Traditional Pinyin input method for Mac

[purple_hoodie]

Hi all, does anyone have a good suggestion for a Pinyin input method for Mac with Traditional Characters? I'm using OS X 10.6.8.

Thanks!
Michael

[ironlady]

I just chose Pinyin under Traditional...I input Traditional characters using Pinyin all the time. Didn't install anything special on my Mac. Right now I've just upgraded to 10.7.4 but even back with 10.6.x I could do the same thing. Have you checked the available input types under Traditional Chinese?

[tango42]

Hi all, does anyone have a good suggestion for a Pinyin input method for Mac with Traditional Characters? I'm using OS X 10.6.8.

Thanks!
Michael

New to Mac? It is built in.

System Preferences > Language and Text > Input Sources >>> [Select the one you want. I have Chinese Traditional > Pinyin Traditional.]

Then there will be a little toggle at top of screen to jump from languages for input.

[cranky laowai]

QIM is a popular choice. And now it's freeware. (See also here.)

[purple_hoodie]

Yeah I didn't like the system standard input method but QIM is much better, thanks!

[tango42]

Is QIM still much preferred over OS X Pinyin? How is it better?

I've heard that OS X Pinyin input was greatly improved with the release of OS X 10.7 (Lion) and that the gap has narrowed considerably.

[ehophi]

What about Google's IME?

[the bear]

What about Google's IME?

that's for windows OS and also output is simplified.

[ehophi]

Oh, sorry about that, but the output is adjustable.

我也可以用它打繁體字。