Q9 input method
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The Q9 input method (
Lau's previous experience was as a television screenwriter for three decades.[5] A friend asked Lau in 1999 if he could create an input method capable of using the numeric keypad on the mobile phone to output Chinese characters. He spent three days creating the Q9 input method. Making the input method his company's primary product, he renamed the company from Quick Code Information Technology (Chinese: 快碼資訊科技) to Q9 Information Technology (Chinese: 九方資訊科技).[6]
However, besides its use for cell phones, the use of this input method on personal computers is limited, due to its proprietary nature and that personal computers do not have Q9 input method pre-installed. Since the speed of the input method relies upon using numeric keypad on PCs, this method is impractical for use on most laptops.
Q9 input method is available as an
Basic usage
The 9 positions of the number pad are shown with 9 Chinese characters and 9 stroke shapes; the first 5 of these stroke shapes are the same as in the
Issues with Q9 on macOS
The system encounters problems with Mac OS X Q9 input. In the glitch, the selection bar for the input method would grey when being selected. However, older browser versions continue to support Q9 input.
Commentary
Lai-Man Po and his co-authors called the Q9 input method "an easy to learn method but its input speed is quite low".[7]
See also
- Chinese input methods for computers
- Predictive text - input technologies for Western texts on mobile phones
References
- ^ Ge, Wenjun 革文軍 (2017). 李嘉誠管理模式 [Li Ka-shing management model] (in Chinese). Taipei: 崧博出版. Retrieved 2024-02-18 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Hong Kong Industrialist article". Hong Kong Industrialist. Federation of Hong Kong Industries: 38–39. 2000. Retrieved 2024-02-18 – via Google Books.
- ^ Ng, Eric (2001-05-11). "GEM listing candidate cites 'very strong patent protection' as deterrent". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 2024-02-18. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- Oriental Daily (in Chinese). 2019-03-29. Archived from the originalon 2024-02-18. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ "九方科技控股有限公司主席梁立人" [Vincent Lau Man-kin, Chairman of Q9 Technology Holdings Co., Ltd.]. Sing Tao Daily (in Chinese). 2004-04-27. p. B8.
- ^ "梁立人料九方明年轉虧為盈" [Vincent Lau Man-kin expects Q9 to turn losses into profits next year]. Metro Daily (in Chinese). 2003-12-29. p. P12.
- ISBN 978-1-4244-2793-2.
External links
- Q9 Technology Holdings (parent company of Qcode Information Technology Ltd.)