Symptom
For Kotoeri
- The Kotoeri Character Pallet window does not appear.
- Hiragana input works but will not convert to Kanji.
For Chinese
- Cannot type Chinese in the Simplified or Traditional input methods.
- Items in the Chinese Pencil menus can be selected, but have no effect. The Operation Palette, Character Table, and other windows do not appear when the corresponding menu item is selected.
- User dictionary editing does not work.
- Chinese text typed in pinyin or bopomofo cannot be converted to Chinese characters. Tsang Jie and other non-phonetic input modes do not work.
For Korean (power input method)
- Cannot convert Hangul to Hanja.
- Items in the Korean Pencil menus can be selected, but have no effect. The Input Palette, Plugin Manager, and other windows do not appear.
- Hangul input cannot be converted to Chinese characters. Trying this conversion may cause the application to unexpectedly quit.
Solution
Do not restrict the affected account(s) from accessing applications, or follow these steps to allow access to the proper applications:
1. Log in using an administrator account.
2. Choose Apple menu > System Preferences.
3. Choose View > Accounts.
4. Select the affected user and click the Capabilities button.
5. Select "Use only these applications," then click the Locate button.
6. Add these files depending on which language or conversion is affected:
- For Kotoeri and Kanji
/System/Library/Components/Kotoeri.component/Contents/Support/KotoeriUIServer.app
/System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LangAnalysis.framework/Versions/A/Support/LAServer
- For Simplified Chinese
/System/Library/Components/SCIMUIServer.app
/System/Library/Components/SCIMTool.app
- For Traditional Chinese and Mac OS X 10.2.3 and earlier:
/System/Library/Components/TCIMUIServer.app
/System/Library/Components/TCIMTool.app
- For Traditional Chinese and Mac OS X 10.2.4 or later:
/System/Library/Components/TCIM.component/Contents/Support/TCIMUIServer.app
/System/Library/Components/TCIM.component/Contents/Support/TCIMTool.app
- For Korean (Power Input Method)
/System/Library/Components/PIMUIServer.app
This document will be updated as more information becomes available.