From: John Stone (johns_at_ks.uiuc.edu)
Date: Thu Jul 23 2009 - 14:52:24 CDT

Hi,
  This is likely an issue with the SCIM X input manager in recent
versions of Linux. Please try the VMD 1.8.7 beta version that's
available on the web site and let us know if you still encounter
this problem. The final version of VMD 1.8.7 will be released shortly.

Cheers,
  John Stone
  vmd_at_ks.uiuc.edu

On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 02:45:20PM -0500, Ziemys, Arturas wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have install 1.8.6 VMD under RedHat Enterprice 5. VMD console works, console in text regime works fine, but TkConsole does not. It opens, but does not accept any input. Also, plugins (like autoionize) do not accept keyboard input also. Any insights how to solve it ?
>
> Best
> Arturas

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