[Pkg-ime-devel] Bug#620042: Bug#620042: ibus fails

[Michal Suchanek]

Excerpts from Asias He's message of Mon Apr 04 16:56:11 +0200 2011:
> On 04/04/2011 09:57 PM, Michal Suchanek wrote:
> > Excerpts from Asias He's message of Mon Apr 04 14:37:24 +0200 2011:
> >> On 03/29/2011 08:16 PM, Michal Suchanek wrote:
> >>> Package: ibus
> >>> Version: 1.3.7-1
> >>> Severity: normal
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> According to docs ibus can be started either by
> >>>
> >>> 1) im-switch -s ibus
> >>>
> >>> which does not work because ibus does not register itself with im-switch
> >>>
> >>> 2) ibus-daemon -xd
> >>>
> >>> which does nothing.
> >>>
> >>> According to ibus-setup the toggle key is Ctrl-space which does nothing
> >>> and the tray icon only shows "No input window" in its menu.
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi, Michal
> >>
> >> Does im-config works for you?
> >>
> >> $ im-config
> >> or
> >> System -> Preferences -> Input Method
> >>
> > 
> > I tried to run im-config as root and it does not offer ibus as one of
> > the options.
> 
> You should run im-config with your login user id. There is no need to
> run as root.
> 

Actually, it is im-switch what I tried to run, as described in the man
page. I have no im-config.

Still the man page is misleading as best because im-switch does not work
when runnig as root, only as user, and ibus-daemon -xd does nothing.

Thanks

Michal