[SCIM] Problems using SCIM in Fedora Core 3

[Zhe Su]

Hi,
 Which version of scim did you install? You should always use the
latest stable version (currently 1.0.2).

Regards
James Su


On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 00:38:20 +0100, David Oftedal <david@start.no> wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> I just switched back to Linux, and installed SCIM using the available
> RPMs on Fedora Core 3. While it seems to have been isntalled, it seems
> to have none of the functionality I remember from Gentoo Linux. ;)
> 
> First of all, instead of just popping up in the panel like it should, it
> pops up in the panel, and then creates an _additional_ panel that justs
> flots around on my screen, and can't be closed. If I kill  the proces,
> it stalls the machine for a while and then restarts. Trying to click on
> "Setup" is useless, because nothing happens.
> 
> Then there's the issue of input itself. While I can select input methods
> using the menus in the two panels, I can't actually input anything using
> any other method than the English/Keyboard method. In fact, the results
> are identical whether I've started SCIM or not: I get some extra
> accented characters compared to the standard GTK+ input method.
> 
> Could anyone give me a few hints on how to make SCIM work in Fedora? I
> could use SRPMs if that helps, but someone would still have to explain
> how to install them.
> 
> -David Oftedal
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