Hi, Sorry if this is off topic - I have been searching for an answer unsuccessfully for a couple days.
I have been trying to get my computer set up to use Japanese. I have read through several web pages and installed a lot of suggested software with apt-get. (Can't remember all of it anymore.) Now I can view web pages in Japanese or documents containing Japanese in Abiword, etc. Everything seems to be working OK. My problem is that I can't figure out how I am supposed to write Japanese. I was able to get up a Japanese keyboard and input 'kana, but that is not what I want. With that kind of layout every key is a different kana. (e.g. the "D" key is mapped to the kana 'KI") The way I (and most people) write Japanese is to use an English layout. (e.g. in order to enter the kana 'KI', you type 'K' + 'I'.) On my mac I can switch between English and Japanese entry by hitting Command+Space. On Windows I believe that I can select with the mouse from a language bar in the bottom panel. After a lot of searching on the net I can't figure out how to do this in linux (gnome). All the relevant web pages I find talk about installing Japanese versions of xterm or text editors etc. I don't need that - all I want it to be able to enter Japanese in a web browser or a .rtf document. Any ideas on how to input Japanese? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]