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cinnamon: cannot search Japanese string in the menu bar search box #60

@haruka8307

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@haruka8307

I'm not very good at English.
I'm writing this with the help of Google Translate, so there may be some strange English.

Thanks to everyone, Linux Mint Cinnamon 22.3 now allows you to input Japanese into the search box on the menu bar.
However, unfortunately, the characters I type just flash and I can't search for that keyword.

  • It is running on VMware Workstation 25H2.
  • This problem occurs with both ibus and fcitx5.
  • I added mozc to the ibus settings via the "Keyboard" option, which was added in 22.3 beta.

I'm sure you're aware of this, but...

For example, if I want to search for the Japanese keyword "ドキュメント"(en: document), the typical way to input Japanese using romaji is to type "dokyumento," press the space bar to convert (in Japanese "変換") it to the katakana string "ドキュメント," and press Enter to confirm the string (in Japanese "確定").
I think the intended behavior at this point is for the confirmed keyword "ドキュメント" to return a hit, but currently the string I entered just flashes in the search box and no hits appear.

Even when using kanji (for example, "日付", en: date), the general idea remains the same: enter "hiduke" using romaji input, convert it to the kanji string "日付" with a space, and confirm the string with the Enter key, but the same problem occurs.

If you enter and convert "日付と時刻"(en: Date and time) by dividing it into "日付" ("hiduke" in romaji input) and "と時刻" ("tojikoku" in romaji input), it will return results for "日付と時刻." Furthermore, if you enter any additional ASCII character ("/" or "-" or anything else) after the flashing keyword and then delete that character, items containing the keyword you entered will return results.
However, sometimes I want to search for just one word, so adding or deleting characters is a bit of a hassle and not very intuitive.

I'm not very technical and have only tested it with Japanese input, but the same issue seems to be occurring with Chinese input, so I think the handling of strings when "変換" (en: convert) and "確定" (en: confirm), which occurs when entering CJK languages, may not be as smooth as in other desktop environments.
#31

Do the developers actually input and test CJK languages ​​such as Japanese, Chinese, and Korean?

If this issue were resolved, Linux Mint Cinnamon would be easier to use for CJK language users.
I would really appreciate it if you could fix this issue.
Thank you in advance.

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