Changing input language when connected to an external monitor

[Sebastian Pettke]

Hi,

maybe fcitx5 is a suitable alternative for using different input methods on the desktop.

Setting it up may require some extra steps, for reference see https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Fcitx5

I think you would want to install 'fcitx5', 'fcitx5-configtool', 'fcitx5-hangul' (for Korean input), 'fcitx5-qt' (for integration with Qt applications) and 'fcitx5' (for integration with GTK applications).

Then you can configure it by starting fcitx5-configtool and also set up keyboard shortcuts for switching the input method there.

Please note that I have no experience with installing and using fcitx5 with plasma mobile or with Korean input. The above instructions are only my assumptions of what could work and might be wrong.

Best regards,
Sebastian

> On 05/13/2022 7:07 PM Devin <devin at kde.org> wrote:
> 
>  
> Hi Byeongmin,
> 
> We currently do not have the keyboard settings module enabled right
> now unfortunately, it needs to be moved out of the plasma-desktop
> repository and ported to a mobile format.
> 
> Someone filed a similar issue recently:
> https://invent.kde.org/teams/plasma-mobile/issues/-/issues/145
> 
> Thanks,
> Devin
> 
> On Fri, May 13, 2022 at 8:24 AM KO BYEONGMIN <kobyeongmin at korea.ac.kr> wrote:
> >
> > Dear Plasma Mobile enthusiasts,
> >
> > is there anyway, be it through GUI or a terminal, that I can change input
> > language from English to Korean and vice versa when my phone is connected
> > to an external monitor?
> >
> > To be more precise, I am running Plasma Mobile 5.24.5 on my Pinephone (Arch
> > Linux ARM), from which the input language can be easily changed via its
> > on-screen keyboard when the languages of choice are added to the list
> > available
> > on SYSTEM SETTINGS > ON-SCREEN KEYBOARD > CONFIGURE LANGUAGES.
> >
> > However, when I connect the phone to an external monitor via the
> > 'Convergence'
> > USB-C dock, the on-screen keyboards are automatically disabled and leaves me
> > no way of typing languages other than English.
> >
> > My search for finding appropriate keyboard shortcuts or solutions from the
> > software repository was to no avail. Is it really impossible to change
> > the input
> > language when the phone's connected to an external monitor?
> >
> > Thank you for reading.
> >
> > Stay healthy!
> >
> > Byeongmin
> >
> > ---
> >
> > written from my Pinephone
> >
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