Bug#404567: patch for traditional Chinese desktop task
> - rxvt-ml
> + rxvt-beta
In fact, rxvt-beta is a very stable release of rxvt project, not beta.
It has much better i18n support then rxvt-ml, and can select default
encoding through runtime arguments or Xresources.
> + mlterm-tools
Through mlterm-tools, users may change encodings on the fly.
It is very useful for Chinese users.
> - m17n-env
> + im-switch
Etch's and Sid's m17n-env is somewhat obsolete now.
It is recommended to use im-switch instead, to configure input method.
For newbies, im-switch is very convenient to enable input methods
automatically.
> + xfonts-wqy
It is a bitmap font especially designed for Chinese.
Bitmap font is very important for Chinese users to have a clear and
easy-to-read GUI interface.
> - xcin
> + gcin
Xcin is an old and obsolete XIM server.
Its upstream author has stopped working for several years.
It has poor UTF-8 support, and does not support im-switch.
It depends on X core font, and does not support freetype / xft / fontconfig.
Gcin is a mature and actively maintained input method server.
It supports GTK and QT immodules, XIM, UTF-8, and im-switch very well.
It is the most popular input method server among traditional Chinese users.
> - pydict
> + stardict
Pydict's upstream author no longer maintains it.
Stardict is the most popular dictionary application among Chinese users.
> - kde-i18n-zhtw
Active KDE users in Taiwan are few.
This package depends on kdelibs4c2a, which will occupy much hard disk space.
> - ttf-arphic-bsmi00lp
> + ttf-arphic-uming
Ttf-arphic-bsmi00lp is a subset of ttf-arphic-uming.
Most Chinese users use ttf-arphic-uming much more than ttf-arphic-bsmi00lp.
> - firefox-locale-zh-tw
It is obsolete.
> + paps
It is a printing support package based on pango, which supports Chinese
quite well.
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Wen-Yen Chuang (caleb)
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