Try setting it to Japanese (auto detect).
BJ --- In [email protected], "stevemissemiko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have the Japanese IME installed, and I can type kana > (hiragana/katakana) and select the kanji for display in things I > send to others. But, if someone sends me an e-mail / or I see a > message/post (here or elsewhere) that included kana/kanji I can not > always read. Sometimes it's OK and other times it looks like > garbage. Maybe someone can help me with my settings in Explorer so > I can consistantly see double byte. I'm using Windows XP XP2, and > IE 6.0.29. thanks. > > --- In [email protected], herry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > I don't know about mac but on windows 2000/xp you don't need any > > applications. Just install the fonts and the IME available on the > > windows cd. > > > > I think everyone should post in whatever format they're comfortable > > with. Accomodating for people who can't properly view japanese > > characters isn't very beneficial for the group as a whole. If the > > goal is to learn japanese, it might as well be the whole thing, > > including kanji/kana and not half way. > > > > The common mistake people make is to write in kanji but leaves the > > default encoding to ISO-8859 in outlook express. 8859 is the > standard > > english character set and it destroys the Kanji. As long as the > > encoding is set properly (UTF8 or Shift-JIS), there shouldn't be > any > > incompatibilities. Another thing people do is that they write > > japanese through Yahoo's english web site. If you want to post > > japanese through Yahoo's web site, you have to use their japanese > > portal. > > > > > > On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 18:41:38 +0200, Bert-Jan > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Posting in Kanji/Kana is not recommended. > > > > > > Not everyone has this option and if they do, they are usually > incompatible, > > > resulting in gibberish. > > > > > > Having Japanese fonts installed is one thing, but few people > seem to have > > > Japanese Language Application (Windows) or Japanese Language Kit > (Mac) > > > running. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Japanese_Language/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
