[Pkg-ime-devel] Request for sponsorship: gcin

[caleb]

Osamu Aoki wrote:
> You are using immodule for GTK aplication instead of xim.  I know it is
> new and may support somewhat beter candidates display but why not use
> GTK_IM_MODULE=xim as default.

Gcin is written in C. It has no C++ ABI discompatibility problem.
Its immodules are very stable, and supports all locales, including 
POSIX/C locale.

Gcin's GTK immodule works great with Mozilla family, Acrobat Reader, and 
all GTK+2-based applications(Of course!). Its QT immodule works great 
with Skype, Opera, and all Qt3-based applications. Both immodules are as 
stable as XIM.

If Debian Etch prefers XIM, let gcin use XIM as default is also a good idea.

> Can you give me your reference?  Are you just doing this one time or
> thinking to do this longer time?

I do not know what is "reference". I have maintained gcin deb packages 
for one and half an year, since version 0.9.5. I will maintain gcin's 
Debian/Ubuntu packages for a long time.

 > I tested GTK IMMODULE.  It looks like working but I do not know how it
 > should work.

Middle-click gcin's tray icon, then you may select Japanese 
inputmethod(The second item from the bottom).
Ctrl+Space will toggle gcin's input window on an off.
Gcin uses Space as endkey. For example, press "a" "Space" "1" in input 
window can produce a "あ".

 > It does not seem to work with xim method but anyway, I do not know how
 > it should be tested.

Gcin's XIM mode only supports zh_TW.*, zh_CN.*, and en_US.UTF-8 
currently. Its default XIM name is "gcin". It also can auto-detect XIM 
name, according to XMODIFIERS.

caleb