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If all you want to do is use GNU Emacs for entering CJK text, to copy/paste into other applications, here is a basic primer on using GNU Emacs for this purpose.</p>

<em>Explanation of GNU Emacs notation:</em><br /> GNU Emacs info texts generally use the following notation standards: for Control key combinations use <strong>C-</strong> shorthand, i.e. this <table bgcolor="#000000" border="1"><tr><td border="0"><font color="#FFFF00"><b>C-x</b></td></tr></table> means you press `Ctrl' and `x', i.e. hold the control key and press `x'. This <table bgcolor="#000000" border="1"><tr><td border="0"><font color="#FFFF00"><b>C-x C-c</b></td></tr></table> means you hold the control key and press `x', followed by holding the control key and pressing `c'. This <table bgcolor="#000000" border="1"><tr><td border="0"><font color="#FFFF00"><b>C-x s</b></td></tr></table> means you hold the control key and press `x', followed by letting go of the control key and pressing only `s'. This <table bgcolor="#000000" border="1"><tr><td border="0"><font color="#FFFF00"><b>C-x S</b></td></tr></table> means you hold the control key and press `x', followed by letting go of the control key and pressing capital `S', i.e. holding the Shift key and pressing `s'.</p>

For the Meta key (sometimes refered to as the Alt key) use <strong>M-</strong> shorthand, i.e. this <table bgcolor="#000000" border="1"><tr><td border="0"><font color="#FFFF00"><b>M-x</b></td></tr></table> means you hold the Meta key and press `x'.</p>

`RET' means hitting the Enter key, `TAB' means hitting the Tab key.</p>

If your keyboard doesn't have the Meta key, you can hit `Escape' and release it, instead of using Meta, i.e. to enter <table bgcolor="#000000" border="1"><tr><td border="0"><font color="#FFFF00"><b>M-x</b></td></tr></table> press `Escape', release it, and then press `x'.<br /> <em>End of GNU Emacs notation explanation</em></p>

Before first using GNU Emacs, to make sure that GNU Emacs clipboard is integrated with the system clipboard (IMPORTANT), make sure you have an <strong>.emacs</strong> file in your home directory with the following text:<br /> <strong>(set-clipboard-coding-system 'utf-8)</strong><br /> <strong>(setq x-select-enable-clipboard t)</strong> <table bgcolor="#000000" border="1"><tr><td border="0"><font color="#FFFF00"><b>$ echo &quot;(set-clipboard-coding-system 'utf-8)&quot; &gt;&gt; ~/.emacs<br /> $ echo &quot;(setq x-select-enable-clipboard t)&quot; &gt;&gt; ~/.emacs</b></td></tr></table></p>

You can also start GNU Emacs and edit this file in it:</p> <ol> <li>Run GNU Emacs.</li> <li>Create the file: <table bgcolor="#000000" border="1"><tr><td border="0"><font color="#FFFF00"><b>C-x C-f .emacs RET</b></td></tr></table></li> <li>Type the text in it.</li> <li>Save the file: <table bgcolor="#000000" border="1"><tr><td border="0"><font color="#FFFF00"><b>C-x C-s</b></td></tr></table></li> <li>Exit GNU Emacs: <table bgcolor="#000000" border="1"><tr><td border="0"><font color="#FFFF00"><b>C-x C-c</b></td></tr></table></li> <li>Restart GNU Emacs.</li> </ol>

To enter CJK text:</p> <ol> <li>Start GNU Emacs: <table bgcolor="#000000" border="1"><tr><td border="0"><font color="#FFFF00"><b>$ emacs</b></td></tr></table></li> <li>In GNU Emacs, once started, switch to the * scratch* buffer: <blockquote> <p class="quoted"><table bgcolor="#000000" border="1"><tr><td border="0"><font color="#FFFF00"><b>C-x b</b></td></tr></table> select * scratch*, i.e. type *sc and hit `TAB'.</p> </blockquote></li> <li>Switch to the input method of your choice, e.g. for Japanese: <table bgcolor="#000000" border="1"><tr><td border="0"><font color="#FFFF00"><b>C-x RET C-\<br /> jap TAB TAB</b></td></tr></table> will give you a list of available Japanese input methods, select one by finishing typing its name and hitting RET.<br /> For Chinese: <table bgcolor="#000000" border="1"><tr><td border="0"><font color="#FFFF00"><b>C-x RET C-\<br /> chinese TAB TAB</b></td></tr></table> For Korean: <table bgcolor="#000000" border="1"><tr><td border="0"><font color="#FFFF00"><b>C-x RET C-\<br /> korean TAB TAB</b></td></tr></table></li> <li>Type the text.</li> <li>Cut the text: <table bgcolor="#000000" border="1"><tr><td border="0"><font color="#FFFF00"><b>C-a</b></td></tr></table> will move you to the beginning of the line. If you've typed more lines, move to the first one, by repeatedly hitting: <table bgcolor="#000000" border="1"><tr><td border="0"><font color="#FFFF00"><b>C-p</b></td></tr></table> Cut the text in one line to place it on the clipboard with: <table bgcolor="#000000" border="1"><tr><td border="0"><font color="#FFFF00"><b>C-k</b></td></tr></table> To cut more lines and place them on the clipboard, hit C-k repeatedly, two times for each line, first C-k cuts the line, the second one cuts the linebreak.</li> <li>The CJK text is in the clipboard now. Switch to the application where you want to enter the CJK text and paste it there.</li> </ol>

To exit GNU Emacs when you're finished: <table bgcolor="#000000" border="1"><tr><td border="0"><font color="#FFFF00"><b>C-x C-c</b></td></tr></table></p>

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