[Pidgin] #7304: A non-offline IRC accounts in Pidgin stops SCIM

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#7304: A non-offline IRC accounts in Pidgin stops SCIM
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 Reporter:  mjd           |     Owner:  lschiere
     Type:  defect        |    Status:  new     
Component:  unclassified  |   Version:  2.5.1   
 Keywords:                |  
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 I use Fedora 9 Linux's Pidgin 2.5.1.  I like to type Chinese to my friends
 using the SCIM input method editor software.  Recently SCIM stopped
 working inside of Pidgin (but it still works fine in every other app).  I
 have tracked this problem down to having a non-offline IRC account.  When
 an IRC account is online, it's not possible to turn SCIM on.

 Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
 Pidgin 2.5.1-1.fc9

 How reproducible:
 Always

 Note: [[pic x]] refers to attached screenshots.

 Steps to Reproduce:

 1. Ensure .purple directory is removed, therefore no pre-existing
 accounts, accelerators, preferences or contacts.

 2. Start pidgin.

 3. Press Ctrl-L.  In the "View User Log" dialog, press the SCIM activation
 key combo (for me it's Ctrl-Space), then try typing Chinese.  Verify that
 Chinese works. [[pic 1]]

 4. Add an IRC account.  (I added one to irc.freenode.net) [[pic 2]]

 5. Restart Pidgin.

 6. Using Ctrl-L again, verify in the "View User Log" dialog that SCIM
 **cannot** be activated.  After pressing the SCIM key combo, only English
 can be typed. [[pic 3]]

 7. Change Pidgin status to offline, or disable the IRC account.

 8. Restart Pidgin.

 9. Using Ctrl-L again, verify in the "View User Log" dialog that SCIM
 **can** be activated even when IRC account is there, as long as IRC is
 offline.  [[pic 4]]

 Additional info:
 This problem (SCIM can't be activated) happens in all Pidgin dialogs and
 all conversation windows, regardless of conversation protocol.

 The selected encoding of the IRC account is "UTF-8" (sounds correct to
 me).  Haven't tried anything else.

 Please see screenshots for more information.

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