Re: [tlug] Japanese input on Debian Testing

[Raymond Wan <rwan.kyoto@example.com>]

Hi all,


On 2011-11-16 05:28, Daniel A. Ramaley wrote:
> I've been running Debian Testing for a number of years, the last 4 or 5
> of which i've had Japanese input configured via UIM and Anthy.
...
> At the time i set up Japanese input, UIM/Anthy seemed to be the most
> modern and "correct" way to do it, with SCIM slowly fading away. Now
> IBus seems to be the most accepted way to do it; would it be worth
> trying to rip out my Japanese input system and rebuild it around IBus?


I've been like you, Daniel, for as long as I've had Debian 
and Japanese on my system [5+ years].  I could only enter 
Japanese on icedove/iceweasel and just accepted that I can't 
enter Japanese anywhere else.  Perhaps all those years of 
Windows has made me accept that some things just aren't 
possible.  ;-)

The recent threads and your message in particular made me 
look into ibus.  And sure enough, it just "worked" on my 
Debian stable system.  And it only took a few minutes.  I've 
now removed UIM/Anthy and it's still working...  :-P

At least on my stable system, "ripping out" wasn't required 
-- it was far less painless.  i.e.,

http://kenno.wordpress.com/2010/03/14/enable-japanese-input-on-debianubuntu/

Good luck!

Ray

PS:  I've been down the "LC_CTYPE=ja_JP.UTF-8"-path before. 
 That was a fun afternoon...  ;-)