[WEB4LIB] Re: language conversion software

[Calvin Hsu]

It can be said that "global IME" refers to the whole set of IMEs for
individual languages/scripts. With regard to traditional Chinese in
particular, Win2K/XP provides a "new phonetic," i.e. pinyin, input method
(Weiruan xin zhuyin shurufa 98a), in addition to the old "phonetic" input
method (zhuyin shurufa 5.0), which uses bopomofo keyboard.

--Calvin

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Calvin Hsu
Coordinator of Public and Information Services
Asia Library, University of Michigan
734-764-0408; hsucal at umich.edu
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-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Cunningham [mailto:andrewc at mail.vicnet.net.au]
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 7:26 PM
To: hsucal at umich.edu
Cc: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Re: language conversion software


Calvin Hsu wrote:
>
> Great information. As to:
> "if you need pinyin input for traditional chinese you may be out of luck"
> This is no longer a problem with Global IME bundled with Win2K/XP: just
> change the IME settings for Traditional Chinese (Control Panel >Regional
> Options >Input Locales >Traditional Chinese IME >IME settings >middle tab)
> to "luoma pinyin (R)."
>

Thanks Calvin, i was thinking more of Global IME, rather than the
Chinese IMEs in Win win2000/XP which are significantly different.

The other interesting think with pinyin input is that each piece of
software ... it behaves differnetly true pintin would be too slow .. so
most versions are an "enhanced" or "super" pinyin ... allowing you to
abbreviate pinyin. Some of the software tries to predict what you'll
type by what you've typed in teh past. Although probbaly wouldn't get as
much mileage on public access computers as you would on a private
computer.

Andrew

 Andrew

 Andrew Cunningham
 Multilingual Technical Officer
 Accessibility and Evaluation Unit, Victoria
 State Library of Victoria
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