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using 'Smart Common Input Method platform (SCIM)' in Debian jessie

i installed 'scim' through synaptic package management in Debian 'Jessie' in order to input chinese characters. installation went well, no error.

I used to be able to launch scim by pressing control+space in debian squeeze& wheezy.
but i now couldn't figure out how to launch the application in 'Jessie'. control+space doesn't do anything, and if i typed 'scim' from command line, it displays some info and just hangs there.

any suggestions?

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i typed 'scim' from command line, it displays some info and just hangs there.

And what information was that? Maybe it indicates the nature of your problem.
jdk

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Originally Posted by jdkaye (Post 5105394)

And what information was that? Maybe it indicates the nature of your problem.
jdk

here's the output of 'scim' at command prompt:

Code:

erdos@thinkpad:~$ scim

Smart Common Input Method 1.4.14



Launching a SCIM daemon with Socket FrontEnd...

Loading simple Config module ...

Creating backend ...

Loading socket FrontEnd module ...

Starting SCIM as daemon ...

Launching a SCIM process with x11...

Loading socket Config module ...

Creating backend ...

Loading x11 FrontEnd module ...

GTK Panel of SCIM 1.4.14



Starting SCIM ...

after that there's a small keyboard icon appeared on the taskbar, but i can't bring up the interface for inputting chinese characters. left clicking on the icon doesn't do anything, by right-clicking on the icon, i can bring out a menu, with the scim setup on the top, i checked setup, all seems fine, with IME engine set 'pinyin', the hotkey trigger - set at 'contl+space'.

this used to be straight forward process in debian6/7 by pressing 'contrl+space' to bring up the language input interface.

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with IME engine set 'pinyin'

Does this mean that scim expects you to use pinyin as the input? You were talking about inputting Chinese characters?

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i can't bring up the interface for inputting chinese characters

Can you explain what exactly you are trying to do. What is the input and what is the output you expect?
jdk