scim crashes firefox

mimithebrain · 12-19-2006, 12:03 AM

If I try to load firefox2 with the scim input method using these commands:

scim -d
export GTK_IM_MODULE=scim
export XMODIFIERS=@im=SCIM
firefox

...which any application that runs using those environmental variables with scim running is suppose to have scim as their input method...

it crashes firefox, and sends an error report... It also says:
/usr/local/firefox/run-mozilla.sh: line 131: 9329 Segmentation fault "$prog" ${1+"$@"}

How do I get firefox to run with the scim input method?

thanks.

PisstMSTRCHIEF · 12-19-2006, 04:52 PM

Newbie question but why would you want to do that? what is the scim input method?

inspiron_Droid · 12-19-2006, 04:59 PM

answer: Just get opera.

mimithebrain · 12-19-2006, 10:39 PM

PisstMSTRCHIEF:
scim is meant as an alternative input method to enter complex characters, such as Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and those other languages with non-roman characters.

badboy88:
As much as some users refuse to use anything else than Internet Explorer, I am a Firefox user and would like to keep using Firefox.

mimithebrain · 12-22-2006, 11:43 AM

Firefox2 is the only one that crashes, firefox1.5 doesn't crash, it actually works pretty well too.

I suppose this is a firefox2/Ubuntu specific bug.

bluesman2333 · 12-22-2006, 11:49 AM

FF2 has all sorts of problems. I think it is less the distro and more the browser. You can start your troubleshooting by trying to get FF to crash sans scim. Then fix FF and then see if scim works. Also, with all the available char sets in the repos, why use scim anyway?

mimithebrain · 12-22-2006, 12:28 PM

**FF2 has all sorts of problems. I think it is less the distro and more the browser.**
I was so excited about it, that I downloaded it right away when it was released.

**Also, with all the available char sets in the repos, why use scim anyway?**
Using scim, I can use Anthy to enter Japanese characters just by typing it's romaji equivalent.

bluesman2333 · 12-22-2006, 01:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mimithebrain

Using scim, I can use Anthy to enter Japanese characters just by typing it's romaji equivalent.

Ah I didn't realize that scim could do that. Sounds like you might want to try uninstalling FF 2.0 and going to an older repo and getting 1.5 back on your system.

mimithebrain · 12-22-2006, 01:18 PM

I did a manual install, firefox is symlinked to the new firefox and firefox_old is symlinked to the old firefox.

I can switch versions without using the package manager

J_W · 12-23-2006, 11:00 PM

Try to add a line shown below just after "#!/bin/sh" line of script "firefox".

export GTK_IM_MODULE=xim

------
*** example ***

#!/bin/sh
export GTK_IM_MODULE=xim
#
# ***** BEGIN LICENSE BLOCK *****
# Version: MPL 1.1/GPL 2.0/LGPL 2.1
#
# The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version
# 1.1 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
# the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
# http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/
#
.....
...
..

mimithebrain · 12-25-2006, 01:18 PM

It works, but there is only one problem, can't input anything with anthy... just regular input...

J_W · 12-25-2006, 04:36 PM

I'm not sure what the best solution is. Here is some info about this issue.
Why Firefox/Mozilla/Acrobat Reader 7/other Gtk+2 based apps can not be installed/started?