170858 - Auto-complete feature for the English Composition Aid on KingSoft Dictionary is not working with Gecko

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(Core :: Internationalization, defect)

Description

[ji]

Build: 09/25 branch build
OS: Simplified Chinese XP

KingSoft Dictionary, which is a very popular English <-> Chinese dictionary
software in China boundled with Legend machine, has an instant translation
function. For example, when you type "see", it will give you a list of phrases
beginning with "see", like "see a doctor, see a movie....". After highlight one
of the phrases, the Chinese translation for the phrase will appear in a tooltip
like window along with the phrase list.

But this function is not working with gecko while it works well with IE,
Notepad, Word... With Gecko, no prase is listed, no translation tooltip appears.

Comment 1

[Shanjian Li]

This is probably not a mozilla issue. If this issue is real important, we may
need work with kingsoft engineer to figure out what cause the problem. 

Comment 2

[Frank Tang]

ji, can you tell us where to find the installer of that software. We should look
into it. 

Comment 3

[Roy Yokoyama]

kat has the install CD.

Comment 4

[Katsuhiko Momoi]

Does this problem happen only on Win XP?
I don't have this problem on Windows 2000.

Comment 5

[ji]

I can't bring up KingSoft IME after I switch to W2K. KingSoft is installed on XP
on the same machine.
Kat, do you see the phrase selection list after you type a word? The instant
translation function is only initiated when one of the phrases is highlighted.

Comment 6

[Yuying Long]

I have same results on WinXP-SC and Win2000-SC with this IME:
No phrase selection list appears.  

Anther wrong behavior is: when I type some thing like "abc", then there is a red
underline which is looks like we treat the string as a un-commit mode, I'm not
quite sure whether it is correct or not. However, the mouse cursor is position
at beginning of the string - before letter "a", this is something definitely
wrong, I think the mouse corsor should be at the end of the input string - after
letter "c".
 

Comment 7

[Katsuhiko Momoi]

As I said, phrase selection/translation works for me (from E to SC) on
my Windows 2000/US (with JPN locale set).

Comment 8

[Katsuhiko Momoi]

The description of the bug led me to believe that this is a translation
problem but after tallking with ylong, I realize that this is a
problem in "English Composition Aid" program in KingSoft. 

Kingsoft provides something similar to "auto-complete" function when
you start typing in English words. If you type "look", it may offer
a number of choices such as "look forward to", "look in", "look over", 
"look out" for you to choose from so that you don't have to type
all words or phrases. 

This function does not work for me at all under Win 2000/US with JPN
locale set -- not for IE, Notepad, nor NN7/Mozilla.

Comment 9

[Jaime Rodriguez, Jr.]

In the light of Kat's last comment, and the fact that this has not been
escalated by the JV or AOL, should we continue to work on this issue? Suggest we
lower it to P3/Enhancement or possibly WONTFIX (since this does not work for
MSIE, either). Thoughts?

Marking this as nsbeta1-/Topembed-, as this is not currently blocking a major
embedding customer.

Comment 10

[ji]

Please note that in Chinese locale, it DOES work with IE and Notepad. 

Comment 11

[ji]

Renominate, since this is one of IME requirements from JV, this is not so
urgent, but better to be well prepared.

Comment 12

[ji]

This also works with other components of the embedding application, like mail.

Comment 13

[Katsuhiko Momoi]

It is likely that Kingsoft does not test their product
with non-IE, non-Windows environments. While researching this issue,
we also need to contact Kingsoft and provide them with Mozilla/NS7 CDs.

Comment 14

[Katsuhiko Momoi]

Kingsoft has been contacted about this issue.

Comment 15

[Roy Yokoyama]

bulk milestone change

Comment 16

[Samir Gehani]

i18n triage team: nsbeta1-

Comment 17

[bobj]

Changing to topembed- because the it is no longer critical for the embedding
customer.
Reassigned to bobj for now...

Comment 18

[Jim Mathies [:jimm]]

Please reopen if this is still an issue.