[winswitch] Can't use ibus-unikey to type Vietnamese

[Long Nguyen Thanh]

Hi Antoine,
I've exported these environment variables in xterm again and it works.
GTK_IM_MODULE=ibus
QT_IM_MODULE=ibus
XMODIFIERS="@im=ibus"

Thanks for your help :)


On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 10:45 AM, Antoine Martin <antoine at nagafix.co.uk>
wrote:

> On 12/08/14 10:18, Long Nguyen Thanh wrote:
> > Hi,
> > (Sorry if my English is not good)
> > I used xpra from a client and connect to my server with commands bellow:
> > Server: xpra start :100 --start-child=xterm --bind-tcp=0.0.0.0:10000
> > Client: xpra attach tcp:192.168.0.99:10000
> >
> > And xterm appear, then I run some commands in xterm :
> > 1. ibus-daemon -d  (before this, I configured ibus )
> > 2. run some applications: firefox, google-chrome ... and test
> ibus-unikey.
> > But I can't see a difference between enable/disable ibus.
> This is probably because the xpra server will set the following
> environment variables to try to disable all input methods:
> DISABLE_IMSETTINGS=true
> GTK_IM_MODULE=xim
> QT_IM_MODULE=xim
> IMSETTINGS_MODULE=none
> XMODIFIERS=""
>
> You may want to remove this code, or change those values back to what
> they should be (whatever that is) before starting your application. Does
> that help?
> That was done because input methods were found to interfere with
> keyboard input more often than not (doesn't it need dbus?), at least for
> western keyboard layouts that I normally use.
> I'll have to admit that I am a bit confused by the number of ways there
> are to configure those input methods in X11 / GTK / QT /.., and since I
> don't use or need them I prefer to have it completely disabled.
> Since this is probably not the right thing to do in all cases, we can
> improve this and at least add an option to let the user choose.
> I'll need a bit help in doing that though.
>
> If that does not help you, can you tell us how you configured ibus?
> How it is meant to work in your use case?
>
> Cheers
> Antoine
>
>
> > I tried with x2go, and it works. But I like xpra more than x2go.
> >
> > OS Client : MS Windows 7, xpra 0.14.0
> > OS Server: Ubuntu 12.04, xpra 0.13.8
> >
> > *xpra.conf at Client*
> >
> > #
> >> # This is the default configuration file for Xpra
> >> #
> >> # You can provide default values for most command line
> >> # options here.
> >> # Each user can also define its own options in the file
> >> # ~/xpra/xpra.conf which will take precedence over this file.
> >> # Most options can also be overriden on the xpra command line.
> >> # See "xpra -h" or the man page for details.
> >> #
> >> # Syntax:
> >> # - Options which can be turned on or off will accept
> >> #   the following values: 1, 0, true, false, yes, no
> >> # - Options which can accept multiple values
> >> #   may just be specified multiple times.
> >> # - You may break a long line into multiple lines
> >> #   by ending each line with a backslash '\'.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> ################################################################################
> >> # General Options
> >> # Enable clipboard forwarding:
> >> clipboard = yes
> >> # Enable forwarding of notifications:
> >> notifications = yes
> >> # Enable forwarding of system tray icons:
> >> system-tray = yes
> >> # Forward sound output to clients:
> >> speaker = yes
> >> # Debugging:
> >> #debug =
> >> #debug = keyboard,clipboard,tray
> >> # Send ping packets more regularly (every second):
> >> pings = no
> >>
> >>
> >>
> ################################################################################
> >> # Picture Encoding
> >> # Encodings allowed:
> >> # (not all encodings may be available in your environment):
> >> #encodings = h264, vp8, png, png/P, png/L, webp, rgb, jpeg, h265, vp9
> >> #encodings = all
> >> #encodings = rgb
> >> encodings = all
> >> # Default encoding
> >> # (not all encodings may be available in your environment):
> >> #encoding = h264
> >> #encoding = vp8
> >> #encoding = png
> >> #encoding = jpeg
> >> #encoding = rgb
> >> #encoding = webp
> >> # Used by the server to encode video:
> >> # video-encoders = x264, vpx, nvenc
> >> # video-encoders = none
> >> # video-encoders = all
> >> video-encoders = all
> >> # Used by both the client and server for colourspace conversion:
> >> # csc-modules = swscale, cython, opencl
> >> # csc-modules = none
> >> # csc-modules = all
> >> video-encoders = all
> >> # Used the client for decoding:
> >> # video-decoders = avcodec2, vpx
> >> # video-decoders = avcodec, vpx
> >> # video-decoders = none
> >> # video-decoders = all
> >> video-decoders = all
> >> # Use fixed quality
> >> # (value is a percentage or "auto"):
> >> #quality = 80
> >> quality = auto
> >> # For auto quality only:
> >> #min-quality = 50
> >> min-quality = 30
> >> # Use fixed speed
> >> # (value is a percentage or "auto"):
> >> #speed = 90
> >> speed = auto
> >> # For auto speed only:
> >> #min-speed = 20
> >> min-speed = 0
> >> # Idle delay in seconds before doing an automatic lossless refresh:
> >> auto-refresh-delay = 0.15
> >> # Default DPI:
> >> dpi = 96
> >>
> >>
> >>
> ################################################################################
> >> # Sound Encoding
> >> # Codec(s) to use for forwarding speaker sound:
> >> #speaker-codec = mp3
> >> #speaker-codec = flac
> >> #speaker-codec = wav
> >> #speaker-codec = wavpack
> >> #speaker-codec = speex
> >> #speaker-codec = opus
> >> # Forward sound input to server:
> >> # microphone = yes
> >> # Codec(s) to use for forwarding microphone sound:
> >> #microphone-codec = mp3
> >> #microphone-codec = flac
> >> #microphone-codec = wav
> >> #microphone-codec = wavpack
> >> #microphone-codec = speex
> >> #microphone-codec = opus
> >>
> >>
> >>
> ################################################################################
> >> # Network Connection
> >> # Enable shared memory transfers:
> >> mmap = yes
> >> # Use server group ownership for mmap file:
> >> mmap-group = no
> >> # Share session with other users:
> >> sharing = no
> >> # Compressors:
> >> #compressors = all
> >> #compressors = none
> >> #compressors = zlib
> >> compressors = lz4, zlib, lzo
> >> # Default compression (0 to 9):
> >> compression_level = 1
> >> # Packet encoders (at least one is required):
> >> #packet-encoders = bencode
> >> #packet-encoders = all
> >> packet-encoders = rencode, bencode, yaml
> >> # Socket directory:
> >> #socket-dir = /tmp
> >> #socket-dir = ~/.xpra
> >>
> >>
> >>
> ################################################################################
> >> # Client Options
> >> # OpenGL accelerated rendering:
> >> #opengl = yes
> >> #opengl = no
> >> opengl = auto
> >> # Client window title:
> >> title = @title@ on @client-machine@
> >> # Icon used by the system tray:
> >> #tray-icon = /path/to/icon.png
> >> # Keyboard synchronization:
> >> keyboard-sync = yes
> >> # Client ssh command:
> >> #ssh = /usr/bin/ssh
> >>
> >> ########################################################################
> >> # Server Options:
> >> # Commands to start by default
> >> #  (may be specified more than once):
> >> # examples:
> >> #start-child = /usr/bin/xterm
> >> #start-child = /usr/bin/xeyes
> >> # Xsession can take care of initializing dbus, keyring-daemon,
> >> # gpg-agent or whatever else might be usually started together with X
> >> #start-child = /etc/X11/Xsession true
> >> # Video encoders loaded by the server
> >> # (all of them unless specified)
> >> # examples:
> >> #video-encoders=x264,vpx,nvenc
> >> #video-encoders=x264
> >> # Colourspace conversion modules loaded by the server
> >> # (all of them unless specified)
> >> # examples:
> >> #csc-modules=swscale,cython,opencl
> >> #csc-modules=swscale
> >> # Where to send non xpra clients:
> >> # (can be used to share the port with a web server)
> >> #tcp-proxy = 127.0.0.1:80
> >> # Log file:
> >> log-file = $DISPLAY.log
> >> # Publish sessions:
> >> mdns = yes
> >> # Start a pulseaudio server with each session:
> >> pulseaudio = yes
> >> # pulseaudio server start command:
> >> pulseaudio-command = pulseaudio --start --daemonize=false
> --system=false \
> >>                 --exit-idle-time=-1 -n --load=module-suspend-on-idle \
> >>                 --load=module-null-sink
> --load=module-native-protocol-unix
> >> \
> >>                 --log-level=2 --log-target=stderr
> >> # Virtual display command:
> >> # - Old Xvfb option:
> >> # xvfb=Xvfb +extension Composite -screen 0 3840x2560x24+32 -nolisten tcp
> >> -noreset -auth $XAUTHORITY
> >> # - With Xorg 1.12 or newer and the dummy driver:
> >> # xvfb=/usr/bin/Xorg -dpi 96 -noreset -nolisten tcp +extension GLX
> >> +extension RANDR +extension RENDER -logfile
> >> ${HOME}/.xpra/Xorg.${DISPLAY}.log -config /etc/xpra/xorg.conf
> >> #
> >> # Selecting virtual X server:
> >> xvfb=
> >> # Does the xvfb command support the "-displayfd" argument?
> >> displayfd = no
> >
> > *xpra.conf at Server*
> >
> > # Enable clipboard forwarding:
> >> clipboard = yes
> >> # Enable forwarding of notifications:
> >> notifications = yes
> >> # Enable forwarding of system tray icons:
> >> system-tray = yes
> >> # Start a pulseaudio server with each session:
> >> pulseaudio = yes
> >> # pulseaudio server start command:
> >> pulseaudio-command = pulseaudio --start --daemonize=false
> --system=false \
> >>                 --exit-idle-time=-1 -n --load=module-suspend-on-idle \
> >>                 --load=module-null-sink
> --load=module-native-protocol-unix
> >> \
> >>                 --log-level=2 --log-target=stderr
> >> # Forward sound output to clients:
> >> speaker = yes
> >> # Enable shared memory transfers:
> >> mmap = yes
> >> # Use server group ownership for mmap file:
> >> mmap-group = no
> >> # Share session with other users:
> >> sharing = no
> >> # Default compression (0 to 9):
> >> compression_level = 1
> >> # Socket directory:
> >> #socket-dir = /tmp
> >> #socket-dir = ~/.xpra
> >> # Where to send non xpra clients:
> >> #tcp-proxy = 127.0.0.1:80
> >> # Log file:
> >> log-file = $DISPLAY.log
> >> # Publish sessions:
> >> mdns = yes
> >> # Debugging:
> >> #debug =
> >> #debug = keyboard,clipboard,tray
> >> # OpenGL accelerated rendering:
> >> #opengl = yes
> >> #opengl = no
> >> opengl = auto
> >> # Use fixed quality:
> >> quality = auto
> >> # For auto quality, do not go below this value:
> >> min-quality = 50
> >> # Use fixed speed:
> >> #speed = 20
> >> speed = auto
> >> # For auto speed, do not go below this value:
> >> #min-speed = 20
> >> min-speed = 0
> >> # Idle delay in seconds before doing an automatic lossless refresh:
> >> auto-refresh-delay = 0.25
> >> # Default DPI:
> >> dpi = 96
> >> # Client window title:
> >> title = @title@ on @client-machine@
> >> # Icon used by the system tray:
> >> #tray-icon = /path/to/icon.png
> >> # Keyboard synchronization:
> >> keyboard-sync = yes
> >> # Send ping packets more regularly (every second):
> >> pings = no
> >> # Client ssh command:
> >> #ssh = /usr/bin/ssh
> >> # Virtual display command:
> >> # - Old Xvfb option:
> >> # xvfb=Xvfb +extension Composite -screen 0 3840x2560x24+32 -nolisten tcp
> >> -noreset -auth $XAUTHORITY
> >> # - With Xorg 1.12 or newer and the dummy driver:
> >> # xvfb=/usr/bin/Xorg -dpi 96 -noreset -nolisten tcp +extension GLX
> >> +extension RANDR +extension RENDER -logfile
> >> ${HOME}/.xpra/Xorg.${DISPLAY}.log -config /etc/xpra/xorg.conf
> >> #
> >> # Using Xvfb:
> >> xvfb=Xvfb +extension Composite -screen 0 3840x2560x24+32 -nolisten tcp
> >> -noreset -auth $XAUTHORITY
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