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xim (= x input method) is a generic api to build applictions which have support for international input.

all applications which have support for the xim-protocol build in, can be used to input japanese, chinese and korean.

many x11 applications already support xim, for example:

most kde 2 and most gnome applications
browsers like mozilla, netscape, konqueror
editors like emacs, xemacs, gvim
terminals like mlterm, kterm, and rxvt
java applications

`lc_ctype`	`xmodifiers`	xim server	default start key	conversion	distributed with
				backend	suse linux
`ja_jp*`	`"@im=kinput2"`	`kinput2`	shift-space	canna	yes
`ja_jp*`	`"@im=kinput2"`	`kinput2`	shift-space	freewnn	yes
`ja_jp*`	`"@im=nicolatter"`	`nicolatter`	control-o	canna	yes
`ja_jp*`	`"@im=nicolatter"`	`nicolatter`	control-space	freewnn	yes
`ja_jp*`	`"@im=jmode"`	`jmode`	shift-space	--	yes
`ja_jp*`	`"@im=kinput2"`	`kinput2`	shift-space	wxg	no
`ja_jp*`	`"@im=htt"`	`atokx_client`	shift-space	atokmngdaemon	no
`ko_kr*`	`"@im=ami"`	`ami`	shift-space	--	yes
`zh_tw*`	`"@im=xcin-zh_tw"`	`xcin`	control-space	--	yes
`zh_cn*`	`"@im=xcin-zh_cn"`	`xcin`	control-space	--	yes
`zh_cn*`	`"@im=scim"`	`scim`	control-space	--	yes

to use xim, a xim server program must be running (and sometimes a conversion backend as well). table 1 shows the xim servers which currently work on suse linux.

note: atok x and wxg are not free software and are not distributed with suse linux. for more information on atok x see section 6.1.5, for more information on wxg see section 6.2.3.

the default key-sequence to switch between english and non-english mode listed in table 1 can usually be changed. please refer to the section of the respective xim server to find out how to change the default key-sequence.

lc_ctype is an environment variable which indicates how characters should be handled. if lc_ctype is unset, it inherits its value from lang or lc_all. xmodifiers is an environment variable indicating which xim server to talk to.

it is possible to run several xim servers at the same time and select with lc_ctype and xmodifiers the xim server one wants to use for an application. for example if kinput2, nicolatter, and ami are concurrently running, one can start a mlterm with japanese input via kinput2 enabled with

     ~$ lc_ctype=ja_jp.utf-8 xmodifiers="@im=kinput2" mlterm

a mlterm with japanese input via nicolatter enabled with

     ~$ lc_ctype=ja_jp.utf-8 xmodifiers="@im=nicolatter" mlterm

and a mlterm with korean input via ami enabled with

     ~$ lc_ctype=ko_kr.utf-8 xmodifiers="@im=ami" mlterm

these may all run concurrently.

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2005-03-09

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