# Nimf

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- Internationalization
- Dasom
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- SCIM
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Nimf is a multilingual input method framework which inherits Dasom.

## Installation

Just Install the nimf-gitAUR package.

### Input method engines

- nimf-libhangul, for typing Korean hangul, based on libhangul (bundled in nimf-gitAUR).
- nimf-sunpinyin, for typing Chinese using Pinyin, based on sunpinyin (bundled in nimf-gitAUR).
- nimf-anthy, for typing Japanese, based on anthy (In development. bundled in nimf-gitAUR).
- nimf-chewing, for typing Chinese using Zhuyin, based on libchewing (In development. bundled in nimf-gitAUR).
- nimf-rime, for typing Chinese, based on librime (In development. bundled in nimf-gitAUR).

### Initial setup

Add the following lines to your desktop start up script files to register the input method modules and support xim programs.

- Use `.xprofile` if you are using KDM, GDM, LightDM or SDDM.
- Use `.xinitrc` if you are using startx or Slim.

    export GTK_IM_MODULE=nimf
    export QT4_IM_MODULE="nimf"
    export QT_IM_MODULE=nimf
    export XMODIFIERS="@im=nimf"
    nimf-daemon
    nimf-indicator

Re-login to make these environment changes effective.

Note: If you are using GNOME, you may need to run the following commands to use nimf:

    $ gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.keyboard active false
    $ gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.xsettings overrides "{'Gtk/IMModule':<'nimf'>}"

## Editing Settings

Use `nimf-settings` to edit nimf settings. You can launch `nimf-settings` from your preferred terminal, or from the `nimf-indicator` menu which appears in system tray area.

## See also

- Nimf GitHub

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- Internationalization