Configuring Input Methods on Linux Systems
To access the Input Method
preference tool, click Launch, then choose Preferences -> Desktop Preferences -> Input Methods.
Input Methods are software components that
enable you to enter characters other than printed characters on a keyboard. Input Methods are commonly used to enter text for languages
using thousands of different characters in keyboards with far fewer keys. Input Methods are mostly associated with languages such as Japanese,
Chinese, and Korean.
Use the Input Methods preference tool to
configure integral and multilingual input method capabilities.
Table 7–10 describes the elements on the Input Methods preference tool.
Table 7–10 Input Methods Preference Tool
|
Dialog Element
|
Description
|
|
Enable Input
Methods
|
Select this option to enable input method features. When you select this option,
all options in the Input Method Preferences dialog become
available for selection. Changes to this option immediately take effect in
your current session. When this option is not selected, input methods are
completely disabled.
|
|
Enable Language Status Bar
|
Select this option to have the input
method status bar text visible for the current input method displayed.
|
|
Placement
|
Use the drop-down list to select where to place the language
status bar. You can choose from the following:
|
|
Enable Lookup Choice Window
|
Select this option to use a candidate
choice window. When you select this option, input methods display a pop-up
window that lists characters that you can choose to commit to the application
window.
|
|
Revert
|
Click on the Revert button to undo your input method
preference selections.
|
