Re: [tlug] Japanese on CentOS4.1

[Mark Sargent <powderkeg@example.com>]

Scott Robbins wrote:

>Mark, let's try to troubleshoot this step by step.  If you haven't fixed
>it by the time you see this, would you try the following?
>
>First find out how CentOS refers to UTF8.
>
>locale -a | grep ja_JP.
>
>Say it comes back ja_JP.UTF8, we'll use that (and use utf8 if it comes
>out that way.)
>
>Comment the stuff out of .bash_profile and/or .bashrc if you tried it
>there.
>
>Assuming you used the same prefix on scim, anthy and scim-anthy, they
>should all find each other, so I'm not sure that thread you referred to
>is the issue--if you forgot to put a prefix=/usr on one of them, then,
>that could be the problem too.  
>
>Make sure canna isn't running at boot by checking /etc/rc3.d and
>/etc/rc5.d.  (Just make sure there's nothing with an S, some number and
>canna or cannaserver--the S stands for start.)
>
>Log out and log back in, so we can be sure nothing is coming into this
>from your .bash_profile.
>
>Make sure of it with pgrep scim.
>
>Now, in any terminal try
>
>export XMODIFIERS='@example.com=SCIM'
>export LC_CTYPE=ja_JP.UTF8  (with UTF8 written the way you saw it when
>you did the locale -a | grep ja_JP)
>export GTK_IM_MODULE="scim"
>
>(This is all we need for this test.)
>scim -d
>
>Once it shows scim is up and running, do
>
>uxterm
>
>This will, oddly enough, open a uxterm.  :)
>
>Take a quick look at the terminal in which you typed the command (that
>is, the terminal where you typed uxterm) to make sure you're not getting
>something like error starting locale
>
>In the uxterm, let's make sure everything's working
>
>pgrep scim
>
>You should get back a few numbers
>
>echo $XMODIFIERS $LC_CTYPE $GTK_IM_MODULE
>
>You should get the @example.com=SCIM ja_JP.UTF8 scim, or something similar.
>
>
>Now, with bated breath, hit ctrl+space and see if you get that little
>widget/applet/thingie in the lower right of your screen.
>
>If you do, try typing in a few things and seeing if it inputs Japanese.
>Then, try, from that same uxterm, opening thunderbird and see if you can
>input Japanese with it. 
>
>
>If not, well, it's back to the drawing board. 
>
Hi All,

Scott, thanx for going to the trouble of all those suggestions. 
Unfortunately, I'm now on holidays till the end of the 1st week of Jan, 
and the troubled box is at work. I'll let you know, once I'm back at 
work. Before then, though, I'm going to try again on another CentOS box 
here at home. Will keep you posted. Cheers.

Mark Sargent.