Need help with KDE keyboard Tool

[LinuxCrusader 0]

I need help. I'm using Linux Mandrake 10 Official.

 

Does anybody know how to switch your keyboard layout, or rather be able to switch from alphabet characters to Japanese characters. I want to be able to type nonalphabet characters with my keyboard on my computer.

 

I tried doing it from configure your desktop > keyboard layout (Index tab) > Layout Tab; I enable keyboard layouts and add a layout from the available layouts, then I click on the Xkb Options tab and enable Xkb options and click apply. Then on the panel (taskbar) I switch from US to Japanese, and when I tried to type some characters, I still cannot type any Japanese characters.

 

Please help

 

Thank you in advance.

[Dapper Dan 0]

Is that the same thing as choosing Japanese as the language when you're at the KDM login? If not, try that and see what happens. Beyond this, I'm lost. Sorry.

[LinuxCrusader 0]

Dapper Dan

Posted - 2004-07-25 12:59:14

Is that the same thing as choosing Japanese as the language when you're at the KDM login? If not, try that and see what happens. Beyond this, I'm lost. Sorry./quote]

 

Yeah, I've tried it where on user would have linux setup as all Japanese as soon as they log in. Everything is in Japanese, menus, appplications names, etc., but writing Japanese characters to a text document, emails, websites seems like it's not possible. You have an option where you are supposed to able to switch from nonalphabet characters to alphabet characters through a little icon on the taskbar, but it doesn't work.

 

If anybody out there knows the solution, please let us know.