tlug: Re: Pointer to current JE packages?

[Craig Oda <craig@example.com>]

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tlug note from Craig Oda <craig@example.com>
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> could anybody please point me in the general direction of 
> the a current JE packages site? I've found a mirror on 
> sunsite, but the archives there date back to 12/95. Surely
> there's a more current source somewhere?

Blazing download speeds at ftp.lab.kdd.co.jp
Also, a few of my other favorites on my web page.

ftp.linux.or.jp is good, but I suspect it is 
pretty slow unless you are on NSPIXP.

> 
> As for configuring those, could anybody help me with the
> general setup of a JE system? I'm running Debian, and
> I have a hard time getting everything to work as it should.

Install Debian-JP.  I'm using Debian-JP Bo 1.3.  Much
better than Slackware JE distribution due to dependencies
in the packages.

Check out http://www.twics.com/~craig/linux-nihongo.html

> 
> Right now, I have figured out how to use canna/kinput2
> with kterm. Even though the input seems to work on the
> command line, I can't get nvi to let me input japanese
> text. As for mule, I've given up trying to use it for the
> time being...

I'm using jvim.  You need canna-nvi if you intend to use
canna with nvi.  Precompiled deb package available.  See
above URL.  

To get canna to work with mule, you need mule-canna and
put this in your .emacs

  (load-library "canna")
  (canna)

To get canna, mule, kinput2 to work together, start mule in
a kterm with mule -nw and add some stuff to your .emacs
This is documented on my web page.

Mule is great.  Don't give up.  ����΂��� ������߂Ȃ��� 

If you have any good information, please contribute it to
the document.

-- Craig


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