rime/squirrel
Squirrel
Features
- Chinese Text Input - Composes Chinese text on macOS using a customizable input method engine.
- macOS Input Methods - Provides a macOS input method engine for typing Chinese text with customizable schemas.
- Input Scheme Switching - Opens a menu with a keyboard shortcut to select and toggle input schemas on the fly.
- Input Method Engine Configurations - Provides an input framework that lets users modify typing behavior and dictionary rules through configuration files.
- Input Behavior Configurations - Allows editing user settings files and redeploying to personalize input behavior.
- Input Scheme Configurations - Modifies typing behavior and dictionary rules through configuration files.
- Configuration Compilations - Compiles configuration files into binary tables for fast runtime access.
- YAML Configuration Files - Stores all user and schema settings in plain YAML files with hot-reload support.
- Input Method Schema Systems - Supports multiple input schemas switchable via keyboard shortcuts for tailored text composition.
- Input Method Frontends - Ships a dedicated macOS input method frontend process that intercepts keyboard events.
- Multi-Schema Customizations - Configures and switches between multiple Chinese input schemas with personalized rules.
- Input Method - Loads and switches between independent input schemas at runtime.
- Input Method Reverse Lookups - Supports reverse dictionary lookup by output characters for alternative input codes.
- Chinese Character Simplifiers - Uses OpenCC library for bidirectional Simplified/Traditional Chinese character conversion.
- Input Schema Installations - Downloads and installs additional input schemas via a configuration manager.
- Input Method Scripting Extensions - Embeds Lua scripts in input schemas for custom composition logic.
