Experience cloud computing Sogou Pinyin Input Method 5.0 comprehensive evaluation

Very popular in domestic users of intelligent Pinyin Input Method-"Sogou Pinyin input" in yesterday's heavy launch of the "cloud computing input" technology of the next generation of products "Sogou Pinyin Input Method 5.0" version, and added a number of practical new features, then what does it add? Is it worth the user to upgrade? Next, let's look at the charm of the new edition.

　　

software name: sogou Pinyin Input Method 5.0 software version: Official version software size: 16587k software Licensing: Free Application Platform: Win9x Win2000 WinXP Win2003 Vista download address: sogou Pinyin Input Method 5.0

Sogou Pinyin Input Method 5.0 keywords: cloud computing; i key to skin; animation skins; handwriting input; screenshot tools; English and Chinese; smart punctuation; Super spelling

Software Installation

Sogou Pinyin Input Method 5 (after referred to Sogou Pinyin 5) The installation of simple, the next step of the strategy can be installed, in the installation process has a new feature of the introduction of the map to facilitate users to quickly understand the new features. No bundled software was found during installation.

Figure 1 Installation screenshot

Installation is complete, there is a set Wizard function, guide the user to set input habits, whether to open the fuzzy sound, set the input method skin, open cell Word library, enable handwriting input and landing pass. This wizard contains settings that are commonly used by users and can be used immediately after the wizard has been set up without having to go to the Setup Options menu.

Figure 2 Input Method Wizard

Sogou Pinyin 5 works well under the new operating system, Windows 7, and supports aero effect skin.

Figure 3 Aero Effects Skin

Second, the software interface can also make a new meaning

Sogou Pinyin 5 in the Input method appearance has a new change, in the old version, the input method skin is static, there is no animation function, in Sogou Pinyin 5 added "animation Skin" function, such as "koike" This dynamic skin, you can see the water dripping from the lotus, butterflies in the dance around the lotus. When the skin "moves" up, it seems to add a bit of anger to the boring input. But the current official website provides the animation skin is still relatively few, and the animation skin also only supports Sogou Pinyin 5.

Video Animation Skin

In the older version of the user if you need to replace the input method skin, you need to go to the Options menu appearance options or the Input method status bar of the right menu to proceed. New Sogou Pinyin allows users to easily change the skin without touching the mouse. The user only needs to enter "I" key, will appear in the candidate Word area to change the input method skin's option menu. The user can according to each skin ordinal number to press the numeric key on the keyboard to carry on the quick skin replacement, the skin changeover process also has the beautiful rotation transformation effect.

Figure 4 "I" Key quick skin change

Video Quick Skin Change effect

In addition Sogou Pinyin 5 also provides the user with the drag and drop to replace the skin function. Users simply drag the input window or Input method status bar, quick drag and drop around 3 to back and forth, you can carry out a random skin-changing function.

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Three, will not "hit" The word "write" Out---handwriting input function

Use Pinyin Input method users, the most afraid is to encounter uncommon words. Because you do not know the word pronunciation can not be entered. Sogou Pinyin 5 brings the user A practical extension tool, "handwriting input." Said is the handwriting input, but the user does not have to have in advance the handwriting board, only needs to use the mouse, may "The handwriting" out these does not know the pronunciation the Chinese character comes out.

"Handwriting" is used as a sogou Pinyin 5 extension, it is not included in the Sogou Pinyin 5 installation package. For users to use, you must install the extension before you can open it in the Input method status bar → Right-click menu → extended feature → handwriting input.

Users can set keyboard shortcuts for activating handwriting by setting properties → keystrokes → extensions shortcut keys.

Figure 5 Download the install handwriting extension

Handwriting provides the user with a larger "handwriting" area, users only need to "write" in the Input Panel to enter the text, "handwriting" will be based on the user's input to intelligently judge the user to "write" word, and in the right candidate area to display the candidate words. After the user finds the word you need, just click on the candidate word and you can finish typing. When the user selects the output word, the candidate area is automatically restored to the punctuation candidate. The handwriting process is very simple and the recognition rate is very good.

It is worth mentioning that, when the user "write" word, handwriting also provides users with the word pinyin, so that users can quickly understand the pronunciation of the word, but did not provide phonetic tone.

Figure 6 Handwriting Input Panel

Four, screen capture it can also--screenshot tool

After the QQ pinyin, Sogou Pinyin 5 also joined the "screenshot" function. The screenshot tool is also implemented as an extended functionality plug-in. When the screenshot function is turned on, the user can activate the screenshot function according to the shortcut key set. Screenshot mode for the region screenshot, screenshots after the user can choose "Cancel, edit, save, copy" operation.

Figure 7 screenshot function

Don't switch frequently--Chinese and English

In the Chinese and English mixed input, it is very inconvenient to switch the English/Mandarin input state frequently. Sogou Pinyin 5 provides users with the "uppercase and Chinese mixed" function. When the user enters the Chinese language if encounters the English word to hold down the SHIFT key can directly carry on the English word input, after the input has released the SHIFT key to be able to continue to enter the Chinese language, does not need to switch the input method the English input state, can achieve the Chinese and English mixed transmission effect.

Figure 8 Capital letters mixed with Chinese

At the same time, sogou Pinyin support the "two-letter English matching" function, that is, when the user input "Hi, no, OK" and so on these two-letter English words, sogou Pinyin 5 will automatically judge English words and put the candidate area, so that users can directly output these words.

Figure 9 Two-letter English match

Six, automatic judgment-intelligent punctuation function

Users in the input text, there will be another trouble, is the Chinese and English punctuation switching problem. Sogou Pinyin 5 can be based on user input, can judge and modify Chinese and English punctuation. For example, user input "effect is shown in Figure 3." "and" 3.1415926 "the two groups of text, Sogou Pinyin will be based on their own judgment to switch between Chinese and English punctuation.

Specifically, when the user enters "3." ", the default is output." "But if the user is in" 3. Then continue to enter the number, then Sogou pinyin will automatically end. "To the decimal point." Sogou Pinyin 5 to achieve the decimal behind,. /^: Five symbols, based on subsequent input to determine whether the screen is Chinese or English symbols.

Seven, less dozen words less cost a bit of power--super simple spell

Some users like the full spelling input, some users like to play a few words of the simple spelling input. Sogou Pinyin 5 took the input of each letter as a simple input mode, without affecting the normal input, improve the recognition rate of the simple spell, speed up the user's input speed.

Figure 10 A brief comment on the input

Eight, quick positioning modification--Input string edit function

In the old version, the user entered a large paragraph of characters, if found that one of the words is wrong, you will have to return the letter a letter to modify. Sogou Pinyin 5.0 Enhanced input string editing function, in the case of the candidate editing function, the input window, press shift+ left and right direction key (←, →) that is the selected cursor to move the phonetic string, you can make rapid positioning modification.

Figure 11 Input string Editing enhancements

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Nine, very good very strong--cloud computing function

The author has introduced to users without installation can be directly used in the "Sogou cloud Input Method", its computing storage platform is a huge amount of memory computing power of the network server, so its stored thesaurus and language model library can be infinitely large theoretically. Sogou Pinyin 5 also introduced the "cloud computing" this new technology, in the user input, when satisfied with certain conditions, Sogou Pinyin 5 will automatically query the server has been more accurate input results, and the results displayed in the second candidate position.

Figure 12 The first two candidates for "cloud computing"

About Cloud computing:

Cloud computing refers to the ability to use the Internet to transfer data processing from a personal computer to a server cluster on the Internet. "Cloud", both for those network distributed server cluster metaphor, also refers to the data calculation process is hidden, by the server as you need, from the big cloud "carving" The one you need, it is a very romantic metaphor.

Figure 13 Cloud Computing Emoticons

Figure 14 Cloud Computing Query

"Cloud computing" not only helps users improve the accuracy of input, but also helps users reduce input, which will be based on user input to match what the user will enter next.

Figure 15 The first two candidates for "cloud computing"

X. Other details update

Added new words to update bubbles and skin recommended bubbles are no longer prompted after the option.

Figure 16 no longer prompt

Figure 17 Consolidating special symbols and soft keyboard portals

Figure 18 dropped the comma push word on screen

Xi. Performance Quiz

Said so much, we have to test the actual use of Sogou Pinyin 5, participate in testing the input method has "Sogou Pinyin Input Method 5.0" "QQ Pinyin Input Method 3.1." Each input method is updated to the latest thesaurus, and other settings are default.

　　

the original word sogou pinyin qq Pinyin Solitary Island closed Island closed Island the war of the Gods the Battle of the Gods the World Expo Tickets Shanghai Expo Tickets Shanghai World Expo tickets Google mobile Google mobile phone Google mobile phone Zhang Ziyi Zhang Ziyi Drichen love you love good tired love you love good tired love you love good tired love buy and sell love buy love sell in the middle body industry in the body production Industry CITIC Securities Citic Securities Center is roll Alice in Wonderland Alice sleepwalking in Wonderland Alice in Wonderland more light box more light box

Statement test:

The philosopher is carefree, the wise are always happy, not because everything they love is possessed, but all they love.

Pinyin: Zhe Ren wu you, zhi Zhe chang le, Bing bu shi Yin wei suo ai de yi qie ta men du Yong You liao, er shi suo-yong you de Yi qie ta Men du AI.

Sogou Pinyin Input results: This character has, the wise often happy, not because of the Sony Ericsson all they have, 20 have everything they love.

QQ Pinyin Input results: This task has, pointing to Changle, not because the love of everything they have, but have everything they love.

From the test we can see: sogou Pinyin 5 input Popular word accuracy of 100%, and in the long sentence input, and QQ phonetic contrast is strengths, each has a short.

Summary：

Sogou Pinyin Input Method 5 added dynamic skin to the boring input operation added a hint of anger, improve the fast way of skin replacement, so that users can easily change their skin. The biggest change is the "cloud computing" into the input method, in the author's trial process found that the use of "cloud computing" candidate does improve the accuracy of the input, but because the function requires networking to achieve, network delay problem makes the network to pick up the speed of the word is not enough. Handwriting input, super simple spell, punctuation smart switch and other new functions to see, no one not to speed up the input speed, reduce the principle of user operation to improve, embodies the Sogou focus on the user experience of a good attitude. Quickly upgrade your Sogou pinyin Input method to try the "cloud computing" charm bar.