Technical data

The dxim Input Server provides the following functions:
• Activate or deactivate one or more input servers (simplified Chinese,
traditional Chinese, Korean, and Phrase) and establish defaults for the
system or for individual users.
• Activate or deactivate one or more input server methods (for example,
Tsang-Chi input method under the traditional Chinese Input Server) and
establish defaults for the system or for individual users.
• Customize simplified Chinese Input Server methods.
• Customize the keys used to invoke input servers and methods, the
appearance of input server windows, and the volume of error warnings.
• Customize the appearance of input server windows (color, font size, and
line spacing).
The dxim Input Server can support multiple client applications running
under different locales. When a client connects to dxim, the Input Server
determines the client’s locale and which input methods are active and usable
by the client. It then uses the appropriate input method to service the
clients’ needs. Depending on locale, dxim does not restrict an application
to a single input server or method. For example, an application under the
ko_KR.eucKR locale is restricted to the Korean Input Server because it
recognizes only Korean characters. However, an application running under
zh_TW.dechanyu, can use simplified or traditional Chinese Input Server
methods because simplified and traditional characters are compatible. For
more information on dxim, see the dxim online help or dxim
(1X).
In addition to dxim, you can also run each input method server individually.
The following input method servers are available in the operating system,
along with the input styles that each server supports:
• dxhangulim, the Korean Input Server, which supports all four preediting
styles (Over-the-Spot, Off-the-Spot, Root Window, and On-the-Spot)
• dxhanyuim, the traditional Chinese Input Server, which supports the
Off-the-Spot and Root Window preediting styles
• dxhanziim, the simplified Chinese Input Server, which supports the
Off-the-Spot and Root Window preediting styles
• dxjim, the Japanese Input Server, which supports the On-the-Spot,
Over-the-Spot, and Root Window preediting styles
Each of these servers has a corresponding reference page and each language
has a corresponding technical reference.
The applications that you run may support more, fewer, or none of the
preediting styles supported by a particular input server. The preedit option
2–4 Using Asian Input Methods and Terminal Drivers