On 2/18/19 7:54 AM, home user via users wrote:
Strange: after my last post, I discovered that in Gnome, I could no longer access ibus.
...you may have to run "im-chooser" in a terminal on KDE before ibus is made the default input method....
If you're implying im-chooser doesn't work in Gnome, you're right.
Yes, ibus is the default input-method for Gnome but not for KDE. If you were to run im-chooser in Gnome you'd get an error and a log entry which would say something like the desktop isn't a target for im-chooser.
In KDE, it partially worked. The ibus prefs and settings GUIs are now in English. I can now use ibus to enter Chinese, and ibus's font (including size) is what I want. Now I can not switch back to English. My ibus is set to control-space for switching. The KDE keyboard sequence setting GUIs show control-space not used for anything else.
You said "partially" worked in KDE. But, I don't see where you mention what isn't working or not to your liking.
After doing the im-chooser in KDE, I can now use ibus in Gnome, and I can switch between languages using the dropdown in the upper right corner, and control-space does work (in Gnome). But, in Gnome, I'm still stuck with the teeny font in the ibus menu of Chinese characters.
Right. You may want to file a BZ about that.
What and where is the systray (or system tray)? How do I put things in the systray? What are the "super" and "opt" keys?
Are you talking about Gnome or KDE?
In Gnome ibus-daemon is started as "ibus-daemon --xim --panel disable" which, I believe, disables the native systray icon in favor of whatever Gnome does in the upper right.
In KDE ibus-daemon is started as "ibus-daemon -r --xim" and looks like show in the screenshot.
