Questions tagged [input-method]
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Ibus-avro is not working in Ubuntu 24.04 in LibreOffice
Yesterday my PC has been upgraded to Ubuntu 24.04. Earlier there was no problem for using Avro Phonetic in Libre. But after upgradation I cannot type bengali through Avro Phonetic in Libre Writer, ...
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Can't write with any ibus input method (e.g. Bangla) in obsidian
I have installed ibus-avro in my ubuntu desktop 24.04 lts version . It works on any other app like terminal , libreoffice , browser but don't work in obsidian app.
I have create a topic in obsidian ...
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FCITX and Cedilla Conflicting Configurations
I'm a Brazilian Portuguese native speaker, and, as such, I'm in need of the ç, not ć — which I believe is used in way less popular languages, so why is it the default??? —, so, in the past, I've ...
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Unable to Input Chinese Characters Using Pinyin
I'm on Ubuntu 22.04, and I'm trying to input Chinese characters using ibus and/or ibus-pinyin. The problem I face is that, no matter what input methods I try to switch to, I never see the expected pop-...
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Remove specific character from compositor
My keyboard settings are set to "US, alt. intl" and something that bothers me is that whenever I try to write words like "we've" I end up writing "weǘe" because '+v ...
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iBus works in Firefox, but not in gedit, libre office or terminal
I'm using Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and I installed iBus-bamboo for Vietnamese writing. I can switch to Vietnamese input method and type Vietnamese characters in firefox, but in gedit, terminal, libre office, ...
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How to stop automatic candidate insertion with ibus-table?
I’m using ibus-table (specifically, ibus-table-latex) and would like to disable the following behavior:
When I start typing something that triggers ibus-table’s candidate list (e. g. any part of \...
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ibus-table-latex trigger keybinding (or just documentation in general)
I’ve installed the ibus-table-latex package via APT and it works fine. However, I don’t see a way to re-bind (or disable) some of the triggers (backslash \, _, ^) that open the “candidate list”. In ...
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Not able to type Hangul letters
I would like to occasionally type some hangul letters by pressing SUPER+SPACE and select "Korean" input. But I am not able to make it work yet on Ubuntu 22.04. When I press SUPER+SPACE I can ...
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Kubuntu 22.04 - Japanese input fcitx fails to configure
With a fresh build of 22.04, I get this message when I click configure:
You're currently running KDE, but KCModule for fcitx couldn't be found, the package name of KCModule is usually kcm-fcitx or ...
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gdm3 switching keyboard input method does not take effect
We recently upgraded our Ubuntu box to Jammy 22.04 LTS. Since its lightdm cannot work at all (screen hangs after start, no mouse, cannot type anything from keyboard), we switched to gdm3.
But after ...
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Can't use google-pinyin on Ubuntu 22.04
I have google-pinyin installed:
$ sudo apt install -y fcitx-googlepinyin
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$ apt list --installed *pinyin*
Listing... Done
fcitx-googlepinyin/jammy,now 0.1.6-5 amd64 [installed]
libgooglepinyin0/...
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How to get Sogou Pinyin IME work properly in Ubuntu 22.04?
After installing Ubuntu 22.04, I have trouble getting Sogou Pinyin IME work properly.
The issue I'm facing is that the trigger key combination [Ctrl + Space] toggles the IME icon on and off in the ...
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Japanese input candidate window appears at the bottom after upgrading Ubuntu from 21.10 to 22.04
I upgraded from Ubuntu 21.10 to 22.04, and when typing in Japanese, the candidate dialog (for converting a word into kanji, or into something else) appears at the bottom of the screen instead of near ...
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Cedilla no longer working with US Intl. keyboard layout
I'm using Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS with the US Intl. keyboard layout, but when I type ', then c, I'm now getting a ć instead of the regular ç. How can I fix this?
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How to type numbers in Vietnamese standard input method (not Bamboo, not UniKey)?
I am wondering if anyone here knows how to use bizarre keyboard layout that comes together with standard input methods on Ubuntu-based systems. When I type:
1234567890-=\ I get: ăâêộ̀̉̃́đ-₫
and it's ...
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How to use fcitx in wslg on win11?
WSLg on Windows 11 can run Linux GUI.
The writing method in Linux GUI (e.g. gedit) is different from the Windows input methods
I installed fcitx, but there are several problems:
the icon doesn't show ...
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Adding Traditional Chinese (Zhuyin) Keyboard input on Ubuntu 20.4
In input keyboards to choose from in settings, there see only 1 Chinese keyboard and it's a Pinyin one. In HK and Taiwan they use bopomofo (Zhuyin) and I'd like to have it. It's a phonetic alphabet ...
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Is there a Google Input tools alternative for Ubuntu?
For typing non-English languages, the ubuntu keyboard does not provide auto suggestions like Google Input tools. There is only the phonetic typing option. Is there a good alternative which is as ...
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Change Japanese(Anthy) Font in Gnome3
I'm trying to find a way to change the font used in Gnome3 when using the Japanese(Anthy) input method. I added Japanese(Anthy) as an Input Source under Settings -> Keyboard.
I ran ibus-setup and ...
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How can I type Korean Yethangul on Ubuntu?
currently I have an Fcitx setup where I can easily switch between IBus Pinyin Chinese, Google Japanese Input, and Korean Hangul input.
However, I want to be able to type Yethangul, which are old ...
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What is shortcut for change keyboard layout on lubuntu?
I have installed lubuntu 21.04 on my system. Also, I have added another keyboard layout to enter text in a language other than English-US. Now I need to find with shortcut to use to switch between ...
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How do I edit / add fcitx5 input method icon (in Xfce)? I can see that Mozc and Pinyin have icons
I can see that there are multiple files in /usr/share/fcitx5/inputmethod including mozc.conf and pinyin.conf doing this. However, how do I set icon for Keyboard - Thai?
Also, I want colored icon for ...
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Where are GTK_IM_MODULE and GTK_MODULES set?
When starting Eclipse for the first time in my Ubuntu 20.04, I got a warning (which actually seem to be 2 warnings)
***WARNING: Detected: GTK_IM_MODULE=xim. This input method is unsupported and can ...
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“Emoji Choice” popup (Ctrl-Shift-E) stopped working in 20.10
In previous versions of Ubuntu, one could press Ctrl-Shift-E in any text input area to activate the “Emoji Choice” popup – see, for example, these answers to “What does [Ctrl] + [Shift] + [e] do, ...
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What edition(s) of wubi input method do the various wubi packages in Ubuntu implement?
I'm talking about packages that provide the wubi (五筆) input method for the Chinese language, not the "Windows-based Ubuntu Installer".
I see that there are at least these packages that ...
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tmux copy mode not working in ubuntu16.04
I want to copy the stdout in my tmux terminal, and I can't use mouse to copy because it will select to the other pane which I don't want it.
I goolge 'tmux copy' and found the solution as below :
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Japanese input suddenly broken
I'm a Japanese student, and have previously been using Japanese input on Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS. It was working fine until yesterday, and stopped working earlier today when I rebooted.
Symptoms
Selecting ...
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Cannot find Tamil phonetic and tamil99 input method in Ubuntu 20.04
I am unable to find and use tamil-99 or tamil phonetic typing even after installing tamil language support and ibus-m17n.
Installation:
$ sudo apt-get install ibus-gtk* ibus-m17n m17n-* tamil*
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Is it possible to configure dead key in XKB keyboard?
Unlike Compose key, I want to set any character as a dead key. It generates a third character after pressing a specific key after the dead key.
This dead key feature is available in ibus-m17n, but I ...
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Japanese Input on Kubuntu 20.04 (KCModule not found)
I'm trying to get Japanese input (fcitx-mozc) setup on Kubuntu 20.04, a task that one might expect to be simple, but after multiple hours of following dozens of tutorials, nothing seems to work:
If I ...
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Custome keyboard disappeared upgrading to Ubuntu 20.04
I had a custom keyboard layout (having an Italian keyboard but typing often in Polish I needed a keyboard with Polish letters but with Italian configuration of punctuation).
I just upgraded from ...
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im-config ubuntu. pls explain what all that means?
i can't find any talk on im-config all over youtube or internet.
apparently it is a field that is very left unattended.
the words in it are so confusing to meaningless to me. i have
i have these ...
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Why does my lockscreen still use UK layout despite I've set my input to be US specifically? Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS
Since, I've (@) used in my password. I've to use (shift + ") to get '@' while on lockscreeen whereas as I'm logged in I've to use (shift + 2) for '@' which is fair.
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How can I create a script that prompts a user for a response with a visual countdown timeout?
I see this sort of behavior many scripts, where the script displays multiple options for the user (or often the case y/N) and waits for the user to make their selection by pressing a key and then ...
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Ubuntu ctrl+shift is set to 19.10 to unset
I use Ubuntu 19.10 the Ctrl + Shift is somehow set to change the input method. Actually both Ctrl + Space and Ctrl + Shift switch the layout.
I found this:
CTRL+SHIFT+??? also changes language, ...
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How to enter punctuation symbols using Chewing (zhuyin) on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS?
I'm currently using Chewing (Zhuyin) IME on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. I'm a bit confused as to how to enter punctuation symbols as I type.
For example, punctuation symbols I'm referring to are simple, common ...
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Kubuntu 16.04 ibus does not change language with Alt+Shift
Because I needed Anthy I enabled ibus and anthy input method on Kubuntu 16.04LTS:
And as seen in screenshot I use the Alt+Shift in order to change the input method.
I also disabled the layouts ...
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Japanese input stopped working for QT applications in 18.04
I'm using Anki to create flash cards for Japanese words. It worked last time I've checked, but now it doesn't even if I set input mode to hiragana. I've followed instructions in this question, but to ...
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Lubuntu - changing input, adding shortcuts to quicklaunch
So after a few years with GNOME, I decided to move to LXDE, and installed Lubuntu on my Laptop.
I'm using two languages on my keyboard. How do I change the keyboard to toggle between them? I've ...
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Chinese Input Stopped working in ubuntu 18.04LTE
I had Chinese input with IBUS working for a long time. Recently the Chinese input started having some problems. When the problem occurred a week or two weeks ago, the input method works, shows the ...
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Hindi display of words such as “pra” “gra” in Kate (or other lightweight text editor)
I have the following problem:
Hindi display of words such as “pra” “gra”
which has been answered for Libreoffice, in the question below:
Hindi display of words such as "pra" "gra&...
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After I installed python3.7.1, the input method stops working. What's the matter?
I am using Ubuntu 18.04 bionic. Yesterday I built python 3.7.1 from source and sudo make install. The process didn't end successfully and had some problems with lsb_release. I guessed it is because ...
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How to choose input method on Kubuntu 18.04?
I have a new fresh Kubuntu installation. I have used Linux Mint and Ubuntu before, those OS have GUI settings for input method, where I can choose ibus or fcitx and type Vietnamese (my language, we ...
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How to reconfigure keyboard input toggle shortcut
I have been trying to set a shortcut for changing between input languages and at some point a window popped up that asked me to set that shortcut. After that whenever I use that key to toggle it only ...
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Chinese input doesn't work outside "Activities system search" (super key) on Ubuntu 18.04
I use Ibus and both Chinese (Pinyin) and Chinese (Chewing), but it seems not working outside "Activities system search" (super key).
When I want to type Chinese chars outside "Activities system search"...
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How to get "Korean Hangul"?
I have just upgraded to 18.04.1. I need to type in Korean Hangul script, which on 16.04 was straightforward. But the two language options in 18.04.1 in "Language and Region" from the settings menu ...
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Chinese input no longer working
I have been mucking about when I installed Chinese input in Ubuntu 18.04. I switched a few times between fcitx and ibus, liking neither, and ended up settling on fcitx anyway.
A few months later, ...
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Selecting a number does not always return a Chinese character with ibus pinyin
I use Intelligent Pinyin Keyboard1 with ibus in Ubuntu to input Chinese characters into my document.
The input-method is designed in such a way that one types the pinyin associated with a character, ...
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Anthy (uim) doesn't convert anything?
Anthy, the Japanese input method, doesn't convert anything. That is, I can't type any katakana or kanji. I'm using uim, and I set "begin conversion" hotkey as Space Bar.
I tried converting "はんどる" to ...
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