Google Pinyin Slowing Your Computer?

[nsauvage]

I love Google Pinyin and have been using it for probably 6 months, but I get the impression that it is slowing my computer quite a bit, especially when I use it with Chrome.

For example, when I first launch it, it takes about 10 seconds to launch (but can remember what I typed so I can watch my typing coming up slowly afterwards).

I would also like to hear if other have other good PinYin editors? I need Simplified and Traditional, with the ability to type 'hjbj' to get '好久不見'. Thanks

[skylee]

I would also like to hear if other have other good PinYin editors? I need Simplified and Traditional, with the ability to type 'hjbj' to get '好久不見'.

Try Sogou then. I have stopped using google IME for a long time.

[889]

Unless you somehow disable the feature, Google Pinyin updates itself in the background -- it's sending stuff back and forth to Google -- and I suppose that could cause slowdowns, especially if you don't have broadband.

[chrix]

Too bad, after a reinstall I just switched from Sogou to Google because I trusted Google more than Sogou not to install spyware in the future. Does anyone know how to turn off that auto-update feature in Google pinyin? I'm fine with it as long as I have broadband access, but not if I'm at a place with slow internet...

[roddy]

I think you'd need to be on a pretty slow connection for Google Pinyin's updates to make any difference - it's just text, after all, and even software updates aren't going to be very big. There might be an option to feed word info back to Google so they can add it to their database (and their big big file on you) but again - it's just text. That said, if you're got it to synchronize your data with your account, maybe setting up that connection is slow or something. Try unchecking the options on the 自动同步 pane of settings, see if that helps.

Does task manager show anything in particular using a lot of memory when things slow down?

[nsauvage]

I do not think it is a problem with bandwidth, more with CPU usage. But I am starting to suspect the issue to be linked with Chrome too, as sometimes, I cannot use Google Pinyin anymore on Chrome, but I can on other applications. When that happens, I need to restart Chrome.

[tooironic]

Like skylee, I switched to Sogou a few years ago and much prefer it to Google Pinyin, mostly because you can customise the look of it and magnify the input to a large size (and cooler font) to make it easier on the eyes. I'd recommend it over Google Pinyin any time.

[stonelee]

I also use Sogou(搜狗) for a long time.

Almost all my friends around useing Sogou,in addition to useing Wubi.