Improve support for input methods under Unity

Registered by ZhengPeng Hou on 2012-10-08

NUX now is lacking the flexibility of input method support, only ibus can be used, we need make nux support XIM or native immodule support, then users who use NUX based application can choose whichever input method based on their decision.

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Drafter:: ZhengPeng Hou

Direction:: Needs approval

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Definition:: New

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Related bugs

Bug #875435: iBus indicator does not show on the panel	Invalid
Bug #877064: Can't type in Dash search box	Invalid
Bug #878917: Missing input on Unity search bar when using gcin（使用gcin輸入法時輸入搜索字串於Unity會漏字））	New
Bug #915828: ibus not getting focus	Fix Released
Bug #924961: Cannot type Chinese character using ibus in search bar of unity dashboard	Confirmed
Bug #928154: Can not input Chinese in the input box of HUD with iBus	Fix Released
Bug #947872: ibus uses the same unity panel icon as gsd keyboard indicator	Fix Released
Bug #983254: Support input methods beside ibus	Fix Released
Bug #1045914: Keyboard layout doesn't show in GNOME Shell session	Fix Released
Bug #1066102: two identical keyboard indicator icons during install	Confirmed
Bug #1175669: fcitx often fails to work in dash with Unity	Invalid

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Why don't us fix problems like the following first?
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ibus/+bug/875435
It is there since 11.10.

Providing a framework that works out of the box is much better than having multiple frameworks that all require unfriendly configuration.

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