Technical data

B.1 Enabling the SIM Service
Table B–2 describes the stty command options that enable and set certain
characteristics for Chinese phrase input through traditional and simplified
Chinese terminals. These options do not apply to terminal emulation
windows, which use mechanisms other than SIM and support Chinese and
Korean Input Server phrase input.
Table B–2: The stty Options Used for the SIM Service
stty Option
Description
sim
Enables the SIM service.
−sim
Disables the SIM service.
simall
Displays current SIM service settings.
simclass class
Sets the current class name for locating the
appropriate phrase in the phrase database.
Classes identify subsets of information in
the phrase database and are defined by
using the Phrase Utility.
simdb path
Sets the path for the phrase database.
simkey key
Sets the toggle key for entering phrase input mode.
simmode dmode
Sets the display location for the phrase. The
two supported settings are offspot (the
default) and onspot. Use onspot with terminal
emulators, such as xterm and dxterm, that do
not support the 26th display line.
B.2 Creating and Maintaining a Phrase Database
You can create or maintain a phrase database by using the Phrase Utility.
On workstations, you invoke this utility with the following command:
% phrase
If you are a nonprivileged user, the phrase command assumes that you are
using a private phrase database. If you are superuser, the phrase command
assumes that you are using the system-wide phrase database. You can
change these defaults by using the Phrase Utility Menu interface.
On startup, the Phrase Utility displays a full-screen, menu-driven interface.
(Figure B–1 illustrates the display as it would appear on an Asian language
system.)
Phrase Utility B–3