gtk-im-extra [project page]

gtk-im-extra is a collection of third party GTK+ input method modules.

rationale

Many GTK+ input methods are fairly simple; they don’t do much more than compose characters from sequences of keystrokes. Such input methods, of which there are several examples in GTK+ itself, are usually contained in a single source file a few hundred lines in length. It’s a lot of overhead for the programmer and the user to have to deal with a separate package for every such third party module. gtk-im-extra is a clearinghouse for anybody who doesn’t want to go to the trouble of packaging his or her own module. (Note that you are welcome to ask me to include your input module even if it isn’t particularly simple.)

download

There have been no releases of gtk-im-extra yet. You can check out the source from cvs:

You can also browse the source with viewcvs.

the input methods

• Yiddish ר by Raphael Finkel.
• Yiddish נ by Noah Levitt.
• Tamil99 by Noah Levitt, based on work by Dinesh Nadarajah.
• Latin Plus by Alexandre Owen Muniz. (Documentation)
• Devanagari (phonetic) by Noah Levitt.
• Old Slavonic/Church Slavonic by Marius L. Jøhndal.
• Esperanto (x-system transliterated) by Alexander "Ajvol" Sigachev
• Linear B by Marius L. Jøhndal.

screenshots

There usually isn’t all that much to see when it comes to input methods, but if you're not sure what an input method is, maybe these will give you an idea.

info for input method authors

Email me (Noah Levitt <nlevitt аt columbia.edu>) if you have an input method to include in gtk-im-extra.

maintenance and cvs access

My preference will be to give you cvs commit access so that you can maintain your module yourself. If you would rather pass off maintenance to me, that’s ok too.

licensing

It’s not a strict requirement for inclusion in gtk-im-extra, but I strongly encourage you to LGPL your input modules, to ease inclusion in GTK+ if that becomes a possibility.

Last updated Sun Nov 26 07:56:58 PST 2006