Tag Archives: Hangeul Assistant

Practice texting in Korean online!

Posted by on August 17, 2009 18 comments

Those of you who’ve been following my blog for a long time know I’ve been working on a HUGE project called Hangeul Assistant over on the Korean Wiki Project.  Up until now, the main things you can do are:

  • Type Korean on ANY computer exactly like you would on a Korean computer (with a visual Keyboard which you can either click the keys or just view it as a reference while typing)
  • Conjugate verbs
  • See pronunciation changes

Well, now I’ve started working on the last main feature which has, up until now, been completely missing.  What’s the last piece of the puzzle?  You’ve guessed it, texting!  Now, you can type in Korean using Hangeul Assistant just like you would on a Korean cellphone.  Currently, only the “Sky” system is implemented, but I’m planning on including all cellphone systems in the future.  I’d enjoy any feedback y’all have, especially if you’ve used a SKY phone and know that something needs to be fixed.

Try it below:

For more information, check out the Hangeul Assistant page over on the Korean Wiki Project!

Hangeul Assistant 0.5 (Added Keyboard)

Posted by on April 26, 2009 1 comment

Just a little note, I have released another version of the Hangeul Assistant over on the Korean Wiki Project. The major feature this time was a virtual keyboard. You can either click the buttons on the screen or just type naturally on your keyboard and it’ll function just like Korean IME (Input Method Editor), except without the need for it to be installed. It’s great if you’re on someone else’s computer who doesn’t have Korean input or if you’re just learning how to type (it shows the English and Korean letters).  Any feedback is greatly appreciated, I’m sure there’s some bugs I haven’t hammered out yet.

One funny thing, my custom keyboard is a lot faster than if you use Korean IME. Maybe the built in Korean IME causes a lot of processing to be done in flash. The method I have chosen to implement this is fairly lightweight, everything has been written from scratch. Try using your regular Korean IME inside the program and then switch back to english and try the keyboard. I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised.

Here is the current version (note, this will update automatically to the latest version so it might be above 0.5):