topic Re: How to use the chinese keyboard and HWR in XPERIA archive https://community.sony.ro/t5/xperia-archive/how-to-use-the-chinese-keyboard-and-hwr/m-p/2778018#M16971 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>This is how it works on the big X10 - when you go to compose a message, press and hold the text input area (or the 123 button) until the option to change the Input Method pops up.&nbsp; Select Input Method and select 'Chinese keyboard'.&nbsp; There are various input methods within that, including PinYin.</P><P></P><P>If you have access to the Android market, you might also want to see if there are any other Chinese input keyboards you want.&nbsp; I have one called HanWriting IME, because it has Chinese handwriting recognition, which I wanted to try out with Japanese kanji.&nbsp; I never use it, but it might be useful to you, and it's free, so might be worth looking at, to see if you prefer that to the stock Chinese keyboard...</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:24:01 GMT sushidushi 2010-07-19T00:24:01Z How to use the chinese keyboard and HWR https://community.sony.ro/t5/xperia-archive/how-to-use-the-chinese-keyboard-and-hwr/m-p/2778017#M16970 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi, recently bought my xperia mini pro, wanted to type in hanyu pinyin, but does not know how to activate the chinese keyboard.&nbsp; Any advice?</P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 17 Jul 2010 11:24:40 GMT https://community.sony.ro/t5/xperia-archive/how-to-use-the-chinese-keyboard-and-hwr/m-p/2778017#M16970 2010-07-17T11:24:40Z Re: How to use the chinese keyboard and HWR https://community.sony.ro/t5/xperia-archive/how-to-use-the-chinese-keyboard-and-hwr/m-p/2778018#M16971 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>This is how it works on the big X10 - when you go to compose a message, press and hold the text input area (or the 123 button) until the option to change the Input Method pops up.&nbsp; Select Input Method and select 'Chinese keyboard'.&nbsp; There are various input methods within that, including PinYin.</P><P></P><P>If you have access to the Android market, you might also want to see if there are any other Chinese input keyboards you want.&nbsp; I have one called HanWriting IME, because it has Chinese handwriting recognition, which I wanted to try out with Japanese kanji.&nbsp; I never use it, but it might be useful to you, and it's free, so might be worth looking at, to see if you prefer that to the stock Chinese keyboard...</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:24:01 GMT https://community.sony.ro/t5/xperia-archive/how-to-use-the-chinese-keyboard-and-hwr/m-p/2778018#M16971 sushidushi 2010-07-19T00:24:01Z Re: How to use the chinese keyboard and HWR https://community.sony.ro/t5/xperia-archive/how-to-use-the-chinese-keyboard-and-hwr/m-p/2778019#M16972 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>P.S.&nbsp; I see that the stock Chinese keyboard also has handwriting recognition, although how useful such a function is on a phone that one cannot operate with a stylus, I do not know...</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:25:39 GMT https://community.sony.ro/t5/xperia-archive/how-to-use-the-chinese-keyboard-and-hwr/m-p/2778019#M16972 sushidushi 2010-07-19T00:25:39Z Re: How to use the chinese keyboard and HWR https://community.sony.ro/t5/xperia-archive/how-to-use-the-chinese-keyboard-and-hwr/m-p/2778020#M16973 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>When in pinyin mode, how to make the keyboard brighter cos default color hard to see anything...</P><P>So disappointed by this design fault...</P><P>Thanks:smileyhappy:</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 22 Jul 2010 02:58:50 GMT https://community.sony.ro/t5/xperia-archive/how-to-use-the-chinese-keyboard-and-hwr/m-p/2778020#M16973 2010-07-22T02:58:50Z