Emacs not taking input from fcitx

pfif · 2021-08-26 05:31:42

Hello everyone!

Since a recent update, emacs has been behaving strangely when I try to type Japanese characters in it.

I use fcitx as an input method, which itself uses mozc for Japanese character input. It works well on other softwares, like Firefox or Mousepad.

However, I have two problems with emacs.

The first is a known one, whereby Emacs won't accept input from fcitx if LC_CTYPE is set to english.
However, if I start emacs with
```
LC_CTYPE=zh_CN.UTF-8 emacs
```
, something stranger happens.
- What I type is clearly being redirected to fcitx, as a popup with japanese text in it, as usual when typing in mozc.
- However, non of these character are then inputed into emacs.

Here is a screenshot of fcitx working in Firefox, and another one of emacs refusing any input from it.

Could someone point me in the correct direction to solve this problem?

Thanks!
Pfif

Mod edit: Please don't embed huge images directly -- V1del

Last edited by V1del (2021-08-26 07:20:46)

seth · 2021-08-26 07:26:16

if LC_CTYPE is set to english

What is "english"? "C"?

locale -a # do you actually have chinese locales?

Do you run emacs in client/daemon setup?

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