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freefall -

Is there any currently available software that can convert chinese characters to pinyin? I don't
just mean a dictionary that can do one character at a time, but something capable to converting a
string to hanzi into pinyin so I can read the chars in webpages or other documents (my pinyin is
better than my hanzi recognition).

Thanks!

(hopefully this is possible--I don't know enough Chinese to know if there are ambiguities which
would prevent this type of conversion)



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bogleg -

If you want something web based, I would recommend adsotrans.com. For a standalone application,
Dimsum or ZDT should work. If you read the Best of Chinese Study Tools thread, I'm sure you can
find other alternatives as well.

Chris










smalltownfart -

You can do this in Microsoft Word. An entire document can be converted at once.

Have a look at this thread:

http://www. /showthread.php?t=2182










Lugubert -

I seem to have ground that thread to a halt with my wish to convert more than a few charcters at a
time. Otherwise, it's a great tool, once you learn to bring up the codes (Alt-F9) for adjustments.
Then I always start by changing SimSun to Times New Roman (doesn't affect the Chinese), make sure
the code for centering is used (jc2?, not jc0? too lazy to find a document to check), and increase
the size (experiment!) and lift the ruby text (ditto!). After toggling back (A-F9) to normal view,
I have to force Times New Roman on the complete document. The characters still stay, but the ruby
text is improved.



Quote:


Originally Posted by smalltownfart

An entire document can be converted at once.


(My bold.) How do you manage? I run MSW 2002/SP3 under W XP Pro, supposed to be automatically
updated, and last time I tried, there still was this half a dozen of characters limit for each
conversion batch.










liuzhou -

NJStar can do the same. No limit.










smalltownfart -



Quote:

(My bold.) How do you manage? I run MSW 2002/SP3 under W XP Pro, supposed to be automatically
updated, and last time I tried, there still was this half a dozen of characters limit for each
conversion batch.

Ah, sorry, I don't use this facility. I only tried it before on my computer with a small sample,
didn't realize it had a size limitation. Have you tried using a macro?

If you are OK with using copy-and-paste to do the job, have a look at these

HanConv (convert hanzi to pinyin):
http://www.users.on.net/~aliceyeung/software/1.php

Pinyin with tone marks:
http://www.chinese-tools.com/tools/c...n-unicode.html










Luobot -

I just tried the annotator feature of ZDT and converted a transcript of characters to pinyin. It
seems to work like a champ. Another thumbs up for this fabulous program!










Lugubert -



Quote:


Originally Posted by smalltownfart

Ah, sorry, I don't use this facility. I only tried it before on my computer with a small sample,
didn't realize it had a size limitation. Have you tried using a macro?


I tried to record a macro, but the "smart" feature made it reproduce the once recorded phrase, not
pinyin'ing anything new highlighted. I have been too lazy to learn the intricacies of this latest
macro language. Just when I got fairly proficient in the previous Word macro language, they
replaced it.

I haven't looked at the conversion tools mentioned, but I suppose they output a pinyin string. I
would love to have a utility that gives ruby text for a complete document.

Microsoft's reason might be that you have more control through the intermediate window, where you
can edit the ruby text, but has a restricted size. For changes, I prefer, as mentioned, to switch
to the code view and then do some search and replaces.










geek_frappa -

In case you are interested, this online program provides ruby support, for hanzi to pinyin ..

http://www.primezero.com/terminal/hanzi_to_pinyin












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