https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1119967
fujiwara tfujiwar@redhat.com changed:
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--- Comment #7 from fujiwara tfujiwar@redhat.com --- I think almost Japanese used to use English and Japanese by default and it would be a cost to switch US xkb engine and Japanese IM engine. Since Japanese IM engines provide the direct mode and Hiragana mode, one IME can provide the English and Japanese. Also this way can simplify the default trigger key by engine. Japanese is Zenkaku_Hankaku, Korean is Alt_R and Chinese is Ctrl+space.
However I'm still not sure if the direct mode is the best by default. In MS-Windows the default is Hiragana and a few web search engines enable Hiragana by default. And then I think the default Hiragana is still valid for the GUI users.
In Windows 8, Japanese enables one MS-IME only by default and the trigger key is Zenkaku_Hankaku only. Chinese enables US layout and MS-IME by default and Super+space can switch the two engines but also Ctrl+space can switch the modes.