[indiana-discuss] Input Manager gone awry

[Shawn Walker]

On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 2:14 AM, Fuyuki Hasegawa - Sun Microsystems
<Fuyuki.Hasegawa at sun.com> wrote:
> Shawn Walker wrote:
>
> > I noticed that somehow I kept switching the input manager into latin
> > mode so that I was unable to type quotation marks without hitting the
> > same key twice.
> >
>
>  Ctrl+space is default IM on/off trigger key.
>  (you can also change default IM trigger through iiim-properties)
>  So, to exit latin mode, press Ctrl+space.
>
>
>
> >
> > I ended up having to disable the input manager completely because it
> > kept getting in my way.
> >
> > In addition, there's been a few times where, after logging in, it kept
> > its window in the lower right corner instead of going to the task bar.
> >
>
>  iiim-panel will automatically be located when notification area is
>  ready on panel. It takes a few seconds. In other words, if notification
>  area is not available, iiim-panel will keep as a standalone window.
>
>
>
> > And last, but not least, I can't seem to get the darn thing to
> > disappear from my task bar. I don't plan on using it, so having the
> > [X] stuck on my bar is a little annoying.
> >
>
>  To disable IM and remove IM switcher (iiim-panel) from panel,
>
>  1. bring up iiim-properties (via either System->Preference->Input Method,
>    right click on iiim-panel and choose Preference, or command line).
>  2. de-select [ ] Enable Input Method and also select None at "Input Method
>    status and switcher placement" in general tab.
>  3. Press Apply or OK button.

Thank you, thank you. For some reason I missed the placement setting
the first time.

Cheers,
-- 
Shawn Walker

"To err is human -- and to blame it on a computer is even more so." -
Robert Orben