input method of windows Japanese using im-select
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Description
You can not switch between Japanese and English with IME on Windows OS.
If you check the locale ID in im-select.exe, both are 1041.
Is it because switching between Japanese and English is not a change in input method but a change in "input mode"?
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the Japanese/English switching behavior on Windows with im-select.exe and compare the reported locale IDs. The issue is complete when switching between Japanese and English works through the extension, with the behavior verified against the input-mode distinction described here.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript, vscode
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100