On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 21:01:14 +1000, Rebecca Dridan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Hi all, > > I speak a little Japanese and am now learning Mandarin. I would like > to be able to read and write both languages on my computers, but leave > my systems basically in English. > > I'm looking mostly to be reading and writing Japanese with a text > editor. I use vim and do not want to learn emacs. ..pity, I hear a lot of nice things about Asian languages and (X)Emacs. > My desktop runs > gnome on sid, and the server that I ssh into to read my mail is > running woody. I'd like to use Japanese on both. > > I've googled looking for anyone running the set-up that I want, but > most of the docs are out of date, or for changing a system permanently > to Japanese, or for fluent Japanese speakers (which I am not). ..checked the japanese and chinese Debian user mailing lists? > I've installed canna, kinput2-canna, and jvim, but I don't understand > how to use them. I've installed japanese fonts and generated all the > japanese locales I could find, although my normal LANG et al are set > to C. Which locale settings do I need to change? All of them? Is there > a setting that would allow english and japanese, or do I have to keep > switching. (I don't understand locales very well) > > Is anyone able to point me to docs that explain how to go from romaji > (normal english characters) to kana and kanji? Tutorial style docs for > canna and kinput2 would be very welcome. Does anyone else have a > set-up like this and would be willing to share their expertise? Any > tips for vimrc or muttrc to allow quick switching between english and > japanese? Something extendible would be nice, so I could continue with > my Mandarin. I'd be willing to write up my own howto document once I > manage to figure it all out for myself. ..post the url here too. ;-) -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
