Hi Rick, FC3 Gnome desktop > fedora uses IIIM > On panel right click add to panel > InputMethod Switcher > when your pointer on console > right click mouse > select Input method > select Internet/Intranet input method > on panel select a chinese method you want to use I performed following test $ rpm -qa | grep iiim[code]iiimf-server-12.1-10.FC3 iiimf-le-xcin-0.1.7-9 iiimf-gtk-12.1-10.FC3 iiimf-libs-12.1-10.FC3 iiimf-csconv-12.1-10.FC3 iiimf-docs-12.1-10.FC3 iiimf-x-12.1-10.FC3 iiimf-le-chinput-0.3-11 iiimf-gnome-im-switcher-12.1-10.FC3[/code]On bottom panel right click -> Add to Panel -> On "Select an item to add to Bottom Panel" windown, highlight InputMethod Switcher -> Add On Terminal/Console right click -> Input Methods -> select Internet/Intranet input method But there is no Chinese input method available on top/bottom panel. Please advise. TIA B.R. satimis -- This is an email sent via the webforum on http://fcp.homelinux.org http://fcp.homelinux.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?post_id=63258&topic_id=13269&forum=6#forumpost63258