Traditional to Simplified

[gougou]

Especially on this website, I find that a lot of people are using traditional characters, which I unfortunately can't read (yet?).

So to let me join in the fun, does anybody know a tool that converts traditional to simplified characters?

And BTW, how come you all use traditional? Are you all in non-mainland locations, or are there other reasons?

[trevelyan]

Try the GNU program "iconv" (libiconv):

You get simplified text simply by converting from a traditional script to guobiao (GB2312). The program comes installed by default with most Linux distributions., but it's free software so should be a Windows binary available somewhere.

[gougou]

Thanks, currently trying to figure out how to use it...

If anybody else is interested, one place to download the program is:

http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/libiconv.htm

[in_lab]

胡同 is much easier to read on the computer screen than 衚衕.

Regarding the original post, I recently used Convertz to convert texts between traditional/simplified characters. I found it better than Microsoft Word. And I think it's freeware.

[roddy]

Split discussion on simplified / traditional issues to here, anything relevant to conversion tools can continue here.

Roddy