IME issues starting in 2.1 or 2.2: Japanese, Korean, Chinese; Windows only?

[ivoryguard]

Maintainer Edit:

We have multiple issues of problems with IME input with various languages. I'm updating this issue to be used as a parent issue for all of them in hopes of tracking down the root cause of the problem.

In addition to this report (Korean) we also have reports of IME issues in Japanese (#2416, #2501, #2502) and Chinese (#2534).

Original report below:

Inserting Korean characters does not work expectedly at Simplenote for Windows 2.2.0

I suspect that it may be realted to between Windows Korean IME and Electron.

The issue did not occur at the previous version (v2.0.0 and v2.1.0)

Observed

Typing Korean text after switching to Korean IME mode not work.

Reproduced

1. Open Simplenote and add a new note.
2. Enter Korean text. IME Preview control is shown at the top-left of the screen.
3. Korean text seems to be added.
4. Switch to other windows by pressing alt-tab
5. Switch to Simplenote window by pressing alt-tab
6. Enter Korean text again.
7. Only some parts of text are added or whole inputs are ignored.

Where did you see the bug

• System Make: HP
• System Model: HP Elitebook
• OS: Windows 10 Pro 2004
• OS version: Windows 10 Pro 2004
• Browser (if applicable):
• Browser version (if applicable):
• Simplenote app version: 2.2.0

[msilbers]

also reported internally in #3565596-zen with video attached

• Simplenote version 2.3.0
• Windows 10
• MS Korean IME

[haydnhkim]

I have the same problem on macOS.

• Simplenote version 2.3.0
• macOS Catalina 10.15.7
• 2-Set Korean

[reginabally]

Another report in 3591028-zen.

I live in Korea and use most of the notes in Korean alphabet and the words keep being eaten up on the PC version. For example, if I try to type ‘있었으니 예상하지 못할 것도 아니었다.’, it turns out like this ‘있었니 ㅏㅇ하지 ㅗㅅ할 ㅓㅅ도 ㅣ었’
And when that happens, the backspace, space, and enter key doesn’t work. It only occurs to Korean alphabet and on simplenote app.

• Simplenote version 2.2.0 (downloaded from Microsoft Store)
• Windows 10

[lithroller]

The same, 2.2 and 2.3 on Windows 10 (Chinese and English version)

[alex7899]

Same question from 2.3, In simplenote 2.30, Simplified Chinese input produces a serious error, please fix it! The details of the error are shown on youtube.

https://youtu.be/PQFMCkAVIT8

[athletik]

Not only for CJK input; in international keyboard layout for American English there exhibits exactly the same problem.

[reginabally]

Originally reported in 3570000-zen. Follow up details in 3603494-zen with a screen recording.

I am using the lastest version of the Windows app from the Microsoft store. And, there's a huge problem in typing in Korean. The letter I type rewrites the previous letters, so I cannot complete a syllable or a word in your app. It does not occur everytime, but quite frequently.

OS: Windows 10 Version 2004 Build 19041.685
App version: Version 2.2.0 (downloaded from Microsoft Store)

Another report on the web app when we asked if they can replicate it on the web app:

When I stroke the period key once, the web app prints out two period marks. It only happens when the input language is Korean, and does not happen when I change the language into English.