Re: [tlug] Ubuntu 16.04-LTS Japanese Text Input

[michael eng <cca@example.com>]

On 25/04/16 01:27, Scott Robbins wrote:

> I have just checked, and fcitx with 16.04 works well. Unless you have a
> compelling reason to use ibus, I'd switch to fcitx.  If you look for 16.04
> in the Ubuntu section, you'll see the quick updates I made.

Hi Scott,

One more data point to add if you like - I am running 16.04 GNOME (which 
is very nice).  Installing fcitx-mozc worked straight off and I could 
change the input mode with Ctrl-Space, but there was no indicator/menu 
on the status bar indicating whether I'm in English mode or Japanese mode.

To get the indicator back, I installed the GNOME extension "Input Method 
Panel" ( https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/261/kimpanel/ )
This did the trick and now the indicator & menu displays perfectly.

GNOME has a control panel "Region & Language" with its' own indicator, 
but I couldn't figure out how to link this to fcitx.  As it stands, it 
seems more like a controller for 'setxkbmap'.

Regards,
Michael