Bug#973987: Please mention fcitx5 is available in bullseye
Hi,
On Fri, Apr 23, 2021 at 2:42 AM Paul Gevers <elbrus@debian.org> wrote:
>
> Hi Shengjing,
>
> On 22-04-2021 16:59, Shengjing Zhu wrote:
> > On Thu, Apr 22, 2021 at 10:49 PM Paul Gevers <elbrus@debian.org> wrote:
> >> Can you propose a text?
> >
> > In the Package table in 2.2.1, adding one row.
> >
> > ===
> > Package | Version in 10 (buster) | Version in 11 (bullseye)
> > Fcitx input method | 4.2.9.6 (package name is fcitx) | 5.0.5
> > (package name is fcitx5)
> > ===
> >
> > Does this work for you?
>
> I'm surprised. Sure, we can do that, but is this all? Before this bug
> report I had never heard of fcitx, but also I am Dutch, so ASCII is
> mostly fine for me. Do you think that this line conveys the information
> you want to deliver to the users that would be interested? In other
> words, do you think that every user requiring "input methods" will
> understand that this is a major thing?
>
> I was expecting some text describing what fcitx does and what the delta
> is between fcitx and fcitx5 and how users in some cases may need to
> actively do something if they want the "best" features when upgrading.
> But maybe I was misunderstanding your intent.
>
Please see the updated text
===
2.2.x New Fcitx 5 Input method
Fcitx 5 is an input method for Chinese, Japanese, Korean and many
other languages. It is the successor of the popular Fcitx 4 in
Buster. The new version supports Wayland and has better addon support.
More information including the migration guide can be found [on the
wiki](https://wiki.debian.org/I18n/Fcitx5).
===
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Shengjing Zhu
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