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[WTF] Chinese Pinyin Keyboard, WM6 Pro. Software Recommendations
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TSTerrasmark
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 Jun 18 2009, 01:42 AM, updated 17y ago
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Hello, fellow forumers. I'm looking for a WM6 Pro. Chinese Pinyin keyboard software which can input Pinyin characters w/ tone marks. Posted in Baronic's PDA applications recommendations ( http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...&#entry26238707) but didn't receive any replies for quite a while. Suppose I should open a thread here? So far, I haven't seen any Pinyin s/w w/ tone marks except CE-Star, but CE-Star's out of my list. Too much conflict w/ the device reg.s. The built-in WM soft keyboard doesn't cover all the Pinyin tone marks. Tried CooTek TouchPal & ZTA4 which're great s/w, but their Pinyin don't have tone marks, / might have the settings for it but yet to discover them. __________ Tone marks in Chinese Pinyin's very helpful, / should I say, crucial for beginners (such as yours truly) to learn Chinese via the Pinyin method. The pronunciation of a certain vowel in a word may be different if used in another word & may have different meanings if a certain (Pinyin) word's pronounced in different manners / tones. Pinyin (Wikipedia) (look for "Tones") - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinyin |
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chteh0721
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Jun 19 2009, 02:18 PM
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you might want to have a try on this http://www.dayhand.com/down.htmit's call梅花输入法， the best chinese pinyin input that i'd use so far, and it's FOC |
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TSTerrasmark
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Jun 23 2009, 11:22 PM
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QUOTE(chteh0721 @ Jun 19 2009, 02:18 PM) you might want to have a try on this http://www.dayhand.com/down.htmit's call梅花输入法， the best chinese pinyin input that i'd use so far, and it's FOC I don't see any options/settings for tone mark character input in this s/w (from various screenshots & vid. demo.s). Or, to quote from Wikipedia:- QUOTE(Wikipedia) Tones
The pinyin system uses diacritics to mark the four tones of Mandarin. The diacritic is placed over the letter that represents the syllable nucleus. Many books printed in China use a mix of fonts, with vowels and tone marks rendered in a different font than the surrounding text, tending to give such pinyin texts a typographically ungainly appearance. This style, most likely rooted in early technical limitations, has led many to believe that pinyin's rules call for this practice. The official rules of Hanyu Pinyin, however, specify no such practice.
1) The first tone (Flat or High Level Tone) is represented by a macron (ˉ) added to the pinyin vowel:-
ā ē ī ō ū Ā Ē Ī Ō Ū
2) The second tone (Rising or High-Rising Tone) is denoted by an acute accent (ˊ):-
á é í ó ú Á É Í Ó Ú
3) The third tone (Falling-Rising or Low Tone) is marked by a caron/háček (ˇ). It is not the rounded breve (˘), though a breve is sometimes substituted due to font limitations.
ǎ ě ǐ ǒ ǔ Ǎ Ě Ǐ Ǒ Ǔ
4) The fourth tone (Falling or High-Falling Tone) is represented by a grave accent (ˋ):-
à è ì ò ù À È Ì Ò Ù
5) The fifth tone (Neutral Tone) is represented by a normal vowel without any accent mark:-
a e i o u A E I O U
These tone marks normally are only used in Mandarin textbooks or in foreign learning texts, but they are essential for correct pronunciation of Mandarin syllables, as exemplified by the following classic example of four characters whose pronunciations differ only in their tones:-
mā (mother)
má (hemp)
mǎ (horse)
mà (scold)
Basically, I'm looking for a s/w (soft keyboard / equivalent) which is able to input vowels w/ tone marks (diacritics). |
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