Hi, this is just FYI.

Upcoming "IBus in a Plasma (Wayland) session" is interesting topic.

Since it may be related, let me quote interesting links from my previous post at
  https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1054622#25

* Input Method Hub -- good overview
  https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wayland/wayland-protocols/-/issues/39
* Wayland and input methods -- wayland-protocol description
  https://dorotac.eu/posts/input_method/
* Using Fcitx 5 on Wayland -- view by fcitx community
  https://fcitx-im.org/wiki/Using_Fcitx_5_on_Wayland
* about Input Method wayland protocols #2331 -- view by ibus maintainer
  https://github.com/ibus/ibus/issues/2331
* New ideas using Wayland Input Methods -- view by QT people? August 3, 2023
  https://blog.davidedmundson.co.uk/blog/new-ideas-using-wayland-input-methods/


Out of all these linked pages, the following table may be useful for resolving
this bug (I may be wrong):

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wayland/wayland-protocols/-/issues/39#implementation-matrix


Regards,

Osamu

On Fri, 2023-09-15 at 23:47 +0200, Gunnar Hjalmarsson wrote:
> Package: im-config
> Version: 0.57-2
> Severity: important
> 
> If you use IBus in a Plasma (Wayland) session, the intention seems to be 
> that you apply an "IBus Wayland" virtual keyboard and let Wayland handle 
> everything internally. Otherwise the suggestion window does not show up, 
> for instance. OTOH, with the virtual keyboard enabled im-config should 
> better be disabled.
> 
> In a Plasma (X11) session im-config keeps dealing with IBus as intended.
> 
> Probably we should change im-config so it doesn't do anything in case of 
> a Plasma (Wayland) session. However, during my tests things get 
> extremely slow with that "IBus Wayland" virtual keyboard enabled, which 
> may be a bug or a "user error" from my side.
> 
> In any case it's highly desirable that any changes are made in 
> consultation with somebody who actually uses IBus together with Plasma.
> 

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