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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Is there anyway to convert Google Chrome's extension to Firefox's extension or to Windows application?
I've found a Google input tools extension which is quite useful but unfortunately I don't use Chrome so I just wonder if we can convert it to Firefox's extension or more better, to a Windows ...
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Using IME with Dvorak Layout on Windows 8
I have read this article with relative topic:
How can I use the Chinese IME with a Dvorak layout?
It works fine on Windows 7 and also Windows 8 desktop.
But keyboard layout become QWERTY in Metro ...
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How to get JIS kanji list or how to open IMJPST.dic on Windows XP
I would like to access the language functionality of my PC at work.
Currently, I do not have internet access and so I am stuck with Windows XP, Office 2007 and Office IME, Notepad, etc.,
I want to ...
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What does “Reconversion” do in notepad?
When I right click on Notepad, there come up options for right-to-left languages. But at the end exists an option "Reconversion". I have installed a Japanese LIP and it seems like I have got hold of ...
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Microsoft Japanese IME - Disable Alt + `
I have been using Alt + ` frequently in one of my applications.
However, enabling Japanese IME input has messed up this combination because it toggles between alpha and hiragana (Microsoft IME + ...
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Why are the language bar buttons locked / pressed?
I'm using the Language Bar in Windows 7 to switch between English and Japanese. In 'Japanese' mode the bar has a few extra buttons for switching between the various alphabets / width styles - image 1:
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How to enter long vowels with Anthy?
I use the Anthy IME with ibus. I know that I can switch a word to Katakana with the F7 key but when I do this, any long vowels are kept as two regular syllable katakanas. That is, わあ (waa -- this is ...
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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 ...
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How do you get rid of this popup in Microsoft IME (Korean)?
I don't know what this popup is called:
I had never seen it in Windows XP. I enabled Microsoft IME (Korean) in Windows 7, and now as I type each syllable appears only in this box (instead of the ...
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How do I setup Japanese input on Windows XP?
How do I setup my Windows XP box so that I can write Japanese text?
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What is this title-less IME window that pops up periodically?
Periodically I get a window with no title that pops up on my Windows 7 Pro desktop, seen here with the menu it offers after I right-click on it:
It appears to be related to Unicode and IME.
What ...
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Keyboard layout “preview”
I am Portuguese, and thus have a Portuguese keyboard layout on my laptop. I want to write in Japanese, and have already installed Microsoft IME and am able to write in Japanese.
What I want to know ...
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is there any utf-8 input method under windows?
I need this kind of IME on ocassions. For example, i'll need to test some programs which claim they support utf-8.
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How can I type in Hangul Korean?
I use Windows XP and my default languages when I bought this laptop were English and Persian.
Recently I've been learning Hangul Korean. I don't have a Hangul layout, but I really need to type in ...
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Does Windows XP have any built-in IMEs?
I’m trying to test a CSS property (ime-mode) that activates the input method editor (IME) of the host operating system for specific form fields. To do this, I need to enable an IME on the host ...
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List of mozc shortcuts?
Mozc is a Japanese IME by Google.
I just discovered (by mistyping something) that zh converts to ←, which I find really cool! (In Japanese such arrows are often used). Similarly, ↓↑→ can be obtained ...
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Setting up a custom language bar for windows 7 for any user on the domain
I'm creating my image for the laptops I manage and I have managed to get everything I need except the language bar to work for all users. I thought if you setup the language bar it just worked for ...
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How to easily input and display isolated japanese radicals on MacOS X?
(This question was considered as off-topic on Japanese.SE and more suitable for SuperUser).
I like to write computer notes about what I learn in Japanese. From time to time, I would like to be able ...
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Kubuntu 11.04 Japanese input method
I've tried using iBus as a Japanese input method. I installed it from the repositories, as well as ibus-anthy, and it's sometimes functional, but not on Firefox or Thunderbird, which is where I need ...
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Where can you get good quality, foreign keybords? [closed]
I am trying to find some good quality Korean keyboards, and searching in the usual places, all I'm finding are very low quality keyboards or stickers. I go onto Korean electronics sites and I see all ...
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how to use scim in linux?
I installed scim IME in my ubuntu 10.04 linux. I also installed hindi and gujrati support/fonts from System->Administration->Language support.
I logged in and logged out.
However, I have no clue ...
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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 ...
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Trackpad writing in Chinese on unix?
I've seen the trackpad tool to write chinese characters on macs, is there any such linux clone? Or are there any projects that anyone knows of which are trying to create that for linux?
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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 ...
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How do I stop word from reverting back to Japanese input automatically?
My office word 2003 keeps changing the input back from English to Japanese when I do something like type backspace or click around in a document...
I know there is a way to stop it from doing this, ...
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Chinese IME input method in AZERTY on windows (Google IME)
I'm using a Belgian Azerty keyboard.
The chinese input method on Mac OS works just fine,
but on Windows, if I use the Google IME for example,
a = z
q = w
etc... so it uses a qwerty layout even ...
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How can I restore my original IME Romaji input settings?
the this one, Japanese IME on Windows: switch back to romaji input method (3) did not help.
The problem seems the same.
My Vista home premium version PC, I had been using Microsoft IME to use English ...
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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 ...
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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 = ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
