Uim/Troubleshooting

A conversion engine doesn't work First, check if you installed conversion engines you want to use. With uim-sh, you can see the list of conversion engines you installed: $ uim-sh uim> installed-im-list or $ uim-sh uim> installed-im-module-list You can make use of the -e option in uim-sh if you are using uim 1.5 or later.uim 1.5.0-alpha release NEWS $ uim-sh -e installed-im-list $ uim-sh -e installed-im-module-list If you can't find engines you want to use, install them. Second, check if the engines are enabled. You can do it with uim-sh: $ uim-sh uim> enabled-im-list or (uim 1.5 or later) $ uim-sh -e enabled-im-list You can also use a GUI tool (uim-pref-gtk, uim-pref-qt or uim-pref-qt4): $ uim-pref-gtk "Global settings" -> "Input method deployment" -> "Enabled input methods" -> "Edit..." Third, if you want to use Canna, Sj3 or Wnn, check if cannaserver, sj3server or jserver is running respectively. $ ps aux | grep cannaserver # Canna $ ps aux | grep sj3server # Sj3 $ ps aux | grep jserver # Wnn Uim doesn't work with an application First, check if required bridges are installed.What's uim? uim-xim: X applications uim-gtk: GTK+ applications, including GNOME applications uim-qt3: Qt 3 (or earlier) applications, including KDE 3 applications uim-qt4: Qt 4 applications, including KDE 4 applications uim-fep: consoles uim.el: Emacs In some distributions, uim-qt means uim-qt3. In others, it means uim-qt4. X applications include GTK+ and Qt applications and you can use uim-xim to input in GTK+ and Qt applications, but using uim-xim isn't recommended because uim-xim has many limitations compared with uim-gtk, uim-qt3 and uim-qt4. Some X applications don't use GTK+ or Qt. You need to install uim-xim to input in such applications. You can check if uim-xim is running as follows: $ ps aux | grep uim-xim If uim-xim isn't running, run it: $ uim-xim & If the GTK+ immodule (uim-gtk) causes GTK+ application crashes or it doesn't work, try to force uim to use XIM in GTK+ applications: $ GTK_IM_MODULE=xim firefox # force uim to use XIM in Firefox If the Qt immodule (uim-qt3 and uim-qt4) causes Qt application crashes or it doesn't work, try to force uim to use XIM in Qt applications: $ QT_IM_MODULE=xim opera # force uim to use XIM in Opera Forcing uim to use XIM in GTK+ or Qt applications is not a true fix but just a workaround. If you notice a bug in uim-gtk, uim-qt3 or uim-qt4, report it to the freedesktop.org bugzilla, mailto:uim-en@googlegroups.com (English) or mailto:uim-ja@googlegroups.com (Japanese). Second, check your environment variables:System Configuration for uim $ echo $XMODIFIERS @im=uim $ echo $GTK_IM_MODULE uim $ echo $QT_IM_MODULE uim If these environment variables aren't correctly set, see Uim/Setup. Third, check what conversion engine you are using. You can use an IM switcher or a toolbar to do it: $ uim-toolbar-gtk You may want to specify a default conversion engine: $ uim-pref-gtk "Global settings" -> "Input method deployment" -> "Specify default IM" (Check) -> "Default input method" For GTK+ applications, see also Uim doesn't work with GTK+. Uim doesn't work with GTK+ If you can use uim everywhere except in GTK+ applications, the problem lies most likely with the GTK immodule. You will need to: 1. Run the following commands: $ gtk-query-immodules-2.0 > /tmp/gtk.immodules.current $ diff -u /tmp/gtk.immodules.current $(locate gtk.immodules | grep gtk-2.0) > /tmp/gtk.immodules.diff 2. Send the following files and information to mailto:uim-en@googlegroups.com /tmp/gtk.immodules.current /tmp/gtk.immodules.diff Your OS distribution and version Last resort If you have tried everything in the book and nothing helps you can always: Remove all uim-related packages (uim, dictionaries, GTK+ and Qt). Reboot Reinstall This is, naturally, a lousy solution to any problem and it is impossible to predict its effectiveness, but we shouldn't complain if it gets the job done. See also Support References