QuanPin Input Method

The QuanPin input method requires up to six keystrokes to type each Chinese Pinyin character. Quanpy maps Pinyin phonetics to single lowercase Roman letters. You can use the QuanPin input method to type individual Chinese characters in both zh_CN.EUC and zh_CN.GBK.

A lookup area showing the characters that match the QuanPin input is displayed with each keystroke. If more than one option is available, you can type a period (.) to display the next page moving forward through the lookup choices and typing a comma (,) to display the next page moving backward. You can select the character you want by typing the label letter corresponding to the character in the lookup area.

Typing QuanPin Text

This section describes how to create QuanPin text.

The following figure shows how to use this input method to type the character representing the Full Pinyin word fang. The word requires four keystrokes. Type them and select the text as follows:

1. Type the four keystrokes fang.

   

2. Type 1 to select the corresponding GBK Chinese character in the lookup choice list.

   Your choice is substituted for the Full Pinyin string in the preedit area.