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As the input method will not be the only one we want to use, we also need some software to manage all the input methods (occidental direct method, or mozc and anthy for Japanese). The method manager we will use is already shipped with Fedora and is called '''ibus'''. | As the input method will not be the only one we want to use, we also need some software to manage all the input methods (occidental direct method, or mozc and anthy for Japanese). The method manager we will use is already shipped with Fedora and is called '''ibus'''. | ||
{{admon/tip| A Japanese IME, such as mozc or anthy, does much more than | {{admon/tip| A Japanese IME, such as mozc or anthy, does much more than converting phonetically entered text into characters. It is also able to parse long phonetic strings an convert them into words. This conversion often ends in a lot of potential candidates to be proposed to the choice of the user. It is the richness of the underlying dictionary and the order in which candidates are ranked that makes the performance of the IME.}} | ||
===Installing the Input Methods === | ===Installing the Input Methods === |
Revision as of 14:27, 7 April 2016
Installing Japanese Fonts
Before all, to read and write in Japanese, you have to install Japaneses fonts.To know what Japanese fonts are available on the system, use:
dnf search font|grep Japanese
This command above returns a list of Japanese available fonts.
japanese-bitmap-fonts.noarch : Free Japanese Bitmap fonts google-noto-sans-japanese-fonts.noarch : Sans Japanese font mona-bitmap-fonts.noarch : Bitmap Japanese font for text arts vlgothic-p-fonts.noarch : Proportional Japanese TrueType font hanazono-fonts.noarch : Japanese Mincho-typeface TrueType font texlive-zxjafont.noarch : Set up Japanese font families for XeLaTeX sazanami-gothic-fonts.noarch : Sazanami Gothic Japanese TrueType font sazanami-mincho-fonts.noarch : Sazanami Mincho Japanese TrueType font ipa-mincho-fonts.noarch : Japanese Mincho-typeface OpenType font by IPA ipa-gothic-fonts.noarch : Japanese Gothic-typeface OpenType font by IPA ipa-ex-gothic-fonts.noarch : Japanese Gothic-typeface OpenType font by IPA ipa-ex-mincho-fonts.noarch : Japanese Mincho-typeface OpenType font by IPA texlive-jfontmaps.noarch : Font maps and configuration tools for Japanese fonts sazanami-fonts-common.noarch : Common files for Sazanami Japanese TrueType fonts mona-sazanami-fonts.noarch : True Type Japanese font for text arts based on mona-vlgothic-fonts.noarch : True Type Japanese font for text arts based on ipa-pmincho-fonts.noarch : Japanese Proportional Mincho-typeface OpenType font ipa-pgothic-fonts.noarch : Japanese Proportional Gothic-typeface OpenType font motoya-lcedar-fonts.noarch : Japanese Gothic-typeface TrueType fonts by MOTOYA motoya-lmaru-fonts.noarch : Japanese Round Gothic-typeface TrueType fonts by texlive-wadalab.noarch : Wadalab (Japanese) font packages texlive-pxchfon.noarch : Japanese font setup for pLaTeX and upLaTeX
Choose the ones you want to use.
For example, to install the sazanami fonts, use:
su -c 'dnf install sazanami*'
Imput Method Engine
Characters of the Japanese language are so numerous (thousands) that, of course, they cannot be laid out on a keyboard with only roughly 100 keys. Thus we have to use some software that will transform phonetically entered text into Japanese characters (kana or kanji). Such a piece of software is call an Input Method Engine (IME). As the input method will not be the only one we want to use, we also need some software to manage all the input methods (occidental direct method, or mozc and anthy for Japanese). The method manager we will use is already shipped with Fedora and is called ibus.
Installing the Input Methods
You have to install at least one IME but you can install severals.
To install mozc, use the following command:
su -c "dnf install ibus-mozc"
To install anthy use:
su -c "dnf install ibus-mozc"