Hi all, I ended up solving this issue by following the hack for Ubuntu 7.10 outlined here:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Japanese_Input_and_Fonts_in_Ubuntu_7.10_using_SCIM To wit: create a file called /etc/X11/Xsession.d/74custom-scim_startup Add these lines: export XMODIFIERS="@im=SCIM" export GTK_IM_MODULE="scim" export XIM_PROGRAM="scim -d" export QT_IM_MODULE="scim" This solved my problem under Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy/LTS Cheers! John On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 3:29 PM, john <lists.j...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello all, > > I am having trouble with SCIM. I have enabled Japanese Language support > per > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Japanese_Input_and_Fonts_in_Ubuntu_8.04_using_SCIM > > But Japanese character input isn't working and the Japanese instructor > at our school is getting grumpy! > > I am using GNOME so my understanding it that SCIM should work > correctly on 8.04 out of the box. > > The SCIM icon doesn't show up on the taskbar and I am not able to use > SCIM-anthy to input japanese characters in Firefox or OpenOffice. I am > able to input Japanese characters in "Text Editor" but only if I right > click after opening a document and select Input Methods > "Scim Bridge > Input Method". > > HOWEVER, if I log out and choose Languages > Japanese I can log in > with the full Japanese Desktop and SCIM correctly allows me to input > Japanese characters into Firefox, Open Office etc. I can also switch > between English, Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji. > > The problem with this approach is that the 100 or so students who are > taking Japanese won't be familiar with the full Japanese Desktop > (include Kanji, katakana they don't know etc) and Linux wants to > rename drives under ~ with Japanese characters, which is not good for > our purposes. > > Can somebody help me sort out getting SCIM to behave correctly under > the English language desktop please. > > I would really appreciate your insights! > > John > -- edubuntu-devel mailing list edubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-devel
