Re: [tlug] Re: typing in Japanese (Red Hat 7.2)

[BABA Yoshihiko <baba@example.com>]

Graeme Jensen wrote:
> HI THERE ALL 
> Sorry if this seems like a silly question but I have one user login name that 
> is setup to use Japanese as the default login language but I can't seem to 
> type Japanese.  This is despite having the right keyboard jp106 and the 
> matching keyboard map setup.  I've checked out a few site about this but 
> found too much detailed explanation that I couldn't really understand.  

Check KDE and RedHat pages in http://www.tlug.jp/m17n/.  That shouldn't 
be too much.

> I'd like to set up my box to have the Japanese User type Japanese by default 
> and other users to be able to type Japanese when so needed.
> 
> Most kde desktop items do display Japanese quite well.  Some dialogue boxes 
> display "mojibake", I believe it's called (question marks as opposed to 
> kanji)  

KDE has problem with the input style.  If it only displays when you are 
with KDE apps, try

#kate -inputstyle overthespot

If it worked, then that is a well known overthespot problem.


> locate kterm
> /etc/X11/applnk/Utilities/kterm.desktop
> /usr/share/pixmaps/kterm.xpm
> /usr/share/terminfo/k/kterm-co
> /usr/share/terminfo/k/kterm
> /usr/share/terminfo/k/kterm-color
> /usr/X11R6/bin/kterm
> /usr/X11R6/man/man1/kterm.1x.gz
> 
>  locate kinput2
> /usr/share/doc/kinput2-canna-wnn6-v3
> /usr/share/doc/kinput2-canna-wnn6-v3/doc
> /usr/share/doc/kinput2-canna-wnn6-v3/doc/defaultkeys
> /usr/share/doc/kinput2-canna-wnn6-v3/doc/ccdef
> /usr/share/doc/kinput2-canna-wnn6-v3/doc/classes
> /usr/share/doc/kinput2-canna-wnn6-v3/doc/sj3guide.tex
> /usr/share/doc/kinput2-canna-wnn6-v3/doc/defkeys.wnn
> /usr/share/doc/kinput2-canna-wnn6-v3/doc/problems
> /usr/share/doc/kinput2-canna-wnn6-v3/doc/protocol
> /usr/share/doc/kinput2-canna-wnn6-v3/doc/resources
> /usr/share/doc/kinput2-canna-wnn6-v3/doc/sj3def
> /usr/share/doc/kinput2-canna-wnn6-v3/doc/sj3guide.ps
> /usr/share/doc/kinput2-canna-wnn6-v3/Copyright
> /usr/share/doc/kinput2-canna-wnn6-v3/NEWS
> /usr/share/doc/kinput2-canna-wnn6-v3/README
> /usr/X11R6/bin/kinput2.canna-wnn6
> 
> I did install Linux once with Japanese as the default language and managed to 
> print Japanese (on the screen) in the abiword document by using the shift 
> space method but then got mojibake after choosing the kanji.  

I guess this is another problem than I mentioned above.  (Abiword is not 
a KDE application)

> I think perhaps I need to copy these files to some other places.  If so 
> where?  What else could be wrong??  Sorry for the long winded explanation.
> 
> THANKS FOR ANY AND ALL HELP
> CHEERS,
> GRAEME

btw, why do you run both Canna and Wnn?  Their functions and 
functionalities are almost identical.

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BABA Yoshihiko