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# Log into GNOME desktop.
# Log into GNOME desktop.
# Run "gnome-control-center region" utility and enable any XKB engines and one more IBus input method engines, E.g. "English (US)" and "English (English - US (Hunspell))". [1]
# Run "gnome-control-center region" utility and enable any XKB engines and one more IBus input method engines, E.g. "English (US)" and "English (English - US (Hunspell))".
# Open any IBus clients, e.g. firefox
## (since GNOME enables gtk-im-context-simple instead of the IBus XKB engine if no IBus input method engines are enabled)
# Open any IBus clients, e.g. firefox or gedit
# Activate the XKB engine. E.g. "English (US)".
# Activate the XKB engine. E.g. "English (US)".
# Type Ctrl-Shift-e-smiley
# Type Ctrl-Shift-e-smiley
Show the smiley Emojis.
See smiley Emojis.


[1] GNOME enables gtk-im-context-simple instead of IBus XKB engines if any IBus input method engines are not enabled.
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Revision as of 08:12, 31 August 2016

IBus Emoji Typing

Summary

The IBus core will provide the Emoji (emoticon) Unicode input using IBus XKB engines.

Owner

  • Name: Takao Fujiwara
  • Email: tfujiwar [at] redhat [dot] com
  • Release notes owner:

Current status

Detailed Description

IBus already has a feature to enter Unicode hexcodes using Ctrl-Shift-u and now we plan a similar implementation for inputting Emoji. With IBus XKB engines, Emoji input will be provided using Emoji annotations after Ctrl-Shift-e.

Benefit to Fedora

It will be easier for users to enter Emoji, which are popular on SNS, E-mail, and Chat.


Scope

  • Proposal owners:
    • IBus core provide the dictionary of the Emoji typing.
    • IBus XKB engines load the Emoji dictionary.
  • Other developers: N/A
  • Policies and guidelines: N/A
  • Trademark approval: N/A

Upgrade/compatibility impact

Users don't have to type Ctrl-Shift-e if they don't need to type Emoji.

How To Test

for non-GNOME desktop

  1. Log into non-GNOME desktop.
  2. Run "ibus-setup" utility and enable any IBus XKB engines.
  3. Open any IBus clients, e.g. firefox
  4. Type Ctrl-Shift-e-smiley

Show the smiley Emojis.

for GNOME desktop

  1. Log into GNOME desktop.
  2. Run "gnome-control-center region" utility and enable any XKB engines and one more IBus input method engines, E.g. "English (US)" and "English (English - US (Hunspell))".
    1. (since GNOME enables gtk-im-context-simple instead of the IBus XKB engine if no IBus input method engines are enabled)
  3. Open any IBus clients, e.g. firefox or gedit
  4. Activate the XKB engine. E.g. "English (US)".
  5. Type Ctrl-Shift-e-smiley

See smiley Emojis.


User Experience

This time provides the English words.

Dependencies

nodejs-emojione

Note: nodejs-emojione is required by ibus package as a build dependency only. The updated ibus package build will convert emoji.json in nodejs-emojione to a GHashTable dict during the package build. You can get the IBus SRPM.

Contingency Plan

  • Contingency mechanism: Drop the feature in Fedora 25 and postpone it to Fedora 26
  • Contingency deadline: Probably Fedora 25 Alpha freeze
  • Blocks release? No
  • Blocks product? No

Documentation

N/A

Release Notes