I am completely new to IBus, but I need to input Korean and so I have been experimenting with IBus tonight. I am using Ubuntu 9.10.
Start IBus
Navigate to the menu:
System >> Preferences >> IBus Preferences
You will see a message which reads:
IBus daemon is not started. Do you want to start it now?
Click, "Yes"
After clicking yes, I received the following message:
IBus has been started! If you can not use IBus, please add below lines in $HOME/.bashrc, and relogin your desktop.
export GTK_IM_MODULE=ibus
export XMODIFIERS=@im=ibus
export QT_IM_MODULE=ibus
I have not been able to see any difference that these lines make in the ~/.bashrc file. I added these lines and rebooted and then did some testing. Then I took the lines out, rebooted again, and tested again. The behavior of IBus is the same for me either way.
IBus Preferences
Here is what I selected for Korean input:
General (tab)
Check: Show input method name on language bar
Input Method (tab)
Select an input method: Korean >> han2
Click the button: Add
PROBLEM: IBus doesn't start automatically when I restart my computer
Here is how I solved the problem:
Go to the menu:
System >> Preferences >> Startup Applications
Click the button: Add
Name: IBus daemon
Command: /usr/bin/ibus-daemon -d
Comment: start IBus daemon when Gnome starts
IBus usage tips
- Input methods can be selected by clicking on an icon (of a keyboard and a tiny globe) in the notification area (the upper right part of the top edge panel)
- If you click on the icon and it says, "No input window" that just means that there is no window currently selected where text can be entered. Open up a text editor or click some place where text can be entered, and then go back to the IBus icon. You should see the selection of input methods.
Edit: added full path to ibus-daemon
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