Need help on japanese POL

kikijing · 11-14-2006, 10:57 PM

HI, I just brought a Japan version FFXI for the PC. I was looking to type Chinese in the game, but I don't know how you can type chinese in FFXI. I'm not that good on computer stuffs, right now I'm using US version window XP and I have installed chinese in the computer, so right now I can type chinese on the website, just not work on FFXI game. Anyone know know how can you please tell me? Thank you

bungiefan · 11-15-2006, 12:01 AM

The IME in the Japanese version is for Japanese versions of the Chinese characters. It doesn't have the complete set of current Chinese characters, and doesn't use the Chinese method of inputting them. Supported input of text is Japanese and Roman characters only. There is no Chinese-language version of the game available, and no support for the Chinese IME.

kikijing · 11-15-2006, 06:35 AM

Hi, somehow I see those HK and Taiwan players, they can type complete chinese in the game. Do i have to download the windower to do this?

Jei · 11-15-2006, 06:51 AM

I have no idea how to enable chinese. I've never seen one myself.

bungiefan · 11-18-2006, 01:55 AM

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Originally Posted by kikijing

Hi, somehow I see those HK and Taiwan players, they can type complete chinese in the game. Do i have to download the windower to do this?

Why not ask those players then and report the answer back here...?

x1ang · 11-18-2006, 12:32 PM

with the IME (+bar set to TW/CN) you can type quite a few number of characters that will show up in FFXI, but that's only because it shares the same character sets as JP kanji (as you know kanji is based off Chinese characters).. so it's limited to the kanji in the Japanese language - leaving out a bunch of CN characs.

bside · 11-18-2006, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by x1ang

with the IME (+bar set to TW/CN) you can type quite a few number of characters that will show up in FFXI, but that's only because it shares the same character sets as JP kanji (as you know kanji is based off Chinese characters).. so it's limited to the kanji in the Japanese language - leaving out a bunch of CN characs.

This must mean that FFXI is coded using non-Unicode coding base, probably Shift_JIS. And if that's the case, not only it can't input non-Japanese characters, but also it can't even display them, as it doesn't know how to handle them.

Look closer to those "complete" Chinese they typed. I assume there were some character inconsistencies. But if not, it may be using Unicode indeed, and that it can display all of them correctly.

11-14-2006, 10:57 PM	#1
kikijing Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 13 Style: Light Theme V7 Thanks: 5 Thanked 0x in 0 Posts	Need help on japanese POL HI, I just brought a Japan version FFXI for the PC. I was looking to type Chinese in the game, but I don't know how you can type chinese in FFXI. I'm not that good on computer stuffs, right now I'm using US version window XP and I have installed chinese in the computer, so right now I can type chinese on the website, just not work on FFXI game. Anyone know know how can you please tell me? Thank you

11-15-2006, 12:01 AM	#2
bungiefan Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alaska Posts: 397 Style: Light Theme V7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 12x in 9 Posts	Re: Need help on japanese POL The IME in the Japanese version is for Japanese versions of the Chinese characters. It doesn't have the complete set of current Chinese characters, and doesn't use the Chinese method of inputting them. Supported input of text is Japanese and Roman characters only. There is no Chinese-language version of the game available, and no support for the Chinese IME. __________________ http://www.ffxionline.com/forums/general-ffxi-discussion/74943-guide-creating-japanese-square-enix-members-account-still-things-figure-out.html http://bungiefan.tripod.com/psbbn_01.htm My PlayStation2 HDD guide. Made with a Japanese PS2 with a HDD and PSBBN 0.20-0.32.

11-15-2006, 06:35 AM	#3
kikijing Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 13 Style: Light Theme V7 Thanks: 5 Thanked 0x in 0 Posts	Re: Need help on japanese POL Hi, somehow I see those HK and Taiwan players, they can type complete chinese in the game. Do i have to download the windower to do this?

11-15-2006, 06:51 AM	#4
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11-18-2006, 12:32 PM	#6
x1ang Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 367 Style: Light Theme V7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 Posts	Re: Need help on japanese POL with the IME (+bar set to TW/CN) you can type quite a few number of characters that will show up in FFXI, but that's only because it shares the same character sets as JP kanji (as you know kanji is based off Chinese characters).. so it's limited to the kanji in the Japanese language - leaving out a bunch of CN characs. __________________

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