Can not start fcitx in 13.1 using Ctrl + Space

waterloo2005 · February 1, 2014, 4:46am

I have installed fcitx in 13.1 amd64, and set /etc/sysconfig/language to fcitx.
But I can not start it with Ctrl + Space.

What is the matter?
Thanks

farcusnz · February 1, 2014, 5:05am

?
This isn’t necessary

But I can not start it with Ctrl + Space.

what DE?
Is it even running? Do you have the fcitx systray icon showing?

If using KDE, install fcitx-config-kde4 and configure the shortcut to change languages.
if Gnome fcitx-config-gtk3

waterloo2005 · February 1, 2014, 7:10am

I install fcitx in gnome 3.10 and can not see systray icon.

Do I need set ‘region&language’ in system config?

fcitx
(INFO-2362 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-table.conf
(INFO-2362 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-chttrans.conf
(INFO-2362 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-googlepinyin.conf
(INFO-2362 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-punc.conf
(INFO-2362 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-unicode.conf
(INFO-2362 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-autoeng.conf
(INFO-2362 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-spell.conf
(INFO-2362 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-x11.conf
(INFO-2362 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-lua.conf
(INFO-2362 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-sunpinyin.conf
(INFO-2362 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-quickphrase.conf
(INFO-2362 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-classic-ui.conf
(INFO-2362 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-pinyin-enhance.conf
(INFO-2362 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-ipc.conf
(INFO-2362 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-libpinyin.conf
(INFO-2362 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-kimpanel-ui.conf
(INFO-2362 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-keyboard.conf
(INFO-2362 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-clipboard.conf
(INFO-2362 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-notificationitem.conf
(INFO-2362 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-xkb.conf
(INFO-2362 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-imselector.conf
(INFO-2362 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-cloudpinyin.conf
(INFO-2362 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-xim.conf
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(INFO-2362 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-vk.conf
(INFO-2362 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-dbus.conf
(INFO-2362 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-remote-module.conf
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(INFO-2362 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-pinyin.conf
(INFO-2362 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-xkbdbus.conf
(WARN-2362 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/module/dbus/dbusstuff.c:246) DBus Service Already Exists
(ERROR-2362 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/instance.c:427) Exiting.

farcusnz · February 1, 2014, 8:38am

for first use of fcitx you must start it manually

fcitx

I don’t use gnome but I assume you would get a tray icon of some sort the same as in KDE.
Once started open the configuration and set required language input and shortcut to start/switch from there. (you need to install the config module I mentioned in previous post)
even if you can’t see a tray icon you should be able to launch the config module as long as fcitx has been started.

fcitx-configtool

Do I need set ‘region&language’ in system config?

it shouldn’t be necessary but maybe check in

yast > language > details

make sure “use utf8_encoding” is checked.

waterloo2005 · February 2, 2014, 1:37pm

I install fcitx in 13.1 x86_64 gnome 3.10. I can not see language systray icon in panel of gnome 3.10.

xxxx$ fcitx
(INFO-2110 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-table.conf
(INFO-2110 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-chttrans.conf
(INFO-2110 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-light-ui.conf
(INFO-2110 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-googlepinyin.conf
(INFO-2110 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-punc.conf
(INFO-2110 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-unicode.conf
(INFO-2110 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-autoeng.conf
(INFO-2110 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-spell.conf
(INFO-2110 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-x11.conf
(INFO-2110 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-lua.conf
(INFO-2110 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-sunpinyin.conf
(INFO-2110 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-quickphrase.conf
(INFO-2110 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-classic-ui.conf
(INFO-2110 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-pinyin-enhance.conf
(INFO-2110 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-ipc.conf
(INFO-2110 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-libpinyin.conf
(INFO-2110 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-kimpanel-ui.conf
(INFO-2110 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-keyboard.conf
(INFO-2110 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-clipboard.conf
(INFO-2110 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-notificationitem.conf
(INFO-2110 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-xkb.conf
(INFO-2110 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-imselector.conf
(INFO-2110 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-cloudpinyin.conf
(INFO-2110 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-xim.conf
(INFO-2110 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-freedesktop-notify.conf
(INFO-2110 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-vk.conf
(INFO-2110 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-dbus.conf
(INFO-2110 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-remote-module.conf
(INFO-2110 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-fullwidth-char.conf
(INFO-2110 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-pinyin.conf
(INFO-2110 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/addon.c:151) Load Addon Config File:fcitx-xkbdbus.conf
xxxx$ (WARN-2110 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/module/dbus/dbusstuff.c:246) DBus Service Already Exists
(ERROR-2110 /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/fcitx-4.2.8.3/src/lib/fcitx/instance.c:427) Exiting.

farcusnz · February 2, 2014, 3:04pm

I install fcitx in 13.1 x86_64 gnome 3.10. I can not see language systray icon in panel of gnome 3.10.

you can turn the tray icon on with the configuration tool

fcitx-configtool

waterloo2005 · February 2, 2014, 3:53pm

fcitx-configtool do not turn language icon in my machine.

Do I need some setting in ~/.profile ?

Thanks

farcusnz · February 2, 2014, 4:33pm

No, you shouldn’t need to. You should be able to manage all settings from within fcitx.

As long as you have established fcitx is running launch the config tool.
Then check to show in systray.

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/844/tmuu.jpg

Then you need to add the language you want to use in fcitx (and of course install the corresponding fcitx language files from yast)
I use Japanese so installed fcitx-mozc and then set in the config tool

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/809/mmgd.jpg

then set the keyboard shortcut to switch the language input on and off (in my case - control-space)

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/607/j155.jpg

restart Gnome and it should work.

(also make sure you have some fonts installed for the language that you want to use)

waterloo2005 · February 3, 2014, 5:40am

Thanks !

I do like what you offer. Now I can use Ctrl + Space to activate fcitx and input , but I still can not see systray icon in gnome 3.10 panel.

But now I can only using fcitx input method in firefox , gedit ,etc., still can not use fcitx in gnome-terminal.

farcusnz · February 3, 2014, 6:46am

did you reboot after setup? In KDE these types of issues occur without reboot.

I don’t know what the issue might be as things just work in KDE.
Firefox and gnome terminal are both gtk programs so if one works so should the other.
I can only guess that perhaps the issue is caused by terminal being a gtk3 app and firefox gtk2.
Do you have fcitx-gtk3 installed?

Perhaps a gnome user might be able to jump in and help out.

waterloo2005 · February 3, 2014, 7:22am

I also try to reboot , but the problem still exists.
I have installed fcitx-gtk3 .
Thanks

farcusnz · February 3, 2014, 3:41pm

see if anything here helps

https://fcitx-im.org/wiki/FAQ#When_use_Ctrl_.2B_Space.2C_Fcitx_cannot_be_triggered_on

waterloo2005 · February 5, 2014, 5:51am

Thanks
I see the shortcuts in gnome-terminal Preferences, and find no “Ctrl + Space”.

I also set other hotkeys in fcitx config tool, but it also can not start fcitx in gnome-terminal.