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#1 2020-09-08 13:22:44

Ariana
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Registered: 2019-01-03
Posts: 2

fcitx not working on Arch Linux + Deepin DE

I tried to get fcitx working for chinese input but seems like it is crashing with

fcitx: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)

whenever I press

SUPER_SPACE

Contents of

~/.config/fcitx/config
[Hotkey]
# Trigger Input Method
TriggerKey=SUPER_SPACE SUPER_SPACE
# Use extra trigger key only after using it to inactivate
# Available Value:
# True False
#UseExtraTriggerKeyOnlyWhenUseItToInactivate=True
# Extra key for trigger input method
# Available Value:
# R_CTRL
# R_SHIFT
# L_SHIFT
# L_CTRL
# ALT_L_SHIFT
# ALT_R_SHIFT
# CTRL Both
# SHIFT Both
# L_ALT
# R_ALT
# ALT Both
# Left Super
# Right Super
# Super Both
# Ctrl+Left Super
# Ctrl+Right Super
# Super+Left Ctrl
# Super+Right Ctrl
# Disabled
# Custom
SwitchKey=CTRL Both
# Custom switch key
#CustomSwitchKey=
# Activate input method
#ActivateKey=
# Inactivate Input Method
#InactivateKey=
# Enable Hotkey to scroll Between Input Method
# Available Value:
# True False
#IMSwitchKey=True
# Include Inactivate when scrolling between Input Method
# Available Value:
# True False
#IMSwitchIncludeInactive=False
# Scroll between Input Method
# Available Value:
# CTRL_SHIFT
# ALT_SHIFT
# CTRL_SUPER
# ALT_SUPER
#IMSwitchHotkey=CTRL_SHIFT
# Reload configuration
#ReloadConfig=CTRL_5
# Interval of Two Key Input
#TimeInterval=250
# Switching Virtual Keyboard
#VKSwitchKey=CTRL_ALT_B
# Switching Remind Mode
#RemindSwitchKey=
# Switching Full Width Character Mode
#FullWidthSwitchKey=
# Switch Full Width Punc Mode
#PuncSwitchKey=CTRL_.
# Prev Page
#PrevPageKey=- UP
# Next Page
#NextPageKey== DOWN
# Choose Second and Third Candidate Word
#SecondThirdCandWordKey=
# Saving All Config and Input History
#SaveAllKey=CTRL_ALT_S
# Switch Embedded Preedit
#SwitchPreedit=CTRL_ALT_P
# Previous Candidate Word
#PrevWord=SHIFT_TAB
# Next Candidate Word
#NextWord=TAB

[Program]
# Seconds sleep before fcitx really start
#DelayStart=0
# Share State Among Window
# Available Value:
# No
# All
# PerProgram
ShareStateAmongWindow=All
# Default Input Method State
# Available Value:
# Inactive
# Active
#DefaultInputMethodState=Inactive

[Output]
# Type half width Punc After a Number
# Available Value:
# True False
#HalfPuncAfterNumber=True
# Disable Paging in Remind Mode
# Available Value:
# True False
#RemindModeDisablePaging=True
# Commit when toggle state
# Available Value:
# True False
#SendTextWhenSwitchEng=True
# Candidate Word Number
#CandidateWordNumber=5
# Give the tips of Phrase
# Available Value:
# True False
#PhraseTips=True
# Do not commit preedit text when unfocus a window
# Available Value:
# True False
#DontCommitPreeditWhenUnfocus=False

[Appearance]
# Show Input Method Hint After Input method changed
# Available Value:
# True False
#ShowInputWindowAfterTriggering=True
# Show Input Method Hint After Input method changed and Focus in
# Available Value:
# True False
#ShowInputWindowWhenFocusIn=False
# Input Method Hint will be only shown when state is active
# Available Value:
# True False
#ShowInputWindowOnlyWhenActive=True
# Show Input Speed
# Available Value:
# True False
#ShowInputSpeed=False
# Show Version
# Available Value:
# True False
#ShowVersion=False
# Do not show input window if there is only preedit string
# Available Value:
# True False
#HideInputWindowWhenOnlyPreeditString=False
# Do not show input window if there is only one candidate and preedit
# Available Value:
# True False
#HideInputWindowWhenOnlyOneCandidate=False

Output of

fcitx-diagnose
# System Info:
1.  `uname -a`:

        Linux Ariana 5.8.7-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat, 05 Sep 2020 12:31:32 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux

2.  `lsb_release -a`:

        LSB Version:	1.4
        Distributor ID:	Arch
        Description:	Arch Linux
        Release:	rolling
        Codename:	n/a

3.  `lsb_release -d`:

        Description:	Arch Linux

4.  `/etc/lsb-release`:

        LSB_VERSION=1.4
        DISTRIB_ID=Arch
        DISTRIB_RELEASE=rolling
        DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Arch Linux"

5.  `/etc/os-release`:

        NAME="Arch Linux"
        PRETTY_NAME="Arch Linux"
        ID=arch
        BUILD_ID=rolling
        ANSI_COLOR="38;2;23;147;209"
        HOME_URL="https://www.archlinux.org/"
        DOCUMENTATION_URL="https://wiki.archlinux.org/"
        SUPPORT_URL="https://bbs.archlinux.org/"
        BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.archlinux.org/"
        LOGO=archlinux

6.  Desktop Environment:

    Desktop environment is `gnome3`.

7.  Bash Version:

        BASH_VERSION='5.0.18(1)-release'

# Environment:
1.  DISPLAY:

        DISPLAY=':0'

2.  Keyboard Layout:

    1.  `setxkbmap`:

            xkb_keymap {
            	xkb_keycodes  { include "evdev+aliases(qwerty)"	};
            	xkb_types     { include "complete"	};
            	xkb_compat    { include "complete"	};
            	xkb_symbols   { include "pc+us+inet(evdev)"	};
            	xkb_geometry  { include "pc(pc105)"	};
            };

    2.  `xprop`:

            _XKB_RULES_NAMES(STRING) = "evdev", "pc105", "us", "", ""

3.  Locale:

    1.  All locale:

            C
            POSIX
            en_SG.utf8

    2.  Current locale:

            LANG=C
            LC_CTYPE="C"
            LC_NUMERIC="C"
            LC_TIME="C"
            LC_COLLATE="C"
            LC_MONETARY="C"
            LC_MESSAGES="C"
            LC_PAPER="C"
            LC_NAME="C"
            LC_ADDRESS="C"
            LC_TELEPHONE="C"
            LC_MEASUREMENT="C"
            LC_IDENTIFICATION="C"
            LC_ALL=

4.  Directories:

    1.  Home:

            /home/ariana

    2.  `${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}`:

        Environment variable `XDG_CONFIG_HOME` is set to `/home/ariana/.config`.

        Current value of `XDG_CONFIG_HOME` is `~/.config` (`/home/ariana/.config`).

    3.  Fcitx Settings Directory:

        Current fcitx settings directory is `~/.config/fcitx` (`/home/ariana/.config/fcitx`).

5.  Current user:

    The script is run as ariana (1000).

# Fcitx State:
1.  executable:

    Found fcitx at `/usr/bin/fcitx`.

2.  version:

    Fcitx version: `4.2.9.7`

3.  process:

    Found 2 fcitx processes:

          28155 fcitx
          28164 fcitx-dbus-watc

4.  `fcitx-remote`:

    `fcitx-remote` works properly.

5.  DBus interface:

    Using `dbus-send` to check dbus.

    Owner of DBus name `org.fcitx.Fcitx` is `:1.495`.

    PID of DBus name `org.fcitx.Fcitx` owner is `28155`.

# Fcitx Configure UI:
1.  Config Tool Wrapper:

    Found fcitx-configtool at `/usr/bin/fcitx-configtool`.

2.  Config GUI for gtk2:

    **Config GUI for gtk2 not found.**

3.  Config GUI for gtk3:

    Found `fcitx-config-gtk3` at `/usr/bin/fcitx-config-gtk3`.

4.  Config GUI for kde:

    **`kcmshell4` not found.**

# Frontends setup:
## Xim:
1.  `${XMODIFIERS}`:

    Environment variable XMODIFIERS is set to "@im=fcitx" correctly.
    Xim Server Name from Environment variable is fcitx.

2.  XIM_SERVERS on root window:

    Xim server name is the same with that set in the environment variable.

3.  XIM encoding:

    **Your LC_CTYPE is set to C whose encoding is not UTF-8. You may have trouble committing strings using XIM.**

## Qt:
1.  qt4 - `${QT4_IM_MODULE}`:

    Environment variable QT_IM_MODULE is set to "fcitx" correctly.

2.  qt5 - `${QT_IM_MODULE}`:

    Environment variable QT_IM_MODULE is set to "fcitx" correctly.

3.  Qt IM module files:

    Found fcitx qt module: `/usr/lib/fcitx/qt/libfcitx-quickphrase-editor5.so`.
    Found fcitx im module for Qt5: `/usr/lib/qt/plugins/platforminputcontexts/libfcitxplatforminputcontextplugin.so`.
    **Cannot find fcitx input method module for Qt4.**

## Gtk:
1.  gtk - `${GTK_IM_MODULE}`:

    Environment variable GTK_IM_MODULE is set to "fcitx" correctly.

2.  `gtk-query-immodules`:

    1.  gtk 2:

        Found `gtk-query-immodules` for gtk `2.24.32` at `/usr/bin/gtk-query-immodules-2.0`.
        Version Line:

            # Created by /usr/bin/gtk-query-immodules-2.0 from gtk+-2.24.32

        Found fcitx im modules for gtk `2.24.32`.

            "/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/immodules/im-fcitx.so" 
            "fcitx" "Fcitx (Flexible Input Method Framework)" "fcitx" "/usr/share/locale" "ja:ko:zh:*" 

    2.  gtk 3:

        Found `gtk-query-immodules` for gtk `3.24.23` at `/usr/bin/gtk-query-immodules-3.0`.
        Version Line:

            # Created by /usr/bin/gtk-query-immodules-3.0 from gtk+-3.24.23

        Found fcitx im modules for gtk `3.24.23`.

            "/usr/lib/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-fcitx.so" 
            "fcitx" "Fcitx (Flexible Input Method Framework)" "fcitx" "/usr/share/locale" "ja:ko:zh:*" 

3.  Gtk IM module cache:

    1.  gtk 2:

        Found immodules cache for gtk `2.24.32` at `/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/immodules.cache`.
        Version Line:

            # Created by /usr/bin/gtk-query-immodules-2.0 from gtk+-2.24.32

        Found fcitx im modules for gtk `2.24.32`.

            "/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/immodules/im-fcitx.so" 
            "fcitx" "Fcitx (Flexible Input Method Framework)" "fcitx" "/usr/share/locale" "ja:ko:zh:*" 

    2.  gtk 3:

        Found immodules cache for gtk `3.24.23` at `/usr/lib/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules.cache`.
        Version Line:

            # Created by /usr/bin/gtk-query-immodules-3.0 from gtk+-3.24.23

        Found fcitx im modules for gtk `3.24.23`.

            "/usr/lib/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/im-fcitx.so" 
            "fcitx" "Fcitx (Flexible Input Method Framework)" "fcitx" "/usr/share/locale" "ja:ko:zh:*" 

4.  Gtk IM module files:

    1.  gtk 2:

        All found Gtk 2 immodule files exist.

    2.  gtk 3:

        All found Gtk 3 immodule files exist.

# Configuration:
## Fcitx Addons:
1.  Addon Config Dir:

    Found fcitx addon config directory: `/usr/share/fcitx/addon`.

2.  Addon List:

    1.  Found 27 enabled addons:

            fcitx-autoeng
            fcitx-chttrans
            fcitx-classic-ui
            fcitx-clipboard
            fcitx-dbus
            fcitx-freedesktop-notify
            fcitx-fullwidth-char
            fcitx-googlepinyin
            fcitx-imselector
            fcitx-ipc
            fcitx-ipcportal
            fcitx-keyboard
            fcitx-kimpanel-ui
            fcitx-notificationitem
            fcitx-pinyin-enhance
            fcitx-pinyin
            fcitx-punc
            fcitx-quickphrase
            fcitx-remote
            fcitx-spell
            fcitx-table
            fcitx-unicode
            fcitx-vk
            fcitx-x11
            fcitx-xim
            fcitx-xkb
            fcitx-xkbdbus

    2.  Found 1 disabled addons:

            fcitx-qw

3.  Addon Libraries:

    All libraries for all addons are found.

4.  User Interface:

    Found 2 enabled user interface addons:

        fcitx-classic-ui
        fcitx-kimpanel-ui

## Input Methods:
1.  Found 2 enabled input methods:

        fcitx-keyboard-us
        googlepinyin

2.  Default input methods:

    You have a keyboard input method "fcitx-keyboard-us" correctly added as your default input method.

# Log:
1.  `date`:

        Tue Sep  8 21:10:56 +08 2020

2.  `~/.config/fcitx/log/`:

        total 4
        -rw-r--r-- 1 ariana users 44 Jun 30 11:34 crash.log

3.  `~/.config/fcitx/log/crash.log`:

        fcitx: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)

Last edited by Ariana (2020-09-08 13:23:11)

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#2 2020-09-09 03:57:16

solskog
Member
Registered: 2020-09-05
Posts: 462

Re: fcitx not working on Arch Linux + Deepin DE

Can you get it working with default TriggerKey=CTRL_SPACE? I couldn't get TriggerKey=SUPER_SPACE working either but default CTRL_SPACE works fine.
Try also fcitx5.

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#3 2020-09-09 05:02:11

Ariana
Member
Registered: 2019-01-03
Posts: 2

Re: fcitx not working on Arch Linux + Deepin DE

Oh yes Cltr_Space works! Thanks!

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