Menksoft IMEs
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Menksoft
Mongolian IME is an input method editor
(or IME) made by Menksoft
for typing Mongolian writing systems such as:
code that form the Menksoft Mongolian code (Chinese
: ).
With the influence of Chinese input methods
' built-in whole-sentence input pattern the focus of Menksoft Mongolian IME is not placed on a Mongolian keyboard layout
but on phoneme pattern input method
s, as they are more commonly used for Chinese-language text.
. This resulted in the popularity of Menksoft IMEs in Inner Mongolia
, where local-government websites use them.
), setting the language to the English interface through the language bar after installation.
Menksoft
Menksoft is an IT company in Inner Mongolia, who developed Menksoft Mongolian IME, the most widely used Mongolian language IME in Inner Mongolia.-History:...
Mongolian IME is an input method editor
Input method editor
An input method is an operating system component or program that allows any data, such as keyboard strokes or mouse movements, to be received as input. In this way users can enter characters and symbols not found on their input devices...
(or IME) made by Menksoft
Menksoft
Menksoft is an IT company in Inner Mongolia, who developed Menksoft Mongolian IME, the most widely used Mongolian language IME in Inner Mongolia.-History:...
for typing Mongolian writing systems such as:
- Mongolian scriptMongolian scriptThe classical Mongolian script , also known as Uyghurjin, was the first writing system created specifically for the Mongolian language, and was the most successful until the introduction of Cyrillic in 1946...
- Uyghur style Mongolian script (Proto-Mongolian script, Mongolian written in the Old Uyghur alphabetOld Uyghur alphabetThe Old Uyghur alphabet was used for writing the Old Uyghur language, a variety of Old Turkic spoken in the Tarim basin, which is an ancestor of the modern Uyghur language. It was descendant of the Sogdian alphabet, used for texts with Buddhist, Manichaean and Christian content for 700–800 years in...
by Tatar-Tonga) - Clear script
- Manchu script
- Xibe script
- Uyghur style Mongolian script (Proto-Mongolian script, Mongolian written in the Old Uyghur alphabet
- 'Phags-pa script
- Soyombo scriptSoyombo scriptThe Soyombo script is an abugida developed by the Mongolian monk and scholar Bogdo Zanabazar in 1686 to write Mongolian.It can also be used to write Tibetan and Sanskrit....
- Galik scriptGalik scriptThe Galik script is an extension to the traditional Mongolian script. It was created in 1587 by the translator and scholar Ayuush Güüsh , inspired by the 3. Dalai Lama, Sonam Gyatso. He added extra characters for transcribing Tibetan and Sanskrit terms when translating religious texts, and later...
Function
The Menksoft IMEs make use of Private Use Areas (PUA) of Unicode and the Chinese GB 18030GB 18030
GB18030 is a Chinese government standard describing the required language and character support necessary for software in China. In addition to the "GB18030 code page" this standard contains requirements about which scripts must be supported, font support, etc....
code that form the Menksoft Mongolian code (Chinese
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
: ).
With the influence of Chinese input methods
Chinese input methods for computers
Hundreds of Chinese input methods are available for entry of Chinese characters into computers, but most keyboard-based methods rely on either pinyin phonetic readings or root shapes in Chinese characters...
' built-in whole-sentence input pattern the focus of Menksoft Mongolian IME is not placed on a Mongolian keyboard layout
Keyboard layout
A keyboard layout is any specific mechanical, visual, or functional arrangement of the keys, legends, or key–meaning associations of a computer, typewriter, or other typographic keyboard....
but on phoneme pattern input method
Input method
An input method is an operating system component or program that allows any data, such as keyboard strokes or mouse movements, to be received as input. In this way users can enter characters and symbols not found on their input devices...
s, as they are more commonly used for Chinese-language text.
Use
Unicode was late to provide adequate support for Mongolian script; the fist and (as of 2009) only functional implementation was shipped with Windows VistaWindows Vista
Windows Vista is an operating system released in several variations developed by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablet PCs, and media center PCs...
. This resulted in the popularity of Menksoft IMEs in Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in the northern region of the country. Inner Mongolia shares an international border with the countries of Mongolia and the Russian Federation...
, where local-government websites use them.
English
There is an English interface for Menksoft Mongolian IME; however, Menksoft did not build an English installation program. Therefore, Westerners must use the Chinese installation programs (including mojibakeMojibake
, from the Japanese 文字 "character" + 化け "change", is the occurrence of incorrect, unreadable characters shown when computer software fails to render text correctly according to its associated character encoding.-Causes:...
), setting the language to the English interface through the language bar after installation.