The iiimf package is a sample implementation of the internet/intranet input method (iiim framework). iiim is the next generation input method framework under development. compared to old solutions like xim, iiim provides benefits like platform independence; multilingual, unicode support; distributed architecture; and efficient, lightweight client and server.

iiimfd is an iiim server daemon that provides input method service to multiple users in multiple languages simultaneously. the actual input methods (called language engines) are implemented as plug-ins.

note that this package alone does not contain any language engines; you'll need to install them as well to get a useful iiim server. for example, iiimf-le-simplefied-chinese is a good simplified chinese language engine.