Re: [i18n] Re: Updated: SCIM and UIM packages

[Zhe Su]

You need UTF-8 for the SCIM po file.

Regards
James Su

On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 08:02:40 +0900, Yukiko Bando <ybando@k6.dion.ne.jp> wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> On Wednesday 30 June 2004 03:46, UTUMI Hirosi wrote:
> > No one will remove SCIM-XIM. IM developers will stop XIM support in near
> > future, but they will not remove it.
> 
> Okay, then I have no complaint.  Maybe I overreacted to your "SCIM-XIM is
> redundant."  (Sorry)  All my arguments in my previous post were based on the
> assumption that SCIM-XIM was going to be *replaced* with UIM's Qt-immodule.
> 
> > > 2. Unified user interface (setup panel, lookup window etc.)
> > SCIM-QtImmodule plugin will offer it.
> >
> > > And users will not be able to use scim-chinese, scim-tables or scim-m17n
> > > for other languages in qt applications, at least until SCIM developers
> > > write QT-immodule.
> > You can use them by SCIM-XIM temporarily. But SCIM-QtImmodule plugin will
> > offer them.
> 
> Yes, but it's not ready yet.  I'm looking forward to it too.
> 
> > > And if I remember correctly, even with QT-plugin installed, uim-xim is
> > > still needed for OpenOffice.org. 
> > Of course you can use SCIM-XIM on OOo.
> 
> Yes, if it's not removed. :) I meant "without SCIM-XIM" users would have to
> use UIM-XIM in OO.o but it doesn't work.
> 
> > For OpenOffice: Someone will make uim-OOo plugin.
> 
> That sounds great.  I hope it will become available as soon as possible.
> Otherwise, "UIM only" users cannot input Japanese in OOo in 10.1.
> 
> > > 3. Multilingual environment (Smart Pinyin, scim-tables and m17n support)
> > Most users need one input method. They don't need to switch input methods.
> > You need Chinese and Japanese (and English), but most users need only their
> > native language.
> 
> Maybe... but I think it is still important to provide a framework which allows
> users to easily add other language input methods when needed, especially in
> international distributions like Mandrake.  Since the author of SCIM seems to
> be willing to cooperate with other projects (UIM, IIIMF etc.)  I think SCIM
> is the best choice for such a framework. :)  I'm also impressed with their
> quick response to problems/requests coming from both users and developers.
> 
> > In short: You can use XIM. But IM developers will stop XIM support.
> > IM developers (and I) think Qt-/Gtk-Immodule is better than XIM.
> > If someone say "we don't need both Immodule and XIM", I will remove XIM.
> 
> When SCIM's QT-immodule and OOo-plugin become available, I don't need XIM
> either. ;)
> 
> BTW, what encoding should I use for Japanese translation for SCIM panel etc.?
> UTF-8 or EUC-JP?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Yukiko
> 
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