Frequently, after using for a while, unable to type Chinese.
Normally, it works fine when first opened.
After using it for a while, I can no longer type Chinese.
I have to restart it to type Chinese again.
The following issues have already been ruled out:
- It's not that I can't type Chinese at all; the issue only occurs after some time of use.
- I'm using the built-in macOS input method. It's not an input method issue, as other applications work fine.
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Meanwhile, please disable all downloaded plugins via File | Settings | Plugins | ⚙ | Disable all downloaded plugins and see if the issue persists or not.
Alright, I will try my best to cooperate, but I have only been using the Copilot plugin. This issue has been bothering me for over a year, and I've experienced it from version 2023 to 2024, but I still can't find the cause or pattern that triggers it. I only know that the 'full-width character selection(input composition)' feature is stuck and cannot be triggered.
By the way, could you please take a screenshot of the 'full-width character selection(input composition)' feature (when it stuck)? Thanks a lot.
I need to research how to upload logs, but I can first provide a video of the input synthesis getting stuck. In the video, you can see that at the beginning, the search function cannot input composed characters, while the text editor can. However, after reopening the search, it sometimes returns to normal. In some cases, it doesn't recover because even the text editor becomes unable to input.
Google Drive
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VF2DkwSDEhZSkhR5inM8KySnW6zFY4Fi/view?usp=drive_link
1. Please specify the exact name of your input method in “System settings | Keyboard | Text input”. My example:
2. Do you see the same issue if disable all 3rd-party plugins and restart?
Jerome Guan
I have uploaded the log to the service. The ID is 「Upload id: 2025_03_07_RuaBoiqJf1hnoft926xrYx (file: idea.log)」. This is the situation where I couldn't input Chinese right after launching WebStorm on 2025/03/07.
Jie J Tcg, your log does not contain specific I/O exceptions. Please specify the exact name of your input method in “System settings | Keyboard | Text input”, so we will try to reproduce your issue with the similar system configuration.