Hi there,

I am running LMDE2 MATE, I want to use SCIM as chinese input method and that worked before, but it doesn't work properly on a new installation, the chinese input only usable with chinese UI, but I can use it with English UI before, now the hotkeys does not respond so I couldn't input Chinese. There are newer input method like ibus and Fcitx but I find SCIM is the best of all although old, I don't know what is missing I just can't make it work with English UI again, please advise thanks !

Have you tried creating a 'Chinese' user with the correct $LOCALE setting and a complete chinese environment? How does that go.

Personally, I'd stay with a tried & trusted Window Manager to avoid issues. If LMDE is such, fine; If it's an emerging one, expect problems.

What's the different from I switch to Chinese UI in current user ? LMDE is my trusted platform and it worked before, only the recent update messed up the Chinese input, since Debian is a rolling release, no specific point of release I can trace back when things gone wrong. Btw there is little trouble when switching between the 2 UI, while in chinese I couldn't go to language settings as easy as in English UI, cause the item title changed I couldn't simply type 'lang...' to quick jump to the language settings, I need to think in chinese to search for it ! that's different from ms win that English title always work.

I'd go with the chinese user to avoid posts like this while your box isn't working.

Chinese, iirc has a different script, keyboard input, direction of writing etc. There's also pinyin(?sp) to accommodate if you're using that. Any Eng-lese or Chi-nish output is going to mess you up big time.