Re: Japanese language issues

On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 11:40 AM Leland <[email protected]> wrote:

> I was able to get past this by fixing Windows Update here, but it still
> didn’t correct the Audacity freeze.  The only thing that works for me so
> far is the workaround suggested by Microsoft.
>

I recall seeing on the Forum this morning that the Japanese user had fixed
this freeze when hitting any key

*And as Homer Simpson once so famously said:   "Where's the "Any" key?"*

Peter.



>
> *From:* Leland <[email protected]>
> *Sent:* Monday, March 22, 2021 6:31 AM
> *To:* [email protected]
> *Subject:* Re: [Audacity-devel] Japanese language issues
>
>
>
> This might also have some relevance.  I happened to look into the Japanese
> language options and found this.  It shows that I DO have the language pack
> installed, but it did not install any typing support.  I’m trying to work
> through this now.
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* Leland <[email protected]>
> *Sent:* Monday, March 22, 2021 6:23 AM
> *To:* [email protected]
> *Subject:* Re: [Audacity-devel] Japanese language issues
>
>
>
> I also ran in to that IME thing that pikap did.  Just add the Japanese
> language in Windows:
>
>
>
> Settings -> Time & Language -> Language -> Preferred languages -> Add a
> language
>
>
>
> This should also enable the Language toolbar to the Windows Taskbar.  If
> you open Audacity, change the language in the Taskbar to Japanese (don’t
> worry…you can change it back and nothing happens visually), and then press
> a key in Audacity, it will completely freeze.
>
>
>
> And I just found some info and a workaround that works perfectly here:
>
>
>
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> https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/you-might-have-issues-on-windows-10-version-20h2-and-windows-10-version-2004-when-using-some-microsoft-imes-63696506-47d2-9997-0b72-41a68e328692
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>
> *Workaround*
>
> You can mitigate *Issues 3, 5, 6 and 7 *in the short term by following
> the steps below to enable compatibility mode:
>
> 1.       Select *Start*, type *Settings,* and select it or press enter.
>
> 2.       Type *IME settings* into the search box within *Settings* and
> select the IME settings that are appropriate to your language, for example *Japanese
> IME Settings*.
>
> 3.       Select *General*.
>
> 4.       Turn on *Use previous version of Microsoft IME*.
>
> *Note* We do not recommend using the compatibility setting for the long
> term, but rather as a temporary workaround for users who are impacted by
> this issue.
>
>
>
> *From:* Steve Fiddle <[email protected]>
> *Sent:* Monday, March 22, 2021 4:34 AM
> *To:* Audacity-Devel list <[email protected]>
> *Subject:* [Audacity-devel] Japanese language issues
>
>
>
> For any devs looking into the Japanese language issue(s), there's
> additional information in this forum topic that may be useful:
> https://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=116720
>
>
>
> Steve
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