japanese input problem

[marie-92]

hello
i just installed kubuntu 12.1 after using ubuntu for along time
i'm trying to write in japanese but i cant figure it out
first i used the system keyboard settings to add japanese layout but it only write katakana when i choose "kana" under "variant"
i installed anthy as in ubuntu but could not use it, there is no icon down in the tray, and when i open the software window itself i cant find where to use any language
i searched the forums for similar problem but couldn't fix this, I would appreciate it really if someone can tell me what to do exactly, thanks.

[Snowhog]

Two threads that might help you:
http://www.kubuntuforums.net/showthr...light=japanese
http://www.kubuntuforums.net/showthr...light=japanese

[whatthefunk]

The problem may be that in Kubuntu there is currently no way to select an input method. In a terminal:

im-switch -s ibus

You may have to restart the system to get the settings to apply.

You probably need to start ibus manually the first time. There should be a Keyboard Inupt Method or iBus shortcut somewhere in your menu or you can use the terminal:

ibus-setup

[marie-92]

The problem may be that in Kubuntu there is currently no way to select an input method. In a terminal:

im-switch -s ibus

You may have to restart the system to get the settings to apply.

You probably need to start ibus manually the first time. There should be a Keyboard Inupt Method or iBus shortcut somewhere in your menu or you can use the terminal:

ibus-setup

the problem is not starting the ibus itself or switching between input methods, when i open the input methods to choose one or to add, there's nothing there to choose from, and the "add" button is grey

[whatthefunk]

the problem is not starting the ibus itself or switching between input methods, when i open the input methods to choose one or to add, there's nothing there to choose from, and the "add" button is grey

Ahh...I think I know what the problem is. In the iBus menu, under the Input Method tab click on the pull down menu entitled Select an Input Mehtod. The word Japanese is greyed out right? But the little tiny arrow to the right of it isnt. Click on the arrow and then you can select Anthy.

[marie-92]

sorry to disappoint you but there is none there, not even greyed out

[whatthefunk]

Ok, lets start at the beginning.

First, go to System Settings > Locale > Languages

In that tab, select Japanese and move it over to the Preferred languages side. Click Apply in the bottom right corner. You may have to log out to get settings to take effect.

Then make sure you have ibus and ibus-anthy installed.

In a terminal, type:

im-switch -l

Make sure it says something like this:

The configuration "/home/user/.xinput.d/en_US" is defined as a link pointing to
ibus
This private configuration supersedes the system wide default.

The important thing to see is that it is set to ibus. If it is not set to ibus, do change it:

im-switch -s ibus

Then you can open up the ibus settings menu and you should see a little black arrow next to Japanese in the pull down menu. Im trying to take a screen shot but cant get it to work with the pull down menu active....will keep trying.

[whatthefunk]

This is the arrow you want to see:

[marie-92]

its working, thanks alot
i think the problem was in muon package, when i searched it in muon software center it only shows me "uim input method" so i thought it was the same
i installed it through terminal

sudo apt-get install ibus-anthy

i also found it in muon package manager then it worked as you said
thanks again

Then you can open up the ibus settings menu and you should see a little black arrow next to Japanese in the pull down menu. Im trying to take a screen shot but cant get it to work with the pull down menu active....will keep trying.[/QUOTE]

XD i was trying this too, how did you take the snapshot with menu active?!

[whatthefunk]

XD i was trying this too, how did you take the snapshot with menu active?!

Glad you got it working
I found out that KSnapshot, the standard Kubuntu screenshot program, has a timer function. I set the timer for 5 seconds, clicked the button and opened the menu. That got it! More info here: http://docs.kde.org/development/en/k...res.html#delay
Ksnapshot is a pretty cool little program.

[marie-92]

Glad you got it working
I found out that KSnapshot, the standard Kubuntu screenshot program, has a timer function. I set the timer for 5 seconds, clicked the button and opened the menu. That got it! More info here:
Ksnapshot is a pretty cool little program.

XD that's smart