Hi Leon, Further to my late posting. New discovery ============= Sorry forgot to run IIim. On KDE desktop, re-edited K_Start --> System Settings --> Server Settings --> Services check 'IIim' to make it run on starting PC - snip - > Please choose one of the locale (if you use > traditional chinese then > please use 'export LANG=zh_TW.UTF-8' (without the > quotes)) then httx > would run without any problem. 1) As Super Root Terminal 1: # service IIim status htt (pid 1419) is running... # export LANG=zh_TW.UTF-8 # httx It hung here Terminal 2: # export LANG=zh_TW.UTF-8 # export XMODIFIERS=@im=htt # kedit kbuildsycoca running... Kedit started Toggled 'Ctrl+Space' switching between English and Cangjie (Chinese) Chinese editing was possible. Selection of Input Method was impossible. 'Ctrl+Shift' did not work 2) As USER Close kedit Kept Terminal 1: running untouched Terminal 2: # exit $ export LANG=zh_TW.UTF-8 $ export XMODIFIERS=@im=htt $ kedit Kedit started same result as 'Super Root' B.R. Stephen _______________________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com.hk address at http://mail.english.yahoo.com.hk