mac_cantonese

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:

1. Copy "mac_cantonese.inputplugin" to the Library > Input Methods folder.

2. Log off and log on.

3. Go to System Preferences > Keyboard > Input Sources and add 粵拼 to the input methods.

4. 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:

1. Open a blank document with TextEdit

2. Go to Format > Make Plain Text

3. Open the downloaded mac_cantonese.inputplugin file with another instance of TextEdit

4. Copy everything over from mac_cantonese.inputplugin to the blank document

5. Save the new document with the name mac_canton.inputplugin

6. Close all TextEdit instances

7. Double-click on mac_canton.inputplugin

8. 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.