Re: [tlug] CJK Input Methods

[Jim Breen <jimbreen@example.com>]

On Mon, 15 Jul 2024 at 09:50, Yasuaki Kudo <yasu@example.com> wrote:
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> The approach I am thinking is to understand how Linux input works and create a simple IME ...

I've used, attempted to use, and eventually gave up trying to use,
Japanese input methods in Linux over the last 30 years or so. It has
to be one of the messiest and most dysfunctional aspects of Linux. I'd
get it working for a while, but it would only work in some apps, then
something would update and things stopped working. A distro upgrade
(I've or been on Ubuntu for quite a while) would blow everything away.

These days for small amounts of Japanese text I just cut and paste
from a dictionary app, and for anything more significant I use the
Google keyboard on an Android phone or tablet, where a single icon
turns it on and off, and it works seamlessly in all apps. It would be
nice to have it working natively with Linux, but as I near the end of
my 8th decade I'm getting a bit tired for the jumping through hoops.

Cheers

Jim

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Jim Breen
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