From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.9 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, HTML_MESSAGE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,URIBL_CSS autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 1324 invoked from network); 22 Jul 2022 14:43:53 -0000 Received: from tb-ob1.topicbox.com (64.147.108.173) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 22 Jul 2022 14:43:53 -0000 Received: from tb-mx0.topicbox.com (tb-mx0.nyi.icgroup.com [10.90.30.73]) by tb-ob1.topicbox.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id C554829F7B for ; Fri, 22 Jul 2022 10:43:50 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from bounce.mM9f10d9140a5f0838d615958f.r522be890-2105-11eb-b15e-8d699134e1fa@9fans.bounce.topicbox.com) Received: by tb-mx0.topicbox.com (Postfix, from userid 1132) id C428426638C4; Fri, 22 Jul 2022 10:43:50 -0400 (EDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed; d=9fans.net; h=from:to :subject:message-id:references:in-reply-to:date:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding:list-help:list-id :list-post:list-subscribe:reply-to:list-unsubscribe; s=dkim-1; t=1658501030; x=1658587430; bh=pYITNByfZE3vdaF+e1mPPPqMiDR/IJcH oyQJjEiYroY=; b=mlC8CTiQ4DWGrYPa/WqHGiwv9+GeG2NOkcWP+Zh0Snq6EGE9 oFcdZyiqs6E+/r9yKvoYse2yLKW1XOdzs6g/zIfJV1pcKbMiiJ7C60Z4dYt3r3cl GKAngWBmJO5qsd87iDsV2Yl3CkcH/gVdW1zgFVYtGvAALFqnOwO5kjHErLM= From: adr@sdf.org To: 9fans <9fans@9fans.net> Subject: Re: [9fans] Re: ctrans - Chinese language input for Plan9 Message-Id: <16585010240.9eB1d3.592093@composer.9fans.topicbox.com> References: <44ae68d6-e159-45b2-b7ac-63d8ad48c8e4@sirjofri.de> <86fsivi3q2.fsf@cmarib.ramside> <16583988070.a1B3157c6.51037@composer.9fans.topicbox.com> <3HPSFROGQSJK4.260ID1QPJ3QA7@homearch.localdomain> In-Reply-To: <3HPSFROGQSJK4.260ID1QPJ3QA7@homearch.localdomain> Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2022 10:43:44 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=16585010241.B7aCD.592093 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Topicbox-Policy-Reasoning: allow: sender is a member Topicbox-Message-UUID: afd3350a-09cc-11ed-8418-7e3f232d11b0 Archived-At: =?UTF-8?B?PGh0dHBzOi8vOWZhbnMudG9waWNib3guY29tL2dyb3Vwcy85?= =?UTF-8?B?ZmFucy9UYmE2ODM1ZDQ0NWUwNzkxOS1NOWYxMGQ5MTQwYTVmMDgzOGQ2MTU5?= =?UTF-8?B?NThmPg==?= List-Help: List-Id: "9fans" <9fans.9fans.net> List-Post: List-Software: Topicbox v0 List-Subscribe: Precedence: list Reply-To: 9fans <9fans@9fans.net> List-Unsubscribe: , Topicbox-Delivery-ID: 2:9fans:437d30aa-c441-11e9-8a57-d036212d11b0:522be890-2105-11eb-b15e-8d699134e1fa:M9f10d9140a5f0838d615958f:1:YQ-ivlmD-m39zxVjaNzSau4LfOaSoD1xB8VYFYalbME --16585010241.B7aCD.592093 Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2022 10:43:44 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Yep, Cangjie is one of those input methods based on shape I was talking abo= ut, more appropriate for traditional Chinese characters used in Taiwan, Hon= g-Kong, etc. South Korea still use kanji similar to traditional Chinese, bu= t I don't know what input method they use. Note that in mainland China peop= le use Pinyin because they imposed the use of simplified Chinese characters= .=C2=A0 It surprises me to hear that ktrans uses Cangjie, Japanese keyboard= s let you input kana directly, and the use of kana to write without kanji i= s common, specially in books for kids, so it seams more natural to me to ma= ke a kana->kanji conversion (or romaji->kana->kanji in Western keyboards). = But I'm not Japanese, maybe=C2=A0Cangjie is faster, I've never tryed. ------------------------------------------ 9fans: 9fans Permalink: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/Tba6835d445e07919-M9f10d= 9140a5f0838d615958f Delivery options: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/subscription --16585010241.B7aCD.592093 Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2022 10:43:44 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Yep, Cangjie is one of those input methods bas= ed on shape I was talking about, more appropriate for traditional Chinese c= haracters used in Taiwan, Hong-Kong, etc. South Korea still use kanji simil= ar to traditional Chinese, but I don't know what input method they use.= Note that in mainland China people use Pinyin because they imposed the use= of simplified Chinese characters.  It surprises me to hear that ktran= s uses Cangjie, Japanese keyboards let you input kana directly, and the use= of kana to write without kanji is common, specially in books for kids, so = it seams more natural to me to make a kana->kanji conversion (or romaji-= >kana->kanji in Western keyboards). But I'm not Japanese, maybe&n= bsp;Cangjie is faster, I've never tryed.
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