SmartInput
A Mac input method for people who write English every day: type Chinese, rough English or a mix, and natural English goes in at the cursor.给每天要写英文的人用的 Mac 输入法:打中文、不太地道的英文或者中英混打,光标处直接插入自然的英文。
Prototype — not available yet. Email us if you'd like to try it.原型阶段,暂未开放。想试用请发邮件给我们。
Key Features核心功能
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A real Chinese IME first首先是好用的中文输入法
Pinyin input built on librime, so it can be the input method you use all day.拼音输入基于 librime,可以放心当每天的主力输入法。
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Live English preview英文实时预览
While you type, the whole sentence shows in English, underlined, right where you are typing.边打字边在原位置显示整句英文(虚线标出),不用切到别的窗口。
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Double-space to insert双击空格插入
Choosing words never commits the translation; press space twice when the sentence is ready.选词时不会提交,整句满意了再双击空格插入。
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Mix the two languages中英混打
Write
retain rate (保留率)and get "retention rate": the Chinese in brackets says what you mean.比如打retain rate (保留率)会得到 retention rate,括号里的中文告诉它你想说的是哪个词。 -
Polish your own English润色你写的英文
Press Shift for English mode and SmartInput makes what you wrote sound more natural.按 Shift 切到英文模式,把你自己写的英文改得更地道。
Status现状
Status: A working prototype runs on our own Macs. Next is a small test with people who write English at work every day.
现状:原型已经在我们自己的 Mac 上跑起来了。下一步是找一小批每天用英文工作的人内测。
Privacy: Chinese typing stays on your Mac. Only the sentence being translated is sent, and nothing you type is stored.
隐私:中文输入完全在本机进行;只有要翻译的那句话会发出去,打过的内容不保存。
Questions or ideas?有问题或想法?
Write to us about SmartInput: we read every email.关于 SmartInput 的任何问题和建议,欢迎来信,每封都会看。