[immodule-qt] introducing QT_IM_SWITCHER environment variable

[YamaKen]

Hi Takumi, Hirosi, thank you for the detailed information.

In accordance with the information about Linux distributions, I
think that we should disable qtrc support. Although it may help
few people, it may also confuse a lot of people.

I'll comment out the 'default IM configuration' in
qtconfig. Stop me if you have another opinion.

At Tue, 17 Aug 2004 19:01:17 +0900,
takumi at asaki.jp wrote:
> On Thursday 12 August 2004 23:38, YamaKen wrote:
> 
> > I don't know what is provided on Linux distributions because I
> > live in *BSD which keep such configurations untouched.
> > 
> > Is there a GUI to configure GTK_IM_MODULE? We should rely on it
> > and withdraw the qtrc support if such GUI is already available.
> 
> I see why you don't understand my worry.
> 
> I investigated about some linux distribution.
> These have there own Input Method setting system.
> Please see last of this mail.
> 
> These are different.
> 
> Some don't support uim or scim.
> Some don't support proprietary IM(ATOK, Wnn7, etc.).
> Some don't support gtk2's immodule.
> 
> Some are intractive(ex. language-env) and some aren't intractive(ex. setim).
> Some have GUI(ex. localedrake, system-switch-im).
> 
> User's setting file or xsession script are changed by using these tools and systems,
> IM-related environment variables are set automatically by these systems.
> So users don't need to know how to set IM-related environment variables.
> 
> After these systems support immodule for Qt,
> QT_IM_* environment variables are set automatically.
> In these cases, qtconfig's IM setting doesn't work with current code.
> How to work qtconfig is unset QT_IM_* environment variables or
> change some scripts to don't set QT_IM_* environment variables.
> 
> Both QT_IM_* and qtrc support was not bad for distribution that don't have default IM setting like *BSD.
> But Them confuse users at distributon that have default IM setting.
> 
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> IM setting system list.
> 
> Vine Linux: setim(vutils)
> 
> Mandrake(cooker): ~/.i18n, localedrake(?)
>     http://archives.mandrakelinux.com/cooker-i18n/2004-08/msg00059.php
>     Maybe UTSUMI san knows well.
> 
> Debian: language-env
>     http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?searchon=names&version=all&exact=1&keywords=language-env
> 
> Fedora: im-switch
>     http://www.atmarkit.co.jp/flinux/rensai/linuxtips/604fc2dekinput2.html (In Japanese)
> 
> rawhide(?): system-switch-im
>     http://people.redhat.com/llch/system-switch-im/


At Tue, 17 Aug 2004 19:25:47 +0900 (JST),
utuhiro78 at yahoo.co.jp wrote:
> --- YamaKen <yamaken at bp.iij4u.or.jp> wrote:
> > Is there a GUI to configure GTK_IM_MODULE on Mandrake?
> 
> We can't change GTK_IM_MODULE directly, but we can select input method by
> localedrake (Thierry did it for Mandrake10.1 :-).
> $ localedrake
> You'll see them:
> http://www.geocities.co.jp/SiliconValley-Cupertino/5207/snapshot/localedrake01.png
> http://www.geocities.co.jp/SiliconValley-Cupertino/5207/snapshot/localedrake02.png
> 
> a) If you choose SCIM, localedrake will write it in ~/.i18n
> GTK_IM_MODULE=scim
> b) If you choose UIM/Japan, localedrake will write it in ~/.i18n
> GTK_IM_MODULE=uim-anthy

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YamaKen  yamaken at bp.iij4u.or.jp