Don't override IM variables

Well, I tested the attached patch, but it didn't make a difference - those two variables are still set to "ibus". What else can it be?

OTOH I could successfully type Mozc in gedit using fcitx. Can it be because the GTK_IM_MODULE variable was set to fcitx (by im-config) without being overridden by something else?

In any case, there seems to be more into it to make Ubuntu GNOME safely ready for users who prefer other IM frameworks but ibus.

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

As can be seen in bug #1596181, Ubuntu GNOME prevents you from enabling XIM too.

This problem happen to me also when trying to switch to xim using im-config.

$ printenv | grep -E '(_IM|XMOD)'
CLUTTER_IM_MODULE=xim
QT_IM_MODULE=ibus
XMODIFIERS=@im=ibus
QT4_IM_MODULE=xim
GTK_IM_MODULE=xim

as you can see QT_IM_MODULE and XMODIFIERS still unchanged.

Hi Gunnar,

I applied your patch and build on xenial [1].

[1]: https://launchpad.net/~ikuya-fruitsbasket/+archive/ubuntu/gnome-session

It works great to me.

What is deference?

Weird. I get this:

$ cat ~/.xinputrc | grep run_im
run_im fcitx
$ echo $XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP
GNOME
$ dpkg-query -W gnome-session
gnome-session 3.18.1.2-1ubuntu1.16.04.2~ppa1
$ env | grep -E '_IM|XMOD'
CLUTTER_IM_MODULE=xim
QT_IM_MODULE=ibus
XMODIFIERS=@im=ibus
QT4_IM_MODULE=fcitx
GTK_IM_MODULE=fcitx

That's why I'm disinclined to proceed.

@Ikuya: Did you possibly take any other steps besides applying the patch?

@Ikuya: I found that gnome-settings-daemon 3.18, which is in the Xenial archive, also overrides those two variables. So my guess is that you had 3.20 on your Xenial installation. (If not, this is still a mystery.)

Anyway, I prepared merge proposals for gnome-session (Yakkety and Xenial), and attached a Xenial patch for gnome-settings-daemon.

Btw, I tested via this PPA:

https://launchpad.net/~gunnarhj/+archive/ubuntu/gnome-im

Pushed gnome-session to yakkety. Pushed gnome-session and gnome-settings-daemon to xenial (unapproved queue). Therefore, I am unsubscribing ubuntu-sponsors now.

This bug was fixed in the package gnome-session - 3.20.2-1ubuntu2

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gnome-session (3.20.2-1ubuntu2) yakkety; urgency=medium

  * debian/patches/dont_override_IM_variables.patch:
    - Honor values set by e.g. im-config, and with that give users
      the option to use fcitx or other framework (LP: #1594681).

 -- Gunnar Hjalmarsson <email address hidden> Sun, 14 Aug 2016 02:04:00 +0200

Hi,

  I was just stacked by this trouble ... (1) cannot input Japanese characters via Mozc (Japanese input method) in Dash search window (2) cannot input any Japanese characters for Skype.
  I suppose these troubles closely connected to this bug.

  Both troubles was solved like a magic by installing gnome-session packages at Gunnar's PPA (ppa:gunnarhj/gnome-im). I suggest this modification will link to solve the problem.

Thanks for sharing the good news, @terakin. :) I suppose it's fcitx-mozc you are using, then.

Hello Gunnar, or anyone else affected,

Accepted gnome-settings-daemon into xenial-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-settings-daemon/3.18.2-0ubuntu3.1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance!

Hello Gunnar, or anyone else affected,

Accepted gnome-session into xenial-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-session/3.18.1.2-1ubuntu1.16.04.2 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance!

I installed gnome-session 3.18.1.2-1ubuntu1.16.04.2 and gnome-settings-daemon 3.18.2-0ubuntu3.1 from xenial-proposed, accomplished the test case, and can confirm that the variable assignments work as expected.

The verification of the Stable Release Update for gnome-settings-daemon has completed successfully and the package has now been released to -updates. Subsequently, the Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team is being unsubscribed and will not receive messages about this bug report. In the event that you encounter a regression using the package from -updates please report a new bug using ubuntu-bug and tag the bug report regression-update so we can easily find any regressions.

This bug was fixed in the package gnome-session - 3.18.1.2-1ubuntu1.16.04.2

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gnome-session (3.18.1.2-1ubuntu1.16.04.2) xenial; urgency=medium

  * debian/patches/dont_override_IM_variables.patch:
    - Honor values set by e.g. im-config, and with that give users
      the option to use fcitx or other framework (LP: #1594681).

 -- Gunnar Hjalmarsson <email address hidden> Sun, 14 Aug 2016 02:05:00 +0200

This bug was fixed in the package gnome-settings-daemon - 3.18.2-0ubuntu3.1

---------------
gnome-settings-daemon (3.18.2-0ubuntu3.1) xenial; urgency=medium

  * debian/patches/dont_override_IM_variables.patch:
    - Honor values set by e.g. im-config, and with that give users
      the option to use fcitx or other framework (LP: #1594681).

 -- Gunnar Hjalmarsson <email address hidden> Sat, 13 Aug 2016 20:32:00 +0200