Re: [tlug] Getting Japanese input working

[Darren Cook <darren@example.com>]

> I am trying to set up a new computer: I have xubuntu installed, and the
> first Task is to get Japanese input working. ...
> ...
> from EN to RU to JA. (Oh yes, I need Cyrillic as well) But it has no
> effect on keyboard input at all.

I've pasted in my notes from installing Japanese and Chinese on Mint
19.1, and then below that are the notes for installing Japanese on Mint
19.2.  xfce (i.e. Xubuntu) version in both cases. The `apt` commands
have to be run as root.

In the second case "mozc" didn't appear until after a reboot had been
done; logout wasn't enough.

In the first case, the bit about "policykit": I think I'd tried an
over-zealous lockdown, before getting to the IME install, and had
unchecked it in the startup applications. This meant when the GUI
install screen wanted to prompt for the root pw it wasn't able to.

Darren




### IME

    apt install fcitx-mozc mozc-utils-gui mozc-server
    apt install fcitx-config-gtk


Language Settings, Input Method: choose "fcitx" at the top of that
screen (it was already selected).

Click install for Japanese.  (If it won't ask for root pw, make sure
"policykit" is set to autostart.)

Repeated for "Simplified Chinese".

Then need to logout and login. I then needed to configure, find "mozc",
add it, then move it up so it is the top entry, but just below "Keyboard
(UK)".
Then ctrl-space switches between normal and Japanese.

To get pinyin, right click the keyboard icon, and choose it. (If
ctrl-space is then alternating between pinyin and mozc, choose UK
keyboard to escape pinyin.)




### IME

    apt install fcitx-mozc mozc-utils-gui mozc-server
    apt install fcitx-config-gtk

Language Settings, Input Method: choose "fcitx" at the top of that screen
Click install for Japanese.

Then need to logout and login.
--> This wasn't enough, needed to reboot.

I then needed to configure (right-click keyboard icon in taskbar and
choose configure), click "+", uncheck "not current language", find
"mozc", add it, then move it up so it is just below "Keyboard (UK)".

Then ctrl-space switches between normal and Japanese.