June 2006 - openSUSE M17n - openSUSE Mailing Lists

No compose characters possible with asian language setting
by akimbo337＠gmx.de 16 Nov '09

16 Nov '09

Hello! I'm currently using SuSE 9.0 pro for both german and japanese input. This works fine so far, by setting the variables LC_CTYPE to ja_JP.UTF-8 and LANG to de_DE.UTF-8, but nevertheless I experienced a problem: With the LC_CTYPE set to japanese and an input method running (currently kinput2), I cannot type european language compose characters any more - at least the ones I used to produce with two sequent keystrokes ( ´ and e for é for example). The rest of my (german) keyboard layout works all fine, and with LC_CTYPE set to german, é's, à's, ô's, etc pose no problem, but then, of course, I cannot input japanese... This problem seems also to be existent for other language settings that use an input method, I tried it out with a friend who uses chinese input (also on SuSE 9.0 pro). We (my friend and I) are currently writing an article about asian language input with StarOffice/OOo, so we would really appreciate any help or hint concerning this problem. Thanks. Marcel Boeing

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Configuring scim-m17n
by h.w.meester＠umail.leidenuniv.nl 25 Jun '06

25 Jun '06

My scim-m17n troubles were the result of a bug in (x)Ubuntu 6.06. With Ubuntu 5.10 it worked just fine, though. To be sure, I tested it with Fedora Core 5 too. FC5 works perfectly after editing only a single text file. Apparently then, the latest Ubuntu is not entirely scim-proof. This is not a good thing for such a popular distro, that claims to be multilingual. Which I btw otherwise tend to like. [Suse is, needless to say, still the best choice as far as Scim is concerned.] thanks for the help, Herman

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[m17n] Configuring scim-m17n
by h.w.meester＠umail.leidenuniv.nl 20 Jun '06

20 Jun '06

Mike schreef: " If you look at Scim Setup → IMEngine → Global Setup you should find the M17N input methods listed there as well. For example, under "Arabic (Egypt)" you should find 2 input methods: M17N-ar-kbd (this is from m17n-lib) Arabic (this is from scim-tables) " Only "Arabic" shows up there, no sign of "M17N-ar-kbd", nor any other of the m17n-lib package, although the latter have clearly been installed. I guess it's just an Ubuntu problem, so I shouldn't be bothering you; maybe I should try to put Suse Slick on the old machine. By the way, Ubuntu/Debian only has libm17n-0, and m17n-lib-bin in their repositories, but no m17n-lib. Maybe that's part of the problem? regards, Herman

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Configuring scim-m17n
by h.w.meester＠umail.leidenuniv.nl 20 Jun '06

20 Jun '06

Hello, [The problems described below happens with SCIM in Xubuntu 6.06 (which I use on a machine that can't handle Suse), so I could understand no answer coming from this Suse-list. However, it's all about SCIM. Got no answer on Ubuntu lists.] I installed scim-tables, scim-m17n, (and all dependencies, trusting Synaptic). Now, at least the m17n-part doesn't work in Scim. In Scim Setup > IMEngine > Generic Table > Table Management, I see that for example "Arabic" is in the file /usr/share/scim/tables/Arabic.bin Now I want to install the m17n input methods too, so in the Setup I try "Install". In the directory /usr/share/m17n/... there are files such as zh-pinyin.mim, latn-pre.mim, he-kbd.mim, or CP1258.map and many others. Trying to install one of these, I read "Error - Failed to load the table file!" I guess the directory /usr/share/m17n/ is not usable to Scim? I tried copying the files in /usr/share/m17n to /usr/share/scim, but to no effect. Same "Error - Failed to load the table file!" Thank you, Herman

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[m17n] Configuring scim-m17n
by h.w.meester＠umail.leidenuniv.nl 19 Jun '06

19 Jun '06

Quote: Herman, there is an "users guide" how to set up scim. I used this but I also have generated a ./gnomerc file as described. Please look at and follow https://wiki.ubuntu.com/InputMethods/SCIM/CJK_Chinese_Japanese_Korean_Input… and look at the part where the ./gnomerc setup is described: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/InputMethods/SCIM/Setup Here what I have in my .gnomerc file: export XMODIFIERS="@im=SCIM" export XIM_PROGRAM=/usr/bin/scim -d export GTK_IM_MODULE=scim export QT_IM_MODULE=scim And now it is working. Ulrich *end quote* Thank you Ulrich, I created the ~/.gnomerc file. The funny thing is, a lot of Scim-input methods simply do work by default. All I had to do was to install the appropriate packages. I think that all my files are fine as far as I could judge by the manual. It's just the scim-m17n part that still doesn't work. Would there be anything special about scim-m17n that has to be configured? regards, Herman

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java Font Configuration
by Florian Ehinger 16 Jun '06

16 Jun '06

Hi I hope somebody of the OpenSuse developer is on the list. I use German with Chinese as the second language under OS10.1 There is still an anoying problem with the java font configuration. Everytime when I update my java version the font configuration files are set to a default value. I think It should be no big problem to set the values in /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0_07/jre/lib/fontconfig.SuSE.properties so that they are working with the current language setting. I think this could be done by SuSEconfig. My problem is that after an update java programs are not displaying simplified chinese characters anymore. I change the following settings in fontconfig.SuSE.properties sequence.allfonts.UTF-8.zh=latin-1,chinese-iso10646,chinese-gb2312,chinese-big5,japanese-x0208,japanese-x0201 sequence.fallback=lucida,chinese-big5,chinese-gb2312,chinese-iso10646,japanese-x0208,japanese-x0201,korean Hopefully this could be fixed in one of the following versions. Or at least the changed files should not be overwritten by an update. Thanks Florian

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Re: [m17n] Input method not inherited in sub-shells on ssh?
by Abhay Ghatpande 08 Jun '06

08 Jun '06

Ok. I did some digging and prefixed XMODIFIERS='@im=SCIM' before running xterm and gedit. Worked like a charm. But it doesn't work with Firefox. Why? Another thing, if XMODIFIERS is exported using .bashrc, even then it doesn't work. The variable is set, but toggling the key doesnt switch the keyboard. The XMODIFIERS=... has to precede the command. Why is this? The .xim file also exports XMODIFIERS. So in what file should I export the XMODIFIERS so that it will be inherited? I am quite sure that this used to work in 10.0. Since upgrading to 10.1, Firefox is unable to accept Japanese input. Even when lauched directly from the panel. (Not from shell). Help! Abhay

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Input method not inherited in sub-shells on ssh?
by Abhay Ghatpande 08 Jun '06

08 Jun '06

Hello, I was only recently introduced to Suse, but I am quite certain that I am already in love with it! It is truly an amazing distribution. I am using version 10.1. Japanese input using scim and anthy works like a charm usually. However, when I tunnel into the machine using ssh -X, I can input Japanese only in the shell I logged into. What I mean is, if I launch any other programs, say another xterm or gedit from within the present xterm using "xterm &", then I am no longer able to input Japanese in the new xterm window. toggling the input method keys has no effect. When I am working directly on the PC, the same thing works. What am I doing wrong? What is not being inherited during ssh? Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, Abhay

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