Chinese Input test

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Usage

alias gbgt='LANG=zh_CN.GB18030 XMODIFIERS=@im=Chinput gnome-terminal &'

Start from anywhere (be it gnome-terminal or xterm)

gbgt

Chinese desktop

Start

When system language is set to English, start Chinese gnome like this:

LANG=zh_CN.GB2312 GDM_LANG=zh_CN.GB2312 XMODIFIERS=@im=Chinput startx -- :1

as myself:

LANG=zh_CN.GB2312 GDM_LANG=zh_CN.GB2312 XMODIFIERS=@im=Chinput WMSTYLE=gnome startx -- :1

to start gnome, or use next command to start my default fluxbox

LANG=zh_CN.GB2312 GDM_LANG=zh_CN.GB2312 XMODIFIERS=@im=Chinput startx -- :1

Note, in both gnome & fluxbox, chinput is automatically started. Chenqiao Chinese works fine.

Start English Xwin

Start English Xwin, then manually start chinput, then gbgt, will show and input AOK.

NB,

the Chenqiao Chinese will pop up, but no Chinese on the Chinese input bar (true for both gnome & fluxbox). This is Chenqiao Chinese system's problem. miniChinput is ok. Oh, it shows ok now (using LANG=zh_CN chinput &), after successfully launched miniChinput.

miniChinput should be started with LANG=zh, as:

$ LANG=zh_CN.GB2312 minichinput &
[6] 2876

Chinput Version 3.0.2 -- XIM Server
Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL)
Following charsets:
0: -Sony-Fixed-Medium-R-Normal--16-120-100-100-C-80-ISO8859-1
1: -misc-zysong18030-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-c-0-gb2312.1980-0
Chinput ................................................[OK]

[6]+  Done                    LANG=zh_CN.GB2312 minichinput

If no LANG=zh is specified, minichinput will 'segmentation fault':

$ minichinput &
[6] 2873

Chinput Version 3.0.2 -- XIM Server
Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL)
Following charsets:

[6]+  Segmentation fault      minichinput

At least this is true under my fluxbox.

documented on: 2003.10.27 Mon

Env var

$ env | grep LAN
LANGUAGE=zh_CN.GB18030:zh_CN.GB2312:zh_CN
LANG=zh_CN.GB2312
GDM_LANG=zh_CN.GB2312

$ env | grep zh_
LANGUAGE=zh_CN.GB18030:zh_CN.GB2312:zh_CN
LANG=zh_CN.GB2312
GDM_LANG=zh_CN.GB2312

ps -eaf | grep -Ev '/tong/|bash|gnome-terminal|emacs|(xterm|aspell|ps|cut) ' | cut -c1-9,49- | sort

Chinput invocation

There is no magic behind invocation chinput.

chinput &

then

LANG=zh_CN.GB18030 XMODIFIERS=@im=Chinput gnome-terminal &

That's it. It can also be killed and started again, like above.

RH9 invocation

Symptom

$ gbinputm
[1] 2844
Chinput Version 3.0.2 -- XIM Server
Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL)

Basic: Cannot open font -misc-zysong18030-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-c-0-gb2312.1980-0

[1]+  Exit 255                LANG=zh_CN minichinput

$ aliasf gbinputm
alias gbinputm='LANG=zh_CN minichinput &'

Solution / Conclusion

Specify GB18030!

$ LANG=zh_CN.GB18030 minichinput &

Chinput Version 3.0.2 -- XIM Server
Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL)
Following charsets:
0: -Sony-Fixed-Medium-R-Normal--16-120-100-100-C-80-ISO8859-1
1: -Sony-Fixed-Medium-R-Normal--16-120-100-100-C-80-ISO8859-1
2: -misc-zysong18030-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-c-0-iso10646-1
Chinput ................................................[OK]

[6]+  Done                    LANG=zh_CN.GB18030 minichinput

RH8 Test, history

system language set to Chinese

LANG, GDM_LANG are all default as Chinese Ok, chinput started:
```
WMSTYLE=gnome startx -- :1
```
Ok to launch, but whole system is still Chinese, no surprise chinput started:
```
LANG=C WMSTYLE=gnome startx -- :1
```
NOk, chinput not started:
```
GDM_LANG=C WMSTYLE=gnome startx -- :1
```

NOk, chinput not started:

echo export GDM_LANG=C >> /root/.bash_profile

# exec bash --login is not good. all previous set envar are still there.
su -
WMSTYLE=gnome startx -- :1

No log entries in tty. gnome does not even attempt to start chinput

Retry and confirm the above results at least twise.

Conclusion.

setting envar LANG will not work. It is reset somewhere when X started
Chinput in RH73 has been able to start if a side envar, GDM_LANG, is not set to Chinese
Chinput in RH8 will not start even if the side envar GDM_LANG is not Chinese

RH8 chinput history

root & crewbase are able to input Chinese.

From my account, chinput report some font problems, because of my .chinput.

Right chinput prompt

Chinput Version 3.0.2 -- XIM Server
Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL)
Following charsets:
0: -Sony-Fixed-Medium-R-Normal--16-120-100-100-C-80-ISO8859-1
1: -Sony-Fixed-Medium-R-Normal--16-120-100-100-C-80-ISO8859-1
2: -misc-zysong18030-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-c-0-iso10646-1
Chinput ................................................[OK]

My wrong chinput prompt

cat: /home/tong/.Xauthority: Permission denied
Chinput Version 3.0.2 -- XIM Server
Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL)
Basic: Cannot open font ccs16_1
SESSION_MANAGER=local/xpt:/tmp/.ICE-unix/13514

Ahh! because of my left over .chinput file!

Remove it and everything works fine!!!

RH73 Test

Settings

set

GDM_LANG=C

in ~/.profile

and restart Gnome w/ Language = Chinese.

Gnome starts in English.
Have chinput process
gnome-terminal also started with English menu

Change run level from 5 to 3

Have to

export GDM_LANG=C

For the following to work. Otherwise, Gnome started in Chinese.

gnome-terminal

 $ LANG=zh_CN.GB18030 XMODIFIERS=@im=Chinput gnome-terminal &
 font "-misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--14-*-*-*-*-*-*-1" does not support all the required character sets for the current locale "zh_CN.GB18030"
  (Missing character set "GB2312.1980-0")
The font "-misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--14-*-*-*-*-*-*-1" does not support all the required character sets for the current locale "zh_CN.GB18030"
  (Missing character set "GB2312.1980-0")

Good! gnome-terminal started in Chinese menu

$ env | grep LAN
LANGUAGE=zh_CN.GB18030:zh_CN.GB2312:zh_CN
LANG=C
GDM_LANG=C

— LANG presetting doesn't work. Have to set again in newly launched gnome-terminal in order for date to show Chinese.

LANG=zh_CN.GB18030; GDM_LANG=zh_CN.GB18030

date

— Yes! Chinese

^-Space

YES! chinput input bar!!!