This section describes the keyboard definitions that are used for the New QuanPin and New ShuangPin input methods.
The following table shows the definitions of the edit keys.
The preedit line is a normal X text field.
Key |
Definition |
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[a-z] |
PinYin character. |
Home |
Moves to the start of the preedit line. |
End |
Moves to the end of the preedit line. |
Left |
Moves the caret in the preedit line to the left. If the left character is Hanzi, the original PinYin is displayed. |
Right |
Moves the caret in the preedit line to the right. |
Delete |
Deletes the PinYin character following the caret on the preedit line. |
Backspace |
Deletes the PinYin character preceding the caret on the preedit line. |
The candidates of a PinYin string belong to the following groups:
G1 – Highest frequency Hanzi + Long (3 or more) Cizu + Double Chinese Cizu
G2 – GB Single Hanzi
G3 – GBK Single Hanzi (in the zh_CN.GBK locale)
Some PinYin strings might have more candidates than can be displayed in the same window. In that case, use the keys described in the following table to scroll through the available candidates.
Table 4–2 Page Scroll Key Definitions
Key |
Definition |
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- = |
Scrolls to previous/next candidate |
[ ] |
Scrolls to previous/next candidate |
, . |
Scrolls to previous/next candidate |
Return |
Quickly scrolls through all candidates |
New QuanPin and New ShuangPin use the numeric selection keys.
In accordance with the national PinYin standard, the separator (') is supported to avoid ambiguous interpretations of PinYin strings. For example, the PinYin string [jiang] can be interpreted as [jiang] or [ji][ang]. Both spellings are valid. In New QuanPin, however, [jiang] is interpreted only as [jiang]. You must use the separator and enter [ji'ang] for the string to be interpreted as [ji] and [ang]. New ShuangPin does not require the use of separators.