ibus and chinese input
Forum rules
LMDE 2 has reached end of support as of 1-1-2019
LMDE 2 has reached end of support as of 1-1-2019
ibus and chinese input
Hi,
I just set up an installation of Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE 201403) with everything working smooth except I'm not able to use the keyboard to input in Chinese characters (Mandarin, traditional Chinese). I tried to install ibus and ibus-pinyin packages.. it took me a while but apparently after the installation you need to start ibus because no system tray icon showing up. I did that through the command "ibus-daemon &" and had also to put it in the startup programs list as well because at the following log in the daemon did never show up again. After that a system tray icon appears and let me choose through different style of Chinese input.. but none of theme work! Everything I type is always in western/roman characters whatever I choose through that ibus system tray icon.
I also tried this instruction http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/619
but I'm not interested in login in Chinese configured desktop environment, I need to type in Chinese!
Please, any idea?
Thanks
I just set up an installation of Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE 201403) with everything working smooth except I'm not able to use the keyboard to input in Chinese characters (Mandarin, traditional Chinese). I tried to install ibus and ibus-pinyin packages.. it took me a while but apparently after the installation you need to start ibus because no system tray icon showing up. I did that through the command "ibus-daemon &" and had also to put it in the startup programs list as well because at the following log in the daemon did never show up again. After that a system tray icon appears and let me choose through different style of Chinese input.. but none of theme work! Everything I type is always in western/roman characters whatever I choose through that ibus system tray icon.
I also tried this instruction http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/619
but I'm not interested in login in Chinese configured desktop environment, I need to type in Chinese!
Please, any idea?
Thanks
Last edited by LockBot on Wed Dec 28, 2022 7:16 am, edited 1 time in total.
Reason: Topic automatically closed 6 months after creation. New replies are no longer allowed.
Reason: Topic automatically closed 6 months after creation. New replies are no longer allowed.
Re: ibus and chinese input
Assuming you are using Cinnamon. You would have needed to install the packages ibus and ibus-pinyin (and no other ibus packages!). Then the rest of my post here has the general steps for Linux Mint 15: http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.p ... 94#p756555. Might be relevant for LMDE also. The icon also didn't appear on Linux Mint 16, so additional step there was to instead of clicking on the icon on your panel (as it didn't appear) to press Alt+F2 or open a terminal and run the command: ibus-setup
Re: ibus and chinese input
I have the same issue.
The issue happens only to the Linux Mint Debian (Cinnamon 64-bit). There is no popup overlay, the input method is set to Chinese Pinyin, see attachment.
It works well on Linux Mint 16 (Cinnamon 64-bit), so it looks like a bug on Debian system.
@horizonbrace, as a temporary workaround, I suggest the following url for you.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/deta ... cijmpgbhab
It allows you typing Chinese on chrome browser, from where you can copy your Chinese characters to the operation system program.
The issue happens only to the Linux Mint Debian (Cinnamon 64-bit). There is no popup overlay, the input method is set to Chinese Pinyin, see attachment.
It works well on Linux Mint 16 (Cinnamon 64-bit), so it looks like a bug on Debian system.
@horizonbrace, as a temporary workaround, I suggest the following url for you.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/deta ... cijmpgbhab
It allows you typing Chinese on chrome browser, from where you can copy your Chinese characters to the operation system program.
Re: ibus and chinese input
This might help:
http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.p ... in#p878762
However, I've since found out this doesn't work with Firefox, which studiously ignores any attempt at Chinese input unless you copy and paste from another application. But at least it's something. Any help with getting this working properly with Firefox would be appreciated.
Glacier
http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.p ... in#p878762
However, I've since found out this doesn't work with Firefox, which studiously ignores any attempt at Chinese input unless you copy and paste from another application. But at least it's something. Any help with getting this working properly with Firefox would be appreciated.
Glacier
Re: ibus and chinese input
Thanks for the reminder, highwind. In the end I gave up trying to get ibus working with Firefox, so de-installed and tried fcitx instead. After a few attempts, not really knowing what I was doing, I got it working.
I was looking for a simple how-to (in English) on setting up fcitx, but didn't find one that works. I'll spend some more time on this and write up the minimum required steps to get it working with a fresh LMDE installation.
I was looking for a simple how-to (in English) on setting up fcitx, but didn't find one that works. I'll spend some more time on this and write up the minimum required steps to get it working with a fresh LMDE installation.
Re: ibus and chinese input
I just found this topic. (Glacier has already replied...)
Please try this command if you use iBus:
Addition, iBus is specifications greatly changed in 1.5,
This comes under an influence of LMDE. (It was updated in UP8, Main Edition is after 16)
Please substitute Fcitx if you think of iBus unpleasantly.
Do you work for such a feeling?:
Please try this command if you use iBus:
Code: Select all
$ sudo apt-get install ibus-gtk ibus-gtk3 ibus-qt4 python-appindicator
This comes under an influence of LMDE. (It was updated in UP8, Main Edition is after 16)
Please substitute Fcitx if you think of iBus unpleasantly.
Do you work for such a feeling?:
Code: Select all
$ sudo apt-get install im-config fcitx fcitx-sogoupinyin fcitx-table-wubi fcitx-frontend-gtk2 fcitx-frontend-gtk3 fcitx-frontend-qt4 fcitx-frontend-qt5 fcitx-ui-classic fcitx-config-gtk
$ im-config -n fcitx
Re: ibus and chinese input
as I knowGlacier wrote:Thanks for the reminder, highwind. In the end I gave up trying to get ibus working with Firefox, so de-installed and tried fcitx instead. After a few attempts, not really knowing what I was doing, I got it working.
I was looking for a simple how-to (in English) on setting up fcitx, but didn't find one that works. I'll spend some more time on this and write up the minimum required steps to get it working with a fresh LMDE installation.
Code: Select all
fcitx fcitx-ui-classic fcitx-config-gtk
Code: Select all
fcitx-frontend-gtk2 fcitx-frontend-gtk3 fcitx-frontend-qt4 fcitx-frontend-qt5
Code: Select all
fcitx-sogoupinyin fcitx-table-wubi
and here is the wiki link:https://fcitx-im.org/wiki/Fcitx
Re: ibus and chinese input
I'm using LMDE and have done the following steps to change the iBus setup, however, I still cannot get iBus to work yet.
(And I speak Cantonese, and therefore I can't use Fcitx that uses pinyin which is for Mandarin speakers)
Is there any known work around right now?
Thanks!
(And I speak Cantonese, and therefore I can't use Fcitx that uses pinyin which is for Mandarin speakers)
Is there any known work around right now?
Thanks!
fu-sen wrote:I just found this topic. (Glacier has already replied...)
Please try this command if you use iBus:Addition, iBus is specifications greatly changed in 1.5,Code: Select all
$ sudo apt-get install ibus-gtk ibus-gtk3 ibus-qt4 python-appindicator
This comes under an influence of LMDE. (It was updated in UP8, Main Edition is after 16)
Please substitute Fcitx if you think of iBus unpleasantly.