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Input method smoke test

The golden standard is Word

Table of Contents

• [Windows/Mac] Japanese
• [Windows] Korean
• [Windows] Vietnamese with UniKey
• [Windows] Chinese
• [Windows] Sogou pinyin Chinese input method
• [Mac] Zhuyin Input Method (Chinese)
• [Linux] Japanese

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[Windows/Mac] Japanese

• Add the Japanese input method

  • Windows: Settings > Time & Language > Region & language > Add a language > Japanese
  • Mac: Settings > Keyboard > Input Sources > Add a language > Japanese

• Focus VS Code and switch OS input method to Japanese and choose Hiragana:

  • Windows:
  • Mac: Choose Hiragana in the menu bar

• Type the following words: sennsei or konnichiha or mikann. Here is how Word looks like doing this:

  • sennsei should result in "せんせい" or "先生"
  • konnichiha should result in "こんいちは"
  • mikann should result in "みかん" or "橘"

  

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[Windows] Korean

• Add the Korean input method

  • Settings > Time & Language > Region & language > Add a language > Korean

• Focus VS Code and switch OS input method to Korean and choose Hangul:

  

• Type gksrmf and press space. Here is how Word looks like doing this (it should be "한글"):

  

• Type dkssudgktpdy in a new file. Here is how Word looks like doing this:

  

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[Windows] Vietnamese with UniKey

• Download and Run UniKey

• Click the button with a down arrow:

  

• Get the following settings:

  

• Focus VS Code and click once UniKey's system tray entry (next to the date) to toggle on Vietnamese mode (get it to be a V):

  

• Type Tooi => it should transform to => Tôi. Here is how Word looks like doing this:

  

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[Windows] Chinese

• Add the Chinese (Simplified) input method

• Settings > Time & Language > Region & language > Add a language > Chinese (Simplified)

• Focus VS Code and switch OS input method to Chinese and choose Chinese mode and make sure the input method's name is Microsoft Pinyin:

  

• Type . or , in full width form. They should be typed in immediately. Here is how Word looks like doing this:

  

• Type ni press Space and then hao and press Space. They should be typed in immediately. Here is how Word looks like doing this:

  

• Type hazni press Space. It should result into 哈祝你

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[Windows] Sogou pinyin Chinese input method

• Install Sogou pinyin Chinese input method

  • Download Sogou pinyin Chinese input method from this link

    

  • Double click downloaded install exe

    

  • Click YES if UAC dialog show

    

  • Click Install immediately in the install UI

    

  • Wait for the process complete, UNCHECK the "install the Sogou browser"

    

  • Uncheck all options, click finish

    

• Focus VS Code and switch OS input method to Chinese and choose Chinese mode and make sure the input method's name is Sogou Pinyin:

  

• Type ni press Space and then hao and press Space. They should be typed in immediately. Here is how Word looks like doing this:

  

• It should result into 你好

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[Mac] Zhuyin Input Method (Chinese)

• System Preferences > Keyboard > Input Sources > Add > Chinese, Tranditional > Zhuyin

  

• Focus VS Code and switch OS input method to Zhuyin (press Command + space)

  

• Type su3cl3 and press Enter. Here is how World looks like doing this (It should be "你好")

  

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[Mac] The hold input method

• Long press e
• A pop-up should appear
• Choose a different variant, like an e with an accute accent

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[Mac] The emoji inserter

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• Use mozc
• Information for elementary

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