I stopped trying to use scim and now use ibus. It was pretty easy to get ibus working. So I have no problem at all with this bug being dropped.
----- Original Message ---- > From: Osamu Aoki <os...@debian.org> > To: halbtaxabo-n...@yahoo.com; 632...@bugs.debian.org > Cc: cont...@bugs.debian.org > Sent: Wed, July 6, 2011 5:02:31 PM > Subject: Re: Bug#632769: scim: Just plain does not work in Squeeze, possibly >because installation is inadequate > > retitle 632769 scim: do not warn users when X environment is not usable > tags 632769 wontfix > thanks > > > Hi, > > On Tue, Jul 05, 2011 at 01:30:56PM -0700, halbtaxabo-n...@yahoo.com wrote: > > Package: scim > > Version: 1.4.9-6 > > Severity: grave > > Tags: l10n > > Justification: renders package unusable > > This is bogus. I think Rolf Leggewie was right on this. > (He was a bit too soft. He should have marked wontfix, too) > > > I installed scim to do Chinese input. As well as scim and its > > dependencies, >I > > installed scim-pinyin and scim-tables-zh and their dependencies. > > I ran the SCIM setup utility. The trigger is ctrl-space. The input method > > "Chinese simplified" is enabled. Smart pinyin is enabled. > > I restarted X by logging out and in again and started the scim daemon by > > scim > > -d. > > Hmmm... what document did you read to do this.... > > > I then expect to be able to switch into the scim input mode by typing ctrl- > > space. But when I do that, nothing happens. Nothing. It just plain does not > > work. > > I can not tell what else you did. Clearly, what you described only will > not get this working. > > > Presumably there is some inadequately documented procedure which has to be > > Wow.. did you read README.Debian in /use/share/scim/. There is plenty > there. Before reading random document found via google, you must read > this. Reading this is the first thing you do on Debian to configure any > application. > > > followed to get scim to respond. The solution to this bug is probably to >fix > > the documentation. Though it would be nice if scim could notice when it is > > being activated in a completely useless mode such that it will never do > > anything, and tell the user. > > There will be no plan to make this. This may please some but others may > not. You will understand when you read how to configure. > Please read the fine manuals. > > Also, Debian Reference document for newer ibus may also be helpful. > > >http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/ch08.en.html#_the_input_method_support_with_ibus > > > (If you are still using lenny, lenny version of debian-reference-en > package had configuration guide for scim.) > > Quite franfly, this is mostly user problem and adding suggested feature > is not going to happen. > > Osamu > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
