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+title: "How I set up ひらがな input on my laptop"
+description: "I3wm makes everything 10x harder than it should be"
+date: 2019-08-12 19:40:00
+categories: notes languages
+---
+
+I am currently working with [ひらがな](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiragana), [かたかな](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katakana), and, [かんじ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanji) in some projects, and needed a more reliable way to write than running some [romanji](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanization_of_Japanese) through an online translator. So, this post will detail what I did to enable native inputs on my laptop. This guide is specifically for [i3wm](https://i3wm.org/), because it does not obey system settings for languages and inputs.
+
+## Adding font support to Linux
+Firstly, we need fonts. Depending on your system, these may already be installed. For Japanese, I only used `vlgothic`, so here in the package for it:
+```
+sudo apt install fonts-vlgothic
+```
+
+## Language support
+Im not sure if this matters, but I have seen other people do it, so why not be safe?
+
+I am currently running a stock Ubuntu [18.04]() base, which means that everything is pre-configured for Gnome. To set language support in Gnome, pull up the settings panel:
+```bash
+# This line fixes some compatibility issues between Gnome and I3 when launching the settings menu. I recommend aliasing it.
+env XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=GNOME gnome-control-center
+```
+
+
+
+Next, go to *Settings > Language and Region > Input Sources*, and click on *Manage Installed Languages*.
+This will bring up a window where you can select a new language to install. From here, I clicked on *Install / Remove Language*.
+
+
+
+In this list, I just selected the languages I wanted (English and Japanese), and applied my changes. You may be asked to enter your password while installing the new languages. Once installation is complete, log out, and in again.
+
+With the new language support installed, return to the *Input Sources* settings, and press the `+` button to add a new language. From here, search the language you want (it may be under *Other*) and select it. For Japanese, select the `mozc` variant.
+
+Gnome's language settings are now configured. If you are using Gnome (not I3), you can stop here.
+
+## Configuring ibus
+Don't get me wrong, I love I3wm, but sometimes it's configurability drives me crazy.
+
+After searching through various forums and wikis looking for an elegant way to switch languages in I3, I found a link to an [ArchWiki page](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/IBus) at the bottom of a mailing list (I blame Google for not showing this sooner). It turns out that a program called `ibus` is exactly what I needed. Here is how to set it up:
+
+Remember `mozc` from above? If you are not using it, this package may not work. Search for the appropriate `ibus-` package for your selected language(s).
+```bash
+# Install ibus-mozc for Japanese (mozc)
+sudo apt install ibus-mozc
+```
+
+Now that `ibus` is installed, run the setup script:
+```bash
+ibus-setup
+```
+
+
+
+From here, set your shortcut to something not used by I3 (I chose `CTRL+Shift+Space`, but most people prefer `Alt+Space`), and enable the system tray icon.
+Now, go to the *Input Method* settings.
+
+
+
+From here, press the `+`, and add your language(s).
+
+
+## Configuring profile
+According to the Wiki page, I needed to add the following to my `~/.profile`:
+```bash
+# Language support
+export GTK_IM_MODULE=ibus
+export XMODIFIERS=@im=ibus
+export QT_IM_MODULE=ibus
+ibus-daemon -d -x
+```
+
+It turns out that this [causes issues with some browsers](https://github.com/ibus/ibus/issues/2020), so I actually put this in my `~/.profile` instead:
+```bash
+# Language support
+export GTK_IM_MODULE=xim
+export XMODIFIERS=@im=ibus
+export QT_IM_MODULE=xim
+ibus-daemon -drx
+```
+
+Now, log out and in again to let ibus properly start again, and there should now be a new applet in your bar for language settings.
+
+## Workflow
+`ibus` runs in the background and will show an indication of your selected language upon pressing the keyboard shortcut set in the [setup tool](#configuring-ibus). For languages like Japanese, where it's writing systems do not use the English / Latin-based alphabets, `ibus` will automatically convert your words as you type (this behavior will be different from language to language).
+
+An example of this is as follows. I want to write the word *Computer* in Japanese (Katakana to be exact). I would switch to `mozc` input, and start typing the romanji word for computer, *Pasokon*. This will automatically be converted to Hiragana, *ぱそこん*. *Computer* is not a word that one would write in Hiragana as far as I know, so Katakana would be a better choice. To convert this word, I just press `Space` (This is indicated in the bottom left of my screen by `ibus`), and I now have *パソコン*, the Katakana word for *Computer*!
+
+---
+
+#### After Note: Languages
+In case you can't tell, English is my native language. If I messed up my spelling or context with the small amount of Japanese in this post, [let me know](/about#chat-with-me)!
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