Case ce-0239-chinese-ime-pinyin-table-firefox-en · Scenario scenario-ime-table-cell-pinyin-safari

IME composition in table cells works correctly in Firefox

OS: macOS 13+ Device: Desktop (Mac) Any Browser: Firefox 120+ Keyboard: Chinese (IME) - macOS Chinese Input Status: confirmed
composition ime table chinese pinyin firefox working-correctly

현상

In Firefox, Chinese IME composition in table cells works correctly and only confirmed characters appear without duplicate Pinyin.

재현 예시

  1. Click on a table cell (<td> element) to focus.
  2. macOS Chinese IME is activated.
  3. Type Pinyin “nihao” (for Chinese characters “你好”).
  4. Press Space to confirm composition.

관찰된 동작

  • Correct behavior: Only Chinese “你好” appears, no Pinyin “nihao” visible
  • No duplicate text: Pinyin buffer is properly cleared after composition
  • Firefox handles table cells correctly: Different from Safari behavior

참고사항

This is a control case demonstrating that the issue is Safari-specific and does not affect Firefox.

Before
Empty table cell
Step 1: Type Pinyin 'nihao'
nihao
Typing Pinyin with IME (candidates shown)

Browser compatibility matrix

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Browser Windows iOS macOS
Edge (Chromium-based)
Firefox
Safari
Current case
Confirmed
Draft
No case documented

All variants (detailed table)

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Case OS Device Browser Keyboard Status
ce-0237-chinese-ime-pinyin-table-ios-safari-en iOS 16+ Mobile (iPhone/iPad) Any Safari 16+ Chinese (IME) - iOS Chinese Input draft
ce-0239-chinese-ime-pinyin-table-firefox-en macOS 13+ Desktop (Mac) Any Firefox 120+ Chinese (IME) - macOS Chinese Input confirmed
ce-0238-chinese-ime-pinyin-table-edge-en Windows 10/11 Desktop Any Edge (Chromium-based) 120+ Chinese (IME) - Windows Chinese Input confirmed

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Reported environment
OS: macOS 13+
Device: Desktop (Mac) Any
Browser: Firefox 120+
Keyboard: Chinese (IME) - macOS Chinese Input
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