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- immodule for Qt
-
-
- * What is this?
-
- immodule for Qt is a modular, extensible input method subsystem for
- Qt.
-
- This project brings functionality similar to the immodule for GTK+
- to the Qt library. The main goal of the project is to extend and
- enhance the input method support in the Qt library, in order to
- provide a modern and powerful multi-language input system. Our short
- term goal is to make Qt (especially Qt/X11) "up-to-date" with other
- X11-based toolkits such as GTK+. We are also focusing on what the
- input method API should be for future Qt versions.
-
- See our webpage for further information.
-
- http://immodule-qt.freedesktop.org/
-
-
- * About this release
-
- qt-x11-immodule-unified-qt3.3.3-20040910 is a stable release. Since
- it breaks backward compatibility (source and binary) about immodule
- with our previous releases qt-x11-immodule-unified-qt3.3.3-20040819
- and qt-x11-immodule-bc-qt3.3.2-20040623, optional immodule plugins
- must be updated to proper version. See 'Optional immodule plugins'
- section of our download page.
-
- http://immodule-qt.freedesktop.org/Software/ImmoduleQtDownload
-
- However, backward compatibility (source and binary) with normal Qt
- 3.3.3 is kept in 'Binary Compatible' mode.
-
-
- * How to install
-
- After extract the Qt archive, perform following instructions
-
- cd qt-x11-free-3.3.3
- patch -p0 < qt-x11-immodule-unified-qt3.3.3-20040910.diff
- ./make-symlinks.sh
- ./configure
-
- Our patch provides following two configure options. Choose 'Binary
- Compatible' for normal use.
-
- Build Qt with 'Binary Compatible' immodule support (default)
-
- configure -inputmethod
-
- Build Qt without binary compatibility, but supports more advanced
- immodule extensions. It cannot be used with ordinary application
- binaries (i.e. the option is for developers)
-
- configure -inputmethod -inputmethod-ext
-
-
- * How to use
-
- - See users manual of each input method plugins
-
- - Run qtconfig to choose your favorite XIM input style
-
-
- * Environment variables
-
- Some environment variables are available for expert users and system
- integrators. The specification is preliminary and may be changed
- without notification. Be careful.
-
- See following examples to use the variables.
-
-
- - set "xim" input method as default
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- export QT_IM_MODULE=xim
-
-
- - set "simple" composing input method as default
-
- export QT_IM_MODULE=simple
-
-
- - set "xim" input method as default, and disable input method
- selection menu in the context menu
-
- export QT_IM_SWITCHER=imsw-none
- export QT_IM_MODULE=xim
-
-
- - set "xim" input method as default, and enable input method
- selection menu in the context menu (default configuration)
-
- export QT_IM_SWITCHER=imsw-multi
- export QT_IM_MODULE=xim
-
-
- - set "iiimqcf" that has its own input method switching framework as
- default, and disable input method selection menu in the context
- menu. Such configuration is required by some system integrators to
- provide unified user interface for global input method switching
- over the desktop
-
- export QT_IM_SWITCHER=imsw-none
- export QT_IM_MODULE=iiimqcf
-