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Message #23998
[Bug 66104] Re: [Gutsy] scim: input freezes in various applications under XIM mode
This bug has been reported on the Ubuntu ISO testing tracker.
A list of all reports related to this bug can be found here:
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/reports/bugs/66104
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Title:
[Gutsy] scim: input freezes in various applications under XIM mode
Status in “libx11” package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
Status in “scim” package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
Status in “libx11” source package in Hardy:
Fix Released
Status in “scim” source package in Hardy:
Fix Released
Status in “scim” package in Debian:
Fix Released
Status in Fedora:
Fix Released
Bug description:
In gutsy, the default mode of scim (detemined by im-switch's settings
"scim") uses XIM mode. This may cause problems in some applications
and make it impossible to input anything, even if you choose the
English/Keyboard input method. This happens most often in nautilus,
but is also seen in gedit, gnome-terminal, etc.
This bug has been around for a long time, it only became more visible
because of the change in the default settings of scim and the Ubuntu
package.
There are two work arounds for this problem:
1. If you do not use any programs linked to libstdc++5 (very few of
the Ubuntu official packages do, one know exception is the fglrx video
driver for ATi cards; but plenty of third-party programs do, such as
firefox downloaded from www.mozilla.com, and Adobe's PDF reader), you
can use the scim-immodule setting in im-switch. To change the im-
switch setting, just run "im-switch -s scim-immodule" command.
2. If you do not use the deadkeys (often seen on European keyboards, and if you don't know what a deadkey is, you are not using it), you can change scim's "/FrontEnd/X11/Dynamic" setting. The procedure to change this setting is:
(a) Set scim not to start automatically (because it's useless to change the configuration file when scim is running) using the command "im-switch -s none". Log out and re-login.
(b) Edit your ~/.scim/config configuration file, change the /FrontEnd/X11/Dynamic option to true.
(c) Reset scim to start automatically with command "im-switch -s scim". Log out and re-login.
If you are using programs linked to libstdc++5 as well as deadkeys,
there is no known workaround for you. You may try the scim-bridge
settings (you need to install scim-bridge-* packages first), but it's
not clear whether it works or not (and I don't even know if there is a
written scim-bridge setting for im-switch of not).
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