Looking for Pinyin input method (nopinyinputt)

[marka971]

Hi,

I am looking for a pinyin input method for windows xp, that allows easy switching from pinyin to chinese using alt+shift (or other keyboard shortcut). If I install Pinyinput I have to use the mouse to click the language bar to switch, which is not very effective when you switch a lot.

Before I reinstalled windows on my computer I had an input method that was some English input method that could write pinyin when you replaced tones with numbers, ex: "1e" became "ē". So if I wanted to write 我=wǒ, I chose chinese, wrote the character, pressed alt+shift, then wrote w3o (not wo3). Does anyone know which input method I mean and where I can find it?

Thanks

Markus

[imron]

Pinyinput works fine with keyboard switch keys, try ctrl-shift. Basically there are two language switching shortcut keys: one changes to the next keyboard language, and one cycles between keyboard layouts in the same language.

[awela]

in default, alt+shift will switch defferent language. While ctrl+shift will switch input methods in the same language. Pinyin input would be in language "CH"

to input pinyin and also tone, I know Microsoft Pinyin ime have this function. I tried Microsoft Pinyin ime 2003 version, you need to turn on classic input style so you can use tone also.

[marka971]

thanks! i had no idea about the ctrl+shift thing!

br

markus