Feature Request: Expanding Input Methods for Typing in Asian Languages

[yyamagit]

Thank you for the fantastic hack. I am truly impressed. I would like to propose the following additional features. What do you think?

• Proposal Summary I propose adding the following two features to the Remarkable paper tablet: (1) In addition to keyboard input, add a handwriting recognition feature for typing in search keywords, file names, and notes. (2) Include support for Asian languages (such as Japanese, Chinese, Korean, etc.) in the handwriting recognition feature.

• Purpose With these added features, users of the Remarkable paper tablet will be able to efficiently perform document searches, manage file names and bookmarks, and create notes in their native language. As a Japanese user, I am particularly looking forward to the support for Japanese input.

• Additional Explanation For keyboard input in Asian languages, it is common to input the phonetic reading in the alphabet and then convert it to characters like Kanji or Hangul using a conversion engine. This method is user-friendly, but it requires considerable development effort for multilingual support. Therefore, I propose an approach using handwriting recognition. This method consolidates the language-dependent aspects into the character recognition engine, facilitating more efficient development. Moreover, this structure can be easily expanded to languages beyond Asia.

• Benefits Benefits for Users: This feature will be extremely helpful for Japanese and Chinese users in organizing documents or creating learning materials in their own languages. Benefits for the Community: Multilingual support will enhance the accessibility of the product, contributing to the wider adoption of the Remarkable paper tablet among users with diverse language backgrounds. Consequently, this is expected to invigorate the community as a whole.

• Towards Implementation Test Cooperation: I am willing to actively cooperate in testing Japanese input.

[atngames]

Hi, Thanks for your message. Just a warning that this feature request is an enormous task. It's very unlikely that we will be able to tackle such a project. I wanted to answer so that you don't have unrealistic expectations 😉 Sincerely, Atn

[Eeems]

It would also be worth noting, that if you haven't already, you should be making the same feature request directly with reMarkable: https://support.remarkable.com

[yyamagit]

Thank you for your comment. I have also submitted a similar request on the following site: https://support.remarkable.com/s/contactsupport/wishes-and-ideas

I thought that implementing handwriting recognition might be feasible, as DDVK-hack previously supported Japanese. It seems, however, that realizing this might be difficult.

It might be better to explore ways to install Fcitx or Mozc on my own. I'm not quite sure how to go about it, so it seems like a long road ahead.