v4.5.6
* the 'Save prefs.' button saved preferences correctly, but when the
'Load prefs.' button was subsequently pressed, the preferences file was
not displayed in the file selection dialog.
* in the Windows 95 version, the JWM clipboard command ('mage_tsr.exe
&') was REMmed out of the JWMSVGA.BAT and JWMVGA.BAT files (the 'Hires'
and 'Normal' batch files which launch JWM, respectively), due to a windows
mode problem on some users systems.
v4.5.5
* if the lesson planner has less than 7 lessons in it, nonsense will
be displayed in the other lesson positions. This is only a cosmetic problem.
* though an '.AFC' sound file can be selected to be attached to a word,
it's details do not come up in the Attach media dialog and it cannot be
attached. The workaround is to use '.AIF' files instead.
v4.5.4
- the User Log file is now stored in the 'Data' folder, to minimize
clutter in the main folder in the PC version.
- the 'enginf.dat' file has been renamed to 'kenginf.dat' to workaround
a file name incompatibility with the Windows 95 installer software, InstallShield.
* the directory path syntax was fixed in the PC version, such that
a back-slash ('\') rather than a forward-slash ('/') is used as a directory
separator.
v4.5.3
- files with a '.PIC' extension can now be chosen via the file selection
dialog as a JWM compatible PICT file type.
- words with Year, Lesson and/or Group values of 0 can now be found
(previously, the 0 value was a 'Match all' value).
* media objects may become randomly mixed up when attached to a dictionary
in a dictionary list.
* the 'Scan complete' message was updated.
* the 'Print' folder was added to the PC version to store BMP print
files (this was accidently left out in previous versions).
* when a Lesson planner lesson was ticked, the lesson shown, and then
the lesson upticked, a fatal error would occur.
v4.5.2
- files with an '.AFC' extension can now be chosen via the file selection
dialog as a JWM compatible sound file type.
- when a sound, picture or note is attached or changed via the Edit
word dialog and the 'Save' button not pressed before exiting, an alert
is now displayed asking the user if they actually wanted to save the word.
- some alert messages were updated.
* when a dictionary was opened, a search started and no words were
found, the screen could freeze after the resulting alert was dismissed.
* media objects could not be attached or changed when a dictionary
list was open. This function only worked when an individual dictionary
was open.
v4.5.1
* the initial registration alert incorrectly refers to the 'Info'
menu (the name of this menu has changed to 'Special').
* pressing the down arrow in the wordprocessor when the cursor was
at the very bottom line of a document made the cursor jump to the end of
the line above it.
* very rarely, when entering text into the first line of a new document,
hitting a carraige return did not cause the cursor to move down a line.
JWM had to be re-launched to escape from this mode.
v4.5.0
- Initial release
v4.1.9
- the teacher password can now be changed in the Classroom Edition.
- registration information is now used to switch the JWM application
between the Single User Edition and Classroom Edition. Thus, the same program
archive can be downloaded and used for both editions.
- 'known' Kanji count information has been added to the 'User info'
application.
- the 'Hints for PC users' information card has been updated - popup
dialogs can now be dismissed only by hitting the return key (or clicking
the mouse), rather than by hitting any key.
* when using the 'EDICT type line format' import filter, the 'Current
disk space available' value shown on the information dialog related to
the space on the volume containing the data file, not the space on the
volume which would subsequently store the imported dictionary.
* when some text documents (containing exotic ASCII control codes)
were opened with the wordprocessor, JWM exited with a fatal error.
v4.1.8
- the speed of printing of English text has been greatly increased.
- text files can be saved in SJIS, Old-JIS, New-JIS and NEC-JIS formats.
- the speed of display of English text in the wordprocessor has been
greatly increased.
- the full Standard Roman Character Set is now supported in the wordprocessor,
allowing European accented characters, etc. to be included in documents.
- clipboard text can be saved in SJIS, Old-JIS, New-JIS and NEC-JIS
formats.
- the speed of saving of documents in PC new line format (ie. CR/LF)
has been increased.
- a command to remove HTML tags from an open text file (to assist in
reading web pages) has been added.
- auto-repeat of the cursor arrowkeys in the wordprocessor.
- text file information is now available in the wordprocessor, including
character counts and save file size.
v4.1.7
- a hint card for PC, Linux and NextStep users has been added. This
card can be displayed on startup, and is also accessible from the Apple
menu (when in Executor mode).
* if an alert was displayed when using the Select Kanji dialog to select
Kanji by multiple properties, the dialog may not be subsequently updated
correctly.
* if the Text dialog is open when exercises are started, an alert is
displayed to save the text file before closing it. This prevents the Text
dialog remaining in the background during exercises.
v4.1.6
* clicking a word in the output list before an output list dialog update
was completed could cause some areas to be incorrectly inverted. This was
particularly noticable on slower computers.
v4.1.5
- BMP image size has been increased to 1100(w) by 1600(h). This expanded
range provides greater control in generating higher quality printouts with
smaller font sizes.
v4.1.4
- SJIS, Old-JIS, New-JIS and NEC-JIS formats are automatically detected
and converted when loading or pasting Japanese text.
v4.1.3
- a text file can now be inserted into an already open text file.
- when text files are saved, new lines can be represented by the Macintosh
CR code, PC CR/LF code combination or Unix LF code (set in the preferences).
- PC, Unix and Macintosh text files are opened correctly, irrespective
of which exbedded new line codes they use (ie. CR/LF, LF or CR).
- English text spacing has been reduced to improve its appearance and
readability.
- if words to be copied to another dictionary have no media objects,
the 'Copy media objects' alert is not displayed, streamlining the copying
process.
* the 'Copy media objects' alert always copied media objects with words,
irrespective of the user's selection.
* if 'Caps lock' was accidently left on, some command key combinations
could not be used.
v4.1.2
- pictures shown in the Media dialog are now resized to fit, rather
than simply clipped. This causes some distortion to larger pictures, but
ensures they are displayed consistently on all screen sizes. Pictures are
always shown at their normal size during exercises (ie. no distortion).
- when using the 'Magic find' system, if the Output list overlaps the
Text dialog, the Text dialog is not automatically brought to the front.
When there is no overlap (such as when the 'Translation split' windows
arrangement is used), the Text dialog is always kept on top to maximise
the efficiency of translation.
* when deleting words from a dictionary, media objects attached to
words at the end may be accidently removed.
* when entering English text at the end of a screen line in the wordprocessor,
an extra character may be displayed.
* dragging a selection of text in the wordprocessor could cause a cosmetic
inversion of sections of the text dialog other than the text display area.
This was particularly noticable on fast computers.
* the wordprocessor input system now strips out extraneous control
codes.
v4.1.1
- when opening a Japanese text file, JWM first detects if the text
is in normal SJIS format (the Macintosh default) before attempting to load
it.
- when pasting, JWM first detects if the Japanese text is in SJIS format
before trying to insert it.
v4.1.0
- Initial release
v4.0.2
- terminology change: 'enabled' Kanji has been changed to 'known' Kanji
(to help clarify how this function operates).
- the Registration dialog and various registration alerts have been
updated
v4.0.1
- exercise text prompts and enabled Kanji can be loaded in from an
older version of JWM, removing the need to set them up again manually.
- Kanji can be enabled and disabled directly from the Kanji information
dialog.
- various internal databases and support files have been updated.
* dismissing the startup screen by clicking the mouse outside its window
caused problems on some models of Macintosh.
* seaching for Kanji by English meaning now allows numbers to be entered
as part of the search string.
v4.0.0
- Initial release
v3.5.3
- help system updated
* 'Find words in dictionary list' changed to 'Find words in search
list'
* getting Kana information on non-phonetic Kana displays nonsense dialog
v3.5.2
- 'EDICT.reject' embedded error messages shortened
* Shift-JIS code on Kanji information dialog not displayed correctly
* last character of EDICT dictionary title truncated on import dialog
v3.5.1
- improved EDICT import engine (supports new ENAMDICT file)
- auxiliary (Aux), interjection (Intj) and attributive (Attr) word
types added
v3.5.0
- Japanese text reader and translation aid
- Japanese Constitution text bundled
- Kanji stroke order display
- Kana reading and stroke order
- 'Hira' and 'Kata' word types added
- new Hiragana and Katakana dictionaries bundled
- Zip drive cartridges and other removable storage media are now supported
by the MultiUser Edition (in addition to floppy disks)
- when the 'Furigana invalid' checkbox is set, furigana is displayed
as a compact line during exercises
- selecting and replacing '?' with a true reading will not delete the
Kanji beneath it
* getting Kanji info may display the next part of the word during exercises
* running JWM from CD-ROM will bring up a message requesting it be
installed on a hard disk and run from there
v3.1.3
- a Kanji information hint was added to the bottom of the exercise
dialog
- 'On' readings, entered in Katakana, can now be used to find Kanji
in the Select Kanji dialog. Previously, all 'On' and 'Kun' readings could
be entered in Hiragana only.
- a speedkey legend was added beneath the answer buttons at the bottom
of the Exercise dialog
- a new entry point was added to the help system, for word search filters
* the incorrect help card count for 'Word entry method' was corrected
v3.1.2
- the 'non-Joyo Kanji' and 'No Kanji grading' filters were added
- a new search control was added: hold down 'ctrl' when starting a
search
- the first Kanji in the Find word dialog must match the first Kanji
in any found word
- changing the status of all words in a found block was accelerated
- the hint at the bottom of the Find word dialog was changed
- the help system was updated with information about all the new features
* any punctuation in the English definition on the Find word dialog
was not processed correctly during searches
* the Command-D key combination was removed (on the Spyglass button)
v3.1.1
* after editing a word and then subsequently trying to save it, an
alert may come up asserting that the English definition is empty when it
is not.
* when either the Help, Output list or Edit word modal dialogs are
displayed, the drag bar of another dialog can be clicked, bringing that
dialog to the front.
v3.1.0
- various word search filters added
- paste Kana/Kanji from Japanese text editors
- partial customisation to various European languages
- Kanji info available by clicking Kanji on exercise dialog
- shift-click output list to change status (when file open)
- Year, Lesson, and Group number range extended to 9999
- Kanji flashcard exercise sequence improved
- window positions saved between launches
- additional control keys have been added
- resizable and movable output windows
- word search by any entered Kanji
* when searches are performed on an open dictionary, and an output
list dialog is closed, the copy, move, delete and export menu items should
be disabled.
* the default maximum media object size has been increased to 80k.
The memory requirement for JWM has also been increased to 1200k.
v3.0.5
* the alert, 'Text too wide to fit window' has been changed to 'The
English text is too wide to fit into the Exercise display window. Please
shorten the English definition.'
* in normal mode, the word type prompt rectangle was not printed in
the correct position during exercises.
* the bottoms of some Kanji were not fully cleared during the exercise
process.
* after saving a word in the New Word dialog, the Kana cursor may not
be printed in the correct position.
* some media objects may not be removed from a dictionary when their
associated words are deleted.
v3.0.4
* when using dictionaries larger than 32,000 words during exercises,
a file read error may occur.
* if the hard disk becomes full during an EDICT importation, then the
word count shown on the disk full alert may be incorrect.
v3.0.3
* the default maximum media object size has been increased to 60k.
The memory requirement for JWM has also been increased to 1020k.
* when importing JWM v2.0 dictionaries, some words may have their Kanji
mixed up. This bug manifests itself in the Basic Dictionary supplied with
the package - ie. 'gyuuniku' has reversed Kanji.
v3.0.2
* the Weekly Reset day value has been aligned internally to match the
Mac OS Date/Time function.
v3.0.1
* some dialog messages have been enhanced to improve clarity.
v3.0.0
- Initial release
v2.0.6
* the Help system has been updated.
v2.0.5
* adding new Kanji readings can cause a system lockup. To workaround
this bug, do not add additional Kanji readings.
* corresponding internal exercise information was not set up correctly
after the status of a word was changed via the Edit word dialog. To workaround
this problem, change word status only through the dictionary list search
output.
v2.0.4
* when the Kanji exercise option was set to "Display all", the exercise
sequencer displayed Kana at the same time as Kanji. To workaround this
bug, the Kanji exercise option was set to "Hide unknown" and all Kanji
were enabled.
v2.0.3
* running JWM under the original Quickdraw caused an unimplemented
trap error
- the presence of Color Quickdraw is now detected at launch and unimplemented
traps are bypassed. JWM now operates properly on older Macs with the original
Quickdraw and System 6.0.7, though System 7 is recommended.
v2.0.2
* entering a teacher password for the first time in the MultiUser Edition
sometimes caused a fatal error.
* changing the time when an unregistered version of JWM was running
caused a 60 hour timeout at the next launch. No problem occurred for registered
users.
v2.0.1
* Kanji could be attached only in a set left-to-right sequence.
* if the "Play introductory music" option was enabled for a student
user of the MultiUser Edition, the music did not play.
v2.0.0
- Initial release