DM6 in Linux/Wine - can't type anything!

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DM6 in Linux/Wine - can't type anything!

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I was using DM6 on my Ubuntu 12.04 computer several months ago, and it seemed to work pretty well. Just now I downloaded the latest version and the updates installer, and installed it onto a different computer running Wasta-12.04, which is also Ubuntu. The program seems to work, but I can't type anything into any dialog or text box in the program.

Has anyone else had this problem?

Is anyone still using DM with Linux/Wine?

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I've not heard of this problem before.

Very interesting.

There are quite a few people using the Linux / Wine combination, although I don't know what DIstros they are using.

I'll test it on my Mint 17 this weekend, and also a Zorin install I have too to see if it is an issue there.

So, I'm not sure if it is a WINE issue or a distro issue here.
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It might be a conflict with ibus or kmfl (Keyman for Linux). I just tried again and couldn't type in a DM box. When I turned off ibus I could type. I don't remember this happening in 2014 when I was using Ubuntu 12.04, but I can't say that for sure. If someone reads this who's using wasta and kmfl, have you seen this problem?
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Thanks for the additional information.

I've tested it on my Linux Mint 17.1 here and have not seen this issue.
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