Cannot use any input method when installed from snap

[notsyncing]

Issue Type: Bug

Hello, I cannot input any chinese characters with ibus in vs code snap. The input method can be switched with hot keys, but won't show up when I type anything.

Ubuntu 19.04, kernel 5.0.0-20-generic, gnome-shell 3.32.1 on wayland, ibus 1.5.19-1ubuntu2, ibus-libpinyin 1.11.0-1ubuntu0.19.04

VS Code version: Code 1.36.1 (2213894, 2019-07-08T22:55:08.091Z)
OS version: Linux x64 5.0.0-20-generic snap

System Info

Item	Value
CPUs	AMD Ryzen 5 2400G with Radeon Vega Graphics (8 x 1690)
GPU Status	2d_canvas: unavailable_software flash_3d: disabled_software flash_stage3d: disabled_software flash_stage3d_baseline: disabled_software gpu_compositing: disabled_software multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on native_gpu_memory_buffers: disabled_software oop_rasterization: disabled_off protected_video_decode: disabled_off rasterization: disabled_software skia_deferred_display_list: disabled_off skia_renderer: disabled_off surface_synchronization: enabled_on video_decode: disabled_software viz_display_compositor: disabled_off webgl: unavailable_software webgl2: unavailable_software
Load (avg)	1, 1, 1
Memory (System)	13.68GB (3.70GB free)
Process Argv
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%

Extensions (16)

Extension	Author (truncated)	Version
vscode-eslint	dba	1.9.0
EditorConfig	Edi	0.13.0
vscode-docker	ms-	0.7.0
vscode-language-pack-zh-hans	MS-	1.36.2
python	ms-	2019.6.24221
vscode-typescript-tslint-plugin	ms-	1.2.2
debugger-for-chrome	msj	4.11.6
java	red	0.46.0
rust	rus	0.6.1
vscode-lldb	vad	1.2.3
vscodeintellicode	Vis	1.1.7
vscode-java-debug	vsc	0.20.0
vscode-java-dependency	vsc	0.5.1
vscode-java-pack	vsc	0.7.1
vscode-java-test	vsc	0.18.1
vscode-maven	vsc	0.18.0

[notsyncing]

I guess this may help: https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/compatibility-with-cjkv-input-method-frameworks/7788

[palxex]

Same with me.
I just tried snap install Kate and verified it could receive fcitx input. So it should have nothing with snappy, just VSC snap version.
My environment is Manjaro stable, also tested both code in pacman(the oss version) and visual-studio-code-bin(official deb wrapped) in AUR could also receive fcitx input.
So the problem could be isolated to the snap version ONLY. Not sure whether relative to the '--classic'.
BTW: in #51308 seems the snap version was refered as "unofficial", but it now exist in https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/linux. Not sure which is true.

[Tyriar]

@palxex it was an unofficial package back then, now there's a new official one.

[Tyriar]

Apparently we can action this on our side according to https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/compatibility-with-cjkv-input-method-frameworks/7788

Open to PRs.

[critical-bug]

Same with me.
Code installed with snap can't input hiragana in commit message box. ver c47d83b (rev 25), ver 78a4c91 (rev 26).
My environment is Fedora 31, ibus 1.5.21, ibus-mozc 2.23.2815.182.
snap is installed according to official document https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snap-on-fedora .
rpm-version Code can.

[alk-sramond]

Hi, i got the same issue i cannot get rid of Ubuntu 20.04 CTRL + Shift + e which trigger the emoji annotation (and therefor override the vscode shortcut to open file viewer).

The shortcut was removed from the system using ibus-setup.

It work anywhere else just not in VSCode. VScode was installed using snap.

If you need more info or have any workaround ?

[joaomoreno]

Merging into #96041