Looking for a Japanese writer program

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GoldCoinLover

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Awhile ago, I downloaded a japanese program in which you can type the romanji and it displays the characters in hiagrana or katanka. It also taught you Kanji with "kanji" everyday.

Could someone give me a link so I can download one of these wonderful programs? Otherwise, it's really too much hassle to just copy and paste each kana seperately.

 

Fantt

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29 Jun 2003

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Google for JWPce and Wakan. Both of them are excellent tools for doing exactly what you're talking about.

 

John Lemon

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Fantt said:

Wakan

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Holy crap, I didn't know about this one! Looks like an excellent program, thanks a lot!

 

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PaulTB

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22 Jan 2004

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GoldCoinLover said:

Could someone give me a link so I can download one of these wonderful programs? Otherwise, it's really too much hassle to just copy and paste each kana seperately.

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Practically every modern OS should have an IME available - did you have some trouble getting it to work or something?

 

Fantt

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Not everyone knows that those are available Paul. I had no idea until I saw one of my Chinese friends typing Chinese into Yahoo messenger and I asked him how he did it.

 

ragedaddy

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17 Feb 2003

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I was wondering if Microsoft offers an IME for Windows XP? I went to the MSN webpage, but it says in order to install the Japanese IME I have to have Office XP installed. I have Office 2003, but it's not Office XP. Therefore, I was wondering if there is a version that works on XP without the Office XP. Anyone have any ideas? I am currently using the JWPce, but I remember the Microsoft IME being a lot easier to use. Any suggestions? Thanks!

 

John Lemon

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24 Dec 2004

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ragedaddy, Windows XP already comes with an IME function. Ir's also called the "language bar".

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...sing/productdoc/en/input_toolbar_overview.asp

 

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GoldCoinLover

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I have a windows '98. My computer is old, so it doesn't come with one.

 

Fantt

Envious of Nabeshin's Fro

29 Jun 2003

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You should still be able to use JWPce. Did you find and install that?

 

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GoldCoinLover

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はい、ふぁんっ。ありがとう ございます。

Hai, Fantt. Arigatou gozaimasu.

Yes, Fantt. Thank you very much.

PS: How do I get katakana to work on it? I only seem to be able to do hiragana.

 

CorDarei

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15 Nov 2004

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Type in capital letters and it will come up in katakana.

 

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PaulTB

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GoldCoinLover said:

I have a windows '98. My computer is old, so it doesn't come with one.

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What you want is the "MS Global IME 5.01" which can be downloaded. It's not as good as the ones you can use in Windows XP but it's better for writing in forums and stuff than using JWPce.

 

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Cryptnotic

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PaulTB said:

What you want is the "MS Global IME 5.01" which can be downloaded. It's not as good as the ones you can use in Windows XP but it's better for writing in forums and stuff than using JWPce.

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That will work for Internet Explorer and Outlook in Windows 98. If you want one that works system-wide (e.g., for other applications), you either need Windows 2000/XP or a Japanese version of Windows (any version).

 

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PaulTB

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Cryptnotic said:

That will work for Internet Explorer and Outlook in Windows 98.

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And Outlook Express, MS Word, MS Excel and indeed any NON-Microsoft program that has made the effort. Including at least Mozilla and Firefox.