Hi Akira, Tks for your advice. - snip - > SL> $ LANG=zh_TW.UTF-8 > SL> (no complaint) > SL> $ GTK_IM_MODULE=iiimf > SL> (no complaint) > > er, how about GTK_IM_MODULE=iiim? # service IIim start Starting IIIMF input server: [ OK ] # service IIim status htt (pid 2506) is running... # exit logout $ LANG=zh.TW.UTF-8 $ GTK_IM_MODULE=iiim (all no complaint) $ gedit (gedit:2541): Gtk-WARNING **: Locale not supported by C library. Using the fallback 'C' locale. (gedit:2541): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: file gdk-pixbuf-io.c: line 761 (gdk_pixbuf_new_from_file): assertion `filename != NULL' failed (gedit:2541): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: file gdk-pixbuf-io.c: line 761 (gdk_pixbuf_new_from_file): assertion `filename != NULL' failed (gedit:2541): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: file gdk-pixbuf-io.c: line 761 (gdk_pixbuf_new_from_file): assertion `filename != NULL' failed (gedit:2541): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: file gdk-pixbuf-io.c: line 761 (gdk_pixbuf_new_from_file): assertion `filename != NULL' failed (gedit:2541): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: file gdk-pixbuf-io.c: line 761 (gdk_pixbuf_new_from_file): assertion `filename != NULL' failed (gedit:2541): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: file gdk-pixbuf-io.c: line 761 (gdk_pixbuf_new_from_file): assertion `filename != NULL' failed (gedit:2541): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: file gdk-pixbuf-io.c: line 761 (gdk_pixbuf_new_from_file): assertion `filename != NULL' failed (gedit:2541): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: file gdk-pixbuf-io.c: line 761 (gdk_pixbuf_new_from_file): assertion `filename != NULL' failed (gedit:2541): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: file gdk-pixbuf-io.c: line 761 (gdk_pixbuf_new_from_file): assertion `filename != NULL' failed (gedit:2541): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: file gdk-pixbuf-io.c: line 761 (gdk_pixbuf_new_from_file): assertion `filename != NULL' failed (gedit:2541): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: file gdk-pixbuf-io.c: line 761 (gdk_pixbuf_new_from_file): assertion `filename != NULL' failed gedit started but without Chinese Input function. > you can confirm > which > immodule is selected on gtk2 applications from the > popup > menu->Input Methods, though Right click --> Input Method --> X Input Method B.R. Stephen _______________________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com.hk address at http://mail.english.yahoo.com.hk