*waving wildly* Hey!

[Sayomi]

Hi!

I'm really new here. ^^; I haven't even had a chance to edit my profile and things yet...so please forgive the blank-ness!!!

I'm posting here to say hello and ask you all a question... I tried to search the forums to see if my question had been posted before, but it redirected me back to this forum, saying I hadn't posted yet. So, I'll stick it in my intro post in case it has been asked.

I recently found a blog for someone that I'm a fan of, and would like to post a few comments now and then. But, I know this person doesn't speak english. I'm currently majoring in Japanese Studies, so I'm familiar with the language and am able to speak/read the language... But I don't have any way of typing in Japanese.

Would they understand if I posted it in romaji? (I think that sort of wouldn't work, but I want to know what others think and it doesn't hurt to ask...) Or should I try to find one of those programs that lets me type in Japanese?

Kind of a stupid question, I know...

Is my n00biness showing?

 

[nhannah]

Sorry I can't answer your question, but welcome to jref.

 

[Carlson]

if your running windows xp it should have the language pack allready installed just have to click to use it. or is your problem not having the keyboard?

eitherway most japanese should understand romanji

 

[Sayomi]

if your running windows xp it should have the language pack allready installed just have to click to use it. or is your problem not having the keyboard?
eitherway most japanese should understand romanji

I have the language pack. ^^ I just don't have the keyboard. >.>

I've been copying and pasting Japanese characters for the most part when talking to my friends, but that gets a little time consuming. ^^;

 

[RockLee]

You don't need a Japanese keyboard dummy Just type and it should show in hiragana/katakana/kanji (when you use the SPACE button)

 

[Carlson]

I've been copying and pasting Japanese characters for the most part when talking to my friends, but that gets a little time consuming. ^^;

wow... lol

 

[Mars Man]

Romaji or no romaji, Welcome to the forum Sayomi !! I hope that you do expand out and enjoy the entire forum, even after you have learned how to get the characters and kana. (and romaji would be fine I think, only depending on the person, may not be taken so seriously so not really read carefully--short posts would be good.)

I hope you will share and learn with all of us!! See you 'round !!

 

[Honey Vanity]

Welcome to JREF!

 

[-rika- shinya`]

if you have the language pack, just type as you would in romaji and it will change itself to kana/kanji

and welcome to the forum!

 

[dreamer]

Hi!
You can also use a nice tool called JWPce
http://www.physics.ucla.edu/~grosenth/jwpce.html
and copy past. The input system works with romaji