Inputting traditional chinese using pinyin

[cheesepep]

Hi,

I am having problems inputting traditional chinese using the pinyin
method for idioms. If I use the simplified chinese, it works fine.
For example, I want to enter 餐廳。In the simplified chinese input
(ITABC), I simply enter "canting" and it works fine. Using the
traditional chinese (Pinyin under the Input Menu), I have to enter in
"can" select, then "ting." Can I make it work just by entering in
"canting?" Thanks.

[王龍駒]

On 11/12/06, Raymond Chew <Chew.R...@gmail.com> wrote:

> I am having problems inputting traditional chinese using the pinyin
> method for idioms.

...

> Can I make it work just by entering in "canting?" Thanks.

Check out the Input Methods section at the following link:

> For answers to frequently-asked questions, visit http://www.yale.edu/chinesemac

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[cheesepep]

That website is how I first found out about this site and I looked and
could not find anything besides saying to use QIM. But I was wondering
if Mac OS X had any settings itself that I could use instead of third
party software. I could not find the answer to my question on that
yale site.

[Joe Wicentowski]

Hi Raymond,

No, you can't type canting, but you can type can1ting1. The
traditional Chinese input method, called Hanin, requires tones to be
entered; I personally liked being forced to enter tones, but QIM is
the best option if you prefer to enter text like canting or phrases
like zheigecantingbucuo. But back to Hanin: there is an explanation
on the FAQ about how to set up Hanin to work with pinyin or zhuyin,
and how to use it in general:

http://www.yale.edu/chinesemac/pages/tcim_x4.html#Hanin

Let us know if you have any questions.

Best,
Joe

[cheesepep]

謝謝你。I think I will stick with QIM then.