First I go to the Language Support window. Either search (press Super/Windows, then type) for "Language Support" and go there directly, or search for "Region & Language", go there, then click "Manage Installed Languages".
There I click Install / Remove Languages ..., check the Chinese I want, then click Apply.
Then I add the packages for the input methods I want, either using the command line (apt install
)
or the Ubuntu Software application:
ibus-table-quick-classic
ibus-libpinyin
ibus-table-jyutping
Bonus input method:
ibus-typing-booster
Now for each user that wants an input method, I search for and go to Region & Language. At the bottom of the Input Sources section I click the plus button. The different input methods are found by clicking down into different sublists. Click the right choice, then Add:
The EurKEY layout is part of the standard English language support in Ubuntu.
Finally, to enable unicode color emoji as completion suggestions, switch to the Typing Booster mode by pressing Super/Windows+Space repeatedly until you see the rocket in your notification area. Click the rocket -> Unicode symbols and emoji predictions -> On.
I owe you a followup episode once I figure out how to make this work for Guix applications running inside Ubuntu.
This episode was based on a Fediverse thread:
https://libranet.de/display/0b6b25a8-6760-517c-52c9-654926232346
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