pacman -S ibus
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run at startup, set environmental variables, put in
~/.xprofile
ibus-daemon --daemonize --replace --xim
export GTK_IM_MODULE=ibus
export QT_IM_MODULE=ibus
export XMODIFIERS=@im=ibus
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no clue what
--xim does, but if left out doesn't
work in alacritty, e.g.
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no clue what the environmental variables do, but if left out
doesn't work in alacritty, e.g.
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can put variables in
/etc/environment but why
would you want to? need to edit with sudo, etc.
- edit config, add input methods, etc.
ibus-setup
- can also right-click icon if it's running
- change activation shortcut to whatever you like, etc.
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using
xmodmap/xkb to
make changes
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ibus randomly clears these when switching back and forth
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"IBus Preferences" -> "Advanced" -> "Keyboard Layout"
-> check "Use system keyboard layout"