ÿþ<html> <head><title>US Pinyin Keyboard Layout for Windows 2000/XP/Vista</title><head> <body> <h2>US Pinyin Keyboard Layout for Windows 2000/XP/Vista</h2> <p> I created this Windows 2000/XP/Vista keyboard layout for easy entry of p&#299;ny&#299;n tones, pictured below:<br><br> <img src="USPinyin.jpg" width="691" height="330"><br><br> The light blue number keys are used as "dead keys", similar to other non-US keyboards for typing decorated characters. You will need to use a Unicode font that supports all of the p&#299;ny&#299;n tone-marked characters. Your applications will also need to support displaying Unicode text. Windows comes with several fonts that support it, including Arial, Courier New, and Lucida Sans Unicode. <br><br> Usage is as follows: <ul> <li>Press and release '1', followed by 'a / e / i / o / u' --&gt; &#257; / &#275; / &#299; / &#333; / &#363; <li>Press and release '2', followed by 'A / E / I / O / U' --&gt; &#193; / &#201; / &#205; / &#211; / &#218; <li>Press and release '3', followed by 'a / E / i / O / u' --&gt; &#462; / &#282; / &#464; / &#465; / &#468; <li>Press and release '4', followed by 'A / e / I / o / U' --&gt; &#192; / &#232; / &#204; / &#242; / &#217; <li>Press and release '1 / 2 / 3 / 4', followed by 'v' --&gt; &#470; / &#472; / &#474; / &#476; <li>Press and release '1 / 2 / 3 / 4', followed by 'V' --&gt; &#469; / &#471; / &#473; / &#475; <li>Press and release '1', followed by comma ',' --&gt; &#x3001; (d&#x00F9;n h&#x00E0;o) <li>Press '1 / 2 / 3 / 4' followed by spacebar --&gt; 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 <li>Pressing Shift + '1 / 2 / 3 / 4' types the usual symbols ! @ # $ </ul> Installation:<br> Download and EXTRACT the zip file to a folder, then double-click on the 'Setup.exe' file in that folder to install it. You must extract the files, it cannot be installed directly from a compressed folder. <b>VISTA USERS:</b> As of 5-DEC-2007, this installer has been updated to fully work with 32- and 64-bit versions of Windows Vista.<br><br> <a href="USPinyin.zip">Download USPinyin.zip</a> (304 KB)<br><br> After it's installed, the keyboard should be automatically enabled. If not, you might need to enable the 'US (Pinyin)' in your <i>Regional and Language Options</i> Control Panel. There is a basic tutorial on managing your keyboard at the following link. The screenshot below also helps a lot, thanks to Mark Swofford over at <a href="http://www.pinyin.info">www.Pinyin.info</a>.<br> <a target="_new" href="http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/input_kbd_add_kbd_layout.mspx?mfr=true"> http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/input_kbd_add_kbd_layout.mspx?mfr=true</a> <br><img src="how_to_configure.gif"> <br><br> This keyboard layout was created using the free Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator v1.4. You can download it from their website <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/tools/msklc.mspx">here</a>, and the source file I made for this layout can be downloaded <a href="USPinyin.klc">here</a> on this website. Since the installation files were created using only these tools, I would guess (but cannot guarantee) that they contain no spyware or malware, only a keyboard layout DLL file. As such, I take no responsibility for anything you do with these downloads.<br><br><hr> <h4>Copyright © 2006 Jason Frazier</h4> </body></html>