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.
-4: use IPv4 to communicate with skkserv.
-6: use IPv6 to communicate with skkserv.
-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.
-/+rv: reverse video mode for input window of skkinput.
-/+mfs: modify minibuffer window size according to client, when OverTheSpot/OffTheSpot mode.
-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.
-/+ns: sticky shift(?) default no.
-+nc: sticky control(?) default no.
-/+kinput: support Kinput/Kinput2 Protocol, default yes.
-/+xim: support X Input Method protocol, which is X11R6 standard, 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.
-/+sc: display mode status window under the cursor for OverTheSpot Window Style. default false.

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-service	"string"	"skkserv"
		service name for communication to skkserv
skk-port-num    number          1178       


                port number for communication to skkserv (obsoleted)
skk-server-protocol-family "string"	"unspec"
		protocol family to communicate with skkserv
		"inet4" for IPv4, "inet6" for IPv6
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
width: Root Window Style width, see -width option
height: Root Window Style height, see -height option
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

AUTHORS

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

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