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spliff



Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
PostPosted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 7:10 pm    Post subject: Thai Language Writing Reply with quote
My wife is Thai and I finally got a Thai/English keyboard. I am running XP Pro sp2 on her com. What do I need to download/do for the system to make it so it's switchable between Thai and English?

Thank you in advance for your kind solutions! Very Happy
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ttompatz



Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
PostPosted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 7:29 pm    Post subject: Re: Thai Language Writing Reply with quote
spliff wrote:
My wife is Thai and I finally got a Thai/English keyboard. I am running XP Pro sp2 on her com. What do I need to download/do for the system to make it so it's switchable between Thai and English?

Thank you in advance for your kind solutions! Very Happy


From the control panel:
date,time,language and regional options
add other languages
tab-languages
check the box to install files for complex script and right to left languages including Thai.

insert the CD and install.
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spliff



Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
PostPosted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 7:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ok did that but still don't see any way to switch between the languages e.g. tab w/ en and th choice? Maybe some confusion here...I want the ability to "type" in Thai not just read it. Like here in Korea many coms have that tab next to the tray which switches the typed language between English and Hanguk.
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ulmaeri



Joined: 26 Sep 2007
PostPosted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 8:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Do you have the floating language bar? If you have it, you can enable your own keyboard shortcut to switch the keyboard. If you don't have the language bar, I can give you the directions for it, but it will have to wait. My PC is back at my apartment. I know the directions are on the MS support forum. When I get home tonight, if you haven't found the instructions, I'll post how I did it.
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spliff



Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
PostPosted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 8:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
ulmaeri wrote:
Do you have the floating language bar? If you have it, you can enable your own keyboard shortcut to switch the keyboard. If you don't have the language bar, I can give you the directions for it, but it will have to wait. My PC is back at my apartment. I know the directions are on the MS support forum. When I get home tonight, if you haven't found the instructions, I'll post how I did it.


Thanks ulmaeri, please do post the directions!
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mrsquirrel



Joined: 13 Dec 2006
PostPosted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Did the interface turn into Thai in the end?

You will need to install the east asian langauge pack.

The Thai keyboard option as as we.. - Somewhere in Global settings.

You will have a US and a Thai keyboard installed.
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spliff



Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
PostPosted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 1:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
mrsquirrel wrote:
Did the interface turn into Thai in the end?

You will need to install the east asian langauge pack.

The Thai keyboard option as as we.. - Somewhere in Global settings.

You will have a US and a Thai keyboard installed.


Yup, that did it! Now got clean up that filthy keyboard... Very Happy

Thanks all for the help!!!!!!!!
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cbclark4



Joined: 20 Aug 2006
Location: Masan
PostPosted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 2:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
You guys are easy I bet you coulda got a couple of bucks out of him for those tips. Wink
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SuperHero



Joined: 10 Dec 2003
Location: Superhero Hideout
PostPosted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 2:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
cbclark4 wrote:
You guys are easy I bet you coulda got a couple of bucks out of him for those tips. Wink

not likely, this is spliff!
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spliff



Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
PostPosted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 2:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hey what's a few tips among friends? Stage left: Spliff busily hides his wallet but forgets to turn his webcam off... Confused
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ulmaeri



Joined: 26 Sep 2007
PostPosted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 9:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Spliff, sorry about not getting back to you with those directions. It is good to see that someone else did tho. I haven't checked this forum in a few weeks.
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CentralCali



Joined: 17 May 2007
PostPosted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 11:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Spliff,

You might need these.
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spliff



Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
PostPosted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 1:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
^ Thanks cali but the keyboard has Thai on it already...nice Microsoft wireless one.
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CentralCali



Joined: 17 May 2007
PostPosted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 4:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Don't look at the keyboards! Wink Put the cutouts somewhere and practice so you can touch-type. Even after two years in the same school, the teachers and other staff here are stunned I touch-type in Korean on my American computer.
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