474772 - Text input via IM does not work in windowless Flash Movie

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Core Graveyard :: Plug-ins, defect)

Description

[Hideo Oshima]

Linux version of bug 272847.

Test case : http://bugzilla.mozilla.gr.jp/attachment.cgi?id=2974

Steps to reproduce:
1. Open test case.
2. Turn on Japanese IM.
3. Try to enter text.

Actual result:
Nothing.

Expected result:
Can input text.

Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.2a1pre) Gecko/20090122 Minefield/3.2a1pre

Comment 1

[Masayuki Nakano [:masayuki] (he/him)(JST, +0900)]

There are not IM events in GdkEvent. Therefore, we cannot send native IM events to windowless plug-ins. I think that we can use two ways for fixing this bug, maybe.

1. We define original GdkEvent for IMs.
2. The plug-ins which has text editor should handle IM callback functions directly.

But I don't have concretely ideas for this bug.

Comment 2

[Masayuki Nakano [:masayuki] (he/him)(JST, +0900)]

The development of NPAPI Flash Player for Linux has already stopped. And as far as I know, we don't have any plans to improve Flash Player support more especially on Linux. So, even if we'd send IME events via NPAPI, Flash Player wouldn't handle it.

I'm marking this bug as WONTFIX. If we'd improve about IME issue with plugins on Linux, we'd support PPAPI or something... In such case, please file new bugs for each symptom.