22.04: Chinese pinyin does not work on browser

Question

I followed the instructions in Ubuntu 22.04 Chinese (simplified) pinyin input support to install Chinese pinyin input. It works on a text editor but does not work on the browser (Firefox). How can I troubleshoot this issue?

Answer 1

This is most likely an incompatibility with the sandboxed snap package of Firefox. As a workaround, Install Firefox as an APT package, so that it will behave like a native application, and will integrate better with other system services (e.g. input method).

Answer 2

你可以试试用 IBus + Rime 的方案，之前用过 IBux 自带的 pinyin 也试过 Fcitx，似乎 Rime 这个输入法设计的更好，同时更稳定一些

English:

You can try to use the IBus + Rime solution, I have used the pinyin that comes with IBux before, and I have also tried Fcitx, it seems that Rime's input method is better designed, and at the same time more stable