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

[Lyle H Saxon <llletters@example.com>]

On Mon, Apr 25, 2016 at 1:27 AM, Scott Robbins <scottro@example.com> wrote:
>> Try srobb.net/jpninpt.html and follow the Ubuntu instructions for fcitx.
>>
> 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. Basically:
> >From settings, install Japanese support--this will install fcitx-mozc.
> Once done, close and reopen the window, then for input method choose fcitx.
> Log out, log in. There's a keyboard icon in the upper left. Click it,
> choose configure input method. Uncheck the default to only show current
> language.  Type in mozc in the search box and you should see it listed in
> the top. Highlight it if it's not highlighted, click OK.
>
> >From then on, if you hit ctl+space, you should be able to input Japanese.
>
> As for ibus, I have no idea. Although it more or less worked for me with
> CentOS, I wound up finding an fcitx rpm for SuSE that I could modify and I
> use it there too. :)

Sounds good - I'll try it out later in the week when I have some more
time to spend on this.  Thanks for the feedback!

Lyle