Difference between revisions of "Ibus"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
imported>Waves m (spaces) |
imported>Waves (Pit falls) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | ibus is a multilingual input method. For imputing languages like Chinese |
+ | ibus is a multilingual input method. For imputing languages like Chinese. |
| + | |||
| + | ==Configuration== |
||
ibus works in trinity, with these three changes |
ibus works in trinity, with these three changes |
||
| Line 20: | Line 22: | ||
right click applet > preferences > |
right click applet > preferences > |
||
embed preedit text in application window |
embed preedit text in application window |
||
| + | |||
| + | ==Pit falls== |
||
| + | |||
| + | *if QT_IM_MODULE is defined even empty, it blocks ibus. Make sure it's not set anywhere. Remove it from any file, like ~/.xprofile or ~/.bashrc . |
||
| + | |||
| + | *You need to launch ibus first. |
||
| + | |||
| + | *If ibus closes while an app uses it, the app will crash. |
||
Revision as of 22:39, 22 May 2018
ibus is a multilingual input method. For imputing languages like Chinese.
Configuration
ibus works in trinity, with these three changes
1.applications need this variable in their environment
export XMODIFIERS=@im=ibus
you can add it in ~/.bashrc or in the terminal just before launching the application
2. ibus in xim mode
ibus-daemon --xim -d
3.embed the preedit text, otherwise it appears at the bottom left corner of the window. in ibus applet right click applet > preferences > embed preedit text in application window
Pit falls
- if QT_IM_MODULE is defined even empty, it blocks ibus. Make sure it's not set anywhere. Remove it from any file, like ~/.xprofile or ~/.bashrc .
- You need to launch ibus first.
- If ibus closes while an app uses it, the app will crash.