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Description

This test case is to set up the input method to get it working on the desktop. if something is going wrong, please try to restart the desktop session. that may helps.


How to test

  • For GNOME 40 and later (Fedora 34+)
  1. Click on the gear icon from the system status menu on the upper right corner or run gnome-control-center from Activity or the terminal.
  2. Click on Keyboard.
  3. Add your preferable input source and layout if not in Input Sources section.
  4. Try to click the 2-letter language icon on the panel and select the input source
    1. or press the Super+space or a shortcut key which is configured in Typing section on Shortcuts tab at Keyboard configuration.
  • For GNOME 3
  1. Click on the gear icon from the system status menu on the upper right corner or run gnome-control-center from Activity or the terminal.
  2. Click on Region & Language.
  3. Add your preferable input source and layout if not in Input Sources section.
  4. Try to click the 2-letter language icon on the panel and select the input source
    1. or press the Super+space or a shortcut key which is configured in Input Source Switching section in Keyboard panel.
  • For other desktop environments
    • Prerequisites
      • Make sure if you have im-chooser and imsettings and imsettings-systemd installed.
  1. Select Input Method Selector from the desktop menu or run im-chooser from the terminal
  2. Select Use IBus, then click Prefrences... at the right side.
  3. Open Input Method tab
  4. Add your preferable input source and layout if not in Input Method section.
  5. Click on the ibus icon and select the engine
    1. or press Super+space

Expected Results

  • For GNOME
    • It may depends on the order of the input source, 2 letter language or a symbol for engine should appears at the panel.
  • For other desktops
    • "English (UK)" is available in Input Method -> English since Fedora 33
    • IBus icon should appears at the panel if ibus is running
    • $HOME/.config/environment.d/imsettings-gtk.conf and $HOME/.config/environment.d/imsettings-qt.conf will be created once selecting something on im-chooser.
  • GUI and windows should be popped up and displayed without error.
  • Every change should take effect.
  • IBus is turned on when selecting the certain input source or pressing the shortcut key.