From: Dong Xu (d1xu_at_ucsd.edu)
Date: Sat Apr 26 2008 - 00:10:04 CDT

Hi John and Alex,

After reading your replies, I'm pretty positive that the problem is caused
by SCIM. I guess recompilation of VMD against the new Tcl will be time
consuming. Do you know how to disable SCIM on Redhat Enterprise 5 system?

Thanks a lot!

Dong Xu

On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 7:53 PM, John Stone <johns_at_ks.uiuc.edu> wrote:

>
> Hi,
> What language/locale do you have set on that machine? I've
> previously encountered this problem when using a Suse 10.x installation
> on a machine that was setup for internationalization. If you can tell
> me more details about your machine, I should be able to help.
>
> Cheers,
> John Stone
> vmd_at_ks.uiuc.edu
>
> On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 07:21:16PM -0700, Dong Xu wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I ran into a weird problem with my new dual Quad-core Dell system running
> > RedHat Enterprise 5 Linux. VMD works ok except that I can't enter text in
> > textbox of the plugin windows. e.g. VolMap Tool selection. In fact this
> > happens to all of the extensions. Oddly enough, mouse clicks on pull-down
> > menu/radio selection are just fine and I can enter text in file browse
> (open
> > or save) windows from the plugins. Tk console and RMSD Tool work
> > occasionally. Everything that is lauched from VMD main program, e.g.
> Graphic
> > Representation, work normally.
> >
> > Has anyone seen similar problems? I've tried both 64-bit and 32-bit VMD
> > 1.8.6 and 1.8.5. They all behave the same. Any help is greatly
> appreciated!
> >
> > Dong Xu
>
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