It all sounds horribly complicated, although it may be one of those procedures that's easier to do than to describe.
These kind of writing systems really don't seem suited to being input via a conventional keyboard, even with software assistance.
I wonder if things will change [or have changed] with the advent of touch screens and styluses? [stylii?] which would allow the characters to be written manually, using finger or stylus and then have the software convert this to the appropriate typed character?
https://blog.gatunka.com/2009/09/12/using-a-japanese-ime/
It all sounds horribly complicated, although it may be one of those procedures that's easier to do than to describe.
These kind of writing systems really don't seem suited to being input via a conventional keyboard, even with software assistance.
I wonder if things will change [or have changed] with the advent of touch screens and styluses? [stylii?] which would allow the characters to be written manually, using finger or stylus and then have the software convert this to the appropriate typed character?