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NAME

skkinput − Japanese Input Method on X environment (Ver 2.06.4)

SYNOPSIS

skkinput [ −toolkitoption... ] [ −option... ]

DESCRIPTION

skkinput is Japanese Input Method on X Window System, using kinput protocol/kinput2 protocol/Ximp Protocol/X Input Method(X11R6 standard).

skkinput converts Kana to Kanji communicating skkserv, which is in SKK package, using BSD socket. When skkserv is not available, it can works by using only local dictionary. However, it does not support a features of waking up skkserv, which original skk have.

For more information, please read Japanese version of skkinput manpages.

Options

skkinput −help or skkinput −? will give you list of skkinput options.
−version or −v

print version.

−help or −?

print help message.

−host hostname or −h hostname

specify hostname running skkserv. You can also specify by using environment variable SKKSERVER or configuration file. default is "localhost"

−port port or −p port

specify port number for communication to skkserv. default is 1178.

−config file or −cnf file

specify path of configuration file. default is "~/.skkinput".

−userjisyo jisyo-file or −uj jisyo-file

specify user dictionary file for skkinput. default is "~/.skkinput-jisyo".

−backjisyo backup-file or −bj backup-file

specify back file of user dictionary file for skkinput. default is "~/.skkinput-jisyo.BAK".

−skkjisyo skk-jisyo or −sj skk-jisyo

specify user dictionary file for skk. default is "~/.skk-jisyo".

−fontset kanji-font

specify font set for skkinput. please specify string of font name and separate characters ",".

-mfontset roman-font

specify font set for minibuffer of skkinput. please specify string of font name and separate characters ",".

−fg color

specify foreground color for input window of skkinput.

−bg color

specify background color for input window of skkinput.

−bd color

specify border color for input window of skkinput.

−width width

default width of Root Style Window. unit pixel.

−height height

default height of Root Style Window. unit pixel.

−mwidth width

width of minibuffer window for OffTheSpot/OverTheSpot Window Style. unit pixel. height is fixed.

-/+kinput

support Kinput/Kinput2 Protocol, default yes.

-/+ximp

support Ximp protocol, default yes.

−autosave sec

specify interval time for autosave check, unit milli seconds. If sec is 0, no autosave. default 10 seconds.

Don’t use same file for sj,bj,uj.

environment variable

skkinput refers following environment variables.
SKKSERVER

hostname running skkserv.

FILES

skkinput reads configuration file, "~/.skkinput". Its format is:

paramater_name:data

empty line and/or line beginning ’;’ will be ignored. Don’t put space between parameter and ’:’ and/or beginning of line, but you may put spaces between ’:’ and data.

Available parameter names are:
Parameter Data Default
skk-server-host "string" "localhost"
hostname running skkserv

skk-port-num number 1178
port number for communication to skkserv (obsoleted)

skkinput-jisyo "string" "~/.skkinput-jisyo"
skkinput user dictionary file

skkinput-backup-jisyo
"string" "~/.skkinput-jisyo.BAK"
backup of skkinput user dictionary file

skk-jisyo "string" "~/.skk-jisyo"
skk user dictionary file

skkinput-record "string" "~/.skkinput-record"
skkinput-record file

skkinput-egg-like-newline
t or nil nil
newline for confirmation?

skkinput-chat-adapter-mode
t or nil nil
include newline code except of empty line?

skkinput-keep-record
t or nil t
create skkinput-record ?

skkinput-search-skk-jisyo
t or nil t
refer skk user dictionary?

skkinput-date-ad
t or nil nil
date of j-today?

skkinput-number-style
0 or 1 or 2 0
j-today style
0 ... ASCII
1 ... JIS X0208
2 ... Kanji Number

skkinput-delete-implies-kakutei
t or nil t
confirm by backward-delete-char when converting
display previous candidate in case of nil.

skkinput-use-numeric-conversion
t or nil t
enable conversion with numberic parameters?

skkinput-zenkaku-vector
( num . "string" )

skkinput-input-vector
( num . "string" )

skkinput-rom-kana-rule-list
( "state@input" "next-state" "hiragana-output" "katakana-output" )
Romaji Kana conversion rule
e.g. ( "nn" "n" "¤ó" "¥ó" )

define-key-skkmap
( "string" . "string" )
define-key-abbrevmap
( "string" . "string" )
modify key assign
you can use the followings for right side
self-insert-command, j-self-insert,
j-self-zenkaku-insert, j-display-code-for-char-at-point,
j-set-henkan-point, j-set-henkan-point-subr,
j-insert-a, j-insert-e,
j-insert-i, j-insert-o
j-insert-u, j-kana-input,
j-start-henkan, j-insert-comma,
j-insert-period, j-purge-from-jisyo,
j-input-by-code-or-menu, j-mode-off,
j-toggle-kana, j-previous-candidate,
j-kakutei, j-abbrev-input,
j-abbrev-comma, j-zenkaku-eiji,
j-zenkaku-henkan, j-today,
save-skkinput-local-jisyo,j-kanainput-mode-on,
newline, set-mark-command,
forward-char, backward-char,
delete-char, delete-backward-char,
j-try-comletion, end-of-line,
beginning-of-line, kill-line,
yank, kill-region,
kill-ring-save, exchange-point-and-mark,
transpose-chars, redraw,
prefix-char, sendback-key,
keyboard-quit, close-skkinput,
vc-toggle-chatmode, j-mode-off-and-self-insert

undefine-key-skkmap
"string"
undefine-key-abbrevmap
"string"

tab-width number 8
number of space for C-i

skkinput-rjj-like-input
t or nil nil

skkinput-lisp string
eval this string as skkinput-lisp

X DEFAULTS

fontSet

see -fontset option

minibufferFontSet

see -mfontset option

foreground

see -fg option

background

see -bg option

borderColor

see -bd option

reverseVideo

see -/+rv option

xim.conversionStartKey

key assign for invoking X Input Method(X11R6 standard)

xim.supportedLocales

locale for X Input Method(X11R6 standard)

ximp.conversionStartKey

key assign for invoking Ximp Protocol

separate.overTheSpotLikeInput

one line input or over the spot like input for Root Window Style

changeMinibufferFont

see -/+mfc option

minibuffer_width

see -mwidth option

offthespot.overthespotLikeInput

one line input or over the spot like input for OffTheSpot Window Style

overthespot.overthespotLikeInput

one line input or over the spot like input for OverTheSpot Window Style

overthespot.modeshell_geometry

geometry of modeline shell for OverTheSpot.

shiftHaTugiDeYukou

see -/+ns option

controlHaTugiDeYukou

see -/+nc option

southCursor

see -/+sc option

SEE ALSO

"~/.skkinput" configuration file
"~/.skkinput-jisyo" skkinput user dictionary
"~/.skkinput-jisyo.BAK" backup of skkinput user dictionary
"~/.skkinput-record" skkinput statistics
"~/.skk-jisyo" skk user dictionary

AUTHORS

skkinput is developed by PXG01715 [AT] niftyserve.jp, and maintained with Fumitoshi UKAI <ukai [AT] debian.jp> The latest version of skkinput can be found at http://sourceforge.jp/projects/skkinput2

This manual page was written by Fumitoshi UKAI <ukai [AT] debian.jp>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others), based on original Japanese version of manpage.