Testers Required for Next Generation Input Method

[Leon Ho]

URLs are:

Full invitation letter:
http://apac.redhat.com/iiimftest/

Testing guide:
http://apac.redhat.com/iiimftest/testing-guide/

IIIMF testing packages:
http://apac.redhat.com/iiimftest/files

IIIMF open source project site and other projects on OpenI18N:
http://www.openi18n.org/
http://www.openi18n.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=vi$


Regards,
Leon

On Sat, 21 Feb 2004, Lawrence Lim wrote:

> The Fedora Project will be adopting a revolutionary new Input Method 
> system in the upcoming release of the Fedora Core 2. We would like to 
> extend an invitation at this time to East Asian users in particular to 
> test this preliminary release and provide us with feedback so we can 
> improve the software and ensure that the Input Methods will be easier, 
> more efficient and pleasant to use.
> 
> Intranet/Internet Input Method Framework (IIIMF) is the next generation 
> Input Method Framework set to replace the legacy X Window System Input 
> Method (XIM) used by existing Input Methods such as chinput, xcin, 
> kinput2, ami and many others. As the technology is still at its infancy, 
> wider testing effort by community is needed to expediate the maturity of 
> the technology.
> 
> IIIMF server loads Language Engines (LE) dynamically at runtime as 
> requested by clients. In this first round of testing, four LEs are 
> available:
>     + iiimf-le-inpinyin for Simplified Chinese (zh_CN.UTF-8)
>     + iiimf-le-xcin for Traditional Chinese (zh_TW.UTF-8)
>     + iiimf-le-canna for Japanese (ja_JP.UTF-8)
>     + iiimf-le-hangul for Korean (ko_KR.UTF-8)
> 
> If you wish to participate in this first round of testing, a Testing Guide 
> is now available at <URL>. It will give you the necessary information in 
> setting up the IIIMF and using the LE specific to your locale. 
> 
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> 
> --
> Best Regards,
> Fedora I18N Team
> 
> 
> 

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 Leon Ho                     <llch at redhat.com>
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