[Fedora-i18n-list] Unable to input Japanese on stock FC2 intall: Can't add "Input Method Switcher"

[David Evans]

Hello Lawrence,

  Thank you for the response.  Indeed, the applet *is* running:

/usr/libexec/gnome-im-switcher-applet 
--oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_imswitcher_Factory --oaf-ior-fd=37

  Starting gedit with GTK_IM_MODULE=iiim makes the IM switcher module 
appear, and work as expected.  Unfortunately, the main application that 
I want to use Japanese input with is a Java application - it doesn't 
look like Java (under the 1.5.0 beta runtime at least) supports iiim as 
an input method.  Both of the following failed:

GTK_IM_MODULE=iiim /usr/java/j2sdk1.5.0/jre/bin/javaws 
/home/devans/.java/deployment/cache/javaws/http/Dfugutabetai.com/P80/DMsoftware/DMGMAO/DMcode/DMbug/AMGMAO.jnlp

LC_CTYPE=ja_JP.UTF-8 XMODIFIERS="@im=iiim" 
/usr/java/j2sdk1.5.0/jre/bin/javaws 
/home/devans/.java/deployment/cache/javaws/http/Dfugutabetai.com/P80/DMsoftware/DMGMAO/DMcode/DMbug/AMGMAO.jnlp

however, if I manually start up kinput2, the following works:

LC_CTYPE=ja_JP.UTF-8 XMODIFIERS="@im=kinput2" 
/usr/java/j2sdk1.5.0/jre/bin/javaws 
/home/devans/.java/deployment/cache/javaws/http/Dfugutabetai.com/P80/DMsoftware/DMGMAO/DMcode/DMbug/AMGMAO.jnlp

I really don't like using kinput2 though - iiim is much nicer.  I 
actually don't know too much about internationalization and linux (just 
installed FC2 last week, and that is about the experience I have with 
either of them) although I have tried to read up on things.  It looks 
like FC2 starts up canna and FreeWnn, which is what kinput2 is using via 
XIM, which Java supports. 

Is it possible to get iiim working with Java, or is that a Java issue?  
If it isn't possible, is there a better conversion engine / backend 
combo I can use with Java that at least pops up a graphical list like 
iiim for choices?  Should I be asking these questions somewhere else?

Thanks in advance, and I'm glad to see that the IM Switcher not 
appearing in en_US environments bug will be fixed soon. 

dave

Lawrence wrote:

>Hi Dave,
>Check if the applet is running by looking at the processes running. 
>
>ps -aux |grep applet
>
>If it is running, 
>
>/usr/libexec/gnome-im-switcher-applet
>--oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_imswitcher_Factory --oaf-ior-fd=40
>
>As you are in en_US locale, there are two way you can see the GIMLET.
>
>Method 1:
>
>GTK_IM_MODULE=iiim gedit (or any GTK application)
>
>Method 2:
>
>Right-click mouse in your GTK application and select IIIMF as your Input
>Method.
>
>
>Hope it helps,
>Lawrence
>
>
>On Sun, 2004-05-23 at 04:05, Dave Evans wrote:
>  
>
>>Hello everyone,
>>
>>  I recently installed Fedora Core 2, and have been trying to get
>>Japanese input working under an English environment (en_US.UTF-8).  When
>>I installed the system, I selected Japanese as a language that I wanted
>>to support.  IIimf packages look like they are installed:
>>
>>[devans at localhost devans]$ /sbin/service IIim status
>>htt (pid 2360) is running...
>>
>>[devans at localhost devans]$ /sbin/service FreeWnn status
>>jserver (pid 2397) is running...
>>
>>[devans at localhost devans]$ /sbin/service canna status
>>cannaserver (pid 2372) is running...
>>
>>  I think those are all the services that I need to have running - they
>>are all started automatically (good!)  When I try to add the
>>"InputMethod switcher" applet to the panel, nothing happens.  I'm not
>>sure if this is related to the nothing showing up on the IM Switcher
>>when in English bug that I've seen mentioned, but I can't get any sort
>>of Japanese input to work anyway.
>>
>>  What should I try next?  I think I will install the newest RPMs from
>>http://www.apac.redhat.com/iiimftest/files/fc2/, but I would like to
>>figure out what is going wrong - I assume that a default install with
>>Japanese language support should at least have the IM switcher show up.
>>
>>  Any help?
>>
>>dave
>>
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