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Questions tagged [input-method]

An input method is a program that allows any data, such as keyboard strokes or mouse movements, to be received as input. It is used for entering special characters and symbols that usually not found on input device (keyboard).

Example of input methods:

  • IBus
  • XIM
  • uim
  • SCIM
  • IIIMF

Also visit: List of input methods for Unix platforms

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Understanding & setting up different input methods

I use Trisquel GNU/Linux 7.0 LTS with GNOME 3 Flashback Environment. I heard about three different input methods viz. ibus, xim and uim. And it seems ibus is pre-installed on my system. $ cat trisquel_7.0_i686.iso.manifest | grep…
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Earphone remote in sound jack as X input

I have got new earphones, the AKG K318's to be exact and they have one of those remotes. On a smartphone, such as an Android phone or iPhone, the buttons map to actions on the music player such as play/pause, volume up/down, skip, previous, you get…
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Select characters by holding down a key in Linux (like in OSX)

I've been wondering if there's any add on available that does something like Mac OS X. My mother tongue is Spanish, and now I live in a Francophone environment, I also do English a lot, so I'm in need of different accents, specially in French, I…
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Where is the input method configuration file?

My ibus input method was broken after an update. So I switched to fcitx. Actually, there are a handful IMs (Input Methods) installed in my Fedora 19 system, e.g. fcitx, ibus, yong, etc. However, I don't know how to configure them. My default IM for…
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Is there a universal way to write Unicode characters?

I sometimes want to write special Unicode characters, like an em-dash (—), in various programs like vim, Chrome (like just now!), or LibreOffice. In LibreOffice, I can achieve this via a dedicated dialog box found under the Insert menu. Other…
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When I'm typing a text in English, it gets underlined and behaves bizarrely

I have Russian and US English locales. When I'm typing a text in English, it gets underlined until I press Space or some other special keys. When it's underlined, it's kind of invisible to the application where I'm typing it in. For example, in…
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How can I type Unicode characters into KDE's Konsole terminal from a Gnome desktop?

I use Ubuntu. In 'gnome-terminal', I can type Unicode code points by first typing Ctrl+Shift+u followed by the code point hex value, e.g. C-S-u 2468 produces ⑨ konsole, my preferred terminal, does not have this C-S-u (Gnome) feature... Is there some…
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Kali Linux inverted scroll direction

I have a problem with my Kali installation. Since I have updated it today, the mouse scrolling is inverted. I have tried the .Xmodmap method and also checking 'natural scroll' option but without success. How do I restore the previous scroll…
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what is the difference between xim and uim?

I found (while facing this problem) two word related to input-method which are xim & uim. I know the name only: X Input Method and Universal Input Method. I want to know What is the difference in use, functionality and working between xim and uim?
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How to use IBus with kde

The KDE install on my PC includes IBus and the Japanese Anthy IME. In the IBus preference, I have enabled the Anthy IME. The IBus daemon is running and there is an IBus icon in the system tray, however, there does not appear to be any way of…
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How Can I Disable the Global Shortcut CTRL + SHIFT + U in Linux Mint?

Backstory: some Linux distributions setup a keyboard shortcut to let you enter Unicode characters, and they use CTRL + SHIFT + U as that shortcut. As a programmer, I want to instead use that shortcut in my code editor, so I'd like to disable the…
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How to find name of key for use in ~/.XCompose? (specifically keypad plus and minus)

I use XIM under Debian Linux with Gnome 2. Many compose sequences are already defined in the system, including the one for ± sign: palec@Palec:~$ grep PLUS-MINUS /usr/share/X11/locale/en_US.UTF-8/Compose : "±" …
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How do I check checkboxes using only a keyboard?

How can I check the check boxes in an install wizard using only a keyboard? I have tried every conceivable keyboard command. +, -, Enter, <, >, 1, 2, 3 etc.
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How to display Chinese characters correctly on remote Red-Hat machine?

I am using Ubuntu14.04 to connect to a remote host. Which its version is: Linux version 2.6.32-431.11.5.el6.yyyzzz.x86_64 (gcc version 4.4.7 20120313 (Red Hat 4.4.7-4) (GCC) ) #1 SMP Thu Jul 3 09:42:34 CST 2014 My upload file on that machine won't…
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Validate ~/.XCompose

I'm working on creating my own compose key sequences in ~/.XCompose. As I add more and more sequences, occasionally I make typos or use the same sequence for different symbols. Examples: Typo / Non-Existent Codes :…
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