It's a bug in ibus-table package. You can download and install the previous ibus-table package to solve this bug.
$ cd /tmp $ wget https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archive/primary/+files/ibus-table_1.3.9.20110827-2_all.deb $ sudo dpkg -i ibus-table_1.3.9.20110827-2_all.deb $ ibus-daemon -xdr -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to ibus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1163816 Title: ibus cann't work right Status in “ibus” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: My OS is ubuntu 13.04(Daily Build, AMD64). I've set the candidates orientation as "Horizontal", but it didn't work. And the input windown is still vertical! To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ibus/+bug/1163816/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp