< I18N
Introduction
Fcitx 5 is the successor of Fcitx 4. Fcitx 5 have many improvements compared to Fcitx 4, for example better Wayland support and the new addon-loader. And from 4 to 5, it isn't a routine update, they have different filesystem structure, different configuration methods and etc., migrating your data from 4 to 5 is not easy right now. So just take Fcitx 5 as a brand new IME.
Packages
| Package | Usage |
|---|---|
| fcitx5 | Main Program |
| fcitx5-anthy | Japanese IME based on anthy |
| fcitx5-autostart | scripts used for autostart and environment |
| fcitx5-chewing | Zhuyin IME |
| fcitx5-chinese-addons | Chinese IME based on libime |
| fcitx5-configtool | GUI configuration tools |
| fcitx5-gtk | IM modules need by GTK programs |
| fcitx5-hangul | hangul Korean IME |
| fcitx5-kkc | kkc Japanese IME |
| fcitx5-libthai | Thai IME |
| fcitx5-lua | lua addons support |
| fcitx5-m17n | IMEs based on m17n |
| fcitx5-migrator | migration tool for migrating from fcitx4 |
| fcitx5-mozc | mozc Japanese input |
| fcitx5-qt | QT support for other components of fcitx5 |
| fcitx5-qt-module | QT IM modules for fcitx5 |
| fcitx5-rime | rim Chinese IME |
| fcitx5-sayura | Sinhala IME |
| fcitx5-skk | skk Japanese IME |
| fcitx5-table-extra | additional Chinese tables |
| fcitx5-table-other | additional input table for various language |
| fcitx5-unikey | Vietnamese IME |
| fcitx5-zhuyin | Zhuyin IME |
| kcm-fcitx5 | kcm configuration tools |
Installation
Install main program and config tool, IM modules, and choose a language engine you like.
Configuration
Autostart
Package fcitx5-autostart provides needed scripts to autostart fcitx5 and setup environment for you.
And don't enable both im-settings and fcitx5-autostart, im-settings can fail to start fcitx5 and retry causing log spam.
Enable specific input method
This can be done with fcitx5-config-qt, which is included in fcitx5-configtool package, simply select a candidate and double-check on it. Or you could edit $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/fcitx5/profile by yourself.
Tips: if you are using Gnome, Gnome extension kimpanel is highly recommended.