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| mangomalte |
 Posted: Apr 10, 2007 6:52 pm |
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恋愛写真
Joined: 10 Oct 2006
Posts: 1429
Location: Sweden
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well, it seems like you have the IME and all that installed since you can type in japanese. you can just change the input style to hiragana or katakana, and you can write the words just like you use to. my guess is that you have it on "direct input". right click on the taskbar icon and choose "display toolbar". then you can change input from there. hope it works.
this site helped me when i had problems:
http://www.declan-software.com/japanese_ime/
btw, welcome to ch-ai.  be sure to introduce yourself in the newbie section. see you around. |
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| Nathanael Law |
| Posted: Apr 10, 2007 7:18 pm |
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桃ノ花ビラ
Joined: 10 Apr 2007
Posts: 19
Location: Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada
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[Edit: mangomalte types faster than I do, really! Leaving this reply for reference, but feel free to delete it if you feel it's superfluous.]
Fusion-Defiance,
There are generally two standard ways to input Japanese on a computer, ローマ字入力 (roumaji input) and かな入力 (kana input). In general, for easy of use, I recommend sticking with roumaji input ー this seems to be the default on most IMEs anyhow ー especially with a laptop unless you have a JIS keyboard (sometimes laptop keyboards are missing keys that are normally mapped for kana input).
Unless you've specially configured your computer, I'm assuming that you have roumaji input setup. The key combination to kana mapping is usually fairly standard. There's a simple chart you can look at for the basic ones. There are a few other shortcuts sometime present, but that should do for now.
If for some reason you decide to use kana input, this diagram shows the typical mapping.
Good luck! |
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| Fusion-Defiance |
| Posted: Apr 10, 2007 11:03 pm |
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桃ノ花ビラ
Joined: 09 Apr 2007
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Location: In the Middle of Nowhere
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@mangomalte
wow that place is great ^^ i will check it out as soon as i can. say when i wake up in the morning. and thank you for welcoming me, thank you very much. and i introduced myself. later! |
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| Fusion-Defiance |
| Posted: Apr 10, 2007 11:04 pm |
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桃ノ花ビラ
Joined: 09 Apr 2007
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Location: In the Middle of Nowhere
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@Nathanael Law
ah thank you as well. i will be sure to add it to my favourites right now. then i can check those sites.. * or just do that right now quickly * |
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| Nyanchi |
| Posted: May 08, 2007 12:00 pm |
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Happy Days
Joined: 23 Apr 2007
Posts: 97
Location: The Netherlands
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Thanks for explaining this!!
I had this on my previous computer to and I liked it a lot 
And I want it on this one too..
I think I did everything well, but I have a little problem..hope someone can help me
You know, that little language icon, where you can change the language, well I can't find it 
I don't know how it's possible, because most of the computers have that icon!!
I had it too on my previous computer..but after I got my new one and installed Windows XP again, it was gone 
Please help me!! I want to type in Japanese again  |
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| OtsukAyumi |
| Posted: May 08, 2007 11:03 pm |
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甘えんぼ
Joined: 06 May 2007
Posts: 71
Location: Singapore
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The only steps I know for Windows are
-Open the Start menu
-Hover over to All Programs
-Hover over Accessories
-Under System Tools, click Character Map
-On Character Map, choose the font 'MS Gothic'
.. that's all. I know this is for beginners but I learnt this a few months ago so I thought I'd share my steps with you. ^^; |
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| Fusion-Defiance |
| Posted: May 09, 2007 6:26 am |
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桃ノ花ビラ
Joined: 09 Apr 2007
Posts: 14
Location: In the Middle of Nowhere
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Nathanael Law wrote: Fusion-Defiance,
There are generally two standard ways to input Japanese on a computer, ローマ字入力 (roumaji input) and かな入力 (kana input). In general, for easy of use, I recommend sticking with roumaji input ー this seems to be the default on most IMEs anyhow ー especially with a laptop unless you have a JIS keyboard (sometimes laptop keyboards are missing keys that are normally mapped for kana input).
Ok, I've got it now.
Before, I just used the drawing pad, that was too time consuming. >>
But I can now just type them out. ^^
And I just figured out what the blackened "A" is in the language bar. >> hah.
じゃね！ |
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| mangomalte |
| Posted: May 09, 2007 11:30 am |
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恋愛写真
Joined: 10 Oct 2006
Posts: 1429
Location: Sweden
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i have a question. how do you type ー? just found myself trying to write モーニング娘。, and i couldn't for my life get how to type that line! asked my cousin in japan, but he didn't know either...  |
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| Nyanchi |
| Posted: May 09, 2007 1:51 pm |
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Happy Days
Joined: 23 Apr 2007
Posts: 97
Location: The Netherlands
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mangomalte wrote: have a question. how do you type ー?
I'm not sure because my Japanese sucks, but don't you get that line when you type double letters in katakana? 
Like in Aisukuriimu = アイスクーム = iｃｅ ｃｒeam
You see? By the rii part there's that line.
I'm really sorry if that isn't true!! |
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| Fusion-Defiance |
| Posted: May 09, 2007 4:57 pm |
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桃ノ花ビラ
Joined: 09 Apr 2007
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| for the ー, i think it's the hyphen. |
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| OtsukAyumi |
| Posted: May 09, 2007 9:53 pm |
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甘えんぼ
Joined: 06 May 2007
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Location: Singapore
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| As for the sign ー, I asked my grandfather and he said that this note not only means ri in certain Japanese words, but it is also used to note that the intonation of a word is extended in a longer tone. |
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| mangomalte |
| Posted: May 10, 2007 7:04 pm |
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恋愛写真
Joined: 10 Oct 2006
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Location: Sweden
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Nyanchi wrote: I'm not sure because my Japanese sucks, but don't you get that line when you type double letters in katakana?
Like in Aisukuriimu = アイスクーム = iｃｅ ｃｒeam
You see? By the rii part there's that line.
I'm really sorry if that isn't true!!
well, yeah. but if i try to write icecream it turns out アイスクリイム. 
Fusion-Defiance wrote: for the ー, i think it's the hyphen.
- = ・ and _ = ？. he, i guess that doesn't make sense.  if i press the hyphen i get a dot and if i press shift and the hyphen i get a questionmark.
EDIT: i got it! it's the +-button. ーーーーーーーー |
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| Tatsuka Ito |
| Posted: May 10, 2007 7:28 pm |
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フレンジャー
Joined: 28 Nov 2006
Posts: 918
Location: Surrey,Canada
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Oh boy.
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Is the カタカナ Way of writing out long vowels, to type it on the ime you hit hyphen, but the way hyphens arent used in japanese, only ―――― Is used to indicate long pause or a very long held vowel. |
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| mangomalte |
| Posted: May 11, 2007 2:15 am |
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恋愛写真
Joined: 10 Oct 2006
Posts: 1429
Location: Sweden
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| ^ well i know how they're used and all that. i just wanted to know how to type it. and the reason that you type it with the hypher button and i don't apparently is because our keyboards doesn't look the same: american/swedish keyboard comparison. same button, to the right of '0', yours say '-', mine say '+'. |
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| OtsukAyumi |
| Posted: May 11, 2007 7:52 am |
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甘えんぼ
Joined: 06 May 2007
Posts: 71
Location: Singapore
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@mangomalte: Perhaps you can find it in Character Map? I can easily find it there.  |
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