Which Chinese input-method do you use?

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Which Chinese input-method do you use?

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As a matter of curiosity, since there is probably a higher-than-average proportion of people interested in East Asian languages in here, which Chinese (or Japanese, Korean etc.) input method do you use? Like, I would guess, most Western Chinese-as-second-language students, I use a Pinyin-based input method; specifically the (very good) QIM tool for the Mac.

So, is there anyone here hard-core enough to be using Wubi for example? :)
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I use... um... google translate to convert from English to Chinese XD

I have forgotten pretty much everything about pinyin (not that I was ever really that familiar with it in the first place) :p
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I use the built in pinyin suppport that comes with windows, not that I can say much more than 你好 but I have a plan to learn more in the near future. I've had that plan since 2005 though...

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IBus

http://code.google.com/p/ibus

Works about the same as built-in Windows pinyin input.
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Re: Which Chinese input-method do you use?

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I use SCIM under Linux with the zh-tonepy input method, which is very basic and requires you to type the full pinyin and the tone. I use "Microsoft PinYin New Input Style" under Windows7. I try to stick to the less intelligent input methods, so that I have to remember the full pinyin with tones for each character. If I'm actually chatting to someone, though, I'm occasionally lazy and switch to the more automatic methods.
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