On Tue, Apr 26, 2022 at 05:38:51PM -0500, Robert Winkler wrote: > On Tue Apr 26, 2022 at 4:21 PM CDT, Κράκ Άουτ wrote: > > Στις 26 Απρ 2022 23:59, ο/η Robert Winkler έγραψε: > > > To make a long story short: The input of UTF-8 characters with st needs > > > an IBus daemon (standard on Gnome, but not on other window managers such > > > as Plasma, dwm, ..). > > > > > > I added to ~/.config/autostart: > > > > > > `Ibus-Daemon.desktop` > > > > > > ~~~ > > > [Desktop Entry] > > > Name=IBus Daemon > > > Type=Application > > > Exec=ibus-daemon -drx > > > Terminal=false > > > ~~~ > > > > > > Thanks for all your ideas! > > > > > > > Well, UTF-8 or st definitely do not need IBus, I haven't it installed on > > my system and everything works fine. Yet if it provides a solution, go > > for it. > > > > Just in case they may help you avoid IBus, my Debian system (systemd > > multi-user.targer, no Display Manager, X started by startx) related etc > > files: > > > > cat /etc/default/locale > > LANG="el_GR.UTF-8" > > > > cat /etc/default/keyboard > > XKBMODEL="pc105" > > XKBLAYOUT="us,gr" > > XKBVARIANT="," > > XKBOPTIONS="grp:caps_toggle,numpad:mac,grp_led:caps" > > Well, I don't understand the details; I found this solution by testing > all possibilities mentioned on the mailing list or found in duckduckgo > searches. The key for me was the different behavior in Gnome. > > I verified the IBus solution on an armbian64 SBC (who really benefits > from suckless programs): > > 1) Installation and configuration of ibus. > 2) Autostart of ibus-daemon. > 3) Installation of im-config and defining ibus as default. > > Maybe it is useful for someone. > > Best regards, > Robert >
Hi Robert, I think you meant to say your specific Input Method Editor (IME) requires ibus. Good to know your configuration problem is fixed now, -- Kind regards, Hiltjo
