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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- è Information for Windows 98 Windows ME Windows NT4 Windows 2000 Windows XP > The Japanese Keyboard > > Japanese Keyboard Support for English Windows95 > > Japanese Keyboard Support using Batch Installation > > Multiple (e.g. Japanese & English) Windows95 on one Computer > > Browse Japanese Web Pages without an external Tool > > Browse Japanese Web Pages with implicit English Translation !!! > > View Japanese Word, other documents > > Printing Japanese documents > > Creating Japanese documents > > Building Japanese Web pages > > Receiving Japanese email messages > > Japanese IME on English Windows95 > > Macron usage in romanized Japanese > > English Help under Japanese Windows95 > > Painless Windows95 re-installation > > Developing Applications for Japanese Environment and IME > > * Email questions, comments, corrections to Pat B. Willener > pwillenercincom.com > > For Japanese issues on MacIntosh see Paul Findon's pages on The Japanese > Mac -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > The Japanese Keyboard - Introduction > > > > Japanese A01 keyboard layout > > > > You bought a computer in Japan, then installed English Windows on it, and > suddenly you realize that your keyboard layout doesn't match the output these > keys produce; most special characters are located on a different key than on a > US or European keyboard. > > Solution: a Japanese keyboard driver. See below how to install it. > > > > You want to enter Japanese characters, but you don't have a Japanese keyboard. > > No problem - you don't need one. What you need is a Japanese IME (Input Method > Editor). See below how to install it. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > For Windows95 to recognize the Japanese 106-keyboard (A01) layout: > > > > copy file KBDJPA01.KBD from the Japanese \Windows\System folder into the > English \Windows\System folder. It can also be downloaded from here: > KBDJPA01.KBD [510B]. > (If you have difficulties downloading this file with Netscape, right-click on > it, and Save Link As...) > > > > download file jkeyb.reg [279B], then install its contents into the Registry > (right-click / Merge). > > > > from Control Panel, select the Keyboard icon, tab Language. On the existing > Language (US English) click Properties, then select the newly created Japanese > A01 keyboard layout. Apply. > > > When using this keyboard definition, the following should be noted: > > > * the Kanji input keys have no function under English Windows > * the ¥ "yen" character in the Japanese 7-bit ASCII set is equivalent to the \ > "backslash" in the original US ASCII set (0x5C). The ¥ key will therefore > return a backslash under English Windows > * the ~ "tilde" sign is located on the ^ "circumflex" key (Shift-circumflex), > instead of the ¯ "macron" > * shift-zero does not return any character > * the 半角／全角 "Hankaku/Zenkaku" key on the left-top returns @ and ` > respectively; ignore this key > * the new 109-keyboard is supported as well > > > > Note for users of Internet Explorer 5: > if you use the IME that comes with IE5, you must also change keyboard id > 00010411 by installing jkeybIE5.reg [123B] > For DOS to recognize the Japanese 106-keyboard layout: > > > > copy files JKEYB.SYS and JKEYBRD.SYS from the Japanese \DOS and \Windows > folders into the English \DOS and \Windows folders; or locate these files on > the Japanese \DOS and \Windows folders (if they reside on the same system). > They can also be downloaded from here: > > * \DOS\JKEYB.SYS [18KB] > * \DOS\JKEYBRD.SYS [2KB] > * \Windows\JKEYB.SYS [22KB] > * \Windows\JKEYBRD.SYS [2KB] > > (Ignore \DOS files and section 2 below if you do not have a \DOS folder or a > CONFIG.DOS file) > > > > insert the following line into the CONFIG.DOS file, where the path points to > the copied or original DOS locations of files JKEYB.SYS and JKEYBRD.SYS: > > DEVICE=C:\DOS\JKEYB.SYS /106 C:\DOS\JKEYBRD.SYS > > > > insert the following line into the CONFIG.SYS file, where the path points to > the copied or original Windows locations of files JKEYB.SYS and JKEYB.SYS: > > DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\JKEYB.SYS /106 C:\WINDOWS\JKEYBRD.SYS > > > > reboot to activate the changes. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Adding Japanese 106-keyboard support for English Windows95 batch setup script: > > > > See below how to build an initial BSETUP.INF script file and how to run batch > setup. > > > > Add the following lines to your BSETUP.INF file: > > > [Install] > AddReg=Jp.Keyb > UpdateCfgSys=Update_config.sys > > > [Jp.Keyb] > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,"System\CurrentControlSet\control\keyboard layouts\00000411", > "layout file",,"kbdjpa01.kbd" (continued from previous line) > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,"System\CurrentControlSet\control\keyboard layouts\00000411", > "layout text",,"Japanese A01" (continued from previous line) > > > [Update_config.sys] > DevAddDev=C:\WINDOWS\JKEYB.SYS,DEVICE,,"/106 C:\WINDOWS\JKEYBRD.SYS" > > > or download these lines from bsetup_jkb.inf [385B] and append it to your > BSETUP.INF file. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Multiple versions of Windows95 on one computer > > > > > 0. Check out, download and install Microsoft's INTLBOOT utility. > > Caution: I have received reports of difficulties and even complete > failures to install multiple Windows95 using this version of INTLBOOT > (1.3). I have myself successfully installed Japanese and English Windows95 > under an earlier version, but I have not yet been able to test this newest > version. > > Another, perhaps safer, way to maintain multiple operating systems is to > use a boot manager. Some operating systems (Linux, OS/2) have a boot > manager built-in. There are also independent commercial software products > on the market, such as System Commander by V-Communications or > PartitionMagic by PowerQuest. > > Note: When using the PartitionMagic boot manager, be aware that you need > version 3.05 or higher to support the OSR2 or Win98 FAT32 file system on a > bootable partition. Delete the boot partition, and re-install it with P.M. > 3.05 if originally installed with an earlier version. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Browse Japanese Web Pages with the Internet Explorer: > > > > Download and install the Multilanguage Support Japanese Extension for > Internet Explorer 3 (IE3LPKJA.EXE) from Microsoft Download. Korean and > Chinese fonts are also available from here. Reboot after installing! > For Internet Explorer 4: click Product Updates on the Help menu, then > select the appropriate fonts under Multi-Language Support. > For Internet Explorer 5: use Windows Update, then select the appropriate > fonts under Multi-Language Support. > > > > On the Internet Explorer, left-click on the new Language Select icon on > the lower-right corner, then click Japanese (Auto Select). > > > > For more information see Using International Extensions in Internet > Explorer 3.0. > > > > 1. For Netscape 3.0 / 4.0 check out Patrick's Cyber Domain Tips. But since > Geocities, where this Web page resides, is often unavailable, here is a > short version of what to do for Netscape Navigator 4.x: > > > a. Download and install the appropriate Fonts from Microsoft (point 1 > above). > b. Start Netscape Navigator. Select Edit -> Preferences -> Fonts. > > * Select "Japanese" for the Encoding, then choose "MS Gothic" for the > proportional, and "MS Mincho" for the fixed font. I recommend size > 12 for both fonts. > * (for simplified "Chinese(GB)", choose "MS Hei" for the proportional, > and "MS Song" for the fixed font). > * (for traditional "Chinese(Big5)", choose "MingLiU" for both the > proportional and fixed font). > * (for "Korean", choose "GulimChe" for both the proportional and fixed > font). > c. While still on the Preferences panel, select Languages. Add the > appropriate languages, e.g. Japanese [ja]. > d. To activate Japanese, select View -> Encoding -> Japanese (Auto > detect). > To reverse to English, select View -> Encoding -> Western > (ISO-8859-1). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Browse Japanese Web Pages with implicit English Translation > > > > TransLinGO! from Fujitsu is one of the hottest new products to hit the market. > (Win 9x/ME/NT/2000, IE 3.02/4.x/5.x, NN 4.x). Also does clipboard translation. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > View Japanese Word documents: > > > > You need to install or upgrade to Word97. > > > > On the Office97 CD-ROM, folder Valupack, double-click Valupk8.hlp. > > > > 1. Select topic Microsoft Office Far East support and install the appropriate > version (Japanese, Korean, Chinese). > > > > For Adobe Acrobat (PDF) documents, use the free Acrobat Reader 4.0, and > download the Asian Font Packs from the Adobe website. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Printing Japanese Documents > > > > > 0. Any tool that is able to display Japanese documents (Web browser, Word) is > also able to print these documents. Most printers however can only print > Japanese characters correctly when the appropriate Japanese device driver > is installed. The negative side of this is that any tools related to this > driver (printer setup) will be very difficult to use (Japanese text will > be unreadable). > > See Russ Wright's Canon Drivers page for a list of compatible English > drivers for Japanese Canon printers. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Creating Japanese documents under English Windows > > > > > 0. Various 3rd-party software is available on the market, such as NJSTAR, > TwinBridge, or KanjiKit for Windows. > > Newest Info: Office 2000 components all work with the Microsoft Japanese > IME. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Building Japanese Web pages > > > > > 0. Add the following HTML tag to the <HEAD> section: > > <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-2022-jp"> > > * use charset x-sjis or Shift_JIS for Shift-JIS encoding (Windows, Mac) > * use charset x-euc-jp or EUC-JP for EUC encoding (Unix) > * use charset UTF-8 for Unicode encoding (Windows 2000) > * use charset iso-2022-jp for JIS encoding (data exchange, email) > > This will ensure that Web browsers with Japanese language support will > automatically switch to the correct encoding mode. > > The official charset names are Shift_JIS and EUC-JP, but some browsers may > only recognize the older, experimental names x-sjis and x-euc-jp. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Receiving Japanese email messages > > > > > 0. The currently only known way to me is by using Outlook Express, that is > part of MSIE 4. See Patrick's Cyber Domain Tips II for details. > > Note: Outlook 97 also works correctly, but only when used with the > Microsoft Exchange Server with Japanese language support. > > Newest Info: Outlook 98 works correctly for all mail clients I have > tested. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Macron usage in romanized Japanese > > > > Until Windows 2000 is available (which fully supports Unicode, that contains > all macron characters), there are several ways to use or simulate the > elongated Japanese vowels with a macron, or overbar Use circumflex as an > alternative, e.g. â Maui language fonts contain macron characters; download > True Type fonts from any of these sites > * http://www.reddfish.co.nz/ > * http://www.kennett.co.nz/ > * http://winz.co.nz/navigator/matapihi.html > * http://www.infopage.net/myspace/computers/macrons/ > In Word, you can use the EQ field function to simulate a superscript hyphen, > as follows > 1. CTRL+F9 (or Insert/Field...) > 2. Between the French brackets, type: EQ_\o(x,y) > Where _=space; x=letter under macron; y=macron (superscript hyphen, > usually) > 3. Delete space between ) and } if any. > 4. F9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Japanese IME with English Windows95 > > > > Microsoft has built a Japanese IME (Input Method Editor) for English Windows95 > and non-Japanese keyboard. It can be downloaded from here. It can also be > installed via Microsoft Windows Update. > > By default it will install for the US keyboard. If you have a Japanese > keyboard, registry entry 0000411 layout file will be replaced by kbdus.kbd; > you will have to change it back to kbdjpa01.kbd after the installation. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > English Help under Japanese Windows95: > > > > If you use both Japanese and English Windows95 on the same partition, > ignore this step. Otherwise copy file WINDOWS.HLP from English > \Windows\Help folder into a new \Windows\Ehelp folder on the Japanese > system. Plus any other *.HLP files you think may be useful. > > > > 1. Create a shortcut in your Start Menu or Desktop, pointing to the > respective Help files. Note that the Help functions and buttons will of > course still be Japanese. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Windows95 installation verification or re-installation: > > > > Download and install Microsoft Batch 2.0 (or locate the newest version on > your Windows9x CD-ROM; the Microsoft FTP server may disappear in near > future). > > > > Run the Batch Setup program and retrieve all settings from the Registry. > Change or add options as desired. When done, save script e.g. as > BSETUP.INF in your \Windows folder. > > > > For a speedy re-installation, manually edit the script file and add/modify > the following lines: > > > [Setup] > ProductID="xxx-xxxxxxx" ;your CD key > EBD=0 ;1 = create startup disk, 0 = none > TimeZone="Tokyo" ;your time zone > VRC=0 ;Prompt before replacing more recent files > Verify=0 ;1 = verify installation, 0 = re-install > > [System] > Display="S3" ;your display type > Monitor="54T" ;your monitor type > > > these last two lines are pretty important for a speedy re-installation. > Their correct value can be found in the Registry at > \HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Class\Display\nnnn\InfSection > and > \HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Class\Monitor\nnnn\InfSection > > > > > See above how to add Japanese Keyboard Support to the batch setup script. > > > > 1. Run SETUP from your Windows95 CD-ROM with BSETUP.INF (with the full path > name) as parameter. The /is option will skip the initial ScanDisk quick > check. Example: > H:\setup.exe /is C:\Windows\bsetup.inf > > > Further information on batch setup scripts: > > > * see Appendix D of the Windows95 Resource Kit Documentation [Word > document; 89KB]. The document can also be viewed at the MSDN Online > Library under Windows Resource Kits / Windows95 Resource Kit / Appendix > D. > Chapter 3 contains basic information on Windows95 setup. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Developing Applications for Japanese Environment and IME > > > > Go to the MSDN Online Library. > > > > Select Books. > > > > Select Developing International Software for Windows 95 and Windows NT. > > > > a. Check Chapter 7 - Processing Far Eastern Writing Systems. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Acknowledgement: > some of above tips have, in a different form, originally appeared in the > Computing Japan magazine. > > > > > Disclaimer: > although all these bilingual tips have been carefully tested, the author will > not accept any responsibility for loss or damage resulting from the use of > these information. This site is a member of WebRing. To browse visit here.