ATOK
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ATOK is an IME with roots from KTIS (Kana-Kanji Transfer Input System) come with JS-WORD, the Japanese word processor software for PC-100 in 1983,[1] but it now supports a variety of platforms including macOS, Windows, Android, and iOS.
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Functions
Functions vary between versions for different platforms, and the following list is not exhaustive.
- Search kanji from phonetic input – both using romaji keyboard and kana keyboard.
- Search kanji by radical.
- Drawing pad for handwriting recognition.
- Reverse retrieval of phonetic input – both to kunyomi and onyomi.
- Text templates for standard phrases, address labels and Japanese emoticons.
- Real time auto-completion of text – both Japanese and English. (Example: type "fun" and you immediately get a list of words starting with "fun": function, fun, fund, funk...).
- Character information, JIS and Unicode codes, pronunciations, related characters.
- Japanese date formats.
- Character palette for input of special symbols, accented Latin, Russian, etc.
- Customizable input keys and keyboard shortcuts for the different functions.
Versions
Template:As of the latest version for Windows is 31.1.6; for macOS, 31.0.3; for iOS, 1.6.2; and for Android, 1.8.15.[3] They are available via the ATOK Passport subscription and an annual subscription which comes with Ichitaro.[4] Linux, OS/2, Palm OS, Pocket PC, and Windows CE are no longer supported.[5]
KTIS and ATOK was originally a component of JustSystems' word processor software. Ichitaro released in 1985 allowed the use of ATOK 4 in other MS-DOS applications of the PC-98 platform. ATOK 7 was bundled with Ichitaro 4, and was available as a standalone product in 1992.[6] In DOS era, ATOK was spreading with Ichitaro despite competition from VJE, Matsutake, and some other software. Windows 3.1, the first retail version of Japanese Windows, bundled the Microsoft IME (MS-IME) input method. MS-IME 97 contained notable improvements, and was bundled with a new retail box of Windows 95 and Office 97. The difference between ATOK and MS-IME went smaller.[7]
In 2008, JustSystems began a subscription service, ATOK Passport.[8] ATOK 2017 was the last version to be physically shipped as boxed software.[9]
Sun Microsystems chose ATOK as their input method when running under the JP locale in Solaris 10 and above, enhancing Sun's already strong Japanese language support.[10]
For embedded systems, JustSystems has developed +ATOK. Some Japanese mobile phones, PDAs, video game consoles (PSP, PS3 and Wii), digital video recorders, automotive navigation systems come with +ATOK.
See also
- Ichitaro – a Japanese word processor produced by JustSystems. ATOK comes bundled with this.
References
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