Thanks Vera, it now works fine! It turns out that the "View->Input Method Status" was a red herring. The scim pinyin input seems great, but I don't like the fact that it is non-free.
Bernard On Thu, Dec 11, 2003 at 12:10:45AM +0800, Vera wrote: > Hi, > > you can try to install xcin or scim. They include common input methods > like Chang-jie or Pinyin. > > -Vera (from Hong Kong, China) > > On Wed, 2003-12-10 at 18:59, Bernard Hurley wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Does anyone know how to input Chinese characters? I have installed the OO > > Chinese support packages(Traditional and SImplified), installed fonts, set > > the locale, but I cant set a Chinese input method. The only way I can find > > to input Chinese into OO is by using Insert->Special Character. According > > to > > the "help", you can set an input mehtod by going through View->Input Method > > Status, but that option is greyed out! > > > > Anyone have any ideas? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Bernard > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
