Do you have im-switch installed? Try to remove im-switch by executing "sudo apt-get remove im-switch" or alternatively disable any input method by executing "im-switch -s none". That made the problem disappear for me (though I cannot use scim/skim now, of course).
Do you have im-switch installed? Try to remove im-switch by executing "sudo apt-get remove im-switch" or alternatively disable any input method by executing "im-switch -s none". That made the problem disappear for me (though I cannot use scim/skim now, of course).