Traditional Chinese Solaris User's Guide

DaYi Input Mode

Similar to the TsangChieh input mode, DaYi conversion works on the radicals that compose Chinese characters. The keystroke sequence of the DaYi input mode completely follows the Chinese writing sequence, and only a few rules need to be memorized.

The keyboard mapping of DaYi input mode appears as below:

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Typing DaYi Text

  1. Type Control-spacebar to turn on TsangChieh mode.

    The mode appears in the status area.

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  2. Type the set of radicals; o Press the spacebar after each set to convert it to a character.

    The DaYi input converter finds six matching characters and displays a lookup choices as below:

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  3. Type a number key to select the appropriate character, such as 1 to select the first candidate:

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