2007/3/4, NoOp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
On 03/03/2007 10:15 AM, Jonathon Blake wrote: > Henri wrote: > >> James, the above solutions aren't really directly related to writing CJK >> languages (with Windows IMEs, SCIM provides keyboard access to a lot more > > I haven't used SCIM. [I've been on Windows --- something that will > change this weekend.] > Be aware that if you are going to use Debian or Ubuntu there have been issues with SCIM; see: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SCIM <quote> This has also plagued OSS packages that are compiled with an incompatible gcc version: * Mozilla Firefox binary tarball from [WWW] Mozilla.org * OpenOffice.org 2.x binary packages from the official [WWW] OpenOffice.org homepage (RPM convert to DEB by alien). Note: In the case of OpenOffice.org, it won't crash like other programs mentioned. But SCIM will be disabled when using this official Linux version. </quote> I've not looked further, but that indicates to me that SCIM is possibly broken in Ubuntu linux. [there is a link on http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/OOoHelpOutline that references this] Linux/BSD issues * SCIM IME and OpenOffice.org: Workaround for the gcc ABI incompatibility issue under Linux/BSD. * Editing GNOME2 Menus for Linux/BSD users
I use SCIM - the version 1.4.4-4ubuntu6 bundled with the OS - daily on my Ubuntu 6.10 set-up and it works fairly well. When I open my system I am often - but not always, which is the thing I really find odd - greeted by a message to the effect that SCIM has crashed, but I have learned to ignore it as if I do so, SCIM works as designed, and I can write texts in Chinese or Japanese and include them in documents written in European languages. I am also offered the possibility of writing in such languages as Amharic, Arabic, Gujarati, Hindi, Korean, Thai, etc, etc, but this, alas, is beyond me.... What I hope is that the new version of Ubuntu, Feisty Fawn, which is scheduled to appear next month, will correct some of the minor irritations that exist in the use of SCIM. But despite these, I definitely think that SCIM can be be recommended to users, in particular those who don't have access to Windows IMEs or who, like James, are dissatisfied with these latter.... Henri
