Re: getting scim to work on KDE

["H.S." <hs.samix@gmail.com>]

Wei Chen wrote:

>>>
>>> 3. Run `im-switch -c` to configure the input method for the current
>>> user. Choose scim from the interactive user interface.
>> This was one step I had missed. The second one was to put:
>> #GTK_IM_MODULE=xim
>> GTK_IM_MODULE="scim-bridge"
>> #QT_IM_MODULE=xim
>> QT_IM_MODULE="scim-bridge"
> 
>> in /etc/X11/xinit/xinput.d/scim. For which I had to install scim-bridge
>> package.
> 
>> Then logging out and loggin back in gave me the SCIM toolbar in KDE
>> which is toggled using CTRL+Space.
> 
>> Thanks a ton!
>> ->HS
> 
> 
> 
> I am not so sure, but I guess that the packages like
> scim-bridge-client-qt or scim-bridge-client-gtk are only needed if you
> use the immodule version of scim. For the XIM setting, they may not be
> needed.
> 
> In fact I am not sure about the differences between the traditional XIM
> input methods for standard X applications and the advanced immodule
> input methods for specific qt or gtk applications. I heard that immodule
> ones add fancy functions to control the cursor etc. But I also heard
> that immodule platform (especially the one for qt) has not been very
> mature yet, while the traditional XIM methods work well for me. Would
> anyone please let me know whether this is correct or not? Thank you.
> 
> 

Well, something doesn't seem to be right with my setup. Scim works in
Icedove, iceweasel and gaim. But it doesn't work in kate or konsole.
What am I missing?

->HS