>   You must also set the XMODIFIERS variable prior to running sylpheed.  
>
>   When xcin starts it prints out the IM name it is listening under.  
> For example xcin-gb2312.  You can set this with the -x flag to xcin.  
> You must set XMODIFIERS to match this.  Example:
> 
>     LC_CTYPE=zh_CN.GB2312 xcin -x xcin-gb2312
>     LC_CTYPE=zh_CN.GB2312 XMODIFIERS=@im=xcin-gb2312 sylpheed
> 
>   I just set XMODIFIERS in .xinitrc so all my programs can use it...
> 
>   Then as Tommy says you mash control+space to activate the IM.  This 
> and other commands can be customised.  See the xcin docs.  If you use 
> the command line a lot you'll definitely want to change the shortcut 
> which uses shift and space or you'll start getting double-width 
> characters when you type " | " too quickly!

Iain & Tommy,

Thanks guys. Somehow, I still have a strange problem. Everything
starts up fine, but I can't get the focus of the xcin window (Root).
So I can't activate the input method. 

I'm running Blackbox, and the focus is following mouse. The xcin window
just shows the english input method. I can call up my emacs editor
to input chinese, but if the built-in editor can handle it, why not?

xp