Stephen Liu wrote: > Hi Ed, > > Login as "satimis", Chinese input on KDE under English locale is NOW > working without running; > > $ export XMODIFIERS=@IM=SCIM That is because... XMODIFIERS=@IM=SCIM != XMODIFIERS=@im=SCIM I should have noticed that mistake on your part sooner. > [Ctrl]+[Space] - swiching English/Chinese input > [Ctrl]+[Shift] - toggling input methods > > input methods commonly used are working (haven't tested all of them) > > Would it be "reboot" taking effect, just starting the PC? Nope, it because you stopped exporting incorrect environment variables. The system now does things correctly and needs no user intervention. Ed