F36 Change: Ibus-table cangjie default for zh_HK (Self-Contained Change proposal)

[Ben Cotton]

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Ibus_table_cangjie_default_for_zh_hk

== Summary ==
Make ibus-table cangjie the default input method for zh_HK (Hongkong) locale.

== Owner ==
* Name: [[User:Mfabian| Mike Fabian]]
* Email: <mfabian(a)redhat.com&gt;


== Detailed Description ==
Currently, ibus-cangjie is the default input method for zh_HK in
Fedora. ibus-cangjie is not actively maintained anymore upstream.
ibus-table and the cangjie tables in ibus-table-chinese are actively
maintained and can replace ibus-cangjie.


== Benefit to Fedora ==
A better input experience for users of the zh_HK locale.

== Scope ==
* Proposal owners:
The langtable package has data about default input methods. Change
this data. But the data in langtable is currently apparently not used
by gnome-initial setup. The list of default input methods used by
gnome-initial-setup us stored in

<pre>
libgnome-desktop/default-input-sources.h
</pre>

Currently there is the following default input method for zh_HK locale:

<pre>
static DefaultInputSource default_input_sources[] =
{
   ...
   { "zh_HK",    "ibus",         "cangjie" },
   ...
}
</pre>

Here, `cangjie` would need to be replaced with `table:cangjie5`.

fedora-comps needs to be updated to install
`ibus-table-chinese-cangjie` by default.

* Other developers: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
* Release engineering: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
* Policies and guidelines: N/A (not needed for this Change)
* Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change)
* Alignment with Objectives:


== Upgrade/compatibility impact ==
Nothing should happen when upgrading from a previous version of
Fedora. If a user used ibus-cangjie before the upgrade, they will
still use it after the upgrade. This change proposal only changes the
default input method for zh_HK locale for new installs or new user
accounts.


== How To Test ==
Do a new installation of Fedora 30 in zh_HK (Chinese Hongkont) locale.
The package `ibus-table-chinese-cangjie` should be installed.
Log into Gnome. See what input method is suggested by default by
gnome-initial-setup.


== User Experience ==
Less buggy and better maintained cangjie input method.


== Dependencies ==
gnome-initial-setup


== Contingency Plan ==
* Contingency mechanism: Leave the default input methods as they are
now and move the change to Fedora 37
* Contingency deadline: Fedora 36 Beta release
* Blocks release? No.

== Documentation ==
N/A (not a System Wide Change)

-- 
Ben Cotton
He / Him / His
Fedora Program Manager
Red Hat
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