diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/neoterm/frontend/completion/view/CandidatePopupWindow.kt b/app/src/main/java/io/neoterm/frontend/completion/view/CandidatePopupWindow.kt
index 587df86..8a59e4c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/neoterm/frontend/completion/view/CandidatePopupWindow.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/neoterm/frontend/completion/view/CandidatePopupWindow.kt
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ class CandidatePopupWindow(val context: Context) {
             }
 
             popWindow.showAtLocation(terminalView, Gravity.BOTTOM.and(Gravity.START),
-                    terminalView.cursorAbsX,
-                    terminalView.cursorAbsY)
+                    terminalView.cursorAbsoluteX,
+                    terminalView.cursorAbsoluteY)
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/neoterm/frontend/config/DefaultValues.kt b/app/src/main/java/io/neoterm/frontend/config/DefaultValues.kt
index 6b36438..1421ed0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/neoterm/frontend/config/DefaultValues.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/neoterm/frontend/config/DefaultValues.kt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ object DefaultValues {
     const val enableExplicitExtraKeysWeight = false
     const val enableBackButtonBeMappedToEscape = false
     const val enableSpecialVolumeKeys = false
+    const val enableWordBasedIme = false
 
     const val loginShell = "sh"
     const val initialCommand = ""
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/neoterm/frontend/config/NeoPreference.kt b/app/src/main/java/io/neoterm/frontend/config/NeoPreference.kt
index b03ca74..08ce026 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/neoterm/frontend/config/NeoPreference.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/neoterm/frontend/config/NeoPreference.kt
@@ -25,15 +25,8 @@ object NeoPreference {
     const val KEY_CURRENT_SESSION = "neoterm_service_current_session"
     const val KEY_SYSTEM_SHELL = "neoterm_core_system_shell"
     const val KEY_SOURCES = "neoterm_source_source_list"
-//    const val KEY_FLOATING_WINDOW_X = "neoterm_floating_window_x"
-//    const val KEY_FLOATING_WINDOW_Y = "neoterm_floating_window_y"
-//    const val KEY_FLOATING_WIDTH = "neoterm_floating_window_width"
-//    const val KEY_FLOATING_HEIGHT = "neoterm_floating_window_height"
 
     const val VALUE_HAPPY_EGG_TRIGGER = 8
-    const val VALUE_NEOTERM_ONLY = "NeoTermOnly"
-    const val VALUE_NEOTERM_FIRST = "NeoTermFirst"
-    const val VALUE_SYSTEM_FIRST = "SystemFirst"
 
     var MIN_FONT_SIZE: Int = 0
         private set
@@ -243,22 +236,10 @@ object NeoPreference {
                 DefaultValues.enableSwitchNextTab)
     }
 
-//    fun storeWindowSize(context: Context, width: Int, height: Int) {
-//        store(KEY_FLOATING_WIDTH, width)
-//        store(KEY_FLOATING_HEIGHT, height)
-//    }
-//
-//    fun storeWindowLocation(context: Context, x: Int, y: Int) {
-//        store(KEY_FLOATING_WINDOW_X, x)
-//        store(KEY_FLOATING_WINDOW_Y, y)Se
-//    }
-//
-//    fun applySavedWindowParameter(context: Context, layout: WindowManager.LayoutParams) {
-//        layout.x = loadInt(KEY_FLOATING_WINDOW_X, 200)
-//        layout.y = loadInt(KEY_FLOATING_WINDOW_Y, 200)
-//        layout.width = loadInt(KEY_FLOATING_WIDTH, 500)
-//        layout.height = loadInt(KEY_FLOATING_HEIGHT, 800)
-//    }
+    fun isWordBasedImeEnabled() : Boolean {
+        return loadBoolean(R.string.key_general_enable_word_based_ime,
+                DefaultValues.enableWordBasedIme)
+    }
 
     /**
      * TODO
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/neoterm/frontend/session/shell/ShellProfile.kt b/app/src/main/java/io/neoterm/frontend/session/shell/ShellProfile.kt
index 2a0d482..301ba94 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/neoterm/frontend/session/shell/ShellProfile.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/neoterm/frontend/session/shell/ShellProfile.kt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class ShellProfile : NeoProfile() {
         private const val EXTRA_KEYS = "extra-keys"
         private const val FONT = "font"
         private const val COLOR_SCHEME = "color-scheme"
+        private const val WORD_BASED_IME = "word-based-ime"
 
         private val PROFILE_META_PATH = arrayOf(PROFILE_META_NAME)
     }
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ class ShellProfile : NeoProfile() {
     var enableAutoCompletion = DefaultValues.enableAutoCompletion
     var enableBackKeyToEscape = DefaultValues.enableBackButtonBeMappedToEscape
     var enableExtraKeys = DefaultValues.enableExtraKeys
+    var enableWordBasedIme = DefaultValues.enableWordBasedIme
 
     var profileFont: String
     var profileColorScheme: String
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ class ShellProfile : NeoProfile() {
         enableAutoCompletion = NeoPreference.isAutoCompletionEnabled()
         enableBackKeyToEscape = NeoPreference.isBackButtonBeMappedToEscapeEnabled()
         enableExtraKeys = NeoPreference.isExtraKeysEnabled()
+        enableWordBasedIme = NeoPreference.isWordBasedImeEnabled()
     }
 
     override fun onProfileLoaded(visitor: ConfigVisitor): Boolean {
@@ -74,6 +77,7 @@ class ShellProfile : NeoProfile() {
         enableAutoCompletion = visitor.getProfileBoolean(AUTO_COMPLETION, enableAutoCompletion)
         enableBackKeyToEscape = visitor.getProfileBoolean(BACK_KEY_TO_ESC, enableBackKeyToEscape)
         enableExtraKeys = visitor.getProfileBoolean(EXTRA_KEYS, enableExtraKeys)
+        enableWordBasedIme = visitor.getProfileBoolean(WORD_BASED_IME, enableWordBasedIme)
         profileFont = visitor.getProfileString(FONT, profileFont)
         profileColorScheme = visitor.getProfileString(COLOR_SCHEME, profileColorScheme)
         return true
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/neoterm/frontend/session/shell/ShellTermSession.kt b/app/src/main/java/io/neoterm/frontend/session/shell/ShellTermSession.kt
index 80e5e01..1a9bb19 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/neoterm/frontend/session/shell/ShellTermSession.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/neoterm/frontend/session/shell/ShellTermSession.kt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import java.io.File
 open class ShellTermSession private constructor(shellPath: String, cwd: String,
                                                 args: Array<String>, env: Array<String>,
                                                 changeCallback: SessionChangedCallback,
-                                                val initialCommand: String?,
+                                                private val initialCommand: String?,
                                                 val shellProfile: ShellProfile)
     : TerminalSession(shellPath, cwd, args, env, changeCallback) {
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/neoterm/frontend/session/shell/client/TermSessionCallback.kt b/app/src/main/java/io/neoterm/frontend/session/shell/client/TermSessionCallback.kt
index 3509b48..17e27c4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/neoterm/frontend/session/shell/client/TermSessionCallback.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/neoterm/frontend/session/shell/client/TermSessionCallback.kt
@@ -10,26 +10,26 @@ import io.neoterm.frontend.session.shell.ShellTermSession
  * @author kiva
  */
 class TermSessionCallback : TerminalSession.SessionChangedCallback {
-    var termData: TermDataHolder? = null
+    var termSessionData: TermSessionData? = null
 
     var bellController: BellController? = null
 
     override fun onTextChanged(changedSession: TerminalSession?) {
-        termData?.termView?.onScreenUpdated()
+        termSessionData?.termView?.onScreenUpdated()
     }
 
     override fun onTitleChanged(changedSession: TerminalSession?) {
         if (changedSession?.title != null) {
-            termData?.termUI?.requireUpdateTitle(changedSession.title)
+            termSessionData?.termUI?.requireUpdateTitle(changedSession.title)
         }
     }
 
     override fun onSessionFinished(finishedSession: TerminalSession?) {
-        termData?.termUI?.requireOnSessionFinished()
+        termSessionData?.termUI?.requireOnSessionFinished()
     }
 
     override fun onClipboardText(session: TerminalSession?, text: String?) {
-        val termView = termData?.termView
+        val termView = termSessionData?.termView
         if (termView != null) {
             val clipboard = termView.context.getSystemService(Context.CLIPBOARD_SERVICE) as ClipboardManager
             clipboard.primaryClip = ClipData.newPlainText("", text)
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class TermSessionCallback : TerminalSession.SessionChangedCallback {
     }
 
     override fun onBell(session: TerminalSession?) {
-        val termView = termData?.termView ?: return
+        val termView = termSessionData?.termView ?: return
         val shellSession = session as ShellTermSession
 
         if (bellController == null) {
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class TermSessionCallback : TerminalSession.SessionChangedCallback {
     }
 
     override fun onColorsChanged(session: TerminalSession?) {
-        val termView = termData?.termView
+        val termView = termSessionData?.termView
         if (session != null && termView != null) {
             termView.onScreenUpdated()
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/neoterm/frontend/session/shell/client/TermDataHolder.kt b/app/src/main/java/io/neoterm/frontend/session/shell/client/TermSessionData.kt
similarity index 72%
rename from app/src/main/java/io/neoterm/frontend/session/shell/client/TermDataHolder.kt
rename to app/src/main/java/io/neoterm/frontend/session/shell/client/TermSessionData.kt
index dd8963a..01fcb8a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/neoterm/frontend/session/shell/client/TermDataHolder.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/neoterm/frontend/session/shell/client/TermSessionData.kt
@@ -2,13 +2,15 @@ package io.neoterm.frontend.session.shell.client
 
 import io.neoterm.backend.TerminalSession
 import io.neoterm.frontend.completion.listener.OnAutoCompleteListener
+import io.neoterm.frontend.session.shell.ShellProfile
+import io.neoterm.frontend.session.shell.ShellTermSession
 import io.neoterm.frontend.terminal.TerminalView
 import io.neoterm.frontend.terminal.extrakey.ExtraKeysView
 
 /**
  * @author kiva
  */
-class TermDataHolder {
+class TermSessionData {
     var termSession: TerminalSession? = null
     var sessionCallback: TermSessionCallback? = null
     var viewClient: TermViewClient? = null
@@ -18,25 +20,33 @@ class TermDataHolder {
     var termView: TerminalView? = null
     var extraKeysView: ExtraKeysView? = null
 
+    var profile: ShellProfile? = null
+
     fun cleanup() {
         onAutoCompleteListener?.onCleanUp()
         onAutoCompleteListener = null
 
-        sessionCallback?.termData = null
-        viewClient?.termData = null
+        sessionCallback?.termSessionData = null
+        viewClient?.termSessionData = null
 
         termUI = null
         termView = null
         extraKeysView = null
         termSession = null
+
+        profile = null
     }
 
     fun initializeSessionWith(session: TerminalSession, sessionCallback: TermSessionCallback?, viewClient: TermViewClient?) {
         this.termSession = session
         this.sessionCallback = sessionCallback
         this.viewClient = viewClient
-        this.sessionCallback?.termData = this
-        this.viewClient?.termData = this
+        this.sessionCallback?.termSessionData = this
+        this.viewClient?.termSessionData = this
+
+        if (session is ShellTermSession) {
+            profile = session.shellProfile
+        }
     }
 
     fun initializeViewWith(termUI: TermUiPresenter?, termView: TerminalView?, eks: ExtraKeysView?) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/neoterm/frontend/session/shell/client/TermViewClient.kt b/app/src/main/java/io/neoterm/frontend/session/shell/client/TermViewClient.kt
index 0136318..5eec632 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/neoterm/frontend/session/shell/client/TermViewClient.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/neoterm/frontend/session/shell/client/TermViewClient.kt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class TermViewClient(val context: Context) : TerminalViewClient {
     private var mVirtualFnKeyDown: Boolean = false
     private var lastTitle: String = ""
 
-    var termData: TermDataHolder? = null
+    var termSessionData: TermSessionData? = null
 
     override fun onScale(scale: Float): Float {
         if (scale < 0.9f || scale > 1.1f) {
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ class TermViewClient(val context: Context) : TerminalViewClient {
     }
 
     override fun onSingleTapUp(e: MotionEvent?) {
-        val termView = termData?.termView ?: return
+        val termView = termSessionData?.termView ?: return
         (context.getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE) as InputMethodManager)
                 .showSoftInput(termView, InputMethodManager.SHOW_IMPLICIT)
     }
 
     override fun shouldBackButtonBeMappedToEscape(): Boolean {
-        val shellSession = termData?.termSession as ShellTermSession? ?: return false
+        val shellSession = termSessionData?.termSession as ShellTermSession? ?: return false
         return shellSession.shellProfile.enableBackKeyToEscape
     }
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class TermViewClient(val context: Context) : TerminalViewClient {
             return true
         }
 
-        val termUI = termData?.termUI
+        val termUI = termSessionData?.termUI
 
         when (keyCode) {
             KeyEvent.KEYCODE_ENTER -> {
@@ -112,12 +112,12 @@ class TermViewClient(val context: Context) : TerminalViewClient {
     }
 
     override fun readControlKey(): Boolean {
-        val extraKeysView = termData?.extraKeysView
+        val extraKeysView = termSessionData?.extraKeysView
         return (extraKeysView != null && extraKeysView.readControlButton()) || mVirtualControlKeyDown
     }
 
     override fun readAltKey(): Boolean {
-        val extraKeysView = termData?.extraKeysView
+        val extraKeysView = termSessionData?.extraKeysView
         return (extraKeysView != null && extraKeysView.readAltButton()) || mVirtualFnKeyDown
     }
 
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ class TermViewClient(val context: Context) : TerminalViewClient {
             return false
         }
 
-        val shellSession = termData?.termSession as ShellTermSession? ?: return false
+        val shellSession = termSessionData?.termSession as ShellTermSession? ?: return false
 
         // Volume keys as special keys
         val volumeAsSpecialKeys = shellSession.shellProfile.enableSpecialVolumeKeys
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ class TermViewClient(val context: Context) : TerminalViewClient {
     }
 
     fun updateExtraKeys(title: String?, force: Boolean = false) {
-        val extraKeysView = termData?.extraKeysView
+        val extraKeysView = termSessionData?.extraKeysView
 
         if (extraKeysView == null || title == null || title.isEmpty()) {
             return
@@ -229,8 +229,8 @@ class TermViewClient(val context: Context) : TerminalViewClient {
     }
 
     private fun updateExtraKeysVisibility(): Boolean {
-        val extraKeysView = termData?.extraKeysView ?: return false
-        val shellSession = termData?.termSession as ShellTermSession? ?: return false
+        val extraKeysView = termSessionData?.extraKeysView ?: return false
+        val shellSession = termSessionData?.termSession as ShellTermSession? ?: return false
 
         return if (shellSession.shellProfile.enableExtraKeys) {
             extraKeysView.visibility = View.VISIBLE
@@ -242,12 +242,12 @@ class TermViewClient(val context: Context) : TerminalViewClient {
     }
 
     private fun removeExtraKeys() {
-        val extraKeysView = termData?.extraKeysView
+        val extraKeysView = termSessionData?.extraKeysView
         extraKeysView?.clearUserKeys()
     }
 
     private fun changeFontSize(increase: Boolean) {
-        val termView = termData?.termView
+        val termView = termSessionData?.termView
         if (termView != null) {
             val changedSize = (if (increase) 1 else -1) * 2
             val fontSize = NeoPreference.validateFontSize(termView.textSize + changedSize)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/neoterm/frontend/terminal/TerminalView.java b/app/src/main/java/io/neoterm/frontend/terminal/TerminalView.java
index 83150a9..c1f7175 100755
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/neoterm/frontend/terminal/TerminalView.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/neoterm/frontend/terminal/TerminalView.java
@@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ public final class TerminalView extends View {
     int mCombiningAccent;
     int mTextSize;
 
+    /**
+     * If true, IME will be word based instead of char based.
+     */
+    private boolean mEnableWordBasedIme = false;
+
     public TerminalView(Context context) {
         super(context);
         commonInit(context);
@@ -325,7 +330,12 @@ public final class TerminalView extends View {
         // https://github.com/termux/termux-app/issues/87.
         // https://github.com/termux/termux-app/issues/126.
         // https://github.com/termux/termux-app/issues/137 (japanese chars and TYPE_NULL).
-        outAttrs.inputType = InputType.TYPE_NULL;
+        if (mEnableWordBasedIme) {
+            // Workaround for Google Pinying cannot input Chinese
+            outAttrs.inputType = InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT;
+        } else {
+            outAttrs.inputType = InputType.TYPE_NULL;
+        }
 
         // Note that IME_ACTION_NONE cannot be used as that makes it impossible to input newlines using the on-screen
         // keyboard on Android TV (see https://github.com/termux/termux-app/issues/221).
@@ -1089,13 +1099,17 @@ public final class TerminalView extends View {
         this.onAutoCompleteListener = onAutoCompleteListener;
     }
 
-    public int getCursorAbsX() {
+    public int getCursorAbsoluteX() {
         return (int) mRenderer.getCursorX();
     }
 
-    public int getCursorAbsY() {
+    public int getCursorAbsoluteY() {
         int[] locations = new int[2];
         getLocationOnScreen(locations);
         return (int) (mRenderer.getCursorY() + locations[1]);
     }
+
+    public void setEnableWordBasedIme(boolean mEnableWordBasedIme) {
+        this.mEnableWordBasedIme = mEnableWordBasedIme;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/neoterm/ui/term/tab/NeoTabDecorator.kt b/app/src/main/java/io/neoterm/ui/term/tab/NeoTabDecorator.kt
index 6508422..e515aef 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/neoterm/ui/term/tab/NeoTabDecorator.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/neoterm/ui/term/tab/NeoTabDecorator.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import io.neoterm.NeoGLView
 import io.neoterm.R
 import io.neoterm.component.color.ColorSchemeComponent
 import io.neoterm.frontend.component.ComponentManager
+import io.neoterm.frontend.config.DefaultValues
 import io.neoterm.frontend.terminal.TerminalView
 import io.neoterm.frontend.terminal.extrakey.ExtraKeysView
 import io.neoterm.ui.term.NeoTermActivity
@@ -26,8 +27,9 @@ import io.neoterm.utils.TerminalUtils
  */
 class NeoTabDecorator(val context: NeoTermActivity) : TabSwitcherDecorator() {
     companion object {
-        private val VIEW_TYPE_TERM = 1
-        private val VIEW_TYPE_X = 2
+        private var VIEW_TYPE_COUNT = 0
+        private val VIEW_TYPE_TERM = VIEW_TYPE_COUNT++
+        private val VIEW_TYPE_X = VIEW_TYPE_COUNT++
     }
 
     private fun setViewLayerType(view: View?) = view?.setLayerType(View.LAYER_TYPE_NONE, null)
@@ -146,6 +148,7 @@ class NeoTabDecorator(val context: NeoTermActivity) : TabSwitcherDecorator() {
         val termData = tab.termData
 
         termData.initializeViewWith(tab, termView, extraKeysView)
+        termView.setEnableWordBasedIme(termData.profile?.enableWordBasedIme ?: DefaultValues.enableWordBasedIme)
         termView.setTerminalViewClient(termData.viewClient)
         termView.attachSession(termData.termSession)
 
@@ -155,7 +158,7 @@ class NeoTabDecorator(val context: NeoTermActivity) : TabSwitcherDecorator() {
     }
 
     override fun getViewTypeCount(): Int {
-        return 2
+        return VIEW_TYPE_COUNT
     }
 
     override fun getViewType(tab: Tab, index: Int): Int {
@@ -164,6 +167,6 @@ class NeoTabDecorator(val context: NeoTermActivity) : TabSwitcherDecorator() {
         } else if (tab is XSessionTab) {
             return VIEW_TYPE_X
         }
-        return 0
+        return -1
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/neoterm/ui/term/tab/TermTab.kt b/app/src/main/java/io/neoterm/ui/term/tab/TermTab.kt
index 71ae776..2f4787b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/neoterm/ui/term/tab/TermTab.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/neoterm/ui/term/tab/TermTab.kt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import android.content.Context
 import android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
 import android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager
 import io.neoterm.component.color.ColorSchemeComponent
-import io.neoterm.frontend.session.shell.client.TermDataHolder
+import io.neoterm.frontend.session.shell.client.TermSessionData
 import io.neoterm.frontend.session.shell.client.TermUiPresenter
 import io.neoterm.frontend.session.shell.client.event.*
 import io.neoterm.frontend.component.ComponentManager
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class TermTab(title: CharSequence) : NeoTab(title), TermUiPresenter {
         val PARAMETER_SHOW_EKS = "show_eks"
     }
 
-    var termData = TermDataHolder()
+    var termData = TermSessionData()
     var toolbar: Toolbar? = null
 
     fun updateColorScheme() {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-zh-rCN/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-zh-rCN/strings.xml
index 142475c..0f6f9fc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-zh-rCN/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-zh-rCN/strings.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
     <string name="pref_general_volume_as_control_desc">音量下为 Ctrl\n音量上为 FN</string>
     <string name="pref_general_use_execve_wrapper">使用自定义的 execve()</string>
     <string name="pref_general_use_execve_wrapper_desc">接管 execve() 来兼容 linux 风格的 shebang</string>
+    <string name="pref_general_enable_word_based_ime">启用基于单词的输入法</string>
+    <string name="pref_general_enable_word_based_ime_desc">输入单位为单词而不是字母（谷歌输入法无法输入中文可以勾选此选项）</string>
     <string name="pref_package_source">软件源</string>
     <string name="pref_ui_close_tab_anim_next_tab">向下切换窗口</string>
     <string name="pref_ui_close_tab_anim_next_tab_desc">关闭当前窗口时切换到下一个窗口而不是上一个</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/preference_keys.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/preference_keys.xml
index feeb0c0..0f98016 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/preference_keys.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/preference_keys.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     <string name="key_general_auto_completion" translatable="false">neoterm_general_auto_completion</string>
     <string name="key_general_volume_as_control" translatable="false">neoterm_general_volume_as_control</string>
     <string name="key_general_use_execve_wrapper" translatable="false">neoterm_general_use_execve_wrapper</string>
+    <string name="key_general_enable_word_based_ime" translatable="false">neoterm_general_enable_word_based_ime</string>
 
     <string name="key_ui_fullscreen" translatable="false">neoterm_ui_fullscreen</string>
     <string name="key_ui_hide_toolbar" translatable="false">neoterm_ui_hide_toolbar</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 85d8b4f..c904098 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@
     <string name="pref_general_volume_as_control_desc">Volume Down as Ctrl\nVolume Up as FN</string>
     <string name="pref_general_use_execve_wrapper">Use execve() wrapper</string>
     <string name="pref_general_use_execve_wrapper_desc">Hook execve() to avoid incorrect shebang</string>
+    <string name="pref_general_enable_word_based_ime">Enable word based IME</string>
+    <string name="pref_general_enable_word_based_ime_desc">Word based or char based IME</string>
     <string name="pref_ui_fullscreen">Full Screen</string>
     <string name="pref_ui_hide_toolbar">Hide Toolbar</string>
     <string name="pref_ui_hide_toolbar_desc">Hide toolbar when keyboard is showing</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/setting_general.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/setting_general.xml
index 4580cac..8361ce1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/setting_general.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/setting_general.xml
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@
         android:summary="@string/pref_general_use_execve_wrapper_desc"
         android:title="@string/pref_general_use_execve_wrapper" />
 
+    <CheckBoxPreference
+        android:defaultValue="false"
+        android:key="@string/key_general_enable_word_based_ime"
+        android:summary="@string/pref_general_enable_word_based_ime_desc"
+        android:title="@string/pref_general_enable_word_based_ime" />
+
     <CheckBoxPreference
         android:defaultValue="false"
         android:key="@string/key_general_auto_completion"