Moblin2 Input Method Guide

Notice

In the latest netbook image, the requried packages should have already been installed and ready to run

If for any reason they were not, following the steps below:

Install Clutter IMContext

yum install clutter-imcontext

Install IBus

If you want to use IBus as your default input method, following the guides below:
http://moblin.org/documentation/input-method-framework/guide-ibus-moblin2

Install SCIM on Moblin2

If you want to use SCIM as your default input method, following the guides below:
yum install scim scim-bridge scim-bridge-gtk scim-bridge-clutter scim-pinyin

And make sure you have the following environment variables exported at device bootup:

• GTK_IM_MODULE=scim-bridge
• CLUTTER_IM_MODULE=scim-bridge

Using SCIM on Moblin2

Make a reboot, and make sure you have scim and scim-bridge related process running.
If not, using
scim-bridge
to start the scim daemon

Then you can using CTRL+SPACE key to invoke scim in gtk or clutter application.

To make sure you have the ENV parameter set when the application is running. you can also run the application like e.g.

GTK_IM_MODULE=scim-bridge gedit

Run SCIM with VKB Integrated

This step is not necessary, if you don't use VKB at all.

We have implement a brand new virtual keyboard for Moblin with the name fvkbd (Free virtual keyboard).

Install the required packages with:

yum install libfakekey fvkbd scim-panel-vkb-gtk

After Installing scim-panel-vkb-gtk, the post install script will modify the scim panel setting to use scim-panel-vkb-gtk as the default panel program for scim. But if you are building and install scim-panel-vkb-gtk from git source code or by any reason it fails to work out. Then:

• Run scim-setup
• On Panel->Global Setup, choose scim-panel-vkb-gtk as your default panel
• After rebooting the device (or restarting scim), you will have VKB running together with scim input method.