MP780: Trying Japanese with PIE

Hello.

I have been trying to read Japanese on PIE (accessing Japanese websites) with MP780.

I added Japanese font "msgothic.ttc" to \Windows folder, and replaced "wince.nls" file to the Japanese version (I copied from a Japanese Jornada 680). Then, I used SmallTweak to change the System font to MSGothic, and now I can read Japanese in most of the programs (Word, QMail, etc) but NOT on PocketIE.

Since I copied the Japanese version of wince.nls, Pocket IE has the "Japanese" option under View->Language menu. But when I access any Japanese site, I only get a bunch of squares (In Japan we call them "Tofu"). I guess PIE has wrong font settings? Is there anything I can do in terms of tweaking registry?

By the way, there are so much information RE Japanization of PocketPCs, and I have several successfully Japanized PPCs. But I am having difficulty finding much infor RE H/PC..

Thank you!

a japanese version of the 780 exists, from the nec mobilegear series, they are cheap in japan (yahoo auction japan for example)

Edited by cmonex 2008-05-27 10:43 PM

Yup, the Mobile Gear 530. Good luck trying to get someone from Yahoo Japan Auctions to send you something though. International shipping is a bit hard to come by. The real trick is being able to type in Japanese on a non-Japanese system though.

i thought you had japanese contacts.. this is why i suggested the above

FYI

Japanese = North American
Mobilegear Model = Mobilepro Model
MC/R730 = MP880
MC/R730F = MP880 no CF, fingerprint module instead
MC/R700 = MP800
MC/R550 = MP790
MC/R530 = MP780
MC/R430 = MP780, no modem, no vga out, PostPet
MC/R520 = MP770
MC/R510 = MP770 but with CE 2, no HPC Pro
MC/R500 = MP750C
MC/R300 = MP700
MC/R450 = MP790 with PostPet
MC/R330 = MP700 with HPC Pro, no CF
MC/R320 = MP700 same as R330, different apps
MC/CS11 = MP200 4mb ram
MC/CS12 = MP400 8mb ram
MC/CS13 = MP400 16mb ram, backlight
MC/MK32, MK22, MK12 = Like MP700 but less ram, no CF


Edited by Rich Hawley 2008-05-28 10:44 AM

hmm, how did you get all that information.

I have the R330 and R430, this seems correct

Edited by cmonex 2008-05-28 3:23 PM

Thanks everyone. Though I'm Japanese, I live in Pennsylvania. I never tried Yahoo Auction in Japan.. I do monitor eBay for rare Japanese H/PC but I don't see much.. I will look for a used one when I visit Japan later this year. But then, I would loke to look for Jornada 728.. Thanks again

So that's what the 430 and 450 are. I was a little curious about that.

J728 also has a japanese version


the R510, it'd be really fun to have it!

Hi all,
I'm getting ready to sell a MobileGear II MC/R430. As soon as I can get my butt in gear, watch the sale forum.

you got R510 too?

No, sorry... just an R430.

can you find that one somewhere in japan?

I'm sure the R510 is selling somewhere in Japan, but it looks like Yahoo auctions does not have any listed right now. Outside of Yahoo auctions, I think second hand CE devices are becoming harder and harder to find in second hand retail stores. I haven't been to Japan in a couple years now, so I'm not 100% certain though.

The 400 series seems pretty rare overall. I've got a 450 sitting next to me but it was the only one I'd seen online.