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- C H i n D E X
-
- Electronic Index to
-
- "A Chinese-English Dictionary"
- and
- "Das neue Chinesisch-Deutsche Woerterbuch"
-
- Demo Version 2.1
-
- (c) 1992 by Hartmut Bohn
-
- HARTMUT BOHN SOFTWARE
- Kaisersbacherstr. 47
- D-7157 Murrhardt 3
- Germany
-
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- August 21st 1992
-
- INSTALLATION AND USERS MANUAL
- -----------------------------
-
- 1 Installing CHinDEX
- 1.1 Hardware Requirements
- 1.2 System Files
- 1.3 Installing the Demo Version
-
- 2 How to use CHinDEX
- 2.1 Starting the Program
- 2.2 Character Lookup Methods
- 2.2.1 Radical Index
- 2.2.2 Pinyin Index
- 2.2.3 Simplified Four Corner Index
- 2.2.4 Stroke Index
- 2.3 The Character Selection Window
- 2.4 The Character Information Window
- 2.5 Changing the Default Method
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- 3 CHinDEX as a Desk Accessory
-
- 4 Full Version of CHinDEX
-
- 5 Outlook
-
- 6 COPYRIGHT
-
- 7 Changes and Bugs
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-
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- 1 Installing CHinDEX
-
- 1.1 Hardware Requirements
-
- CHinDEX can be used on ATARI ST/STE computers with a high-rez
- monitor (SM 124), at least one Megabyte of RAM and a double
- sided disk drive. A hard disk is recommended.
-
- 1.2 System Files
-
- To run CHinDEX the following files are necessary:
-
- CHINDEX.PRG
- CHINDEX.RSC
- CHINDEX.FNT
- CHINDEX.INF
- SETUP .PRG
-
- as well as the folder "DATA" with the files
-
- BIHUA .DAT
- BUSHOU .DAT
- CIDIAN .DAT
- PINYIN .DAT
- SIJIAO .DAT
-
-
- 1.3 Installing the Demo Version
-
- To install CHinDEX on a hard disk, just copy all files and
- folders mentioned in 1.2 to a folder on the hard disk. If
- you want to install CHinDEX on floppy disk, copy the files
- mentioned in 1.2 to a double sided disk.
-
-
- 2 How to use CHinDEX
-
- 2.1 Starting the Program
-
- Start CHinDEX with a double click on "CHINDEX.PRG". I t will
- take CHinDEX about seven seconds from hard disk (40 seconds
- from floppy disk) to initialize. If files are missing CHinDEX
- will produce an error message and quit. After initialization
- CHinDEX will show up with the default method (cf. 2.5).
-
-
- 2.2 Character Lookup Methods
-
- 2.2.1 Radical Index
-
- The radical index used in CHinDEX is based on those of
- "Xinhua Cidian" and "Xiandai Hanyu Cidian". Some of the
- radicals of the "Chinese-English Dictionary" are not in this
- index.
-
- Radicals of the same stroke count are not ordered - as is
- usually done in printed dictionaries - according to the first
- stroke but according to radical productivity.
-
- A number of characters (several hundreds!) with ambiguous
- radicals can be found under more than one radical in the
- radical index of CHinDEX.
-
- Clicking on a radical will produce the character selection
- window (cf. 2.3) containing all characters with the selected
- radical ordered according to the number of remaining strokes.
- Selecting one of the characters leads to the character
- information window (cf. 2.4).
-
-
- 2.2.2 Pinyin Index
-
- The Pinyin syllable is entered via the keyboard (on English
- keyboards use "v" instead of the umlauted "u"!) and confirmed
- by hitting the "RETURN" key or selecting the "OK" button. As
- in many cases only the syllable but not the tone of a
- character is known, the tone does not have to be entered.
- However, the characters in the character selection window
- will be displayed according to their tone. If the tone of the
- desired character is known it can be looked up in the proper
- line immediately. Otherwise - as the character lists are all
- ordered dynamically according to lookup frequency - start
- looking for the desired character column-wise from left to
- right. Selecting a character leads to the corresponding
- character information window (cf. 2.4).
-
-
- 2.2.3 Simplified Four Corner Index
-
- The four corner number is entered via the keyboard and
- confirmed with the "RETURN" key. Alternatively it can be
- entered by clicking on the graphemes of the dialog form with
- the mouse and then clicking on the "OK" button. The fifth
- number of the original four corner method does not have to be
- entered. Instead, the characters are ordered according to
- lookup frequency in the character selection window (cf. 2.3).
- Selecting a character leads to the corresponding character
- information window (cf. 2.4).
-
-
- 2.2.4 Stroke Index
-
- The stroke index contains characters which are hard to
- identify with the radical index. They are ordered according
- to total stroke count in the character selection window (cf.
- 2.3). Selecting a character leads to the character informa-
- tion window (cf. 2.4).
-
-
- 2.3 The Character Selection Window
-
- Besides the selection of characters with the mouse all other
- window operations like changing the window area, scrolling
- and resizing of the window are possible. Clicking on the
- close button in the upper left corner of the window causes
- CHinDEX to return to the default method.
-
- All character lists displayed in the character selection
- window are dynamic, i.e. frequently looked-up characters will
- make their way to the head of the list, rare characters will
- move to the list's end.
-
-
- 2.4 The Character Information Window
-
- In the demo version of CHinDEX the character information
- window shows all the pronunciations of level one characters
- of the People's Republic's GB code (according to "Hanzi
- shuxing zidian", Beijing: Shumu wenxian chubanshe, 1988 ) and
- question marks for level two characters. The full version of
- shows ALL pronunciations of ALL GB characters, as well as the
- exact page number(s) in either "Das neue Chinesisch-Deutsche
- Woerterbuch" or "A Chinese-English Dictionary" (both Beijing:
- Shangwu yinshuguan, 1985).
-
- It is necessary to point out that there are about 230
- characters in "Das neue Chinesisch-Deutsche Woerterbuch" (as
- well as in "A Chinese-English Dictionary") which are at
- present not included in CHinDEXes character set. On the other
- hand, CHinDEX "knows" more than 900 characters which are not
- in those dictionaries.
-
- As to characters with more than one pronunciation, the
- pronunciations are not listed alphabetically but rather
- according to their frequency.
-
- The character information window can be closed by clicking on
- the close button in the upper left corner of the window or by
- hitting any key. CHinDEX will then return to the default
- method (cf. 2.5).
-
-
- 2.5 Changing the Default Method
-
- The default method can be changed with "SETUP.PRG". Starting
- SETUP will produce a menu in which the radical index, the
- pinyin index or the four corner index can be chosen as
- default method. The next time CHinDEX is started the chosen
- method will be the default method.
-
-
- 3 CHinDEX as a Desk Accessory
-
- CHinDEX can also be used as a Desk Accessory. Thus characters
- can be "looked up" while for instance entering a Chinese
- translation into your word processor.
-
- Since CHinDEX needs a lot of memory there should be more than
- one Megabyte of RAM if it is used as an accessory. If you
- happen to have only one megabyte of RAM, you should disable
- all other accessories - maybe by using a PD accessory
- switcher. Otherwise there might not be enough memory for
- CHinDEX, the word processor and the text you are working on.
-
- First "CHINDEX.PRG" must be renamed to "CHINDEX.ACC". Then it
- has to be copied - together with all necessary files and
- folders - to the boot partition of your hard disk. (You can
- run it from a floppy too, but it doesn't make too much
- sense.)
-
- After re-booting the system CHinDEX will be available in the
- DESK menu of your GEM application.
-
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- W A R N I N G
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-
- Desk accessories on the ATARI have the annoying property of
- possibly causing loss of data of other currently active
- applications if they should "crash".
-
- CHinDEX has been thoroughly tested, as far as this is
- possible with a programm of its size and complexity. Never-
- theless, there may still be errors in the program leading to
- "unexpected behaviour".
-
- NO WARRANTY AGAINST LOSS OF DATA CAN BE GIVEN!
-
- USE CHinDEX AS A DESK ACCESSORY AT YOUR OWN RISK!
-
- To minimize the risk of loosing a valuable data, make regular
- copies of your texts (some word processors can do that
- automatically!)
-
-
- 4 Full Version of CHinDEX
-
- The full version of CHinDEX gives all pronunciations and the
- corresponding page numbers of the characters in the diction-
- ary ("A Chinese-English Dictionary" or "Das neue Chinesisch-
- Deutsche Woerterbuch") The amount of time (and nerves!) saved
- when looking up known as well as unknown characters with
- CHinDEX is enormous!
-
- The full version of CHinDEX is available from:
-
- Hartmut Bohn Software
- Kaisersbacherstr. 47
- D-W-7157 Murrhardt 3
- Federal Republic Germany
-
- Fax: (+49)7184-2403
-
- - within Germany for DM 50.-- C.O.D. (Nachnahme)
-
- - for a DM 50.-- Eurocheque (card number must be given on the
- cheque, says my bank!)
-
- - for a DM 50.-- bank cheque issued by your bank in German
- Marks.
-
- Please indicate whether you want the English or the German
- version of CHinDEX!
-
- Any more questions? Contact the author via mail at the address
- given above or via e-mail at:
-
- bohn@utrurt.uucp
- or: bohn%utrurt@unido.informatik.uni-dortmund.de
- or: ...!unido!utrurt!bohn
-
-
- 5. Outlook
-
- For the future the following extensions of CHinDEX are planned:
-
- - Later on several special dictionaries could be included,
- maybe the two-volume "Chinese-English Dictionary of
- Scientific and Technical Terms" (Harbin: Heilongjiang
- Renmin Chubanshe, 1985) and "Langenscheidts Chinesisch-
- Deutscher Wortschatz Politik und Wirtschaft der VR China".
-
- - In the character information window the page numbers of
- several dictionaries could then be displayed at the same
- time. ONE UNIFORM INDEX TO SEVERAL DICTIONARIES! ONE
- LOOKUP - SEVERAL DICTIONARIES!
-
-
- 6 COPYRIGHT
-
- The demo version (and only the demo version!) of CHinDEX may
- be be freely copied and distributed under the following
- conditions:
-
- a) Under no circumstances shall the copyright notices in
- the program, its resources and documentation be removed.
-
- b) This manual file or a hardcopy of it must be distributed
- with the program.
-
- c) The author can not assume any liability for any damages
- that may arise from the use of this software.
-
- d) The author has no obligation to revise the program to
- correct any fault in this software.
-
-
- 7 Changes and Bugs
-
- The "9980" bug in the four corner index of version 2.0
- has been removed. A number of errors in the data have also
- been corrected. The maximum size of the character selection
- window has been enlarged. The character information window
- can now also be closed with a keystroke.
-
- CHinDEX has one serious bug which could not be removed up
- to now: When used as an accessory, starting an other program
- while one of CHinDEXes windows is open will cause a system
- crash, sooner rather than later. So, before starting a
- program, leave CHinDEX via the "QUIT" button!
-