dxim - A multilingual input server for Simplified Chinese,
Traditional Chinese, Korean, and Phrase input methods
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 converted characters to the X client. The input
server can run on any system that can access your X display
device, including the device itself.
Starting the Input Server [Toc] [Back]
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 language-specific
input server, or any currently active input server, before
starting dxim.
If you use the LANG environment variable from a
terminal emulation window to set the desired locale
(Simplified Chinese, Traditional 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 following
example. Note that, as with a local system, the
remote system 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 Chinese, 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.
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 recognize the Backspace key as the function for deleting
the previous character 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.
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
dxim(1X)
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