$cat /etc/redhat-release Fedora Core release 2 (Tettnang) $rpm -qa | grep iim iiimf-client-lib-11.4-43 iiimf-protocol-lib-devel-11.4-43 iiimf-le-xcin-0.1.5-1 iiimf-client-lib-devel-11.4-43 iiimf-docs-11.4-43 iiimf-x-11.4-43 iiimf-le-inpinyin-0.3-2 iiimf-le-canna-11.4-43 iiimf-le-hangul-11.4-43 iiimf-csconv-11.4-43 iiimf-protocol-lib-11.4-43 iiimf-server-11.4-43 iiimf-gtk-11.4-43 [joe@www mnt]$ LANG=ko_KR.UTF-8 GTK_IM_MODULE=iiim gedit [joe@www mnt]$ echo $LANG ko_KR.UTF-8 [joe@www mnt]$ echo $GTK_IM_MODULE [joe@www mnt]$ echo $GTK_IM_MODULE [joe@www mnt]$ GTK_IM_MODULE="iiim gedit" [joe@www mnt]$ (the above should be fixed in the test request, as quotes must be used as it is listed there to have the env updated with both LANG and GTK_IM_MODULE values) QUESTION: Does the character you typed appear inside Gedit? yes. without proper setting of GTK_IM_MODULE, it is possible to use the "input method" which rises up on the right-mouse click, change the selection there to "internet/intranet input method" and activate the module that way. TEST 1 ===== [joe@www mnt]$ ;sdflkjsdf はなが bash: syntax error near unexpected token `;' [joe@www mnt]$ echo $LANG ko_KR.UTF-8 [joe@www mnt]$ which is wrong. ctrl-space on the console gives me only the choice of japanese or english input. I see these options on a small dialog box (uneditable) which shows up on the top left corner of my panel. also, the directions say: Setup Environment Routine: KDE = use KDE Desktop Setup Environment Gnome = use Gnome Desktop Setup Environment where are these located? once again, ctrl-input was dead at first, but after right-clicking and changing "input method" to "internat/..... input method" as above I managed to toggle between japanese hiragana input and katakana. Also, directions say: To determine if you can commit the word "red" on the screen. but "screen" I interpreted hopefully correctly as the [joe@www mnt]$ echo $TERM xterm [joe@www mnt]$ I cando the other tests, should they be done from the xterm or gedit?  <table border=0 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0 width=100%> <tr> <td background='http://image.hanmail.net/hanmail/general/dotline_sim.gif' height=1></td> </tr> <tr> <td>"우리 인터넷, Daum" <a href=http://www.daum.net target=_top>http://www.daum.net</a> 『평생쓰는 무료 한메일넷』 </td> </tr> </table> <table bgcolor=#F8F8F8 border=0 cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 width=100% style="border: #ECECEC solid 1px;"> <tr>  <td width=3 nowrap><img src='http://image.hanmail.net/hm/line_h.gif' width=3 height=40></td> <td width=50% class=base style="line-height:140%; font-size:9pt;"><a href=' http://allim.daum.net/servlet/Redirect?sid=footer_mail040525' target=_blank><img src='http://image.hanmail.net/hanmail/top/200405/20040525_hanmail_sub.gif' width='350' height='40' border='0' align='absmiddle'></a></td> <td width=3 nowrap><img src='http://image.hanmail.net/hm/line_h.gif' width=3 height=40></td> <td width=50% class=base style="line-height:140%; font-size:9pt;"><a href='http://hmm.daum.net/footer_ad' target=_blank><img src='http://mailimg.hanmail.net/evt/footer/footer_20040302.gif' width='350' height='40' border='0' align='absmiddle'></a></td> </tr> </table> <img src="http://wwl235.hanmail.net:4280/@from=joesp&rcpt=fedora%2Di18n%2Dlist%40redhat%2Ecom&msgid=%3C20040601133045%2EHM%2E%40wwl235%2Ehanmail%2Enet%3E">