Chinese Support of English Version of Pocket PC
Keyword: Chinese Support, Chinese Display, HP IPAQ, PPC
As a chinese, I need to read chinese webpage. Sometime, I also need to input chinese character (But seldom on PDA). So I require my HP IPAQ H5550 to support chinese. Unfortunately, the Window Pocket PC 2003 OS is the english version and doesn't support chinese defaultly. After checking the related information using google, there are three ways to add chinese support to HP IPAQ.
1. Refresh the IPAQ OS to the chinese version of Windows Pocket PC 2003The advantage of this method is chinese version of os has the build-in support. But the chinese version os does not support english so well. What we need is my PDA can support english well in english context and support chinese well in chinese context. What's more, updating the rom is a risk for common users.
2. Use Chinese Supporting Plug-in SoftwareCE-Star V2.2 for PPC2003: One of the most popular chinese plug-ins. It supports multiple input methods and support both simplified chinese and traditional chinese, even for japanese. Good performance for hand-writting recognition.Pocket Knife V2.04 for PPC2003: A famous chinese suite for PPC. It is a embedded chinese system not a plug-in which make it more stable and compatible. It also supports traditional chinese and japanese as well as multiple input methods. A special keyboard layout helps to improve input efficiency. Another advantage is the GoGoPen hand-writting recognition system. ClearType font is built-in supported for this software.Monster Chinese 2003(EN) V4.0 for PPC2003: Another famous chinese integration system. It also use embedded system. Simplified/Traditional Chinese and Japanese are supported. Both TrueType and ClearType fonts are supported. It adds chinese support for PPC Outlook, IE and ActiveSync.
All these software can be downloaded from http://www.mypocket.com.cn
3. Modify OS Files to Support PRC Region and Chinese FontsIf we can set "PRC" as the default region in the Region Settings in the Control Panel, the english version of OS will support both chinese and english well. This is a common thing in desktop PC. Similiar to PC, there is a solution for PPC. But english version window pocket pc 2003 does not have "PRC" option in Region Settings. wince.nls is the file in PPC which controls the default language. We can download the wince.nls of chinese version OS and replace it to support chinese language. The procedure also need to update the reg information (e.g. use TascalRegEdit to import xxx.reg file into register table). If you want to use some chinese font in your system, you also need to copy the font file (xxx.ttc, xxx.ttf). Some guys develop a install package for chinese supporting. It is a *.cab file. Copy this file to your PPC and execute it. After soft resetting, your system will support chinese. (B.T.W, for compatibility, it is better to backup your old wince.nls).
Chinese Support Install Package: http://www.hanzify.org (2003中文支持包)
I try the third method and it is simple and effective for my HP IPAQ H5550.
As a chinese, I need to read chinese webpage. Sometime, I also need to input chinese character (But seldom on PDA). So I require my HP IPAQ H5550 to support chinese. Unfortunately, the Window Pocket PC 2003 OS is the english version and doesn't support chinese defaultly. After checking the related information using google, there are three ways to add chinese support to HP IPAQ.
1. Refresh the IPAQ OS to the chinese version of Windows Pocket PC 2003The advantage of this method is chinese version of os has the build-in support. But the chinese version os does not support english so well. What we need is my PDA can support english well in english context and support chinese well in chinese context. What's more, updating the rom is a risk for common users.
2. Use Chinese Supporting Plug-in SoftwareCE-Star V2.2 for PPC2003: One of the most popular chinese plug-ins. It supports multiple input methods and support both simplified chinese and traditional chinese, even for japanese. Good performance for hand-writting recognition.Pocket Knife V2.04 for PPC2003: A famous chinese suite for PPC. It is a embedded chinese system not a plug-in which make it more stable and compatible. It also supports traditional chinese and japanese as well as multiple input methods. A special keyboard layout helps to improve input efficiency. Another advantage is the GoGoPen hand-writting recognition system. ClearType font is built-in supported for this software.Monster Chinese 2003(EN) V4.0 for PPC2003: Another famous chinese integration system. It also use embedded system. Simplified/Traditional Chinese and Japanese are supported. Both TrueType and ClearType fonts are supported. It adds chinese support for PPC Outlook, IE and ActiveSync.
All these software can be downloaded from http://www.mypocket.com.cn
3. Modify OS Files to Support PRC Region and Chinese FontsIf we can set "PRC" as the default region in the Region Settings in the Control Panel, the english version of OS will support both chinese and english well. This is a common thing in desktop PC. Similiar to PC, there is a solution for PPC. But english version window pocket pc 2003 does not have "PRC" option in Region Settings. wince.nls is the file in PPC which controls the default language. We can download the wince.nls of chinese version OS and replace it to support chinese language. The procedure also need to update the reg information (e.g. use TascalRegEdit to import xxx.reg file into register table). If you want to use some chinese font in your system, you also need to copy the font file (xxx.ttc, xxx.ttf). Some guys develop a install package for chinese supporting. It is a *.cab file. Copy this file to your PPC and execute it. After soft resetting, your system will support chinese. (B.T.W, for compatibility, it is better to backup your old wince.nls).
Chinese Support Install Package: http://www.hanzify.org (2003中文支持包)
I try the third method and it is simple and effective for my HP IPAQ H5550.
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