zh_TW: add ibus-table-chinese-cangjie, add ibus-table-chinese-quick” https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/langpacks/pull-request/16 (both quick and cangjie are used not only in zh_HK but also in zh_TW) (merged)
+* Other developers: N/A (not a System Wide Change) <!-- REQUIRED FOR SYSTEM WIDE CHANGES -->
 <!-- What work do other developers have to accomplish to complete the feature in time for release?  Is it a large change affecting many parts of the distribution or is it a very isolated change? What are those changes?-->
-* Release engineering: [https://pagure.io/releng/issues #Releng issue number] <!-- REQUIRED FOR SYSTEM WIDE CHANGES -->
+* Release engineering: N/A (not a System Wide Change) <!-- REQUIRED FOR SYSTEM WIDE CHANGES -->
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 == Upgrade/compatibility impact ==
 <!-- What happens to systems that have had a previous versions of Fedora installed and are updated to the version containing this change? Will anything require manual configuration or data migration? Will any existing functionality be no longer supported? -->
+Nothing should happen when upgrading from a previous version of Fedora. If a user used ibus-cangjie before the upgrade, they will still use it after the upgrade. This change proposal only changes the default input method for zh_HK locale for new installs or new user accounts.
 <!-- REQUIRED FOR SYSTEM WIDE CHANGES -->
 == How To Test ==
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 . What are the expected results of those actions?
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+* Do a new installation of Fedora in zh_HK (Chinese Hong Kong) locale.
+** Alternatively change the system locale to zh_HK and then create a new test user.
+* Login to GNOME
+* The package `ibus-table-chinese-cangjie` should get installed.
+* See what input method is suggested by default by gnome-initial-setup.
 <!-- REQUIRED FOR SYSTEM WIDE CHANGES -->
 == User Experience ==
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   - Green has been scientifically proven to be the most relaxing color. The move to a default background color of green with green text will result in Fedora users being the most relaxed users of any operating system.
 -->
+Less buggy and better maintained cangjie input method.
 == Dependencies ==
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+gnome-initial-setup
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 == Contingency Plan ==
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-* Contingency mechanism: (What to do?  Who will do it?) N/A (not a System Wide Change)  <!-- REQUIRED FOR SYSTEM WIDE CHANGES -->
+* Contingency mechanism: Leave the default input methods as they are now and move the change to Fedora 37 <!-- REQUIRED FOR SYSTEM WIDE CHANGES -->
 <!-- When is the last time the contingency mechanism can be put in place?  This will typically be the beta freeze. -->
-* Contingency deadline: N/A (not a System Wide Change)  <!-- REQUIRED FOR SYSTEM WIDE CHANGES -->
+* Contingency deadline: Fedora 36 Beta release  <!-- REQUIRED FOR SYSTEM WIDE CHANGES -->
 <!-- Does finishing this feature block the release, or can we ship with the feature in incomplete state? -->
-* Blocks release? N/A (not a System Wide Change), Yes/No <!-- REQUIRED FOR SYSTEM WIDE CHANGES -->
+* Blocks release? No. <!-- REQUIRED FOR SYSTEM WIDE CHANGES -->
 == Documentation ==
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 Release Notes are not required for initial draft of the Change Proposal but has to be completed by the Change Freeze.
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+The `table:cangjie5` table of `ibus-table-chinese-cangjie` is now the default input method when installing a new system in zh_HK locale. The `ibus-table-chinese-cangjie` package is installed in that case.
+If the installation was installed in a different locale then switching the language in Gnome to zh_HK and creating a user should install the `ibus-table-chinese-cangjie` package and when creating a new user gnome-initial setup should give `table:cangjie5` as the default for the new user.

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