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- SCIM supports three different input modes - XIM mode, GTK IM mode, and Qt IM
- mode. Currently the Debian packages only supports XIM and GTK IM, as the Qt
- IM mode needs an unofficial patch for Qt 3, and Trolltech has said that such
- patch can't go into Qt 3 because being considered too intrusive. At the time
- of writing this README, Debian's Qt 3 package doesn't include this patch
- either.
-
- But don't worry, Qt/KDE applications can use XIM mode just fine. You only
- need to pay extra attention on two things:
-
- 1. Both Qt and SCIM has their own settings for XIM style, so you need to make
- sure they match. There are two commonly used XIM styles, usually called "on
- the spot" and "over the spot". To change the style in SCIM, run scim-setup
- (or choose "SCIM Input Method Setup" from your menu), and go to the "FrontEnd
- -> Global Setup" page. The option to change XIM style is "Embed Preedit
- String into client window", when it is selected, you are using "on the spot"
- style; and when it is not selected, you are using "over the spot" style. To
- change the style in Qt, run qtconfig (or choose "Qt3 Configuration" from your
- menu), go to "Interface" tab, and choose the style in the "XIM Input Style"
- dropdown menu at the bottom. You usually don't need the "off the spot" or
- "root" style.
-
- 2. It is reported that some of the KDE applications don't work very well when
- using "on the spot" style. So if your application behaves strangely, you may
- want to try switching to "over the spot" style first.
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