Character comparison

[inorbit]

Is it possible to have 2 (or more) characters on the same screen for comparison?
Comparing the appearance of similar characters like wu3 and niu2 for example?

Thanks

 

[mikelove]

Haven't really had any requests for this before, to be honest - best bet at the moment would simply be to enter both of them in the search box; if you can't see them clearly at the default size you can increase it in settings.

 

[inorbit]

Haven't really had any requests for this before, to be honest - best bet at the moment would simply be to enter both of them in the search box; if you can't see them clearly at the default size you can increase it in settings.

I don't understand what you mean?
For exemple, if I enter wu3 niu2 in the search box (beside 中), I obtain: No Results Found (since this is not a word).

 

[mikelove]

You have to enter the two characters, not the Pinyin. (sorry, I assumed that was what you were doing anyway) If you enter two characters that don't make up a single word, it'll show you an entry for each of them separately.

 

[inorbit]

You have to enter the two characters, not the Pinyin. (sorry, I assumed that was what you were doing anyway) If you enter two characters that don't make up a single word, it'll show you an entry for each of them separately.

Ok thanks.
Why not having the same behavior when the input is in Pinyin?

 

[mikelove]

Too many options - how would we know which wu3 and which niu2 you want? But if you install a free Pinyin IME on your phone (lots of them to choose from) you can enter individual characters using Pinyin that way.

 

[inorbit]

Too many options - how would we know which wu3 and which niu2 you want?

True, I forgot that!

But if you install a free Pinyin IME on your phone (lots of them to choose from) you can enter individual characters using Pinyin that way.

Thanks, it's a good way to enter character.

Would it be complex, to add the possibility that the user force this mode with some separator (a comma for example):
牛，午， 年
instead of only entering this mode when no words if found?

 

[mikelove]

That's already supported - try it.

 

[inorbit]

Cool! Thanks.