For all gnome users, as far as I know, there is no any further need to setup a xim environment in xinitrc, since SCIM register as a GTK immodule after installation that's what scim.install does. You don't even need any setup, when a GTK2 application starts, it will automatically invoke SCIM, then after its exit, SCIM will exit with it and doesn't hurt if you start two or more applications at the same time, SCIM's GTK immodule will take care of it at such case, won't start two instance. That's one of reason I love SCIM. Of course such setup could increase the compatibility. Lastly, thanks Damir for picking up such wonderful and useful application, we are very pleasure to see more and more i18n issues get solved.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Damir Perisa Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 7:56 PM To: Archlinux Users Subject: [arch] [INT][PKG]: scim + gcim in [extra] The Smart common input method platform SCIM was added to [extra] to support input methods for additional languages. The list of newly added pkgs to [extra] are: scim --- core of SCIM uim --- universal multilanguage input method lib scim-uim --- the SCIM module for UIM scim-tables --- tables to a lot of langauges for SCIM scim-hangul --- hangul support (korean) libchewing --- smart chewing IM lib for traditional chinese scim-chewing --- the SCIM module to libchewing scim-pinyin --- the SCIM module to pinyin (simplified chinese) There are detailed docs planed and will be in the new wiki system later. For a start here a micro how-to start with SCIM: To start SCIM, install scim package and an additional scim-[input method engine] package you want to use. Then you can add to ~/.xinitrc this lines before the call for your WM/DE: export [EMAIL PROTECTED] export GTK_IM_MODULE="scim" export QT_IM_MODULE="scim" scim -f socket -c socket -d This should start it successfully. Note that the QT support will be in QT4 and is not yet available. Running X with this lines run, you can open a GTK2 application (e.g. abiword or gedit) and press left button in the input field. The GTK should offer you "Input Methods" dialogue. There you can choose "SCIM" from a list. Activating it, a icon should appear in your systray. There you can choose the input method engine you want to use. That should be enough for the start. As always you may find also additional help in the Forums. You may also directly contact me if you have a suggestion related internationalisation in ArchLinux. Have Fun! Damir -- Which is worse: ignorance or apathy? Who knows? Who cares? _______________________________________________ arch mailing list [email protected] http://www.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch
