Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: skim
After an installation of the skim package, the xinput.d alternative
/etc/X11/xinit/xinput.d/skim is created, but it is malconfigured. The
XIM_PROGRAM variable is unset, which makes programs that rely on SCIM's
XIM wrapper functionality not work with the input method. Examples
include OpenOffice.org and xterm. This is not a new issue, as I've been
using the workaround since at least Gutsy (into Karmic).
The top of /etc/X11/xinit/xinput.d/skim needs to be modified from:
XIM=SCIM
XIM_PROGRAM=
to
XIM=SCIM
XIM_PROGRAM=/usr/bin/scim
XIM_ARGS="-d"
XIM_PROGRAM_SETS_ITSELF_AS_DAEMON=yes
I've even seen reports that the default xinput.d/scim-bridge looks like
the following after an 8.10 installation.
XIM=SCIM
if [ -e /usr/bin/skim ]; then
XIM_PROGRAM=" "
else
XIM_PROGRAM=/usr/bin/scim-bridge
fi
XIM_ARGS="-d"
Which curiously *explicitly* cripples Skim/SCIM if you happen to use
xinput.d/scim-bridge alternative and you have Skim installed. I'm not
sure what the rationale is here.
** Affects: skim (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Skim doesn't work after installation, XIM_PROGRAM variable unset
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/403004
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