Cantonese input for Mac OSX
As a new Mac user, I found most of the Cantonese input methods for Mac OSX utilize ancient input standards such as Yale, which also requires users to input tonal variations in order to retrieve characters. I created this input plugin to assist folks who want to use something non-standard but easier to learn. The character lookup table of this input plugin is based on typical forum and chatroom English Cantonese.
To install:
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Copy "mac_cantonese.inputplugin" to the Library > Input Methods folder.
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Log off and log on.
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Go to System Preferences > Keyboard > Input Sources and add 粵拼 to the input methods.
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Done! Enjoy!
[23.1.17] Addition: If the input method doesn't appear after following the steps above, it could be related to privilege issues. In this case, please try the following:
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Open a blank document with TextEdit
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Go to Format > Make Plain Text
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Open the downloaded mac_cantonese.inputplugin file with another instance of TextEdit
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Copy everything over from mac_cantonese.inputplugin to the blank document
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Save the new document with the name mac_canton.inputplugin
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Close all TextEdit instances
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Double-click on mac_canton.inputplugin
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Check if the input method appears
[03.05.18] Download mac_canton_utf16.inputplugin to your Downloads folder and double-click. Check Keyboard input sources and it should be installed.