diff --git a/base.nix b/base.nix
index 1aa0a52..d16ec01 100644
--- a/base.nix
+++ b/base.nix
@@ -52,18 +52,21 @@
     LC_TELEPHONE = "en_US.UTF-8";
     LC_TIME = "en_US.UTF-8";
   };
-#from someone on fedi
-  i18n.inputMethod = {
-    type = "fcitx5";
-    fcitx5.waylandFrontend = true;
-    fcitx5.addons = with pkgs; [
-      fcitx5-im #doesn't seem to help
-      fcitx5-gtk             # alternatively, kdePackages.fcitx5-qt
-      fcitx5-chewing
-      fcitx5-chinese-addons  # table input method support
-      fcitx5-nord            # a color theme
-    ];
-  };
+
+
+
+# doesn't work
+#  i18n.inputMethod = {
+#    type = "fcitx5";
+#    fcitx5.waylandFrontend = true;
+#    fcitx5.addons = with pkgs; [
+ #     fcitx5-im #doesn't seem to help
+ #     fcitx5-gtk             # alternatively, kdePackages.fcitx5-qt
+ #     fcitx5-chewing
+ #     fcitx5-chinese-addons  # table input method support
+ #     fcitx5-nord            # a color theme
+ #   ];
+ # };
 #old one didn't work
 # i18n.inputMethod = {
 #    type = "fcitx5";