Chinese input methods

[Steve Underwood]

On 08/22/2009 01:07 PM, Ed Greshko wrote:
> Steve Underwood wrote:
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>> On 08/22/2009 12:09 PM, Ed Greshko wrote:
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>>> Steve Underwood wrote:
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>>>        
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> Fedora 11 has changed the input method system yet again. The new
>>>> system looks like its probably an improvement. However, I can't find
>>>> many of the input methods that used to be available with SCIM in
>>>> earlier versions. Things like jyut ping. Have I missed something, or
>>>> do I need to change from Fedora 11 to something usable?
>>>>
>>>>
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>>> I've not checked....but do you have scim-chewing installed?  I thought
>>> that included jyutping....
>>>
>>>        
>> I have chewing installed. That only gives you the Taiwanese input
>> scheme. Jyut ping was amongst the simple table inputs in SCIM. As far
>> as I can see only a few of those simple table input methods have been
>> carried across to ibus.
>>      
> Hummm....  I thought jyutping was geared towards Cantonese.  When you
> say "Taiwanese" do you really mean "Traditional" as in Traditional
> Chinese Characters v.s. Simplified Chinese Characters?
>
> Even on my RHELv4 system with a full scim-1.4.4-2.el4 install I only
> have /usr/share/scim/tables/Jyutping.bin installed and SCIM management
> classifies it as "Traditional".
>    
jyutping is a Hong Kong entry system, so its a Traditional Chinese system.
>> I do hope ibus becomes the one final input scheme. This endless
>> changing of input schemes, with more concern about the code than about
>> users entering characters, has been a huge pain for anyone who uses
>> Chinese/Japanese/Korean on Linux (and maybe other languages for all I
>> know).
>>
>>
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> I've not had must problem with Japanese or Korean.  Chinese seems to be
> a different issue due to the different dialects Cantonese, Mandarin,
> Hakka, etc., and the various schemes to Romanize.
>    
I think Romanised entry is a PITA, but nobody has implemented a decent 
stroke entry method for the recent X11 input schemes. I'd really like to 
find the time to port my old stroke input system from the xcin days to 
work with ibus. Chances are I won't. :-)

Steve