UIM configuration changed after uim-0.4.4. # Before 0.4.4: GTK_IM_MODULE=uim-anthy; export GTK_IM_MODULE XMODIFIERS=@im=uim-anthy; export XMODIFIERS # After 0.4.4: GTK_IM_MODULE=uim; export GTK_IM_MODULE XMODIFIERS=@im=uim; export XMODIFIERS And specify your favorite input method to your ~/.uim (define default-im-name 'anthy) SEE ALSO: in English: http://freedesktop.org/pipermail/uim/2004-October/000659.html in Japanese: http://lists.sourceforge.jp/mailman/archives/anthy-dev/2004-October/001135.html