New Members craigbutler Posted May 16, 2015 at 12:41 PM New Members Report Posted May 16, 2015 at 12:41 PM Hi all, For many years I've used MacPinyin with success, though am upgrading computers and haven't been able to find the original product, nor many alternatives. Which products do users prefer? Thanks, Craig Quote
etm001 Posted May 17, 2015 at 06:57 AM Report Posted May 17, 2015 at 06:57 AM Hi, I use both Sogu's IME and IMKQIM, depending on my needs (the Sogu IME comes up a bit short sometimes when writing traditional Chinese). Quote
imron Posted May 17, 2015 at 07:16 AM Report Posted May 17, 2015 at 07:16 AM I think the OP means he would like to type pinyin with tone marks (which is what MacPinyin does) rather than type characters using Pinyin. I launched a Kickstarter a while back to see if there was enough interest to support me porting my Pinyinput IME to OS X, but there wasn't and so the project is tucked away for another day. Quote
etm001 Posted May 17, 2015 at 07:52 AM Report Posted May 17, 2015 at 07:52 AM I think the OP means he would like to type pinyin with tone marks (which is what MacPinyin does) rather than type characters using Pinyin. Oh I see. It is possible to type pinyin with tone marks using IMKQIM. It works well enough for one-off words, but I wouldn't recommend it if you have to type long pinyin sentences. Quote
OneEye Posted May 17, 2015 at 08:05 AM Report Posted May 17, 2015 at 08:05 AM It's easy enough to type pinyin on a Mac using the US-Extended keyboard. Opt + a for first tone, Opt + e for second, Opt + v for third, Opt + ` for fourth — then type the letter the tone mark goes over. ā á ǎ à. Might take a few minutes to get used to, but it's easy enough and doesn't require any additional software. Quote
imron Posted May 17, 2015 at 08:54 AM Report Posted May 17, 2015 at 08:54 AM but it's easy enough and doesn't require any additional software. Although it does require having an extra input method installed, and it also means you need to remember which vowel takes the tone. Quote
New Members craigbutler Posted May 17, 2015 at 10:16 AM Author New Members Report Posted May 17, 2015 at 10:16 AM Hi there, Me again. Imron is correct; I'm looking for an add-on that would accomplish what MacPinyin does. As a Chinese language teacher and materials developer, I have occasion to create word lists and such with Pīnyīn annotation for my students (as in the example given just now). It's been quite a few years since installing MacPinyin on this computer. Now switching over, I can't seem to find it online, and wondered if there were other products on the market. MacPinyin has a single quirk in Word for Mac that I don't like, where it won't automatically reveal in the default font. Other than that, it's fine. Craig Quote
archimon Posted March 16, 2016 at 09:21 PM Report Posted March 16, 2016 at 09:21 PM Has any progress been made here? I am presently using Oneye's method, but as other users have noted it is hardly convenient. Quote
imron Posted March 17, 2016 at 08:25 AM Report Posted March 17, 2016 at 08:25 AM Pinyinput for OSX is not going to happen any time soon. I'm not sure if anything similar has popped up in the meantime. Quote
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