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Hi,
I've been using ibus as framework to Input Method in Mageia for a while, but, since update to Mageia 5, the latest ibus version (1.5.4, I think) has been showing some annoyances... I've already experienced troubles with its starting deamon (ibus-deamon), IM's icons doesn't change properly when one IM is chosen (besides input works normally...), ibus-anthy is not working, so one have to change to mozc..., etc. So, I decided to try another apps: uim! Searching for it in the MCC, I found there are packages for its installation in Mageia repositories, ok! However, once I tried to change Input method through localedrake, the system shows only options for IBUS, SCIM, or SCIM-BRIDGE, even after duly installed all related uim packages... I tried again, via terminal, and localedrake still doesn't show any other option than those...!

So, I would like some tips about how to correctly configure the .xprofile file (exactly 'where' I might put that file?...) to force my system to recognise uim as Input framework option.
Further, should I post a bug report about localedrake? How,?, where?...

Thanks!

Not sure why you want to add anything to .xprofile, I'd say this should go into ~/.xsession or ~/.xinitrc ( ~ is your $HOME or /home/username ) but you don't mention which login manager you're using.

Regarding input methods, you might want to look at https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Input_methods for some pointers although it's not complete. You can also take a look at https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4604

And for the IM support for localedrake, please report that feature request as an enhancement bug, after searching if it hasn't been reported yet already: https://wiki.mageia.org/en/How_to_report_a_bug_properly

Thanks for your attention, Doktor!
Let me try to clarify some misunderstandings:

Not sure why you want to add anything to .xprofile, I'd say this should go into ~/.xsession or ~/.xinitrc ( ~ is your $HOME or /home/username ) but you don't mention which login manager you're using.

I asked about xprofile because when I searched for ways to set-up Input Method bypassing MCC (and the localedrake malfunction...) I found mentions to that at these links:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/fcitx
and https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Smart_Common_Input_Method_platform
besides those pages aren't specifically meant to ibus configuration. To be honest, be ~/.xprofile, or ~/.xsession or ~/.xinitrc or whatever the config file to edit, what really matters is to make ibus or uim to work properly! So, I need to know what is the proper file, and where to find it... (by the way, I'm "still" using KDE with KDM as login manager within Mageia 5)

I understand that multi-language input is a feature that isn't a "must" for many users, and that's why bugs aren't found as fast as with other resources/applications (while there's indeed a lot of different Input Method frameworks within *NIX systems, which makes further difficult to choose one to use...!) I'll try to report as per your suggestion.

Regards!

Prompt me to do this when I restart IBus.
add the following lines to your $HOME/.bashrc ; then relog into your desktop.

export GTK_IM_MODULE=ibus
export XMODIFIERS=@im=ibus
export QT_IM_MODULE=ibus