Input Method Server Basic Properties

The Simplified Chinese Solaris operation environment starts the IM server automatically when you start the solaris operating environment in a locale that requires an input method. The IM server continues to run and service applications that are started and connected to it.

Simplified Chinese Solaris applications that use IM Server for Simplified Chinese character input typically find the IM server running when they started. To get the IM server's service for the language input, the IM Server should be running before an application is started. If the IM Server is not running when an application is started, the application may not be able to get the input service, even if IM Server is started later.

Three htt Processes

The input method server comprises three related programs (htt, htt_server, and htt_xbe) processes running together. One process controls the input method server properties, another controls the population of the input method server (that is, a "watch dog" process), and the third handles input methods of clients.

Usually, you don't need to know the details of these three processes. When htt is started, htt_server and htt_xbe start also.

htt Application Display

The following figure shows a typical application display when using the htt input method.