lai@Apple.COM (Ed Lai) (02/10/89)
Something that very few user of the Chinese Mac system knows is that the input methods are like DA in the sense that they can be replaced at will by the user. Even if they know it would not help them because there are no other input method available. I hope to alleviate the situation by providing a input method generator. The input method generated works by simple table lookup, so it is only good for simple minded input methods like the telegraph code, the three corner code etc. With the generator, you do not need to do any programming. You just need a text file indicating how each character is to be input. Anyone who wants a copy of the generator send me e-mail. As an example for the generator, I shall also include a Cantonese data file so you can generate a Cantonese input method. It turns out that Cantonese does not work well with this particular generator because there are many characters with the same sound. I shall try to write a different generator for these types of input methods in future. The reason I am using the Cantonese data here even it works poorly because I am sure that the data can be in public domain, for something like the 3-corner-code, which the generator could do well, it may not be in public domain. Currently the Cantonese data is only available for the Beijing version, even though the generator is available for both the Beijing version and the Taiwan version. Specify the version requested. /* Disclaimer: All statments and opinions expressed are my own */ /* Edmund K. Lai */ /* lai@apple.com */ /* Apple Computer, MS22-AF */ /* 20525 Mariani Ave, */ /* Cupertino, CA 95014 */ /* (408)974-6272 */