Justin Yu

Introduction

Chinput is a Chinese input server on UNIX/Linux systems. it support XIM(X Input Method) and its own protocol defined at the previous stage of the software. The previous protocol is designed for Chinese platform. The latest version focused on XIM, which is the standard input protocol in X11. If a software support XIM, then it can use Chinput to input Chinese.

Chinput is widely used in Chinese linux distributions:

     TurboLinux Chinese Version:TurboLinux Inc., Beijing
     ZhXWin:                    Chinese platform developed by Dr. GongMin
     Xteam Linux:               XteamLinux
     BluePoint Linux:           Sinx Inc.
     TomLinux:                  LangXin Star
     Donovan Tru64 System:	    Singapore Donovan Inc.

Features:

• Support Root style
• Support OverTheSpot style
• Switchable between the above two styles
• Support Chinese platform
• Support GB/Big5 encoding in one session
• Recognize the internal encoding of clients automatically
• Support 20 more input methods including Intelligent PinYin.
• Support half/full corner mode, Chinese/English punctuation
• Support character set browing and input
• Virtual keyboard
• Handwriting recognition and input(Mouse simulation)
• Friendly user interface
• Convenient input control
• Configurable of input panel

• Chinput Introduction
• Enable Clients to Support XIM
• Guide to Chinput Installation
• Chinput FAQ
• Porting of Chinput
  • Redhat 6.2, By Wu Yulun
• To be done
  • Control Tools
  • Virtual Keyboard and Handwriting Recognition(3.0)

Technical Information:

• Chinput OverTheSpot Style
• XIM Testing Application
• Loading Chinput only Once
• Creating No-Border Window

Downloading

• Chinput-2.1.tar.gz
• Chinese Fontszh-fonts.tar.gz
• Input Method Dictionarydict.tar.gz

CJK Software Supporting XIM

• Simplified Chinese: Chinput[GPL]
• Traditional Chinese: xcin[GPL], Q9[No Source]
• Japanese: kinput2+Canna+FreeWnn+ATOK...[GPL?] skkinput[GPL] Q's Nicolatter for X[OpenSource] VJE[Commercial]
• Korean: AMI[GPL], hanIM[Old Source?], byeroo[GPL]

• Yongguang Zhang(Author of CXterm)
• Li ZhenChun(Author of Intelligent PinYin)
• Ma Jun, Chen Xiangyang, Fang Han
• Que Hongyu