I need help on Japanese language settings on the computer

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Reply #1 - 2013 July 22, 8:50 pm
komma New member
Registered: 2013-07-22 Posts: 3

I clicked on "Download and install language pack" for Japanese and I clicked ok on 'would you like to allow make changes' or something like that but nothing happens.

I want to view the computer completely in Japanese. For example when even right clicking.

Also when you use the Japanese keyboard layout, what is the shortkey to move from the default romaji to hiragana?

Reply #2 - 2013 July 22, 9:13 pm
Bokusenou Member
From: America Registered: 2007-01-12 Posts: 820 Website

First of all, what operating system are you using?
This might help if it is Windows:
http://rtkwiki.koohii.com/wiki/Switch_W … o_Japanese

Also, this might be useful: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~introjpn/00_windowsxp.html
It's for xp, but the process hasn't changed much.

Reply #3 - 2013 July 23, 4:13 pm
Khakionion Member
From: Nakameguro, Tokyo Registered: 2010-08-11 Posts: 62 Website

Windows doesn't let you change the interface language; they treat each translation as separate products, unless you're using Ultimate (which is what it says in that first site Bokusenou posted).

You can configure the keyboard shortcut to switch input methods, but I think the default is Left Alt + Shift.

Edit: Just for the sake of any Mac users viewing the thread, you can set the language in System Preferences -> Language and Text. Drag 日本語 (or whatever) up to the top then log out and back in.

Last edited by Khakionion (2013 July 23, 4:14 pm)

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Reply #4 - 2013 July 23, 4:42 pm
Vempele Member
Registered: 2013-06-16 Posts: 615

Khakionion wrote:

Windows doesn't let you change the interface language; they treat each translation as separate products, unless you're using Ultimate

Or any edition Windows 8 other than Windows 8 Single Language. smile

Last edited by Vempele (2013 July 23, 4:58 pm)

Reply #5 - 2013 July 23, 8:52 pm
komma New member
Registered: 2013-07-22 Posts: 3

I'm using Windows 8. I meant that when I change into Japanese, the default is imputing as romaji, not hiragana. Is there a way to change between hiragana and romaji without having to click on it with the mouse?

Reply #6 - 2013 July 23, 10:20 pm
Thora Member
From: Canada Registered: 2007-02-23 Posts: 1691

Try Alt + ~ to switch input mode bw hiragana and 1/2 alpha. That works on Win7.
(I find it simplest to leave it on Jpn language  and use Alt ~ when I want to use English.)

The following don't work for me on Win7, but maybe something similar works in Win8?

There's a setting to change the default input mode to hiragana, but it doesn't do anything. (I've tried it with default language set to Jpn and Eng.)

There's also a setting to use Shift to switch between hiragana and 1/2 alpha, but it also doesn't work. It only switches to full alpha (or does nothing if you have alpha numeric set to always be 1/2 alpha.) 

By "Japanese keyboard", did you mean that your input method is set to kana (each key is a kana rather then a letter)? Alt ~ works for Japanese keyboard too.

Reply #7 - 2013 July 24, 11:28 am
RawrPk Member
From: Los Angeles, CA Registered: 2011-12-17 Posts: 148

Actually to toggle between ENG and J IME keyboards, you press the Windows icon + SPACEBAR for Win8.

I have Win8 and that's what I do to quickly toggle between the 2 language keyboards smile

Last edited by RawrPk (2013 July 24, 11:29 am)

Reply #8 - 2013 July 24, 3:47 pm
Vempele Member
Registered: 2013-06-16 Posts: 615

RawrPk wrote:

Actually to toggle between ENG and J IME keyboards, you press the Windows icon + SPACEBAR for Win8.

I have Win8 and that's what I do to quickly toggle between the 2 language keyboards smile

Doesn't quite work for me: if "Control Panel->Language->Advanced Settings->Let me set a different input method for each app window" is checked, the IME defaults to direct input. The real WTF is that "IME options->Advanced->Don't use direct input mode" does nothing.

Here's an autohotkey script to launch a program in hiragana input mode:

Code:

#NoEnv 
SendMode Input
Run %1%
WinWaitActive, ahk_exe %1%
SendMessage, 0x50, 0, 0x0411 ; ja-jp keyboard
Send, ^{Capslock} ; Control+Capslock = shortcut for Hiragana input
Exit

Example usage: copy/paste to notepad, save as C:\hiragana.ahk, create a shortcut, right-click->properties->target=C:\hiragana.ahk C:\Program Files\EBWin4\EBWin4.exe
(download and install AutoHotkey first if you don't already have it)

Only tested on Windows 8. Should also work on Windows 7. May or may not work on earlier versions of Windows.

Last edited by Vempele (2013 July 24, 3:47 pm)

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