Since for me the problem is just running gvim from a terminal, I have a workaround for that: Add this to your ~/.bashrc file
function gvim() { nohup /usr/bin/gvim -f "$@" >& /dev/null } -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/987707 Title: gvim in Precise can't connect to ibus and takes a long time to load To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/+bug/987707/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs