Originally Posted by Wikiwide

If I remember correctly, you can have any number of virtual keyboards installed (this one, portrait-keyboard, handwriting cell input, default) and switch between them by editing one setting in gconf and probably restarting hildon-input-method. No need to restart whole operating system.

Probably you could add icons on home screen to switch to one keyboard or another instead of typing each time in X Terminal.

Originally Posted by foolegg

I add a Makefile, Now you can install with the common *nix method,
at first, you need install some dependency for build hildon-input-method-plugin,
at first, add below repo :

Code:

deb http://repository.maemo.org/ fremantle/sdk free non-free
deb http://repository.maemo.org/ fremantle/tools free non-free

then open x-terminal, and type :

Code:

sudo gainroot
#gain root

apt-get install build-essential
#base develop tools

apt-get install bash
#install bash

apt-get install git-core
#git tool, be used to checkout source code from github

apt-get install libgconf2-dev libdbus-glib-1-dev libhildon-im-ui-dev hildon-input-method-framework-dev  libgtk2.0-dev libosso-dev
#lib file for hildon-input-method plugin

apt-get install sqlite3
#be used to generate dict file

the Inputpad ui is pyqt4 program, so you need python2.5-qt4
:

Code:

apt-get install python2.5-qt4

then, checkout source code and BUILD it ! ( exit root before do this ) :

Code:

git clone git://github.com/foolegg/maemo-chinese-input-pad.git mcip
#checkout source code

cd mcip
#enter source code directory

make
#build

sudo gainroot
#get root

make install
#install

then, reboot.
If everything is ok, you can use this inputpad like system origin virtual keyboard.

when you need update :

Code:

cd mcip
#enter source code directory

sudo gainroot
#get root

make uninstall
#uninstall old version

exit
#exit root

git pull origin master
#checkout newest source code

make
#build, again

sudo gainroot
#get root

make install
#install, again

reboot.

Originally Posted by foolegg

hi, every buddy :

I writed a Chinese input method ( for touch screen, with virtual keypad ) and a hildon input plugin ( so it is integrted to system, can be use like origin virtual keyboard )

some screenshot,
in message client:

click input area to active inputpad ( like system virtual keyboard, and it will rotate screen auto ) :

when input finish, click blank area above inputpad to close it, and commit the text to message client :

and it has some sub keypad to input english or japanese :


source code on github :
https://github.com/foolegg/maemo-chinese-input-pad

It can be use with gtk and qt, but still has some problem in microB browser ( sometime lose commited text )