input nightmare

[NoOp]

On 08/08/2014 03:45 AM, Thomas Blasejewicz wrote:
> 
> (2014/08/08 5:34), NoOp wrote:
>> On 08/07/2014 07:23 AM, Thomas Blasejewicz wrote:
>>> * ad keyboard layout -> Japanese (the PC, was determined during
>>> installation) + German
>>> * under "input method" it says "Ibus"
>>> * also installed via the Software center something like ibus-m17m / mozc
>>> / fcitx (whatever these things are)
>>> * read: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ibus#Installation .. but
>>> cannot make any sense out of that.
>>> anyway, trying to execute the instructions there DO NOT enable Japanese
>>> input
>>>
>>> System Settings|Text Entry|Input sources to use: add Japanese if not
>>> there already|click 'Show current input source in the menu bar' and you
>>> should see the language icon on the top menu bar - click it & select
>>> Japanse and ラハハ ンラナ キラ (no idea what I wrote there - I just
>>> switched to Kana and typed 'there you go').
>>>
>>>
> Thank you, but that is PRECISELY where I have my problem.
> Nothing whatsoever happens when I click on the Japanese icon,
> I cannot select / switch to Japanese input.
> None of the tricks I learned using earlier versions seems to work here.
> Language packs are installed,
> keyboards are installed,
> input method is set (by default) to "ibus" ...
> yet no clicking, not typing, no key combinations ... NOTHING takes me to 
> the Japanese input.
> 
> Apparently I am missing something, but I after DAYS still not figure out 
> what that "something" is ...

Sorry Thomas, but I do not know enough to assist further. The
configuration worked for me. Not sure that it matters, but this 14.04 is
an upgrade from 12.04 - later I'll try a fresh 14.04 in a VM & see if I
can replicate. In the interim, you might search launchpad to see if you
can find an ibus bug report.