<i18n dev> <AWT Dev> [PATCH] JDK-8213183: InputMethod cannot be used after its restarting

[Sergey Bylokhov]

Hi, Toshio.

Can you please add the steps to reproduce to the bug description.

On 06/11/2018 01:19, Toshio 5 Nakamura wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Can I obtain a sponsor of this proposal about InputMethod issue on Linux?
> 
> Bug:
> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8213183
> Webrev:
> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~tnakamura/8213183/webrev.00/
> 
> I've got an author role and filled the bug report.
> Please refer the attached mail about the detail of this patch.
> 
> Best Regards,
> Toshio Nakamura
> 
> ----- Forwarded by Toshio 5 Nakamura/Japan/IBMon 2018/11/06 18:08-----
> 
> From: "Toshio 5 Nakamura" <TOSHIONA at jp.ibm.com>
> To: awt-dev at openjdk.java.net, i18n-dev at openjdk.java.net
> Date: 2018/06/26 17:46
> Subject: <AWT Dev> Proposal: Input Method re-connection
> Sent by: "awt-dev" <awt-dev-bounces at openjdk.java.net>
> 
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> 
> 
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I'd like to contribute a proposal about Input Method (IM) re-connection
> on Linux. This is a part of contribution of IBM enhancements.
> 
> Issue:
> After IM process (fcitx, kinput2, etc.) was down, Java GUI application
> cannot use it even if IM process is restarted. This change try to
> re-connect IM when its process was restarted on Linux.
> 
> Description of changes:
> - XRegisterIMInstantiateCallback is set in DestroyXIMCallback.
> - Saved the latest activated X11InputMethod instance and use it to
> call its activate method in the instantiate callback.
> - XSelectInput in XMSelection.java may reset the
> XRegisterIMInstantiateCallback entry, so it's changed to keep the
> current registers.
> 
> Patch:_
> __http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~aleonard/im_resume/webrev.00/_
> (I asked my colleague to store my patch for easy reference.
> I'm a contributor and need a sponsor of the proposal.)
> 
> Could I ask someone to kindly become a sponsor of this proposal?
> 
> Thanks,
> Toshio Nakamura, IBM Japan
> 


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Best regards, Sergey.