[kde] [Bug 477701] New: [fcitx5 & Wayland input method] In Application Launcher and on Desktop, Input method only triggers when focused on text fields

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https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=477701

            Bug ID: 477701
           Summary: [fcitx5 & Wayland input method] In Application
                    Launcher and on Desktop, Input method only triggers
                    when focused on text fields
    Classification: I don't know
           Product: kde
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Kubuntu
                OS: Linux
            Status: REPORTED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
          Assignee: unassigned-bugs at kde.org
          Reporter: unblended_icing552 at simplelogin.com
  Target Milestone: ---

SUMMARY
Application Launcher and Desktop (krunner) have a feature such that you can
directly start typing to search, without having to focus on the search text
field first.

However, input method engine only triggers when the current focus is on a text
field, this has the side effect that when you directly type to search, the
first key press never goes to input method but instead typed as is.

On a system with CJK display language where the application names usually start
with a CJK character, this slows down the searching experience as you have to
explicitly focus the text field before start typing in order to utilize input
method engine.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Install fcitx5 engine and add any input method (Optionally enable `Share
Input State` in fcitx5 settings)
2. Activate input method
3. Application Launcher:
   - Press `Meta` key, and start typing directly
   Desktop:
   - Show desktop (Meta + D), then start typing directly

OBSERVED RESULT
The first key press produces an alphabetic character, the following key presses
are proceeded by input method engine.

EXPECTED RESULT
The first key press should already trigger input method engine.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma:
KDE Plasma Version: 5.24.7
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.29.0
Qt Version: 5.15.3
X11 session

Note: This occurs with Wayland session on Plasma 5.27 as well but I currently
don't have access to my openSUSE Tumbleweed system (broken hard disk) to
reproduce it. The issue is reproducible on my current Kubuntu system.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
fcitx5 Qt IM module (with X11 session on KDE Plasma 5.24.7)
and Wayland input method (with Wayland session on KDE Plasma 5.27, by setting
the Virtual Keyboard) both have this issue.

I feel like this is more of a KDE issue than a fcitx5 issue, so the bug report
goes here.

An alternate solution to this bug is to support searching CJK names by typing
the corresponding key codes directly, such that `浏览器` could be found by string
`llq` or `liulanqi` in krunner.

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