typist_js for Touch Typing & Kana Typing

Category : Software

typist_js is a touch typing software that runs on the Web. The software is designed to improve touch typing and Kana typing.

typist_js is a freeware coded with JavaScript. During the typing you should not looking on the keyboard. However, people spend a lot of time to learn blind typing.
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There are lots of level to choose from

Nowadays, people use Romaji typing to type Japanese but Kana typing has less steps. typist_js is for people who are planning to learn Kana typing.

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DrasticInputSourceStatus-Clarify the enter resource for Mac OSX

Category : Software

DrasticInputSourceStatus is a software for Mac OSX (the source code is published). OSX Mac is compatible with multiple language inputs. Japanese, German, and Portuguese in addition to English, all the languages can enter, such as Arabic, have been prepared.

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when you type in Japanese

It’s a very useful program for people who use many languages, but often feel tired of switching languages. It would be stressful especially if you found you had entered German by accident,instead of Japanese. In such cases,DrasticInputSourceStatus would be the perfect solution.

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Text2ePub-clj – Convert plain text into .epub on Clojure

Category : Software

Text2ePub-clj is freeware written in Java/Clojure (the source code is accessible publicly). Although rich document with photos, graphs, drawings might not be too bad, the basis of  developers should be text file. It is easy to write or edit. Furthermore, we can write it hand over hand using a favorite text editor.

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making text into ePub

Not only developers but also novelists can compete only in attractive writing using text, omitting extra figures or character decorations. Text2ePub-clj will help us bind such text files into ePub, which is the basic format of e-books.

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Taketori JS converts your website to vertical text layout

Category : Software

Generally speaking, the standard way of script layout is from left-to-right, meaning horizontal in the world of internet or may be the expression “in the world of computers” would be more appropriate.  Even though we, meaning Japanese, feel quite confortable with this standards now, generally speaking in Japanese, the script layout is preferred to be written vertically when you’re talking about traditions.   Taketori JS is an opensource software written in JavaScript Library which lets you convert horizontal text to vertical text.


Discover the beauty of Japanese traditional script layout!
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