[Pkg-ime-devel] Bug#662894: Default Locale-Based Chinese Mode Setting is Inconvenient to Hong Kong Users

[Alexander List]

Package: ibus-table
Version: 1.3.9.20110827-1

Please refer to LP as well for explanations:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ibus-table/+bug/947908

BACKGROUND
en_HK is popular among Hong Kong GNU/Linux users. However, according to 
current practice of IBUS, Simplified Chinese mode would be used by 
default. This is very annoying for these users.

PINYIN CANGJIE DIFFERENCE
Pinyin for Simplified and Traditional Chinese characters are the same. 
If a Traditional Chinese user meets Simplified Chinese mode, she can 
still express her meaning in most cases. However, Simplified and 
Traditional Chinese characters generally do not have same Cangjie code. 
A Traditional Chinese user would meet a very hard time in Simplified 
Chinese mode because she cannot get expected character by typing her 
familiar Cangjie code.
BTW, Cangjie and related Quick is still very popular in Hong Kong.

UPSTREAM BUG
https://github.com/acevery/ibus-table/issues/9

UPSTREAM FIXES
https://github.com/acevery/ibus-table/commit/d4df7ed4c361a30f9c5d505e9ffc8b5fc7c163a7
https://github.com/acevery/ibus-table/commit/487d9b6825492498cfc1f49b66e243c2eb4c5bcf