Firefox Japanese IME conversion candidate selection interferes with contenteditable selection
OS: macOS 12.0+ · Device: Desktop Any · Browser: Firefox 115.0+ · Keyboard: Japanese (IME)
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Japanese IME candidate and conversion on Firefox
Firefox shows different candidate window behavior or conversion latency than Chrome for some Japanese IME backends—handlers tuned on Chromium may mis-handle conversion commits.
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scenario-japanese-ime-convertion-firefox
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Firefox shows different candidate window behavior or conversion latency than Chrome for some Japanese IME backends—handlers tuned on Chromium may mis-handle conversion commits.
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| Case | OS | Device | Browser | Keyboard | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ce-0223-japanese-ime-candidate-firefox | macOS 12.0+ | Desktop Any | Firefox 115.0+ | Japanese (IME) | draft |
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