Re: Input method not inherited in sub-shells on ssh?

Is this related somehow to this:
http://www.scim-im.org/wiki/faq/gtk_gnome/why_firefox_mozilla_acrobat_reader_7_other_gtk_2_based_apps_can_not_be_installed_started

Do I really need to recompile Firefox from source?

Abhay

On 6/8/06, Abhay Ghatpande <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Ok. I did some digging and prefixed XMODIFIERS='@im=SCIM' before running
> xterm and gedit. Worked like a charm. But it doesn't work with Firefox. Why?
>
> Another thing, if XMODIFIERS is exported using .bashrc, even then it
> doesn't work. The variable is set, but toggling the key doesnt switch the
> keyboard. The XMODIFIERS=... has to precede the command. Why is this? The
> .xim file also exports XMODIFIERS. So in what file should I export the
> XMODIFIERS so that it will be inherited?
>
> I am quite sure that this used to work in 10.0. Since upgrading to 10.1,
> Firefox is unable to accept Japanese input. Even when lauched directly from
> the panel. (Not from shell).
>
> Help!
>
> Abhay
>