dxim(1X)dxim(1X)NAMEdxim - A multilingual input server for Simplified Chinese, Traditional
Chinese, Korean, and Phrase input methods
DESCRIPTION
In a Motif environment such as CDE, Asian language input methods are
supported by independent processes called input servers.
The multilingual input server (dxim) is an X client process that runs
on a standard X server, provided that the X server system has the
required Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, or Korean fonts
installed. The dxim input server accepts input characters from a user's
keyboard, converts them with a user-selected input method (Korean,
Phrase, Simplified Chinese, or Traditional Chinese), and sends the con‐
verted characters to the X client. The input server can run on any sys‐
tem that can access your X display device, including the device itself.
Starting the Input Server
To start the dxim input server, you must set the session language, or
locale, to Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, or Korean and
establish an editing style preference. Use the following steps to set
the locale and editing preference and start the dxim input server: If
you use the CDE login language option to set the locale to Simplified
Chinese, Traditional Chinese, or Korean, the input server associated
with that language starts automatically. Because the dxim input server
can not run with another input server active, you must stop the lan‐
guage-specific input server, or any currently active input server,
before starting dxim.
If you use the LANG environment variable from a terminal emula‐
tion window to set the desired locale (Simplified Chinese, Tra‐
ditional Chinese, or Korean) your session language is set to one
of these languages, but an associated input server does not
automatically start. Use dtimsstart to establish an editing
style preference. From the dtimsstart window, select either Off-
the-Spot or Root as a style preference and select Default as the
input method. (The dxim input server only supports Off-the-Spot
and Root.) These settings remain in effect until you change
them. From the terminal emulation window, use the following
command line to start the multilingual dxim input server:
% /usr/bin/X11/dxim &
If you want to start the input server on a remote system, log on
the remote system, and enter the following commands. Substitute
the name of your local system for <display_name> in the follow‐
ing example. Note that, as with a local system, the remote sys‐
tem must not have another input server running and language and
editing style preference must be set.
% setenv DISPLAY <display_name>:0 % /usr/bin/X11/dxim &
After the dxim input server starts, any Motif applications that have
been internationalized to support Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chi‐
nese, or Korean can communicate with the server to obtain input method
services. The dxim input server provides options for selection of input
method classes (Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Phrase, or
Korean) and for selection of input method modules within each class
(for example, QueWei input within Simplified Chinese). The dxim input
server also provides options for activating or deactivating input
method classes and changing the input method invocation key. The on-
line help provided with the dxim input server describes all of these
options.
Applications must be started after the server is started. However, if
the application contains an XmText or XmTextField widget with the
Reconnectable resource set to True, the application will be able to
establish a connection with the input server when the application
starts first or when the server stops and restarts. See the XmText(3X)
or XmTextField(3X) reference pages.
RESTRICTIONS
This input server uses X11R6. It can communicate with input-method
clients running X11R5, and connect with input-method clients running
X11R6, under the same locale. However, support for multiple monitors
(multi-head systems) is available only to clients also running X11R6.
This input server can not communicate with input-method clients running
X11R4.
If you are using a PC-style keyboard, the input server may not recog‐
nize the Backspace key as the function for deleting the previous char‐
acter in the input method pre-editing area. In this case, you must use
the Delete key to delete the character.
The default Ctrl/Space key sequence for activating and deactivating the
input method may not work under CDE. In this case, invoke the dialog
box for Input Method Customization and change the key sequence for
Start Input Method and End Input Method to something other than
Ctrl/Space.
The dxim input server does not support Over-the-Spot or On-the-Spot
editing styles.
SEE ALSO
Commands: dxhangulim(1X), dxhanyuim(1X), dxhanziim(1X), dxjim(1X),
locale(1)
Others: Chinese(5), Korean(5)i18n_intro(5), l10n_intro(5)
Technical Reference for Using Chinese Features and Technical Reference
for Using Korean Features
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