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font book / Hiragino Kaku Gothic StdN and Illustrator

Sep 5, 2012 3:36 AM

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hi guys,

 

got a problem, trying to use Hiragino Kaku as a font but only displays in English.

 

how can I get it to come out in Japanese?

 

Alex

Australia

843 Views   7 Replies   Latest reply: Wade_Zimmerman, Sep 5, 2012 9:20 PM
 
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  • [Jongware]
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    1. [Jongware],
    Sep 5, 2012 7:34 AM   in reply to alex_p_howard
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    You typed "hello" and expected it to change to "今日は" when you apply a 'Japanese' font?

     
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    2. alex_p_howard,
    Sep 5, 2012 7:37 AM   in reply to [Jongware]
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    yes, that is what I would have liked to have happened

     

    even with Hiragino Kaku Gothic chosen as the font, only an english "hello" would be displayed

     
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  • [Jongware]
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    3. [Jongware],
    Sep 5, 2012 10:27 AM   in reply to alex_p_howard
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    ... Illustrator can't translate text for you!

     

    To get "Japanese text", you will actually have to type in Japanese. (Or copy from somewhere, as I did.)

     
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    4. alex_p_howard,
    Sep 5, 2012 3:44 PM   in reply to [Jongware]
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    have you got any tips?

     

    like, can I import each Japanese character somehow?

     

    silly questions, its impossible for me to type in Japanese, right?  And what did you make?

     
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    5. [Jongware],
    Sep 5, 2012 4:22 PM   in reply to alex_p_howard
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    alex_p_howard wrote:

     

    have you got any tips?

     

    like, can I import each Japanese character somehow?

     

    Copy, paste. That's what I did, from Google Translate. (But if you are seriously considering using Japanese text, do not use Google translate! Get your Japanese text from a real translator!)

     

    silly questions, its impossible for me to type in Japanese, right?

     

    No, theoretically it should be possible to set up your system to accept typed Japanese. But if you don't read the language, that won't help.

     

    Just copy and paste your Japanese text into Ilustrator. If the text then shows the 'character unavailable' boxes, apply a font that does contain Japanese glyphs.

     
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  • mec_os
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    6. mec_os,
    Sep 5, 2012 7:08 PM   in reply to [Jongware]
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    You can type in japanese by enabling tje japanese keyboard from the system preferences panel. Dont know exactly where but turn it on there. Once it is on, while in text edit mode up on the menu bar select the japanese flag and now when you type you will be typing in japanese

     

    This is on mac os x tho. If you are on pc not sure how it works

     
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  • Wade_Zimmerman
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    7. Wade_Zimmerman,
    Sep 5, 2012 9:20 PM   in reply to alex_p_howard
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    I take it you are on a Mac

     

    System Preferences Language and Text

     

    Select for the input source say Kotoeri

     

    Then select a dialect and then you can use Type Using Kana Table as well

     

    You nmust first have a Japanese font selected in Illustrator

     

    The Kana Table in one case you have to type and then confirm and the you see the text the other you just type and then the third will allw you to mix with roman characters.

     

    Screen Shot 2012-09-06 at 12.18.07 AM.png

     
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