9.7.10 Alternative X input methods

There are many alternative X input methods support packages available:

     Language   LC_CTYPE     XIM server XMODIFIERS              Start key
     Japanese   ja_JP*       kinput2    "@im=kinput2"           Shift-Space
     Korean     ko_KR*       ami        "@im=Ami"               Shift-Space
     Chinese(T) zh_TW.Big5   xcin       "@im=xcin-zh_TW.big5"   Ctrl-Space
     Chinese(S) zh_CN.GB2312 xcin       "@im=xcin-zh_CN.GB2312" Ctrl-Space

Japanese input method kinput2 is offered by the packages such as kinput2-canna-wnn, kinput2-canna, and kinput2-wnn. Japanese needs dictionary server such as canna and freewnn-jserver to be practical.