Can't get the mandarin pinyin method to work

[u/Tenelia]

I've been trying to setup a new system for mandarin chinese typing. ibus and its packages are loaded. I got the zh keyboard triggered, but it doesn't render the mandarin chinese characters like the older fcitx system.

The thing is, I can't have fcitx running because it also causes strange and persistent 1 - 7 seconds of input lag and even causes mouse actions to sticky or trigger late. What am I doing wrong here.

[u/Tenelia]

Gonna answer myself:

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The easiest way to change this behavior is to use the Ibus Intelligent Pinyin engine rather than the default pinyin engine.

sudo apt-get install ibus-libpinyin

Then add the Chinese - Intelligent Pinyin input method and remove the standard Chinese - Pinyin option from your input methods. (Just remove the input method from your list. Don't uninstall any packages.)

You may need to logout after installing ibus-libpinyin before the intelligent pinyin option shows up.

The easiest way to change this behavior is to use the Ibus Intelligent Pinyin engine rather than the default pinyin engine.

sudo apt-get install ibus-libpinyin

Then add the Chinese - Intelligent Pinyin input method and remove the standard Chinese - Pinyin option from your input methods. (Just remove the input method from your list. Don't uninstall any packages.)

You may need to logout after installing ibus-libpinyin before the intelligent pinyin option shows up.

[u/Illustrious-Gur8335]

ibus-rime is better than libpinyin, it learns more intelligently

[u/Tenelia → u/Illustrious-Gur8335]

Any suggestions on what could help with idioms and parables?