Does im-config need to be displayed in menus?

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Can you please also submit this patch to Debian? Thanks!

This "bug" can be closed. The patch is not required.

it now transpires that some users will require access to the tool even when using MATE.

Hmm... In general you shouldn't let "some users" prevent you from getting a sensible UI for the bulk of users. In this case the control in language-selector-gnome accesses im-config indirectly, and that is almost always sufficient.

I have thought about this for Ubuntu and other distros which use language-selector-gnome. Reopening this bug report to not forget about it.

@Aron: Do you have any thoughts? Do we really need im-config to show up in the Dash in Unity and in the menu in e.g. Xubuntu and Lubuntu (or MATE)?

I agree with Gunnar.

It should be disabled for all Ubuntu desktop isn't it?

Please file your proffered desktop file to Debian BTS under im-config.

I think I can make debian/rules to install different desktop file depending on distribution.

(If langage chooser can be ported to Debian, I can disable for Debian too.)

@Osamu: language-selector-gnome involves some Ubuntu specific solutions for language and locale handling, and would not easily be ported to Debian.

As regards the Ubuntu side, we will keep needing it for Kubuntu, since they don't use language-selector-gnome.

Final Freeze for 14.10 happens today, but I may come up with a proposal in the beginning of next cycle.

I guess you can patch as you wish for the upcoming release on Ubuntu.

But for longer term, how about updating debian/rules as:
(Just give me the line for NotShown.)

override_dh_install:
        dh_install
        # Adjust priority for each distribution.
        # Debian: ibus (21) fcitx(22)
        # Ubuntu: fcitx(20) ibus (21)
        if dpkg-vendor --is ubuntu; then \
                cd debian/im-config/usr/share/im-config/data ; \
                mv 22_fcitx.conf 20_fcitx.conf ; \
                mv 22_fcitx.rc 20_fcitx.rc ; \
                echo "NotShowIn=MATE;GNOME" debian/im-config/usr/share/applications/im-config.desktop ;\
        fi

On 2014-10-17 09:34, osamu wrote:
> ... how about updating debian/rules as:

<snip>

> echo "NotShowIn=MATE;GNOME" debian/im-config/...

Nah, rather like this:

echo "OnlyShowIn=KDE;GNOME;" debian/im-config/...

"GNOME" refers to Ubuntu GNOME, and like Kubuntu they don't ship language-selector-gnome.

This bug was fixed in the package im-config - 0.27-1ubuntu1

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im-config (0.27-1ubuntu1) vivid; urgency=low

  * Merge with Debian unstable, remaining Ubuntu changes:
    - debian/im-config.user-session.upstart
    - debian/rules:
      - Additional "cd $(CURDIR) ; \" in the Ubuntu specific code
      - Install upstart job script
    - debian/postinst: Additional condition to be met to edit
      80im-switch.

im-config (0.27-1) unstable; urgency=medium

  * Make STDERR output less verbose as default. LP: #1375089
  * Customize desktop file for Ubuntu. LP: #1342677
 -- Gunnar Hjalmarsson <email address hidden> Tue, 28 Oct 2014 14:11:00 +0100