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+{ config, pkgs, lib, ... }:
+
+with lib;
+
+{
+  options = {
+    i18n.inputMethod = {
+      enabled = mkOption {
+        type    = types.nullOr (types.enum [ "ibus" "fcitx" "nabi" "uim" ]);
+        default = null;
+        example = "fcitx";
+        description = ''
+          Select the enabled input method. Input methods is a software to input symbols that are not available on standard input devices.
+
+          Input methods are specially used to input Chinese, Japanese and Korean characters.
+
+          Currently the following input methods are available in NixOS:
+
+          <itemizedlist>
+          <listitem><para>ibus: The intelligent input bus, extra input engines can be added using <literal>i18n.inputMethod.ibus.engines</literal>.</para></listitem>
+          <listitem><para>fcitx: A customizable lightweight input method, extra input engines can be added using <literal>i18n.inputMethod.fcitx.engines</literal>.</para></listitem>
+          <listitem><para>nabi: A Korean input method based on XIM. Nabi doesn't support Qt 5.</para></listitem>
+          <listitem><para>uim: The universal input method, is a library with a XIM bridge. uim mainly support Chinese, Japanese and Korean.</para></listitem>
+          </itemizedlist>
+        '';
+      };
+    };
+  };
+}