Im-switch provides the framework to configure and to switch the input method on x window system depending on the locale. this input method is the essential mechanism for japanese, chinese and korean (cjk) language to enter their non-ascii native characters.

some input methods such as scim support not only one of these cjk languages but support almost all languages simultaneously by dynamically switching keyboard modes with gui.

by installing this package, the most desirable input method and its backend conversion engine are automatically configured with both xim or immodule mechanism.

you can further customize your input method with 'im-switch' command.