Ubuntu
im-switch package

im-switch is not internationalised

Bug #612499 reported by David Planella
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Ubuntu Translations
Won't Fix
Low
Unassigned
im-switch (Debian)
Fix Released
Unknown
im-switch (Ubuntu)
Won't Fix
Undecided
Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: im-switch

The im-switch application is not internationalised, and thus is only useful for English speakers.

Its main purpose being allowing non-English users to switch between input methods, it would just make sense for it to have natural language support.

The application is currently a shell script that uses zenity to create a UI dialog. Here [1] is an example of how a zenity shell script can be internationalised.

[1] https://code.launchpad.net/~dpm/ubuntu/lucid/xorg/bug-335678/+merge/17970/+preview-diff/+files/preview.diff

David Planella (dpm)
Changed in ubuntu-translations:
importance: Undecided → High
status: New → Triaged
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Aron Xu (happyaron) wrote : Re: [Bug 612499] Re: im-switch is not internationalised

As far as I know, the author of im-switch is writing new im-config,
and will perhaps replace im-switch in the near future.

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in im-switch (Debian):
status: Unknown → New
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in im-switch (Debian):
status: New → Confirmed
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David Planella (dpm) wrote :

Changed importance to low: the program is no longer shown in the menus, and its functionality is already integrated in gnome-language-selector, which is fully internationalized.

Changed in ubuntu-translations:
importance: High → Low
Revision history for this message
Aron Xu (happyaron) wrote :

Mark as won't fix, because im-switch is getting dropped in favor of im-config.

Changed in ubuntu-translations:
status: Triaged → Won't Fix
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in im-switch (Debian):
status: Confirmed → Won't Fix
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in im-switch (Debian):
status: Won't Fix → Fix Released
Gabor Kelemen (kelemeng)
Changed in ubuntu-translations:
status: Won't Fix → Triaged
importance: Low → High
Changed in im-switch (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Gabor Kelemen (kelemeng) wrote :

im-switch is back as a dependency of ubuntu-desktop and language-selector, and still does not speak languages. Its supposed replacement im-config would need a newer package version that has gettext support and inclusion in main.

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Aron Xu (happyaron) wrote :

We need to replace im-switch with im-config as soon as we can, because currently input methods maintainers on Debian side are only guaranteeing the user experience with im-config, and for sure im-switch may cause weird problems. Further more, im-switch is not maintained upstream (which is Debian), so making it i18n really aren't worth it.

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David Planella (dpm) wrote : Re: [Ubuntu-translations-coordinators] [Bug 612499] Re: im-switch is not internationalised

Al 25/04/12 13:48, En/na Aron Xu ha escrit:
> We need to replace im-switch with im-config as soon as we can, because
> currently input methods maintainers on Debian side are only guaranteeing
> the user experience with im-config, and for sure im-switch may cause
> weird problems. Further more, im-switch is not maintained upstream
> (which is Debian), so making it i18n really aren't worth it.
>

See related discussion on:
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-discuss/2012-January/013221.html

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David Planella
Ubuntu Translations Coordinator
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David Planella (dpm)
Changed in ubuntu-translations:
importance: High → Low
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Aron Xu (happyaron) wrote :

For raring, im-config will be default and language-selector has been ported to use it, so I guess this bug can be closed now.

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Aron Xu (happyaron) wrote :

im-switch is already replaced by im-config in raring, marking this bug as won't fix.

Changed in im-switch (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Won't Fix
Aron Xu (happyaron)
Changed in ubuntu-translations:
status: Triaged → Won't Fix
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