# Can't type in the Imgui sample (Linux)

**URL:** <https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/cant-type-in-the-imgui-sample-linux/615>\
**Category:** Using Cinder\
**Created:** [March 19, 2017, 1:39pm UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/cant-type-in-the-imgui-sample-linux/615 "2017-03-19T13:39:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![geokon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.libcinder.org/geokon/32/624_2.png) [@geokon](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/geokon)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2017, 1:39pm UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/cant-type-in-the-imgui-sample-linux/615/1 "2017-03-19T13:39:11Z")

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Hi, new to Cinder.

I’m tyring to familiarize myself with Cinder-ImgUI. I’ve compiled and run the sample provided in the repo, but I’ve hit a bit of silly problem

> <https://github.com/simongeilfus/Cinder-ImGui/blob/master/samples/Basic/src/BasicApp.cpp>

  
(I didn’t quite get how to use the provided CMake files, so I just linked it myself - I think it’s unrelated)

Everything seems to work except for text input. I can navigate the windows, collapse tabs and windows and delete text. I can also copy and paste anything within the app (though unfortunately the clipboard isn’t shared with the rest of the system). But I can’t type anything. No numbers or letter or symbols ☹

Running on Linux under Debian testing

Normally I’d try to debug this myself, but I don’t even know where to start 🙂  
Any suggestions? Anyone have a similar problem?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![ryanbartley](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.libcinder.org/ryanbartley/32/5_2.png) [@ryanbartley](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/ryanbartley)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2017, 1:56pm UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/cant-type-in-the-imgui-sample-linux/615/2 "2017-03-19T13:56:34Z")

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The problem is right here…

> <https://github.com/simongeilfus/Cinder-ImGui/blob/323848c06c65dd94ac88f187d9610f4352788f72/src/CinderImGui.cpp#L838>

…Linux does not use 32-bit utf characters quite yet. The change is here…

[https://github.com/ryanbartley/Cinder-ImGui/commit/a2528f0f44ed7cc567b3c7e5f19b41e0a42bc0ce](https://github.com/ryanbartley/Cinder-ImGui/commit/a2528f0f44ed7cc567b3c7e5f19b41e0a42bc0ce)

Also, if you need the cmake file, i use this…

> <https://github.com/ryanbartley/Cinder-ImGui/blob/PossibleChanges/proj/cmake/Cinder-ImGuiConfig.cmake>

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**Author:** ![geokon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.libcinder.org/geokon/32/624_2.png) [@geokon](https://discourse.libcinder.org/u/geokon)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2017, 9:30am UTC](https://discourse.libcinder.org/t/cant-type-in-the-imgui-sample-linux/615/3 "2017-03-20T09:30:42Z")

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This is great  
Thank you! 😊

and good to see the block getting updated for CMake