Input Method Editor (IME) is an input method in an operating system or an individual program that allows various data, such as keyboard strokes or mouse actions, to be received as input. The common use is to enter characters not found on standard input devices (keyboards)
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Microsoft IME + Japanese: Force Hiragana input by default?
I am using Windows XP SP3 and Windows 7. On both machines, I cannot make Hiragana the default input method. Is there a way to do this?
Ｉｎ the IME tool bar, there is the option to set the "Input Mode." This is always defaulted to "Direct Input." I…
Mica
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How to type pinyin text with tone marks in Windows?
How do I type Chinese pinyin text with the tone marks into any application in Windows?
I am aware of the Chinese IME in Windows, which converts pinyin text I type into the Chinese stroked characters. This is not what I want. I want to type and view…
Ashwin Nanjappa
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Hotkey to switch between Hangul and Latin input input modes with Windows 7 Korean IME?
I'm using Windows 7 Starter and whenever I travel to Korea I like to try to practice typing Korean.
I have the Windows Input Method Editor (IME) installed and I know I can toggle the input mode between typing Latin (English) characters and typing…
hippietrail
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Changing "Input Mode" on Windows 7 Japanese IME via keyboard shortcut (hiragana, katakana, alphanumeric; half/full width)
I frequently type Japanese (and a few other languages) using an English keyboard using stock Windows 7 Starter with its standard Japanese Input Method Editor (IME).
Japanese keyboards have two or three special keys to switch "Input Mode", which…
hippietrail
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How can I use the Chinese IME with a Dvorak layout?
I use a Dvorak keyboard layout, controlled through the language bar "United States-Dvorak". I'm trying to use the Chinese IME (Simplified, Pinyin), but whenever I switch to that mode, the keys go back to QWERTY, so I can't type...
Note: The OS is…
Sam Harwell
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Japanese IME on Windows: switch back to romaji input method
There are apparently two ways to work a Japanese keyboard:
type alphabetic characters (romaji) and translate them. ( t+a = ta, t+e = te, and so on)
every key is assigned a single kana (q = ta, w = te and so on).
No one I know uses the second…
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Windows 7 - use [Win key] + Space for Switch Language
In windows 8, I love how I can switch to Japanese input by pressing [Win key] + [space bar].
Can I do this in Windows 7 without auto hotkey or special programs?
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What Korean IME can I use on WindowsXP for my specific needs?
I'm currently using Korean Input System (IME 2002), my problem is that it gives me Hangul Compatibility Jamo (U+3130 – U+318F) instead of regular Hangul Jamo(U+1100 – U+11FF).
They look the same to me but they are unfortunately unequal (as tested…
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How to convert Japanese characters into roman characters when you accidentally type an English word with Japanese input turned on (on Windows)
In Windows I often find myself trying to write an English word, but with the Japanese Input method selected (unintentionally). So what I get is something like this えぁmpれ. At the moment, I just press escape and then start writing again. Ideally there…
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How can I fully uninstall the Sogou Chinese IME from Windows?
Sogou is a Chinese Input Method Editor that's very popular in Mainland China.
There's a Wikipedia page about it. And here's its official homepage (Chinese only).
I was persuaded to install it by reading some sites and talking to some Chinese who…
hippietrail
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Is there a way to capture the window of the input method window?
The window of an input method application is hard to capture. It will disappear if you try to press shortcut key to capture the current screen. Even if you press Print Screen key, it will disappear too, making it tricky to capture the window.
Right…
jdhao
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Unable to change Japanese Input Method on Windows 10
I can toggle between languages but can't change the Input Method to Kanji, Kana or Katakana.
All tutorials and instructions says that after selecting Japanese Microsoft IME you only need to click on the "A" to toggle between…
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How can I “reset” or “restart” the Windows 10 Simplified Chinese IME when the 英/中 stops responding?
In Windows 10's Chinese IMEs there is a clickable icon in the lower right of the screen between the touch keyboard icon and the keyboard layout icon that displays 英 when you're in English input mode and 中 when you're in Chinese input mode.
To…
hippietrail
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How do you type old or uncommon kanji in the Microsoft Windows 8 Japanese IME?
I am trying to write out a Basho haiku. When converting using the IME, some words that are in hiragana get changed to kanji and some that have kanji don't get changed, like the 切れ字 ”かな” that didn't get changed to "哉" without my having to scroll…
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Chinese IME: Microsoft or Google?
I am learning a bit of Chinese and there are two options for entering Chinese text using IME: the Chinese IME that ships with Windows and Google IME (a recent entrant).
Which do you recommend and why?
Ashwin Nanjappa
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