新しい広東語入力法Cantoinput
新しい広東語入力法Cantoinputは広東語を習っているソフト作者の不満から生まれた。広東語の入力法にはすでにいくつかあるものの、どれも中国語バージョンのwindowsが必要かbig5やGBなどユニコードでないコードを使っている。また倉頡入力法にしても学習には相当の時間と労力を要する。Cantoinputはユニコード・ベースでイェール方式かJyutping方式の２種類の広東語ローマ字法案と普通話ピンイン方式を使って、繁体字と簡体字両方を入力できる他、JAVAなのでプラットフォームを選ばず広東語文字を入力することが可能。
While there already exist excellent phonetic input methods based on Mandarin Pinyin pronunciation, there is a general lack of support for Cantonese. As a Cantonese learner, I was frustrated by the difficulty of typing Chinese, especially Cantonese-specific colloquial characters. Most existing Cantonese input methods require a Chinese version of Windows and operate using non-Unicode encodings such as BIG5 or GB, while non-phonetic methods such as Cangjie have a very steep learning curve. I originally wrote this program for my own personal use but decided to make it freely available since I felt that other Cantonese speakers and learners might also find it useful. It's still really basic at this time, but hopefully I'll have time to impove the interface and add more features in the future.
