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fcitx is an input method framework with extension support for the X Window System that supports multiple input method engines including Pinyin transcription, fcitx-chewing for Traditional Chinese, fcitx-keyboard for layout-based ones, fcitx-mozc for Japanese, and fcitx-hangul for Korean.

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Japanese input on 16.04 with Fcitx and Mozc

Typing Japanese on Ubuntu used to mean ibus-mozc, but ibus-mozc has been less and less maintained since 2015: Ubuntu 15.10 is supposed to start using Fcitx rather than ibus as their default input method (input method framework), which is another…
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Installing SOGOU 搜狗拼音

SOGOU (搜狗) is a popular Chinese input software. For Ubuntu 14.04, they worked with the team of Ubuntu Kylin to create a linux version of their software. It's based on FCITX input software, which is developed by the FCITX TEAM on launchpad. I…
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What is the ECM used in building fcitx?

I am trying to rebuild fcitx on Xenial (16.04.3) so that I can debug the failure to respond to R-ALT when using an M17N input method. My attempt to rebuild fcitx fails with the error message: CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:8 (find_package): Could…
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How do I toggle to katakana input from hiragana with fcitx-mozc text entry? (16.04)

I am using a Japanese 109-key keyboard. I can use the zenkaku (全角) toggle key to switch between romaji and hiragana input, but the katakana/hiragana/romaji (カタカナ・ひらがな・ローマ字) toggle key has no effect. (I'm using Ubuntu 16.04)
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How to install Chinese input in English Ubuntu

I haven't found the right setting for Chinese input, IBus pinyin. If I want to write "ni hao" the correct alternative shows up after writing "nih" (as second alternative). But if I continue writing "niha" or "nihao" it will show something like "你哈".…
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Fcitx "Extra key for trigger input method" changes back to default after restart

Using Ubuntu 15.10. Configuring input using the Input Method Configuration screen. Whenever I change Extra key for trigger input method it works for only that session. Once I restart the computer it goes back to the default value of SHIFT Both which…
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How do I get traditional chinese input with pinyin on Ubuntu 20.04?

I'm trying to find a pinyin input method for traditional chinese that works on Ubuntu 20.04. A lot of similar questions on askubuntu are from around 9 years ago, and the answers no longer seem to fully apply. If I go to the language support panel…
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Can't map caps lock to ctrl after installed fcitx

My system is 14.04 ubuntu LTS. I was using IBus as my input method and mapped caps lock to ctrl by adding XKBOPTIONS=“ctrl:nocaps to my /etc/default/keyboard. But lately I changed to fcitx and I can't map my caps lock to ctrl anymore. I've tried…
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Configure fcitx input method and keyboard layout

I want to configure fcitx (sogou-pinyin) input method on Kubuntu 18.04. First I configured basic keyboard layouts. Shortcut for switching layout is Caps Lock. After that, I installed fcitx and configured input methods. Switching shortcut is…
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Can't change from iBus to fcitx

I'm on Ubuntu 18.04 with GNOME, and I'd like to use use fcitx instead of iBus because I usually type East Asian languages. I installed the fcitx package, went into Language Support, and changed "keyboard input method system" to fcitx. However, after…
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fcitx doesn't work with Sublime Text 3 and RStudio

I tried to use fcitx to type Vietnamese. It works with most programs including LibreOffice and Atom. However, it doesn't work with Sublime Text 3 and RStudio. What should I do? Thanks
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how to quick input current date & time with a quick word?

There is an addon in fcitx where you can associate a word with some other string like "smile （・∀・）" entered in at ~/.config/fcitx/data/QuickPhrase.mb. When you type smile it outputs （・∀・）` I want the same thing but a function rather than a word; I…
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How to properly set up fcitx on Kubuntu 15.04?

I need help setting up fcitx on my Kubuntu 15.04 to write in Japanese. I first installed fcitx with apt. I forgot the package names I installed over the experimentations, but here is what's currently installed on my system that starts with…
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ubuntu 14.04 remove ibus but system setting disappear

I used to remove ibus and install fcitx for typing Chinese.But this time when I remove ibus ,it automaticly remove these things ibus ibus-table ubuntu-desktop unity-control-center unity-control-center-signon webaccounts-extension-common…
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Making fcitx work under Lubuntu 21.10

Following up on Making fcitx work under Lubuntu 18.04 I've got all the fcitx packages I believe: fcitx_1:4.2.9.8-3 fcitx-bin_1:4.2.9.8-3 fcitx-config-common_0.4.10-3 fcitx-config-gtk_0.4.10-3 fcitx-data_1:4.2.9.8-3 …
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