[Uim] UIM-latin: how does it work?

[Etsushi Kato]

On 5/29/06, Christian Fröbel <cfroebel at web.de> wrote:
> I'm not sure this is the right place for this issue:

No problem.  This is the list for users and developers of uim.

> I just installed kubuntu (dapper) with an English-only environment:
> English language, English keyboard. Now I wanted to use scim/skim to input
> all kinds of latin characters. I also installed the UIM-bridge (whatever
> that means) and got an input engine named UIM-latin which sounds
> promising. I activated it, but I still can only input what's on my
> keyboard. I tried to find some docs for this particular input engine, but
> had no success.
>
> In general, skim/scim with UIM seems to work as I was able to input
> Japanese Kanji and stuff using some other input engine.
>
> Is UIM-latin doing what I think it should do? If so, how do I input latin
> characters? Is there maybe some kind of escape key that boosts me into
> some special input mode? Is there documentation for that engine somewhere?

uim's latin input uses compose key (Multi_key in X11) to start
inputting non-ASCII characters.  You can input character listed in
latin-compose-rule on $prefix/share/uim/latin.scm (e.g. Multi_key -> A
-> ' produces Á).

But, I think you can input these characters with SCIM
(English/European IM) using Multi_key as well.  SCIM must have its own
composing input system, so you don't need to use uim-latin IM in this
case.

Cheers,
-- 
Etsushi Kato
ek.kato at gmail.com