RIME Config (macOS Squirrel)

A clean English-only RIME input method — no Chinese, no switching headaches. Just English with smart autocomplete.

Why

Type a few letters → get word suggestions → press Tab/number to complete. No spell-check popup, no AI assistant bloating your RAM. Just a lightweight local dictionary doing what it does best.

What It Does

• Pure English — no Chinese mode to accidentally fall into, no Ctrl+Space juggling
• Autocomplete — type partial words, get candidates from a 25k-word dictionary (powered by rime-ice)
• Two modes, one key away:
  • Predictive — type and see word suggestions inline
  • English — raw ASCII passthrough (for terminal, code, etc.)
• Minimal footprint — no cloud, no telemetry, no background processes

Files

File	Purpose
default.custom.yaml	Key bindings, schema list, page size
easy_en.custom.yaml	Mode label text (Predictive / English)
easy_en.schema.yaml	easy_en schema definition
easy_en.dict.yaml	English dictionary (~25k words from rime-ice)
squirrel.custom.yaml	Squirrel appearance (vertical, inline preedit, Google color scheme)

Key Bindings

Key	Action
Shift_L	Toggle Predictive ↔ English, commit current input (no clear)
Shift_R	Toggle Predictive ↔ English, clear current input
Caps_Lock	Commit raw input

Mode Labels

• Predictive — autocomplete/suggestion mode (type and see candidates)
• English — pure ASCII input (for terminal, Vim, etc.)

Install

git clone https://github.com/tangshui9527/rime-config.git ~/Library/Rime
killall -HUP Squirrel   # redeploy

Notes

• build/ and *.userdb/ are gitignored (auto-generated)
• Dictionary: ~25k curated English words + internet abbreviations from rime-ice, not the bloated 740k-entry original
• Requires macOS Squirrel (鼠须管)