Switching keyboard input does not work in Calibre search is in focus

xashyar · 06-17-2021, 11:13 AM

When shifting keyboard input, using (Super + Space on Ubuntu), the keyboard language won't switch, if you're cursor is focused on the Viewer search box.

So you need to focus out of the search box every time, switch the input, in order to be able to type in your intended language.

kovidgoyal · 06-17-2021, 11:17 AM

That is a Qt widget, calibre doesnt containany code to deal withinput methods. Does it work in any other text boxes in calibre?

xashyar · 06-18-2021, 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

That is a Qt widget, calibre doesnt containany code to deal withinput methods. Does it work in any other text boxes in calibre?

Yes for example, it works in the main Calibre app's library search.

kovidgoyal · 06-18-2021, 11:38 AM

And does it work for instance in the edit metadata window in calibre when typing in the authors box?

xashyar · 06-21-2021, 02:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

And does it work for instance in the edit metadata window in calibre when typing in the authors box?

Yes, I tried other fields (Series etc.) as well, and it works pretty well.

kovidgoyal · 06-21-2021, 11:06 AM

Strange, it's the same widget, I dont know of any reason why it would work in one place and not the other.

xashyar · 06-30-2021, 03:37 AM

So both the 'E-book viewer' and the main 'Calibre' app are using Qt WebView in the same way?

I'm mentioning this because this very same problem exist on Mozilla Firefox, with a plethora of websites:

https://github.com/webcompat/web-bugs/issues/61972

kovidgoyal · 06-30-2021, 03:41 AM

The search widget in the viewer and the main calibre app both use plain Qt Widgets. The actual viewer area in the viewer where the book text appears uses Qt WebEngine.

xashyar · 07-10-2021, 11:21 AM

Hello Kovid,

I've tried the latest Calibre (5.23) and the issue is gone!

Quote:

Linux: Drop the unmaintained dbus-python in favor of jeepney for DBUS

https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibr...c11cb89a908fd9

Is that perhaps what solved the problem?

kovidgoyal · 07-10-2021, 09:30 PM

I doubt that had anything to do with it, as python-dbus is notused byQt widgets anyway, which use QtDBus.

xashyar · 07-12-2021, 05:18 AM

I'm wondering how it got resolved though, perhaps some underlying update from the OS?

However I'm still facing this in other apps as I described before:

https://github.com/webcompat/web-bugs/issues/61972

06-17-2021, 11:13 AM	#1
xashyar Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2021 Device: None	Switching keyboard input does not work in Calibre search is in focus When shifting keyboard input, using (Super + Space on Ubuntu), the keyboard language won't switch, if you're cursor is focused on the Viewer search box. So you need to focus out of the search box every time, switch the input, in order to be able to type in your intended language.

06-17-2021, 11:17 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,914 Karma: 22669818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	That is a Qt widget, calibre doesnt containany code to deal withinput methods. Does it work in any other text boxes in calibre? Last edited by kovidgoyal; 06-17-2021 at 11:21 AM.

06-30-2021, 03:37 AM	#7
xashyar Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2021 Device: None	So both the 'E-book viewer' and the main 'Calibre' app are using Qt WebView in the same way? I'm mentioning this because this very same problem exist on Mozilla Firefox, with a plethora of websites: https://github.com/webcompat/web-bugs/issues/61972 Last edited by xashyar; 06-30-2021 at 03:39 AM.

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06-18-2021, 11:38 AM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,914 Karma: 22669818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	And does it work for instance in the edit metadata window in calibre when typing in the authors box?

06-21-2021, 11:06 AM	#6
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,914 Karma: 22669818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Strange, it's the same widget, I dont know of any reason why it would work in one place and not the other.

06-30-2021, 03:41 AM	#8
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,914 Karma: 22669818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	The search widget in the viewer and the main calibre app both use plain Qt Widgets. The actual viewer area in the viewer where the book text appears uses Qt WebEngine.

07-10-2021, 09:30 PM	#10
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,914 Karma: 22669818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	I doubt that had anything to do with it, as python-dbus is notused byQt widgets anyway, which use QtDBus.

07-12-2021, 05:18 AM	#11
xashyar Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2021 Device: None	I'm wondering how it got resolved though, perhaps some underlying update from the OS? However I'm still facing this in other apps as I described before: https://github.com/webcompat/web-bugs/issues/61972