Hi Sam, Tks for your advice. > I also have the following packages installed: > > iiimf-le-hangul-12.2-4.fc4.2 > iiimf-gtk-12.2-4.fc4.2 > iiimf-libs-12.2-4.fc4.2 > iiimf-docs-12.2-4.fc4.2 > iiimf-le-unit-12.2-4.fc4.2 > iiimf-le-chinput-0.3-19 > iiimf-le-xcin-0.1.10-1 > iiimf-le-canna-12.2-4.fc4.2 > iiimf-libs-devel-12.2-4.fc4.2 > iiimf-server-12.2-4.fc4.2 > iiimf-x-12.2-4.fc4.2 # yum list installed iiimf-* Loading "installonlyn" plugin # rpm -qa | grep iiimf No printout It seems they haven't been installed. I'm running Scim. Does it matter? > To use Chinese input I must set LC_CTYPE and GTK_IM_MODULE. > Something like this: > > LC_CTYPE=zh_CN.UTF-8 GTK_IM_MODULE=iiim thunderbird Which file shall I edit instead of exporting it each time before editing Chinese. TIA B.R. SL