iiim problems in FC2

[Warren Togami]

Thomas Huining Feng wrote:
> I'm a Chinese user. I didn't used iiim before I install FC2. I don't
> like it after my first try. It supports too few input methods for
> Chinese. It always displays an annoying white rectangle beside the
> window.
> 
> Another problem is, once I switch to the Chinese language, iiim is
> automatically enabled. This is nothing bad. However, when I switch
> back to English, its annoying white box still appears beside each
> window!!! I find out that XIM is set to htt in ~/.i18n. This option is
> set even for English sessions.
> 
> I then want to disable the iiim system-wide service, 'cause I'm not
> going to use it any more. However, disabling this service makes KDE
> applications hang mysteriously. This means I have to turn it on even
> if I don't use iiim.
> 
> It's definitely not the best choice of IME in Linux. I'd like to use
> SCIM. I wonder why Fedora people make other IMs obsolete while turning
> to use iiim. Is it a good idea to do so?
> 

IIIMF is the next generation unified framework for improved CJK input in 
all of our future software.  During the FC2 and FC3 cycle we need user 
reports from people like you, to know exactly what you dislike about its 
function and Look & Feel.  With your help, we will be able to do several 
updates to IIIMF and related tools during the FC2 cycle to make it 
better suit your needs.

The current FC development schedule has XIM for removal by FC3, so it is 
imperative that you complain LOUD and HARD now.

In the mean time is im-switch unsuitable for switching back to XIM?
I am unsure about the white box problem, I thought that problem had been 
fixed for English sessions.

Have you tried the gimlet GNOME panel applet?

Warren Togami
wtogami at redhat.com