Chinese input of Linux operating system on the Three Musketeers

Chinese Three musketeers: Chinput,minichinput,magicchinput.

As we all know, the Chinese mainstream of Linux in the mainland is to use Chinput, because Chinput is mainly integrated in Tubrolinux, move it to redhat, need to modify a lot of places, also need pth,unicon-im support. It doesn't matter to the old Linux veteran, But to a lot of new Linux novice to bring a lot of trouble, and Chinput still have a lot of imperfections, some heroes in Chinput on the development of Minichinput and Magicchinput, I deliberately tested a bit, the feeling to write out for everyone's reference.

First, Chinput

First of all, of course, in the Ming-thrifty Chinput, his homepage is http://www.opencjk.org/~yumj/Yu Daxia's contribution to the culture of Linux I will not say more, chinput now mostly use the Chinput version 3.0.1. I recommend you to download the RPM package, while installing PTH and Unicon-im, this article online everywhere. Chinput 3.0.1 related directories are/usr/lib/zwinpro/and/usr/lib/unicon2 (some are/usr/lib/unicon). Chinput supports Xim's four input styles, and Unicon shared input methods. Supports more than 20 of common input methods. Chinput is used by many Linux enthusiasts and Chinese Linux release versions. But chinput intelligent Pinyin has the sort problem, to the user, the use is not very convenient. The latest version of Chinput 3.0.2 has been launched in the Ming Thrifty homepage has the source code of RPM download. Chinput-3.0.2 in order to adapt to the GLIBC-2.2X version of the new locale name, increased the adaptive function, the onthespot style of state bar information has been changed. Chinput.gbklocale and Chinput.gb18030locale appeared in the/usr/lib/zwinpro/chinput.ad. Chinput-3.0.2 still need pth,unicon-im support.

Second, Minichinput

Minichinput is modified and packaged on the basis of Chinput-3.0.1 and unicon-3.0.2. Install the Minichinput RPM package, Minichinput cancels the reliance on PTH. To remind you that it is best to uninstall the Chinput before installing the Minichinput, because Minichinput is a simplified version of Chinput and does not uninstall Chinput, causing conflicts. The Minichinput-related directory is/usr/lib/chinput, and it uses the input method in/usr/lib/chinput/im/. If you are installing with TGZ, unzip the file from the source package:

tar xfz miniChinput*.tar.gz

Steps to install Minichinput:

cd miniChinput
　　./configure --prefix=/usr
　　make
　　make install
　　make data
　　make data-install

The main improvement of minichinput is to remove the content which is not related to the chinput in Unicon, and reduce the dependence on the Special function library. Convenient installation, modified the intelligent Pinyin Input method, support the preservation of user phrases, support the preservation of Word frequency adjustment of the system. The input method's start command is: Chinput. It is convenient to use, but switching input method is also as inconvenient as chinput, look forward to the official version can be improved.