https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=500591
Bug ID: 500591
Summary: Keyboard unusable after reboot, confusing message
popped up with insufficient info
Classification: Plasma
Product: plasmashell
Version: 6.2.5
Platform: Manjaro
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: critical
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: plasma-b...@kde.org
Reporter: php4...@gmail.com
CC: k...@davidedmundson.co.uk
Target Milestone: 1.0
You-ll have to forgive me if I use weird punctuation. My keyboard is wrongly
configured because of the issue I-m reporting..
A couple of days ago I installed all available updates in Pamac, and I did NOT
restart until a minute ago, when I had to because the entire system froze and
wouldn-t even respond to Ctrl-Alt-F3 {and not even to REISUB}.
After the restart, I got a popup with this lengthy and confusing message
-------
Fcitx should be launched by KWin under KDE Wayland in order to use Wayland
input method frontend. This can improve the experience when using Fcitx on
Wayland. To configure this, you need to go to "System Settings" -> "Virtual
keyboard" and select "Fcitx 5" from it. You may also need to disable tools that
launches input method, such as imsettings on Fedora, or im-config on
Debian/Ubuntu. For more details see
https://fcitx-im.org/wiki/Using_Fcitx_5_on_Wayland#KDE_Plasma
--------
and now my Spanish keyboard has turned into a US keyboard, and who knows how
many other things are broken.
At no moment during the installation of the updates was I asked whether I was
willing to apply changes that would require me to figure out how to reconfigure
my system correctly in order for it to work just like it did before.
This is absolutely unacceptable. When I apply updates from Pamac, unless I get
a prompt that asks me to make informed choices about important changes in the
configuration, I expect to be able to install the updates, restart if
necessary, and go on with my life. If something is being installed that will
require me to figure out how to configure my system, first of all, that
shouldn-t be required in the first place: the installation process should
figure out the configuration changes for me and just ask me whether I want to
apply them; and secondly, I should be informed of the breaking changes so I can
choose whether or not to proceed with the installation.
I still haven-t done anything of what the message says. The first part seems
easy, go to settings and change a setting (why can-t it just ask me if I want
to apply the change and offer a "Yes" button?), but then there-s this stupidly
vague part:
> You MAY also need to disable tools that launches [sic] input method, such as
> imsettings on Fedora, or im-config on
> Debian/Ubuntu [WHAT ABOUT MANJARO??]
Now my keyboard layout is apparently set to US (I have a Spanish/Spain
keyboard), and there-s a keyboard Tray icon that says "Input Method" that when
I click it DOES NOTHING.
So now I need to become an expert in Fcitx and Wayland before I can use my
computer again. Good thing at least this happened during a weekend, hopefully
I-ll have it working before Monday when I need to resume work.
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