Browser/OS reading Japanese

[Xelis]

Can anyone point me in the direction to finding something that can help me so my browser (Firefox) read Japanese instead of just having lines of ?????, possibly something for XP too.

 

[Martin]

I think there's a free-of-charge language pack that you have to download to read the kana and kanji - it's associated with the OS (i.e. Windows or Mac OS) rather than your browser. Sorry I can't be of any more help - it reads fine on my machine!

Sometimes you get a dialogue box up that asks you if you want to install the language pack(s) needed to view the page.

EDIT: Does this help?

 

[Arbalest]

i remember on the old computer i used which ran on XP home, there was a language pack for east asian languages on the computer, i think in the control panel. Not to sure where and i can't check now unfortunatly since the computer has kicked the bucket. =/

 

[Xelis]

I think there's a free-of-charge language pack that you have to download to read the kana and kanji - it's associated with the OS (i.e. Windows or Mac OS) rather than your browser. Sorry I can't be of any more help - it reads fine on my machine!

Sometimes you get a dialogue box up that asks you if you want to install the language pack(s) needed to view the page.

EDIT: Does this help?

Ill try it out.

 

[Kurogane]

Control Panel > Regional & Language Options

Check the box for install east asian fonts (Windows disc required)

Or you could use the more illegal method, downloading the Windows Installation ISO, and install them from there using a virtual disc reader.

PM me if you need details.

 

[Doberman Pharaoh]

近藤浩治

 

[Gacha]

http://world.altavista.com/tr

Stick your url in the website bit click wait a minute or two and it comes up fully translate or you can translate a block of text

 

[Xelis]

Control Panel > Regional & Language Options

Check the box for install east asian fonts (Windows disc required)

Or you could use the more illegal method, downloading the Windows Installation ISO, and install them from there using a virtual disc reader.

PM me if you need details.

Oh no, I want the main language to be English, but when something is in Kanji, for it not to appear (?????) but in the Kanji.

 

[Kurogane]

近藤浩治

Osamu Hiroshi Kondo? - Who's that?

That's what Google translated. :lol:

 

[Xelis]

近藤浩治

Osamu Hiroshi Kondo? - Who's that?

That's what Google translated. :lol:

Get on MSN

 

[Kurogane]

近藤浩治

Osamu Hiroshi Kondo? - Who's that?

That's what Google translated. :lol:

Get on MSN

I'm watching Jay Leno 8)

 

[Xelis]

Anyone?

 

[Jaymii]

Have you tried Google Translations, there quite good.

I'm guessing there must be a translator plugin for us Firefox users, since there are so many other ******* useless plug ins.

 

[Xelis]

Argh im not looking for a translator... This is what I see on Mushishi.jp

 

[Jaymii]

No, I'm pointing out Google's website translator.

 

[Xelis]

Nevermind, I just needed to install a Japanese font, formatted recently .

 

[Kurogane]

Download all the east asian fonts.

Then translate 'em all. :twisted:

 

[arthur_webb]

http://files.adamcube.co.uk/Programs/ie_ja.zip

Unzip, install and reboot. Hope it helps ^^.

Also, the title and installation program is misleading. Sometimes Microsoft dub it an IE add-on, and other times an Office plugin. For me, however, it always adds Japanese script reading support for pretty much every app.