|
Size: 2883
Comment:
|
Size: 1865
Comment: Added KDE link
|
| Deletions are marked like this. | Additions are marked like this. |
| Line 1: | Line 1: |
| This method uses uim and its anthy plugin. | = Japanese Input = |
| Line 3: | Line 3: |
| = Installing the packages = | This article provides information on installing Japanese input method using 2 alternatives. |
| Line 5: | Line 5: |
| Either use the Synaptic Package Manager (System> Administration menu) to install the following packages or type the lines in a terminal: | == SCIM or UIM? == |
| Line 7: | Line 7: |
| {{{ sudo apt-get install uim-applet-gnome uim-xim uim-anthy uim-gtk2.0 }}} |
Many people are confused as to whether they should be using SCIM or UIM for extended character input. Both offer an effective way of typing Japanese characters into Ubuntu. Both can use 'Anthy' which is the system of converting western keystrokes into Japanese characters. SCIM is currently the default system and for many people is quite suitable. Many other distributions of linux use SCIM and therefore some people might be quite used to it. UIM on the other hand is also quite popular and many people who have had compatibility issues with SCIM choose to use UIM. In the past there have been issues with both input methods, though today they are both reasonably stable and most of the compatibility problems ironed out. If you are using KDE, you will need to use SKIM which is a wrapper for SCIM. |
| Line 11: | Line 9: |
| Normally, all the necessary dependencies should be pulled by the package manager, including the ''im-switch'' utility. | |
| Line 13: | Line 10: |
| '''Note''': you need to have the UniversePackages repository configured. | For information on how to install a Japanese input setup with SCIM, please click here: |
| Line 15: | Line 12: |
| At this point, the system is ready to input japanese if you log in a Japanese session. You can skip the next section and directly go to the using the uim applet. | [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Japanese_Input_and_Fonts_in_Ubuntu_7.04|Ubuntu 7.04]] |
| Line 17: | Line 14: |
| = Setting the input method = | [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Japanese_Input_and_Fonts_in_Ubuntu_7%2e10_using_SCIM|Ubuntu 7.10]] |
| Line 19: | Line 16: |
| But if you want to type in Japanese from an other language session (this is quite the usual case), you can use the ''im-switch'' utility to set the input method for only your account or all the users. | [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Japanese_Input_and_Fonts_in_Ubuntu_8.04_using_SCIM|Ubuntu 8.04]] |
| Line 21: | Line 18: |
| In a terminal, type the following: | [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Japanese_Input_and_Fonts_in_Ubuntu_8.10_using_SCIM|Ubuntu 8.10]] |
| Line 23: | Line 20: |
| {{{ im-switch -s uim_anthy }}} |
For information on how to install a Japanese input setup with UIM, please click here: |
| Line 27: | Line 22: |
| It will set the default input method for your user account and you current language, but you can set it for a given language session. For example, you could use: | [[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Japanese_Input_and_Fonts_in_Ubuntu_7%2e10|Ubuntu 7.10]] |
| Line 29: | Line 24: |
| {{{ im-switch -z fr_FR -s uim_anthy }}} |
For information on how to install a Japanese input setup with SKIM in KDE, please click here: |
| Line 33: | Line 26: |
| to associate the uim-anthy input method to the French session of your account. uim allows you to type traditionally, so you can also launch ''im-switch'' as administrator to set the default input method for all the users without any side effect: {{{ sudo im-switch -s uim_anthy }}} Note that user settings prevail over the system ones, so a user you can always override the default input method. = Using the uim applet = Now you can just log out and log back into the desktop and add the applet named ''Uim applet'' on one of your panels (Right click on the panel> Add to panel...). To try out inputting Japanese, launch the '''Gedit text editor'''. At this point, the selected GTK input method should be uim. You can check that right-clicking on the text component and just hovering over the ''Input Methods'' item to check uim is selected. If it's not, you can always set it from there. Type something - it should be ordinary roman text. Press Shift-Space, however, and type "watashi". It should come out as Hiragana "わたし" (it is Japanese for "I"). If you have the panel applet in the panel, it should change to reflect that you are typing Hiragana. Press Return to "fix" the word, or press Space to konvert it to a Kanji (you want "私"). If you got the wrong Kanji, press Space again to get a selection to choose from. Once you've got the right one, press Return. To type ordinary roman text again, just press Shift-Space once more. Notice how the applet display change when you switch of input type. You're typing Japanese! Now you can check the settings in the applet to find out more about the different keys you can type to have more control over the input. |
[[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Japanese_Input_and_Fonts_in_Kubuntu_8.10_using_SKIM]] ---- CategoryDocumentation CategoryDocumentation |
Japanese Input
This article provides information on installing Japanese input method using 2 alternatives.
SCIM or UIM?
Many people are confused as to whether they should be using SCIM or UIM for extended character input. Both offer an effective way of typing Japanese characters into Ubuntu. Both can use 'Anthy' which is the system of converting western keystrokes into Japanese characters. SCIM is currently the default system and for many people is quite suitable. Many other distributions of linux use SCIM and therefore some people might be quite used to it. UIM on the other hand is also quite popular and many people who have had compatibility issues with SCIM choose to use UIM. In the past there have been issues with both input methods, though today they are both reasonably stable and most of the compatibility problems ironed out. If you are using KDE, you will need to use SKIM which is a wrapper for SCIM.
For information on how to install a Japanese input setup with SCIM, please click here:
For information on how to install a Japanese input setup with UIM, please click here:
For information on how to install a Japanese input setup with SKIM in KDE, please click here:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Japanese_Input_and_Fonts_in_Kubuntu_8.10_using_SKIM