NOTE: this software is for Classic Mac OS (eg: OS 9) and cannot be used on Mac OS X.
Nisus Writer Classic is no longer for sale. This page is only for archival purposes.
Apple failed to test the new CLK with Nisus Writer,
the word processor most commonly used with the Chinese Language Kit.
We know of three workarounds.
- If you do not use inline input, CLK 2.0's Traditional Chinese input method still
works--albeit slowly, more so in Mac OS 8.5. Just do the following. It is good
enough for a few Chinese characters here and there, but too unresponsive for
heavy-duty typing.
- Choose Preferences... from the Edit menu.
- Scroll the left column in the Preferences dialog until you see Languages.
- Click (i.e. check) "Use Bottom Window for Input"
- Click Save Preferences, then click OK.
- Input modules from CLK 1.2 still work. In CLK 1.2, they are stored in the Extensions
Folder with names like Cang jie, Da yi, Parrot,
Pin yin, and Zhu yin. If you put them in the Extensions Folder,
they will show up as entries in the Keyboard menu. Of course,
if one already has CLK 1.2, there is no need to buy 2.0.
- With Mac OS 8.5, you don't even need CLK. All you need is to install the Chinese
software from Multilingual Internet Access (an option in 8.5's installer), then
drag one of the aforementioned input modules into the Extensions Folder. What
results is a fully functional equivalent of CLK. All the TrueType fonts from
previous versions still work (anti-aliased too). CLK 1.2 is a source of these
input modules, as are some third party Chinese TrueType font vendors. One is from
Dynalab, whose fonts come with their own
input modules to accommodate non-standard characters (Gaiji).
SUGGESTIONS
In short, Mac OS 8.1 users need CLK 1.2;
Mac OS 8.5 users need only input modules from CLK 1.2 or third party vendors.
As yet another alternative, you can use the LaLaSan input system instead of any CLK
components. LaLaSan is a seemingly abandoned input system developed by MacBlue in Taiwan.
Comjet was the distributer, but we have reports of
spotty email communications. A kind friend suggested the product. At any rate, it works
well under 8.5 with Nisus 5.1.3.
- Basic Rules for Asian Text Editing
- How do I "Romanize" Asian transliterations?
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