this is related to an issue at the ubuntu ibus level, affecting some environments, including Lubuntu. Supposedly it will be fixed in 13.04 automatically. (ref: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ibus/+bug/875435)
Until then, the solution is to install some missing dependencies: use synaptic or whatever, and make sure you have all these installed, then, log out and back in: libappindicator1 python-appindicator python-gconf python-glade2 python-pexpect -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1078002 Title: "When active" setting does not work in Lubuntu. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ibus/+bug/1078002/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs