![]() ![]() Often, fonts are available in two variants, one with the halfwidth characters monospaced, and another one with proportional halfwidth characters. In some fonts these are fitted to half-squares, like some monospaced fonts, while in others they are not. These Roman characters that have been fitted to a square character cell are called fullwidth, while the normal ones are called halfwidth. Since all Japanese characters occupy the space of a square box, it is sometimes desirable to input Roman characters in the same square form in order to preserve the grid layout of the text. A typical Japanese character is square while Roman characters are typically variable in width. Hiragana, katakana, halfwidth katakana, halfwidth Roman letters, and fullwidth Roman letters are some of the options. ![]() This of course would only be the case on keyboards that contain more than one set of Japanese symbols. Some keyboards have a mode key to switch between different forms of writing. There may also be a key to instruct the computer to convert the latest hiragana characters into kanji, although usually the space key serves the same purpose since Japanese writing doesn't use spaces. ![]() Sometimes, each mode (Roman and Japanese) may even have its own key, in order to prevent ambiguity when the user is typing quickly. On most Japanese keyboards, one key switches between Roman characters and Japanese characters. On non-Japanese keyboards, option- or control- key sequences can perform all of the tasks mentioned below. This varies from computer to computer, and some OS vendors have striven to provide a consistent user interface regardless of the type of keyboard being used. Since Japanese input requires switching between Roman and hiragana entry modes, and also conversion between hiragana and kanji (as discussed below), there are usually several special keys on the keyboard. For example, the Q, W, E, R, T, Y keys correspond to た, て, い, す, か, ん ( ta, te, i, su, ka, and n) respectively when the computer is used for direct hiragana input. The hiragana symbols are also ordered in a consistent way across different keyboards. Many of the non- alphanumeric symbols are the same as on English-language keyboards, but some symbols are located in other places. The JIS, or Japanese Industrial Standard, keyboard layout keeps the Roman letters in the English QWERTY layout, with numbers above them. Japanese keyboards (as shown on the second image) have both hiragana and Roman letters indicated. Some systems may also work via a graphical user interface, or GUI, where the characters are chosen by clicking on buttons or image maps. One is via a romanized version of Japanese called rōmaji (literally "Roman character"), and the other is via keyboard keys corresponding to the Japanese kana. There are two main methods of inputting Japanese on computers. Japanese input methods are used to input Japanese characters on a computer. ![]()
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