Re: Cannot switch to Chinese Input Method with fcitx after upgrading to Debian Buster

On 09/07/2017 02:01 PM, 慕冬亮 wrote:

Hi all,

Yesterday I upgraded my Debian Stretch to Debian Buster. Something unexpected happens. I cannot switch to fcitx-googlepinyin/sunpinyin with fcitx.

In Debian Stretch, if I click "Ctrl+Space", it will change to fcitx-googlepinyin. And then I can type Chinese. However, in buster, when I click
"Ctrl+Space", there is no other input method shown. Only English could be typed.

I google this problem and find some interesting answers in the archlinux bbs.
Because Debian changes the backend of Gnome Shell from X.org to Wayland, Wayland does not directly support fcitx(details in https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=218409) due to profile problem.

The solution is easy :
Just add the following lines into `/etc/profile`. Don't use `~/.bashrc`. It is not working in my system.

GTK_IM_MODULE=fcitx
QT_IM_MODULE=fcitx
XMODIFIERS=@im=fcitx

I run "fcitx-diagnose", but cannot understand the result. Is there anyone who encounters the same problem with me? Do you have any solution?

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My best regards to you.

     No System Is Safe!
     Dongliang Mu

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