Chinese keyboard ignores input past current word
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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| messaging-app (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
In Language & Text enable Zh 中文. I have spell checking, auto correction, and word suggestions turned off.
In messaging app, tap on the bottom bar to compose a message. Select "Chinese - Pinyin".
Type the letters "w" "o" "z" "a" "i" "l" "u" "s" "h" "a" "n" "g" intending to write "我在路上" ("I'm on my way")
Keyboard displays the following options: "wozailushang", "我在", "我“, "沃" etc
Select "我在".
Keyboard enters "我在" and returns to its waiting state. It has forgotten about the "lushang" so I have to re-type it.
Every other Chinese keyboard remembers the additional typing and allows you to continue selecting characters.
Most other Chinese keyboards use the extra context to make a better guess as to the overall meaning. For example, on OSX, when I type "yiju" the first option is "一句". But if I type "yijuliangde" it is ready with "一举两得". This conditions users to type quite a lot of pinyin in one go, delaying making a selection until they've completed the current thought.
