[SCIM] problem when using SCIM remotely via GTK_IM_MODULE and QT_IM_MODULE

[LiuCougar]

Please try the scim-qtimm CVS. I think this issue has been fixed in the HEAD.


On Wed, 06 Oct 2004 14:10:49 +0200, Mike FABIAN <mfabian at suse.de> wrote:
> Another problem when using scim remotely with GTK_IM_MODULE and
> QT_IM_MODULE. Possibly related to my previous bug report, I'm not
> sure.
> 
> I found the following bug with scim-1.0.1.
> 
> To reproduce, two computers are needed: "local" and "remote". The
> machine "remote" is running a KDE desktop with scim (scim, *not*
> skim!). The scim "keyboard" icon (GTK version) is visible in the KDE
> kicker on the machine "remote".
> 
> When working with the desktop of machine "local", log in via ssh and
> X-forwarding from machine "local" to the machine "remote":
> 
> ssh -X linux at remote
> 
> Try to use a GTK application with GTK_IM_MODULE=scim
> 
> GTK_IM_MODULE=scim gedit
> 
> The scim keyboard-icon in the KDE kicker on the remote machine
> disappears now!
> 
> Activate input. The scim-panel appears on the machine "local". That is OK.
> 
> Type some characters. The window showing the candidates also appears
> on the local machine. Everything appears to work fine so far except
> that the scim keyboard-icon in the KDE kicker on the remote machine
> disappeared.
> 
> Now close gedit.
> 
> Now use the destop of the machine "remote" and start konsole there:
> 
> QT_IM_MODULE=scim konsole
> 
> Activate input. The scim-panel appears on machine "local".
> The candidate selection window also appears on machine "local".
> 
> Now start gedit again from the desktop of the remote machine:
> 
> GTK_IM_MODULE=scim gedit
> 
> and activate input. The scim keyboard icon appears again in the KDE
> taskbar, the scim panel and and the candidate selection window
> are also on the desktop of the remote machine (same machine where the
> gedit window is, i.e. correct).
> 
> Now try console again on the machine "remote":
> 
> QT_IM_MODULE=scim konsole
> 
> Now it works fine again. I.e. to be able to use a Qt application again
> with scim on the machine "remote", it is necessary to start an non-Qt
> application like gedit or xterm which makes the scim keyboard icon
> appear again and also has the side effect that the scim-panel and the
> candidate window come back to the same machine again.
> 
> --
> Mike FABIAN   <mfabian at suse.de>   http://www.suse.de/~mfabian
> 睡眠不足はいい仕事の敵だ。
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