Tag Archives: Linux

用容器和 msys2 在 Linux 下开发 Windows 应用

Posted on June 6, 2025 by csslayer

虽然 Windows 现在有 WSL，但是使用 Windows 多少感觉还是有点不方便。所以我们倒反天罡，用 Linux 和 msys2 进行一些 Windows 开发。 那么我们用到的主要就是 https://github.com/msys2/msys2-docker 这个镜像。这次我也顺带体验了一下 rootless podman，中间也遇到了一些问题。 它的原理就是运行一个 headless 的 X server 为 wine 服务，同时用一个 patch 过的可以支持 msys2 的 wine 启动 msys2。某种意义上来说，就是 WSL 反过来变成 LSW。传统的 Windows 开发总会有一个工具链的问题必须用 MS 家 cl … Continue reading →

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Key repetition and key event handling issue with Wayland input method protocols

Posted on August 12, 2023 by csslayer

I do have lots of complaints about wayland current input method protocols. Some of them are just lacking features, but this issue is the one that I think have design flaw from the beginning. Let’s first review how the keyboard … Continue reading →

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演示一下和 openKylin 合作开发的虚拟键盘

Posted on August 1, 2023 by csslayer

将在下一个版本的 Fcitx 加入支持。 界面的代码位于：https://gitee.com/openkylin/kylin-virtual-keyboard 欢迎大家进行测试，虽然功能的支持还非常初级，但是已经可以进行一些简单的测试（X11 下，想要在 Wayland 下使用还有一些工作需要进行）。 （视频闪烁主要是录制问题）

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Switch fcitx theme based on system color

Posted on April 18, 2023 by csslayer

With the next version fcitx will be able to switch to an alternative dark theme when system dark/light theme changes. The feature relies on xdg desktop portal implementation that supports this value. Hopefully accent-color in xdg portal can be merged … Continue reading →

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How to make your application support Input method under Linux

Posted on January 6, 2023 by csslayer

As an Linux application developer, one might not aware that there could be certain effort required to support Input Method (or Input Method Editor, usually referred as IME) under Linux. What is input method and why should I care about … Continue reading →

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