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Installing Scim and Related Packages
This article discusses installing Scim and related packages by using precompiled packages.
Whichever method you use for installing scim, you will need suitable Unicode-capable fonts. See fonts font section for further details.
Depending on your language choice, you may also need to set up an alternative keyboard layout.
These were mostly compiled on Puppy 2.17 and have been tested in Puppy 3.01 and 4.00. The scim-bridge package contains the scripts needed to set up the configuration files so that the software will work automatically. Usually, it is sufficient to restart the X server; rebooting isn't needed.
Important
Please use packages from one site. Often version compiled differently, and this is likely to mean that they won't work together without editing files by hand.
Installation
Step one, collect the required software package, the follwoing are required:
- SCIM - scim-1.4.7-i486.pet or scim-1.4.9-i486.pet
- SCIM bridge - scim-bridge-0.4.15-i486.pet or scim-bridge-0.4.16-i486.pet
- one or more of the tables, modules or IMEngine packages noted below, depending on which languages you will be using.
- Where an option has more than one file, e.g. hangul, you need all of them (unless something is marked optional).
Step two, install the packages in the order given and restart the X server. Scim should be ready to use.
Note for Puppy 4.2
Puppy 4.2 require gtk+-2.12.1-xinput.pet to be installed. If you are going to be compiling programs (i.e. you have devx_420.sfs installed), you will also need the _DEV, _DOC and _NLS versions of this package. All these packages are available from the above two links.
Notes about individual modules (IMEngines)
Download required packages at SCIM software packages (meownplanet.net).
- Scim-tables contains options for 19 languages. Its options show in the IMEngine global setup window with pink or red icons and English labels.
- Scim-m17n contains options for 41 languages. Its options have either blue-green coloured icons or the m17n logo, and English labels.
- The package m17n-contrib is optional. Install it only if you need any of the additional input methods.
- Scim-pinyin, as the name suggests, is for entering Chinese characters using pinyin. It has a red icon with a Chinese label (智能拼音).
- Scim-anthy, an option for Japanese input, has a gold crown logo and English label.
- If you are installing it in Puppy 4, you will also need to install gconv4dingo.pet.
- Scim-canna has a logo that looks like light-blue capital letter "C" in old-fashioned type. It is another option for typing in Japanese.
- If you are installing it in Puppy 4, you will also need to install gconv4dingo.pet.
- Scim-hangul is for Korean input.
- Scim-chewing is for inputting Traditional Chinese characters.
All these packages can be installed at the same time if you wish.
What to do after installation
See GetScimWorkingAfterInstall Get Scim to Work, pressing Ctrl and Space brings up SCIM bar (when cursor is activate).
Please Note
At the moment, GTK only can be counted on to work. Many QT3 programs will work (with the patched version of QT3) and most QT4 programs.
Fortunately, most of the pre-installed Puppy applications will work with Scim-GTK.
If you need further help post a message here.
Also on the Wiki
Related Webpages
Chewing.im - Intelligent Chinese Phonetic Input Method
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