..:: seize the day ::..

As one that sometimes should work on Japanese environment, I sometimes need the east Asian IMEI input. With Microsoft operating system this can be achieved by installing East Asian / multi-language support character and IMEI. But how to achieve this condition on Linux? As a long-time linux user (mainly openSUSE, several Fedora and Centos and few Ubuntu) I got several question from people how to work in multi-language environment on linux. So here I will tell you to achieve this gentle reader. First see the lines below

1. Arabic : اسلا م علئكم.
2. Japanese hiragana-katakana: わたしわ　エドウイヌ　です
3. Japanese kanji: 日本語

I type all of lines above on English keyboard using SCIM (Smart Common Input Method) input method implementation on openSUSE using SCIM-anthy. Luckily in openSUSE there is M17N repository that provide several program for people not using english keyboard (and or language). So the installation of SCIM-anthy on top of English based installation is quite easy. Just go to yast - software - software management, and type scim-anthy on search then accept (off course you can use "zypper in scim-anthy", anyway scim-anthy also take place on oss repository). For other distribution please use your prefer installation tools.

open yast and then select Software Management. Type scim-anthy on search, then click accept to start the installation.

Maybe you need to reboot your computer, then check the icon on panel. Scim-anthy icon is a keyboard icon if not active and become crown if active.

Don’t forget to setup scim on IMEngine - global setup and select all the input you want to use. Also edit and assign a hotkeys to call the input type anytime during the work on any program.

The default hotkeys shift+spacebar and ctrl+spacebar also can be used to switch the scim-anthy from active mode to non-active mode and vice-versa as well as to switch between the input type.

That’s all folks, till then keep safe and stop global warming.

また合いましょ

Ramadhan is a holy month for moslem people. It is the 9th month of Islamic lunar calendar. I’m proud to do the fast (again) this year. In this month moslem people try to do the best to finish the fast from dawn till dusk, here in Indonesia it’s about 13 hours without eating, drinking, smoking and sexual activities from 4.30 am to 6 pm.

I’m not a moslem clerk, I cannot explain it more. What I feel is peace in my heart, a heavenly feel, like a part of heaven coming down to earth through this month.