Internationalization (Using Japanese, Korean, etc.)

xfig 3.2.X and fig2dev 3.2.X include code for internationalization, and it is possible to put characters of Japanese and some another languages in texts. At now, it is known to worked under Japanese and Korean.

Additional informations about this may available at http://member.nifty.ne.jp/tsato/xfig/. Send any questions or comments about this internationalization facility to VEF00200@nifty.ne.jp (T.Sato).

Environment
Installation
- Install xfig
- Install fig2dev
Startup
Entering Text
Customization
Notes
Tested Environments

Environment

To use this internationalization facility, you must have following environment:

Library and X Server of X11R5 or X11R6.
(They must be appropriately internationalized and they must be possible to connect to the input method. Use of X11R6 is recommended.)
Appropriate conversion server (Canna or Wnn, for example), and an input method (kinput2 or htt, for example). These facilities may be implemented as a single program.
Fonts for the language (jiskan16 for Japanese, for example)

Installation

Install xfig

Get xfig.3.2.3a.tar.gz and gunzip and untar it.
Uncomment ``#define I18N'' in xfig.3.2.3a/Imakefile (remove the XCOMM comment).
If your C library supports the required locale, remove -DSETLOCALE from the definition of I18N_DEFS in the Imakefile. If your C library doesn't support the required locale, make sure that -DSETLOCALE is specified.
Compile and install xfig in the usual way.

Install fig2dev

Get transfig.3.2.3a.tar.gz and gunzip and untar it.
Uncomment ``#define I18N'' in transfig.3.2.3a/fig2dev/Imakefile (remove the XCOMM comment).
If you want to install files like japanese.ps to a directory other than /usr/local/lib/fig2dev, modify the definition of FIG2DEV_LIBDIR and I18N_DEV_DEFS in the Imakefile.
Compile and install TransFig (fig2dev) in the usual way.

Startup

Set the locale name for the language to be used (such as ja_JP.eucJP or ko_KR.eucKR, for example) to the environment variable LANG.
If it is necessary, set the environment variable XMODIFIERS to specify the input method to be used.
Make sure that the appropriate conversion server (Canna or Wnn, for example) and an input method (kinput2 or htt, for example) is available.
Type ``xfig -international''.
Without the -international option, xfig will work as normal (no internationalization). If you put ``Fig.international: true'' into your resource file, -international option may omitted.

Entering Text

Using this internationalization facility, you may enter text in Japanese or some another languages (henceforce, call ``international text'') with the TEXT facility. When entering international text, ``Times-Roman'' or ``Times-Bold'' (may be displayed as ``Times-Roman + Mincho'' and ``Times-Bold + Gothic'' in Japanese environment) must be selected as TEXT FONT.

Input of international text will be started by typing a key to switch the input mode when it is ready to input text from the keyboard in TEXT mode. It depend on the environment as to which key will switch the input mode, but keys such as Shift-SPACE, Control-SPACE, Control-O, or Control-\ may be used in many cases. Operations for conversion also depend on the environment, but will be the same as other applications which use the environment.

The input style may be selected from Off the Spot, Over the Spot, and Root. The input style to be used may be selected with the inputStyle resource or the -inputStyle option. For example, xfig -international -inputStyle OverTheSpot will select Over the Spot as the input style.

Off the Spot:

The text under conversion will be displayed at the bottom of the canvas.

Over the Spot:

The text under conversion will be displayed at the position where it will end up. But the display may be somewhat strange because it will be displayed with a different font. Also, it may lead to somewhat unusual behavior, or the display on the canvas may get confused.

Root:

The text under conversion will displayed in a separate window.

Customization

Changing Display Fonts

By default, fonts to be used on the display (hardcoded in the program) is very loosely specified so that those fonts can found on any systems:

    Fig.normalFontSet: -*-times-medium-r-normal--16-*-*-*-*-*-*-*,\
	 -*-*-medium-r-normal--16-*-*-*-*-*-*-*,\
	 -*-*-*-r-*--16-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
    Fig.boldFontSet: -*-times-bold-r-normal--16-*-*-*-*-*-*-*,\
	 -*-*-bold-r-normal--16-*-*-*-*-*-*-*,\
	 -*-*-*-r-*--16-*-*-*-*-*-*-*

With this default specification, non-desirable fonts may loaded (bad appearance of texts or long delay when starting of xfig may caused as the result, for example) on some systems. In such case, you may need to specify those fonts more definitive in the resource file (app-defaults/Fig) and force the system to load the specified font:

    Fig*FontSet: -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--14-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
    Fig.normalFontSet: -*-times-medium-r-normal--14-*-*-*-*-*-*-*,\
        -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--14-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
    Fig.boldFontSet: -*-times-bold-r-normal--14-*-*-*-*-*-*-*,\
        -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--14-*-*-*-*-*-*-*

If scalable fonts are available (when X server which support scalable fonts like X-TrueType Server is in use, for example) appearance of text may improved by specifying large fonts, as:

Fig*FontSet: -*-times-medium-r-normal--16-*-*-*-*-*-*-*,\ -foobarable fonts like X-TrueType Server is in use, for example) appearance of text may improved by specifying large fonts, as:

    Fig*FontSet: -*-times-medium-r-normal--16-*-*-*-*-*-*-*,\
        -foobarable fonts 
like X-TrueType Server 
is in use, for example)
appearance of text may improved by specifying large fonts, as