Japanese Keyboard Kana mode: How to add ten-ten and maru to Hiragana characters, and Katakana Characters?
I am using the external Japanese keyboard with my MacPro, which has an US internal keyboard.
I selected the Kana "Typing method" in the System Preferences.../Keyboard/Input Sources/Kotoeri/
so I am using the native Kana mode, for example if I type the key 'Q' the Hiragana character 'た' will be entered.
1) Now I would like to enter the additional ten-ten { "" } or maru { 。} symbols to an Hiragana charcter:
- For example for は (ha), I would like to chnge to ば (ba) or ぱ (pa).
So far I have not been able to find how to add ten-ten { "" } or maru { 。} symbols,
so I am using the "Japanese Kana Palette" to enter such symbols, but this is not very practical...
2) I would like also to enter the Katakana character while my external keyboard is set in Kana "Typing method"
- For example if I type the key 'Q' the Katakana character should be 'タ' instead of the Hiragana character 'た'.
There must be an easy way to switch between Hiragana and Katakana but I haven't been able to find how...
Note: When selecting the Romaji "Typing method", I just needed to press the [shift] key,
but this is not working under the Kana "Typing method"
Thank you for your help.
MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.1), HDD: [ SSD 500MB & eSata 750MB ]