Menksoft
Encyclopedia
Menksoft is an IT
company in Inner Mongolia
, who developed Menksoft Mongolian IME, the most widely used Mongolian language
IME in Inner Mongolia.
: ; Pinyin
: Sū. Sūyǎlātú). In 2003, it was evaluated as a major software enterprise of Inner Mongolia and one of the 20 largest private enterprises in Hohhot
. In 2004, it gained the Gold Prize of INT'L Soft China 2004. It is currently supported by the Chinese government.
. The Mongolian website of Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities is tl.menksoft.com under the Menksoft webhost menksoft.com.
Besides the integrated code converter in Menksoft Mongolian IME, there're also a standalone version converter which can convert almost every Mongolian script code, except Unicode.
Input method series
The Menksoft IMEs are a collection of Input method editor
s (IMEs) for typing Mongolian-related scripts such as Mongolian script
, Uyghurjin script, Manchu script, and Xibe script.
Supported scripts include Mongolian script, Uyghurjin script, Manchu script, Xibe script, etc.
The Menksoft IMEs make use of private use areas (PUA) of Unicode and the Chinese GB 18030
code that form the so-called "Menksoft Mongolian code" (Chinese
: ).
With the influence of Chinese input methods
built-in whole sentence input pattern, the focus of Menksoft Mongolian IME is not placed on a Mongolian keyboard layout
, but on phoneme pattern input method
s, as they are more commonly used for Chinese language text.
Unicode was late to provide adequate support for the Mongolian script, where the fist and as of 2009 only functional implementation is shipped with Windows Vista. This resulted in some popularity for the Menksoft IMEs in Inner Mongolia
, where even the local government web sites uses them.
There is an English interface of Menksoft Mongolian IME, but Menksoft did not build an English installation program. So occidentals must bear the Chinese installation programs (maybe even mojibake
), and set the language settings to English interface through the language bar after installation.
: or ) is said to be the first word input pattern input method
for (a concept including alphabet (linguistic definition), abugida
and semi-syllabary
, excluding syllabary
) in the world.
In this input method, you can type fewer letters than Menksoft Mongolian IME. For example, "sainjiyaga" in Menksoft Mongolian IME becomes "saijyg" (result is ); "erdemtu" becomes "eedt" (result is ); the word "Mongol" can be input by typing "mc;gv".
Unlike Menksoft Mongolian IME, the whole-word input method is not a freeware
, it is a professional and educational edition.
Supported scripts are Mongolian script, clear script, Manchu script and Xibe script.
s using ISO/IEC 10646-1:2000(E) standard Unicode
(except for Uyghur style Mongolian script).
Supported scripts are Mongolian script, Uyghur style Mongolian script (Proto-Mongolian script, Mongolian written in Old Uyghur alphabet
by Tatar-Tonga), Clear script, Manchu script, Xibe script, and Mongolian Cyrillic script Mongolian script.
Mongolian CMS System Technique Study
Menksoft Web Develop Department
The "Menksoft Qagan" is the standard font and looks similar to Menksoft.tte and Mongolian Baiti. Qagan (a.k.a. Chagan) means white in Mongolian
.
Standalone
Cooperate with Kingsoft
. Adopted by Inner Mongolia Academy of Social Science, but the interface is poor.
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
company in Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in the northern region of the country. Inner Mongolia shares an international border with the countries of Mongolia and the Russian Federation...
, who developed Menksoft Mongolian IME, the most widely used Mongolian language
Mongolian language
The Mongolian language is the official language of Mongolia and the best-known member of the Mongolic language family. The number of speakers across all its dialects may be 5.2 million, including the vast majority of the residents of Mongolia and many of the Mongolian residents of the Inner...
IME in Inner Mongolia.
History
Menksoft was established in May 2002 by S. Soyolt (ChineseChinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
: ; Pinyin
Pinyin
Pinyin is the official system to transcribe Chinese characters into the Roman alphabet in China, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. It is also often used to teach Mandarin Chinese and spell Chinese names in foreign publications and used as an input method to enter Chinese characters into...
: Sū. Sūyǎlātú). In 2003, it was evaluated as a major software enterprise of Inner Mongolia and one of the 20 largest private enterprises in Hohhot
Hohhot
Hohhot , is a city in north-central China and the capital of the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region, serving as the region's administrative, economic, and cultural centre....
. In 2004, it gained the Gold Prize of INT'L Soft China 2004. It is currently supported by the Chinese government.
Corporate leadership
Menksoft holds close ties with the Inner Mongolia University for NationalitiesInner Mongolia University for Nationalities
Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities is a university in Inner Mongolia, China under the authority of the Autonomous Region government. Located in Tongliao.-External links:* * ** ** **...
. The Mongolian website of Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities is tl.menksoft.com under the Menksoft webhost menksoft.com.
Input method series and their code
The Mongolian code used in Menksoft Mongolian IMEs has become the de facto international code of Mongolian: the largest competitor of Menksoft in Mongolian script input domain - Saiyin - wrote a "howto" for Saiyin users to use Saiyin code and Menksoft code in parallel, and says "What would you do if you've already installed and registered Saiyin IME, but you want to contribute for newspaper office? They do only accept Menksoft code. Saiyin has already settled this problem for you: ..." on a page of its website called " How to use Saiyin IME with Menksoft in parallel".Besides the integrated code converter in Menksoft Mongolian IME, there're also a standalone version converter which can convert almost every Mongolian script code, except Unicode.
Input method series
The Menksoft IMEs are a collection of Input method editor
Input method editor
An input method is an operating system component or program that allows any data, such as keyboard strokes or mouse movements, to be received as input. In this way users can enter characters and symbols not found on their input devices...
s (IMEs) for typing Mongolian-related scripts such as Mongolian script
Mongolian script
The classical Mongolian script , also known as Uyghurjin, was the first writing system created specifically for the Mongolian language, and was the most successful until the introduction of Cyrillic in 1946...
, Uyghurjin script, Manchu script, and Xibe script.
Menksoft Mongolian Input method series
Menksoft Mongolian IME is the only free and widely used IME of Menksoft.Supported scripts include Mongolian script, Uyghurjin script, Manchu script, Xibe script, etc.
The Menksoft IMEs make use of private use areas (PUA) of Unicode and the Chinese GB 18030
GB 18030
GB18030 is a Chinese government standard describing the required language and character support necessary for software in China. In addition to the "GB18030 code page" this standard contains requirements about which scripts must be supported, font support, etc....
code that form the so-called "Menksoft Mongolian code" (Chinese
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
: ).
With the influence of Chinese input methods
Chinese input methods for computers
Hundreds of Chinese input methods are available for entry of Chinese characters into computers, but most keyboard-based methods rely on either pinyin phonetic readings or root shapes in Chinese characters...
built-in whole sentence input pattern, the focus of Menksoft Mongolian IME is not placed on a Mongolian keyboard layout
Keyboard layout
A keyboard layout is any specific mechanical, visual, or functional arrangement of the keys, legends, or key–meaning associations of a computer, typewriter, or other typographic keyboard....
, but on phoneme pattern input method
Input method
An input method is an operating system component or program that allows any data, such as keyboard strokes or mouse movements, to be received as input. In this way users can enter characters and symbols not found on their input devices...
s, as they are more commonly used for Chinese language text.
- For the standard UnicodeUnicodeUnicode is a computing industry standard for the consistent encoding, representation and handling of text expressed in most of the world's writing systems...
keyboard layoutKeyboard layoutA keyboard layout is any specific mechanical, visual, or functional arrangement of the keys, legends, or key–meaning associations of a computer, typewriter, or other typographic keyboard....
of Menksoft, see Menksoft Mongolian Phoneme Input Methods. - For the word pattern IME of Menksoft, see Menk Mongolian Whole-Word Input method
Unicode was late to provide adequate support for the Mongolian script, where the fist and as of 2009 only functional implementation is shipped with Windows Vista. This resulted in some popularity for the Menksoft IMEs in Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in the northern region of the country. Inner Mongolia shares an international border with the countries of Mongolia and the Russian Federation...
, where even the local government web sites uses them.
There is an English interface of Menksoft Mongolian IME, but Menksoft did not build an English installation program. So occidentals must bear the Chinese installation programs (maybe even mojibake
Mojibake
, from the Japanese 文字 "character" + 化け "change", is the occurrence of incorrect, unreadable characters shown when computer software fails to render text correctly according to its associated character encoding.-Causes:...
), and set the language settings to English interface through the language bar after installation.
Menk Mongolian Whole-Word Input method
Based on several researches, Menk Mongolian Whole-Word Input method (ChineseChinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
: or ) is said to be the first word input pattern input method
Input method
An input method is an operating system component or program that allows any data, such as keyboard strokes or mouse movements, to be received as input. In this way users can enter characters and symbols not found on their input devices...
for (a concept including alphabet (linguistic definition), abugida
Abugida
An abugida , also called an alphasyllabary, is a segmental writing system in which consonant–vowel sequences are written as a unit: each unit is based on a consonant letter, and vowel notation is obligatory but secondary...
and semi-syllabary
Semi-syllabary
A semi-syllabary is a writing system that behaves partly as an alphabet and partly as a syllabary. The term has traditionally been extended to abugidas, but for the purposes of this article it will be restricted to scripts where some letters are alphabetic and others are syllabic.-Iberian...
, excluding syllabary
Syllabary
A syllabary is a set of written symbols that represent syllables, which make up words. In a syllabary, there is no systematic similarity between the symbols which represent syllables with the same consonant or vowel...
) in the world.
In this input method, you can type fewer letters than Menksoft Mongolian IME. For example, "sainjiyaga" in Menksoft Mongolian IME becomes "saijyg" (result is ); "erdemtu" becomes "eedt" (result is ); the word "Mongol" can be input by typing "mc;gv".
Unlike Menksoft Mongolian IME, the whole-word input method is not a freeware
Freeware
Freeware is computer software that is available for use at no cost or for an optional fee, but usually with one or more restricted usage rights. Freeware is in contrast to commercial software, which is typically sold for profit, but might be distributed for a business or commercial purpose in the...
, it is a professional and educational edition.
Supported scripts are Mongolian script, clear script, Manchu script and Xibe script.
Menksoft Mongolian Phoneme Input Methods
Menksoft Mongolian Phoneme Input Methods are keyboard layoutKeyboard layout
A keyboard layout is any specific mechanical, visual, or functional arrangement of the keys, legends, or key–meaning associations of a computer, typewriter, or other typographic keyboard....
s using ISO/IEC 10646-1:2000(E) standard Unicode
Unicode
Unicode is a computing industry standard for the consistent encoding, representation and handling of text expressed in most of the world's writing systems...
(except for Uyghur style Mongolian script).
Supported scripts are Mongolian script, Uyghur style Mongolian script (Proto-Mongolian script, Mongolian written in Old Uyghur alphabet
Old Uyghur alphabet
The Old Uyghur alphabet was used for writing the Old Uyghur language, a variety of Old Turkic spoken in the Tarim basin, which is an ancestor of the modern Uyghur language. It was descendant of the Sogdian alphabet, used for texts with Buddhist, Manichaean and Christian content for 700–800 years in...
by Tatar-Tonga), Clear script, Manchu script, Xibe script, and Mongolian Cyrillic script Mongolian script.
Menksoft Content Management System
MenkCMSMongolian CMS System Technique Study
Menksoft Web Develop Department
Fonts
Embedded fonts of Menksoft Mongolian IME- Menksoft Garqag
- Menksoft Hara
- Menksoft Hawang
- Menksoft Qagan
- Menksoft Scnin
- Menksoft (Menksoft.tte) default EUDC font ("end-user-defined character"), the only font support not only Hudum Mongolian, but also Todo, Manchu, Sibe, Uyghurjin, Phags-pa, Soyombo, Horizontal Square, etc. Not selectable in font list.
The "Menksoft Qagan" is the standard font and looks similar to Menksoft.tte and Mongolian Baiti. Qagan (a.k.a. Chagan) means white in Mongolian
Mongolian language
The Mongolian language is the official language of Mongolia and the best-known member of the Mongolic language family. The number of speakers across all its dialects may be 5.2 million, including the vast majority of the residents of Mongolia and many of the Mongolian residents of the Inner...
.
Standalone
Word processing
Mongolian WPS Office 2002Cooperate with Kingsoft
Kingsoft
Kingsoft is a software company located in China. Its products include Kingsoft Office, PowerWord, Kingsoft Internet Security, Kingsoft free antivirus and the Kingsoft FastAIT Chinese-English-Japanese translation software....
. Adopted by Inner Mongolia Academy of Social Science, but the interface is poor.
Menksoft Ethnical RedFlag Linux
There is a Menksoft Ethnical RedFlag Linux. There is also an Office system work in Chinese Linux (not the former Linux).External links
- Menksoft
- A website run by Menksoft and
- Mongolian WPS Office 2002 Professional Edition (193MB), Unofficial Tiny Edition (45.5MB)
- Possibly Menk Mongolian Whole-Word IME, Guide PDF (in traditional Mongolian) Menksoft Mongolian IME Menksoft Mongolian IME (The English advertisement is the download link) Mongolian site by Menksoft