[Bug 1974076] New: Chinese input methods use previously enabled layout

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1974076

            Bug ID: 1974076
           Summary: Chinese input methods use previously enabled layout
           Product: Fedora
           Version: 34
          Hardware: All
                OS: Linux
            Status: NEW
         Component: ibus-libpinyin
          Severity: medium
          Assignee: pwu(a)redhat.com
          Reporter: nickolay.ilyushin(a)gmail.com
        QA Contact: extras-qa(a)fedoraproject.org
                CC: i18n-bugs(a)lists.fedoraproject.org,
                    petersen(a)redhat.com, pwu(a)redhat.com
  Target Milestone: ---
    Classification: Fedora



Description of problem:
ibus-libpinyin (and most probably several other input methods) uses `default`
keyboard layout instead of `us` or whatever fits best. This effectively means
that the last keyboard layout (non-IME) will be used for the pinyin input. For
users which use non-Latin keyboard layouts, such as Russian or Ukrainian, this
makes pinyin input unusable.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 1.12.0


How reproducible: easily.


Steps to Reproduce:
1. Enable pinyin input method in your settings.
2. Switch to e.g. Russian layout.
3. Switch to pinyin IME.
4. You will type Russian letters and pinyin IME will not trigger.

Actual results:
`4. You will type Russian letters and pinyin IME will not trigger.`

Expected results:
`4. You will type *Latin* letters and pinyin IME *will* trigger.`

Additional info:
There are two workarounds:
1. Manually patch `/usr/share/ibus/component/libpinyin.xml` and change `layout`
to `us` from `default`. I don't know how this will work with non-QWERTY
keyboards though.
2. Switch to a Latin layout before switching to pinyin.


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