This page describes which packages and configuration files need to be installed on Ubuntu for Korean to be supported.

For other languages, see DapperL10nSprint.

Requested for l10n sprint

1. Korean Keyboard problem (http://launchpad.net/bugs/30848)

   • As of 2006-03-19, xkeyboard-config_0.8-1 has ko symbols file in /etc/X11/xkb/symbols. The xkb file was tested with ps/2 type 104 key based Hangul/Hanja keyboard.
   • Need test results with usb type 104 key based Hangul/Hanja keyboard. We, ubuntu-ko and sprint team, strongly believe the ko symbols file will be fine with usb type keyboards if kernel passes keycodes correctly. If not, need to review the kernel patches ubuntu-ko provide.
   • Relating to Hangul/Hanja keys with Input Method, ubuntu-ko will check users' requests and add the two keys for scim-hangul as activation key if necessary.

2. Enable skim module with scim-hangul 0.2.2 (http://launchpad.net/bugs/34472)

   • This is in to-do list of scim maintainer.

3. Make ttf-unfonts as default font for Korean : as described in BetterCJKSupportSpecification/FontConfig

   • As of 2006-03-19, language-selector_0.1.11 provides a improved fontconfig for Korean as current ko_KR written in [DapperL10nSprint/FontConfigPreferencesKorean]. More tests by users in progress.

4. Set DHCP with mac address (http://launchpad.net/bugs/26949)

   • A script to set mac address for network interface had been attached to the bug. Asked sprint team to review possiblity of packaging on 2006-03-20.

5. (Fixed) language-support-ko failed to install with flight5 (https://launchpad.net/bugs/34784)

Fontconfig Configuration

DapperL10nSprint/FontConfigPreferencesKorean contains an optimal fonts.conf for Korean use, as tested by the Ubuntu Korean community.

Fonts used

• ttf-unfonts
• ttf-alee

Dictionaries

• For en/ko dictionary, stardict can be used. - stardict 2.4.5-1.1 in universe. Looking for en/ko dictionary data file under opensource license as well as other dictionaries for Korean.

• Looking for a spell-checker for Korean under opensource license. (None in Ubuntu dapper)

SCIM input method

• scim-hangul

Test Results after Requests

• 2006-3-16
  • With kubuntu flight5, scim-gtk2-immodule not installed for scim-hangul as out of the box. : This is due to kubuntu-desktop currently depending on scim-qtimm only in terms of im module. For that scim-hangul works out of the box regardless of Ubuntu or Kubuntu, scim-gtk2-immodule and scim-qtimm need to be depended by language-support-ko instead of ubuntu-desktop or kubuntu-desktop. But, not sure whether this idea is good or not as concerns chain of dependencies for scim-gtk2-immodule under kubuntu.
    • To fix this issue, first I need a table to see dependencies related to scim (As of 2006-3-24).

      Package	Depends	Recommends
      ubuntu-desktop	scim, scim-gtk2-immodule
      kubuntu-desktop	skim, scim-qtimm
      language-support-ko	scim-hangul, im-switch
      scim-hangul	libscim8c2a	im-switch

    • Please keep in mind that scim-hangul with GTK2 and QT IM MODULE (=scim) is preferred to XIM. Users install nabi if they want to use XIM.
    • Checked dependencies of scim-gtk2-immodule, I think installing scim-gtk2-immodule will be OK as long as users tend to install firefox under Kubuntu. And, language-support-ko depends on mozilla-firefox-locale-ko too.
    • If scim-hangul_0.2.2 will be approved and updated, there will be skim-scim-hangul package. (Then I'd like to suggest the below dependencies, but will check users' opinions.)

      Package	Depends	Recommends	Suggests
      ubuntu-desktop	scim, scim-gtk2-immodule
      kubuntu-desktop	skim, scim-qtimm
      language-support-ko	scim-hangul, im-switch, scim-gtk2-immodule, scim-qtimm, skim-scim-hangul
      scim-hangul	libscim8c2a	im-switch	skim-scim-hangul

  • For the item 1 requested, the culprit of "keycodes 209 and 210 not passed" was fixed by xserver-xorg-input-keyboard_1.0.1.3-0ubuntu3 (changelog) and successfully tested by the bug reporter.

• 2006-3-27
  • With Kubuntu Daily 20060327 CD, scim-gtk2-immodule, ttf-unfonts, ttf-alee and language-selector-qt not installed out of the box. But I just needed to run language-selector-qt's GUI and skim configuration to tick off "skim autostart" after installing them manually - then looking of fonts and inputing Hangul are all fine as expected.
  • Need to find out which package(s) will depend on ttf-unfonts, ttf-alee and language-selector-qt.

    • Package	Depends	Recommends	Suggests
      language-support-ko	ttf-unfonts, ttf-alee
      ?	language-selector-qt
      ?	language-selector

• 2006-3-30

  • Tested with Ubuntu/Kubuntu Daily 20060328 CD, usb keyboard showed switched keycodes - 209 for Hangul key and 210 for Hanja key. 30848 Please check handrake's patch for ps/2 and usb keyboard drivers.

• 2006-4-2

  • Requested to add Hangul key as Trigger key for both scim and skim. 37687

  • Requested to add scim-gtk2-immodule, scim-qtimm, ttf-unfonts, ttf-alee as "Depends" of language-support-ko. 37702