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diff --git a/libraries/scim/README b/libraries/scim/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..7dfe7900cf --- /dev/null +++ b/libraries/scim/README @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +SCIM is a Smart Common Input Method platform which provides a +user-friendly and full-featured input method user interface for +POSIX-style operating systems. + +Currently the SCIM project has a wide range of input methods +(some may need other libraries) covering more than 30 languages, +including (Simplified/Traditional) Chinese, Japanese, Korean, + and many European languages. Composing/Dead key support is +also one of the built-in features. In addition, several projects +have been established to design IMEngines for SCIM, and others +supply their own SCIM plugins. + +To use scim, you need set something in ~/.xinitrc like: + export GTK_IM_MODULE="xim" + export XMODIFIERS="@im=SCIM" +then start scim: + scim -d 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null + +This is just a platform; you also need a special input method. +I used scim-fcitx for Chinese PinYin input. +I also will submit scim-fcitx to SlackBuilds.org later. |