Unikey For Mac



From Mac OS X Leopard, released in 2007, Apple has integrated UniKey Vietnamese Input Method in the the built-in Vietnamese input of Mac OS. From 2010, the engine has also been integrated to the built-in Vietnamese keyboard in iOS (starting from iOS 4.0). Ibus-unikey (developed by Le Quoc Tuan, using UniKey engine) is widely used for Linux distributions. From Mac OS X Leopard onwards, released in 2007, Apple has integrated the UniKey Vietnamese Input Method to the built-in Vietnamese input of Mac OS. From 2010, the engine has also been integrated to the built-in Vietnamese keyboard in iOS. Tag Archives: vietnamese unikey mac. Mac OS X Leopard supports Vietnamese with Vietnamese Typing Input. Posted on January 27, 2010 by Duong Anh Pham. What a surprise! The first time I try to figure out how to type Vietnamese on Mac computer, I realize it fully supports Vietnamese in the latest operating system Mac OS X Leopard.

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Mac users running OS X Leopard (version 10.5) or a later version should have built-in support for Vietnamese. Just follow these steps (but keep in mind that the naming of various user interface elements may vary from one Mac OS to another):
1. From the Apple menu, select System Preferences.

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2. Click on International.


3. In the International window, click on the Input Menu tab.


4. In the Input Menu tab, select Vietnamese UniKey. (By the way, your current keyboard should be kept selected.


5. Underneath Vietnamese UniKey, select the input method you want to use: Simple Telex, Telex, VNI, or VIQR.


6. Depending on the Mac OS X version you are running, you may or may not see the option allow a different input source for each document. An input source is basically a language and its corresponding input method. If you want to be able to have different input sources active in different applications, select this useful option. That way, you won’t need to keep switching input sources every time you switch between applications.


7. Select Show input menu in input bar to be able to easily switch from one input source to another within the same application. The input menu will appear on the right side of the menu bar and display all the enabled language input sources you selected.

UnikeyTip: Using keyboard shortcuts allows you to switch between input sources faster than by selecting the desired input source from the input menu. The input menu should list what the default keyboard shortcuts are. You can assign different keyboard shortcuts by clicking on the keyboard shortcuts option.

Unikey For MacIMPORTANT NOTE: If you've recently enabled Vietnamese typing and find that your usernames and/or passwords are no longer working, it may be because you are typing in Vietnamese. Read steps 5 and 6 above to learn how to change input sources. Alternatively, deselect Vietnamese UniKey in your System Preferences if you no longer need it.

What a surprise! The first time I try to figure out how to type Vietnamese on Mac computer, I realize it fully supports Vietnamese in the latest operating system Mac OS X Leopard. It is a piece of cake to type Vietnamese in Mac OS environment. As described, no external keyboard driver, no 3rd party software, no need to configure. Everything is ready. You just have to turn it on and type.

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Follow the steps below to turn Vietnamese mode on, then there you go.

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  1. Go to System Preferences and open International.
  2. Go to the tab Input Menu, select Vietnamese Unikey. You may also want to check on Show input menu in menu bar for your ease. Simply Telex is selected by default. Most of people prefer VNI, then select VNI. The example below uses Telex typing standard.
  3. You can notice the little flag on the top right corner. Click on it and choose Simple Telex or VNI.
  4. Now you can type Vietnamese. Open TextEdit or Word and try it.