Text Entry won't allow hangul key to switch input method

[Brian Salemink]

The input method text entry will not allow the hangul key (a key designed to be used as a input method switching key) to be used to switch the input method. This also affects a number of other non-English keyboards that have an input switching key on their keyboard.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: unity-control-center 14.04.3+14.04.20140410-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-29.53-generic 3.13.11.2
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-29-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Wed Jun 18 10:06:04 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-11-21 (208 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
SourcePackage: unity-control-center
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-06-17 (0 days ago)
usr_lib_unity-control-center:
 activity-log-manager 0.9.7-0ubuntu14
 deja-dup 30.0-0ubuntu4
 gnome-control-center 1:3.6.3-0ubuntu56.1

[Gunnar Hjalmarsson (gunnarhj)]

Hi Brian,
Thanks for your report!

I don't quite understand what you mean by "key" in this context. Could you please elaborate, maybe with an example, so also a dummy like me get the picture. ;)

Or are you possibly talking about the ability that IBus (i.e. not specifically ibus-hangul) had previously to enable/disable the input method engine using a keyboard shortcut?

[Brian Salemink (briansalemink)]

Korean keyboards have a hangul key on the keyboard, it is in the location
of the right alt key on a us keyboard. The key is supposed to be a toggle
key to switch between Korean characters and Latin characters. Previously
(Ubuntu 12.10 and before) you were able to set this key to switch input
methods, now the text entry settings will not allow it to be set (switch
to next source) . This is extremely inconvenient for Korean users, (as
well as other Asian language users)
On Jun 18, 2014 10:50 AM, "Gunnar Hjalmarsson" <email address hidden>
wrote:

> Hi Brian,
> Thanks for your report!
>
> I don't quite understand what you mean by "key" in this context. Could
> you please elaborate, maybe with an example, so also a dummy like me get
> the picture. ;)
>
> Or are you possibly talking about the ability that IBus (i.e. not
> specifically ibus-hangul) had previously to enable/disable the input
> method engine using a keyboard shortcut?
>
> ** Changed in: unity-control-center (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
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> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1331268
>
> Title:
> Text Entry won't allow hangul key to switch input method
>
> Status in “unity-control-center” package in Ubuntu:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> The input method text entry will not allow the hangul key (a key
> designed to be used as a input method switching key) to be used to
> switch the input method. This also affects a number of other non-
> English keyboards that have an input switching key on their keyboard.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
> Package: unity-control-center 14.04.3+14.04.20140410-0ubuntu1
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-29.53-generic 3.13.11.2
> Uname: Linux 3.13.0-29-generic x86_64
> ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2
> Architecture: amd64
> CurrentDesktop: Unity
> Date: Wed Jun 18 10:06:04 2014
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-11-21 (208 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64
> (20121017.5)
> SourcePackage: unity-control-center
> UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-06-17 (0 days ago)
> usr_lib_unity-control-center:
> activity-log-manager 0.9.7-0ubuntu14
> deja-dup 30.0-0ubuntu4
> gnome-control-center 1:3.6.3-0ubuntu56.1
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-control-center/+bug/1331268/+subscriptions
>

[Gunnar Hjalmarsson (gunnarhj)]

Now I see. Thanks!