Linux

To improve the internationalisation of Linux (and now other open source projects) the Open18N (The Free Standards Group Open Internationalization Initiative) was started. They have a workgroup on input methods (Internet/Intranet Input Method Framework, IIIMF).

To use Chinese in Linux one can use a Chinese distribution or use an non-Chinese distribution and install the necessarcy software.

• Configuring your linux
• Inputting Chinese
• Software

Links

• Chinese Information Processing (Chinese, but full with links)
• Using UTF-8 with Gentoo
• Chinese Debian mini HOWTO
• Linux Chinese HOWTO (English version from 1998)
• Linux Unicode Programming
• Chinese Unicode fonts for Debian and Chinese fonts in Debian

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Local links are in blue, links to other websites are in red, code/commands are in green

You need unicode fonts, a 4+ browser and Acrobat reader to fully explore and enjoy this webpage. (if necessary you can download Asian fontpacks for Adobe Acrobat reader)


My dissertation Hello Chinese! got published in 2002. It's a practical reference guide for using Chinese on the computer. More info


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