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NJStar(tm) - A Chinese Word Processor Ver 3.0
NJSTAR INFORMATION PACKAGE
Copyright (C) Hongbo Ni 1991-1994. All Rights Reserved.
[ABOUT THIS FILE]
This file contains the following important information:
Introduction
Software License
Limited Warranty
Important New Features in Version 3.0
NJStar Shareware Version
NJStar Registered Version
NJStar System Requirement
History of NJStar Development
Other News
Acknowledgements
Please notice that this package is prepared based on version 3.00. Some
new features added after this may not be fully recorded here. Please also
read file WHATSNEW.3xx for details.
===========================================================================
INTRODUCTION
NJSTAR is a Chinese word processor for IBM PC and compatibles. It supports
the input, display and printing of Chinese characters on the standard IBM
computers. NJSTAR features a user friendly user interface, very easy to
use. If you want do Chinese word processing or want to learn Chinese on
computer, then NJSTAR is the right one for you.
Many hours of work have gone into the development of NJSTAR, and I
regularly incorporate suggested changes into the product as I am able to.
The only way I can continue to provide products like NJSTAR and to offer
outstanding technical support, is for you to register your copy of NJSTAR.
I like the shareware concept, and I would like to stay a part of it. But I
can do so only through registrations of NJSTAR. Please don't take this the
wrong way - try out NJSTAR for 30 days or so, under no obligation
whatsoever. But if you found it is useful and continue to use it after that
30-day period, please send your bank check for your registration copy to:
Hongbo Ni
Hongbo Data Systems Telephone: +61-2-869-0821
P. O. Box 40 Fax: +61-2-869-0823
Epping NSW 2121 CompuServe: 100032,2724
AUSTRALIA InterNet: 100032.2724@compuserve.com
Users in the U.S.A., please contact the authorized agent:
Huijie Chen Phone: (717) 533-4904 (Evening only)
P. O. Box 454 Email: chenh@ucs.indiana.edu
Middletown PA 17057-0454
Registered user will receive latest registered copy of NJSTAR with a
perfect bound professional written user manual in English and Chinese. The
registered copy contains full version of the on-line Chinese-English
dictionary, which is 10 times bigger than the one in shareware version. It
also contains printer drivers for 24 pin printers, Canon BubbleJet and HP
LaserJet printer, DeskJet printer, PostScript printing program, additional
utilities, and additional configuration files not found on the shareware
distribution disk, and will receive free technical support and low cost
updates.
Please report any bugs or suggestions to the author on the address listed
above.
Ordering Method:
----------------
Please use <Register> command under HELP in the NJSTAR pull-down menu to
enter your information, and the order form will be printed on the printer.
If you do not have a printer connected to your PC, you can fill and print
out the file ORDER.DOC manually.
Payment Methods:
----------------
Please send US dollar personal check or bank check/draft if possible. If
you have difficulty in obtaining US dollar bank check/draft, you can send
US dollar CASH or signed US$ traveller's check in a registered mail. So far
I have not had any problem with cash. European user can send EuroCheque in
US dollars. The last option is to use your local currency if it's
internationally convertible (eg. GBP, DM, Franc, Japanese Yen, Canadian
dollar etc..). Please calculate your local currency amount using the
following formula:
US$89 + $10 (S/H) + $5 (Conversion Charge)
Local Currency = -----------------------------------------------
Current Exchange Rate ($US/Local)
We are regret that we are unable to accept following payment:
a). US dollar check not drawn in USA Bank (eg. Canada);
b). Postal Money order (other than from Australian Post);
c). Credit cards.
===========================================================================
SOFTWARE LICENSE
This Software license contains of three sections. Please read it carefully.
The term "NJStar Owner" refers to Hongbo Ni and Hongbo Data Systems only.
Section I.
This section is applicable to both NJStar Shareware Version and NJStar
Registered Version.
1.1 NJStar is not and has never been public domain software, nor is it free
software. It is NJStar owner's property.
1.2 No one may modify or patch the NJStar executable files in any way,
including but not limited to decompiling, disassembling, or otherwise
reverse engineering the program.
1.3 The use of NJStar, except for the initial 30-day trial, requires
registration. The use of unlicensed copies of NJStar by any person,
business, corporation, government agency or any other entity is
strictly prohibited.
Section II.
This section is applicable to NJStar Shareware Version.
2.1 Any use of NJStar Shareware Version is the implication of a user's
acceptance of the terms and conditions listed in this license.
2.2 Non-registered users are granted a limited license to use NJStar
Shareware Version on a 30-day trial basis for the purpose of
determining whether NJStar is suitable for their needs.
2.3 A limited license is granted to copy and distribute NJStar only for the
trial use of others, subject to the above limitations, and also the
following:
A) NJStar must be copied in unmodified form, complete with the file
containing this license information and the file containing
registration information.
B) The full machine-readable NJStar documentation must be also
included with each copy.
C) NJStar may not be distributed in conjunction with any other product
without a specific license to do so from the NJStar owner.
D) No fee, charge, or other compensation may be requested or accepted,
except as authorized below:
a) Operators of electronic bulletin board systems (sysops) may
make NJStar available for downloading only as long as the
above conditions are met. An overall or time-dependent charge
for the use of the bulletin board system is permitted as long
as there is not a specific charge for the download of NJStar.
b) ASP vendors can distribute NJSTAR without obtaining any
permission from NJStar owner. But we prefer you write to us
first, so we can send the latest version to you. Other Vendors
may distribute NJStar only after obtaining written permission
from the NJStar owner. Such permission is usually granted.
Please write for details (enclose your catalog). Vendors may
charge the normal disk duplication and handling fee, which
should not exceed $5 per disk. Please refer to file VENDOR.DOC
for more information.
Section III.
This section is applicable to NJStar Registered Version.
3.1 User's request for registration for NJStar Registered Version is the
implication of a user's acceptance of the terms and conditions listed
in this license. All required information should be submitted in order
to be qualified for registered user. Acceptance of the request is made
at NJStar owner's determination. User may not withdraw the registration
after acceptance, except at NJStar owner's determination.
3.2 A single user license permits a user to use NJStar only on a single
computer. Licensed user may use the program on different computers, but
may not use the program on more than one computer at the same time.
Multiple and Network user license require special permission.
3.3 User's registration for NJStar Registered Version is a purchase for the
right to use NJStar only under the term and conditions listed in this
license. At no circumstance, licensed users are allowed to copy, rent
or resell their licenses or NJStar product to the third party.
3.4 When upgrade to a newer version of NJStar, user's license for the
previous version are automatically suspended. At no circumstance,
licensed users are allowed to transfer or resell their licenses or
NJStar product for the previous version to the third party.
===========================================================================
LIMITED WARRANTY
This LIMITED WARRANTY contains two sections. Please read it carefully. The
term "NJStar Owner" refers to Hongbo Ni and Hongbo Data Systems only.
Section I.
This section is applicable for NJStar Registered Version only.
1.1 The Author of NJStar warrants that all disks provided are free from
defects in material and workmanship, assuming normal use, for a period
of 30 days from the date of purchase.
1.2 The Author of NJStar warrants that the program will perform in
substantial compliance with the documentation supplied within this
document. If a significant defect in the product is found, the
Purchaser may return the product for a refund. In no event will such a
refund exceed the purchase price of the product.
Section II.
This section is applicable for both NJStar Shareware Version and Registered
Version.
2.1 Use of this product for any period of time constitutes your acceptance
of this agreement and subjects you to its contents.
2.2 EXCEPT AS PROVIDED ABOVE, THE AUTHOR OF NJSTAR DISCLAIMS ALL
WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT. SHOULD THE PROGRAM PROVE
DEFECTIVE, THE PURCHASER ASSUMES THE RISK OF PAYING THE ENTIRE COST OF
ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION AND ANY INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT WILL THE AUTHOR OF NJSTAR BE LIABLE
FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR
LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS
INFORMATION AND THE LIKE) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO
USE THIS PRODUCT EVEN IF THE AUTHOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
===========================================================================
IMPORTANT NEW FEATURES IN VERSION 3.0
(1) Continuous sentence based Pinyin online input, very convenient.
(2) Fuzzy Pinyin input - tolerates Pinyin input errors.
(3) Input selection list is sorted by character frequency.
(4) Add/Edit/Delete the abbreviation of commonly used words interactively.
(5) HanZi Info provides all the info about Chinese character.
(6) Lookup a Chinese character through the Radical chart.
(7) On-line Chinese <-> English dictionary, two-way lookup.
(8) Reads Big5 Chinese file directly, Converts GB to Big5 smartly.
(9) Supports SuperVGA 800x600 display, 30 lines of Chinese can be displayed.
(10) English and Chinese menus now in one EXE; Program setup is saved on exit.
(11) DOS command and shell; Screen saver; Time of the day display.
(12) Supports the input of European language characters; Automatic wrapping.
(13) Performs configuration without leaving NJSTAR.
(14) Now NJSTAR can print specified pages, for a number of copies.
FEATURES IN VERSION 2.1
(1) Add ZhuYin input as being used in Taiwan's Eten and others.
Add more Chinese input methods such as Wade-Giles and Yale,
Now NJSTAR supports total 20 Chinese Input methods.
(2) NJSTAR now requires as little as 270K RAM to run by keeping
font on disk.
(3) English Menu item can be selected by pressing the hot key.
(4) Add printer driver for HP Deskjet (Plus / 500).
(5) Add command <GetCode> for displaying the input code of Chinese
character at the cursor. This command can be used to ask for
the pronunciation of character at the cursor in PinYin mode.
(6) User now can add/delete characters in PinYin dictionary.
(7) Simplified and un-simplified Chinese characters can be printed
on same page, this partially solve the problem of missing
character in un-simplified font file.
(8) Auto Detection for the presence of Enhanced keyboard is added.
(9) All color combinations can be configured.
(10) Add support for French, German and Swedish-Danish keyboards.
Features as in NJSTAR V2.0
(1) User friendly interface with pull-down menu and mouse support. Most
of the functions can be accessed through the menu. Mouse buttons are
configurable.
(2) Free RAM requirement is now reduced to 450kb.
(3) In NJStar PinYin mode, user can enter Chinese word by word. For
example: input 'zhongguo' in PinYin will get 'CHINA'.
(4) Support 20 of popular Chinese input methods, such as CangJie, ZhuYin,
and WuBiZiXin. User can create their own input methods through a
provided utility INPUTDIC.EXE.
(5) Add a quick input method for Chinese number and unit in PinYin mode.
(6) Add <DelLX> for deleting LianXiang word within NJSTAR.
(7) Add <AddPinYin> and <DelPinYin> for adding or deleting any character
to/from the PinYin Dictionary.
(8) Add <GetCode> for displaying the input code for the current character
under the current input method.
(9) Background color now configurable. The cursor can be configured to be
blinking as in text mode.
(10) Record macro can be saved to a file by <SaveMacro>. Macro can be read
from file by <ReadMacro> command. A utility, NJMAC.EXE, is provided
for converting user-written macro texts to macro files.
(11) Add option -l -x for njstar command line, to load or load-excuse
macros.
(12) When user is prompted for entering a file name to be edited, F1 key
can be used to bring up a list in a window of all the files in the
current directory for selection. Other directories and drives can
also be navigated.
(13) AutoSave current file to AUTOSAVE.NJX for possible recovery in case of
power failure or other unexpected errors. User will be noticed if
such a backup file exists.
(14) Marked Block can be Saved to a file by <SaveBlock> Command.
(15) Add <FileList> for Listing all the files in the file ring, and
displaying in a pop-up window, Use arrow keys or mouse to move, Enter
or Left Mouse button to select file for editing or viewing.
(16) Now Support 9 pin & 24 pin Epson and IBM Compatible Dot Printers,
Canon Bubblejet Printers, HP Laserjet series, HP DeskJet series, and
postscript laser printers. User can specify the number of pages to be
printed.
(17) Both traditional characters and the simplified characters may be
printed at the same sheet.
(18) Add a utility GB24PCX.EXE for create PCX file in 24 dot font.
Please refer to the section of "History of NJStar Development" in this file
for the functions added in the different versions.
===========================================================================
NJSTAR SHAREWARE VERSION
NJStar Shareware Version is a copy of fully functional program. It has the
standard features that a NJStar Registered Version.
The following is a list for the NJStar Shareware Version Distribution
Disks. Please report to the NJStar Owner or his agent, if you find the
files are missing.
Minimum files:
NJSTAR EXE - the main program
NJSTAR NJC - the configuration file
NJSTAR OVL - the main program's overlay file
NANJIPY DIC - NJSTAR PinYin dictionary
NANJILX DIC - NJSTAR LianXiang dictionary
CCLIB 16 - Chinese font file (simplified Chinese characters)
Documentation:
FILE_ID DIZ - NJSTAR description File for BBS
WHATSNEW ??? - Latest features not included in user manuals (???= Version)
README DOC - NJSTAR information package (This file)
NJSTAR1 DOC - NJSTAR user manual (First part)
NJSTAR2 DOC - NJSTAR user manual (Second part)
NJSTAR3 DOC - NJSTAR user manual (Third part)
ORDER DOC - Registration order form
PRODUCTS DOC - List of products available from the Author
VENDOR DOC - Instruction for shareware distribution vendors
THOUGHT 214 - Ingar Holst's notes on NJSTAR radical classification
Dictionaries:
HANZINFO DIC - Hanzi information dictionary
NJGLOSS1 DIC - NJSTAR Glossary dictionary (Index)
NJGLOSS2 DIC - NJSTAR Glossary dictionary (Definition)
SYMBOLS DIC - Chinese Symbols input dictionary
TOLERATE DIC - Fuzzy Pinyin input definition dictionary (text file)
RADICAL DIC - Radical lookup dictionary
NJB2G DIC - NJSTAR GB<->Big5 convertion dictionary
CEDIC DIC - Chinese-English dictionary - Database (shareware version)
C2EDIC DIC - Chinese->English dictionary - Index (shareware version)
E2CDIC DIC - English->Chinese dictionary - Index (shareware version)
Input Dictionaries & Utilities:
NJINPUT* DIC - External Chinese input methods module (* = A-Z)
INPUTDIC EXE - Utility to create NEW input methods dictionary
CIZUDIC EXE - Utility used to convert USERDIC.GB to a dictionary file
USERDIC GB - User-defined cizu file modifiable by user
Configuration:
NJCONFIG EXE - the configuration program
NJCONFIG KEY - config file for user defined keys
NJCONFIG HLP - config file for help screen
ENGLISH HLP - English version of NJCONFIG.HLP
Printer Drivers:
EPSON9P DRV - 9 pin dot matrix printer driver (Epson 9 pin & Compatibles)
EPSONFX1 DRV - 9 pin dot matrix printer driver (Epson FX at 120 dpi)
EPSONFX2 DRV - 9 pin dot matrix printer driver (Epson FX at 60 dpi)
IBMPRO9P DRV - 9 pin dot matrix printer driver (IBM Pro 9 pin & Compatibles)
Super VGA support (800x600):
SUPER VGA - Super VGA definition file (can be modified)
WHICHCGA COM - Super VGA card testing program
ASCII 16 - Ascii 16x8 font for Super VGA mode
(optional)
CCLIBF 16 - Chinese font file (Traditional Chinese characters)
NJPRN EXE - Print a NJSTAR printed file to a printer
SAMPLE * - Sample printer files for 24pin, and Laser printers
NJCARD EXE - Chinese address managment program based on NJSDK
UUENCODE EXE - Public Domain uuencoding program
UUDECODE EXE - Public Domain uudecoding program
===========================================================================
NJSTAR REGISTERED VERSION
A registered user will receive a registered version of NJSTAR.EXE that will
provide the following features:
a, Start NJStar without the pesky registration screen and random key.
b, User's name will be displayed on opening screen.
c, The closing screen is disabled.
d, Full version of Chinese-English Dictionary.
e, All printer drivers for 24 pin and laser printers
f, Perfect bound user manual in Chinese and English (250pp. B5 Size).
g, Free technical support.
h, Low cost upgrade.
Registered user also receives the following additional files,
CEDIC DIC - Chinese-English dictionary - Database (full version)
C2EDIC DIC - Chinese->English dictionary - Index (full version)
E2CDIC DIC - English->Chinese dictionary - Index (full version)
WP KEY - NJSTAR's WordPerfect key configuration
WP HLP - NJSTAR's WordPerfect key configuration help screen (Chinese)
WP_E HLP - NJSTAR's WordPerfect key configuration help screen (English)
QUWEIMA DOC - List of all Chinese chars with QuWeiMa
GUOBIAO DOC - List of all Chinese chars with GuoBiao
NJSTAR ICO - Nice Windows 3.1 ICON file for NJSTAR.
EPSON24 DRV - 24 pin dot matrix printer driver (Epson)
IBMX24 DRV - 24 pin dot matrix printer driver (IBM)
TOSHIBA DRV - 24 pin dot matrix printer driver (Toshiba)
HPLASER DRV - HP laserJet driver
HPDESKJ DRV - HP DeskJet driver
CANONBJE DRV - Canon BubbleJet printer driver (Epson compatible)
CANONBJI DRV - Canon BubbleJet printer driver (IBM Compatible)
CANONLBP DRV - Canon LBP-8/4 II/III Laser printer driver
ASCII 24 - 12x24 Ascii font for 24 pin printer, Canon BJ, HP LaserJet.
CCLIB 24 - 24x24 simplified characters for 24 pin printer, Canon BJ, HP
LaserJet and PRINTPS.
CCLIBF 24 - 24x24 traditional characters for 24 pin printer, Canon BJ,
HP LaserJet and PRINTPS.
GB24PCX EXE - Utility used to produce PCX file using 24x24 dot font
CCFONT EXE - Utility used to modify and create char font for CCLIB
NJ24 EXE - Modify NJSTAR 24x24 font interactively
NJMAC EXE - NJStar macro file converter
LXGB2DIC EXE - Add words from file to Lianxiang dictionary, and delete
listed words from Lianxiang dictionary
PRINTPS EXE - Print Chinese document to PostScript printer, can use any
font: 16x16 24x24 48x48(not supplied) 64x64(not supplied)
CCPRINT EXE - Print Chinese character in text mode (for making new character)
NJCIZUB DIC - NJSTAR's WuBiZiXin words input dictionary
NJCIZUN DIC - NJSTAR's User defined words input dictionary (see USERDIC.GB)
UTILITY DOC - Documentation for all EXE fils not mentioned in NJSTAR*.DOC.
README DOC - Newly compiled information packages.
MANUAL1 GB - NJStar Chinese Manual (6 files)
MANUAL2 GB -
MANUAL3a GB - NOTE: those files are not supplied if manual is printed.
MANUAL3b GB -
MANUAL4 GB -
MANUAL5 GB -
MANUAL6 GB -
TUTORIAL BAT - Dr. Yo Tomita's NJSTAR Tutorial Batch file
C[0-8] TUT - Dr. Yo Tomita's NJSTAR Tutorial
===========================================================================
NJSTAR SYSTEM REQUIREMENT
The following is NJStar's system requirement,
1. IBM XT, AT 286, 386, 486, PS/2 and compatible, laptop and
notebooks.
2. MS-DOS 3.0 or above. DR-DOS 5.0 or above
3. At least 512K free RAM for LianXiang (380K without LianXiang)
4. EGA/MCGA/VGA/SuperVGA Monitor
5. At least 3.0 MB for Shareware Version, 8 MB for registered version.
6. 9 pin, 24 pin EPSON and IBM ProPrinter compatible dot matrix
printer, Canon BubbleJet, HP LaserJet series, HP DeskJet series,
and PostScript printer (supported but not required)
7. Mouse (supported but not required)
NOTE:
1. 24 dot fonts are not provided on NJStar Shareware Version.
2. Printer drivers for 24 pin, Canon LBP & BubbleJet, HP LaserJet, HP
DeskJet Printer are not included on NJStar Shareware Version.
===========================================================================
HISTORY OF NJSTAR DEVELOPMENT
03/07/91 Ver 1.00
First release.
List of Major Features in ver 1.00:
1. Supporting PinYin, GuoBiao and QuWeiMa input;
2. Efficient Chinese input with LianXiang function;
3. Dynamic PinYin table and LianXiang table Sorting/Ordering;
4. LianXiang table expendable with more words (up to 65Kb)
5. Configurable Key strokes and help screen;
6. Configurable screen display colors;
7. Many other options configured;
8. Supporting EGA 19 lines and VGA 25 Lines display;
9. Search and replace functions;
10. Block mark, move, copy, paste, delete and undelete functions;
11. Line delete and undelete functions;
12. Supporting both FanTiZi and JianTiZi;
13. Loading first 65k if file size is larger then 65k; and
14. Printing to Postscript Printer with user provided font files.
06/07/91 Ver 1.01
ADD: when inputting Chinese, [Alt]+[,] = [,] [Alt]+[.] = [.].
21/07/91 Ver 1.04
ADD: <ToggleEOL> command for toggling the display of EOL mark.
22/07/91 Ver 1.05
ADD: <LianXiang> to LianXiang previous Chinese character.
CHANGE: Screen writing and clearing codes are re-written with assembly codes,
increasing display speed by 20%.
23/07/91 Ver 1.06
ADD: <FileStatus> command to display current file size, number of
Chinese characters, and number of hard lines. The cursor
position, line and column, is displayed at bottom line too.
CHANGE: <AddLX> function now requires user to marked word first.
24/07/91 Ver 1.07
ADD: <GotoLine> command for moving cursor to a user specified hard
line;
+num command line option for NJStar to open a file and move the
cursor to line [num] for display.
CHANGE: keys going with the META key are expanded to 0-9, A-Z, and all
special characters with ASCII code under 96 in decimal.
25/07/91 Ver 1.09
ADD: <RepeatCmd> command for repeating previous command for number of
times;
<WordCount> command for counting user specified string.
26/07/91 Ver 1.10
ADD: <MacroRec> command for starting and ending macro Recording;
<MacroExec> command for executing recorded macro;
New macro commands: <Jump>, <JTrue>, <JFalse>, <Pause>, #nn
(ASCII), and $nn (Sleep).
28/07/91 Ver 1.12
ADD: New functions for handling zW and Hz coding for E-mail:
<zWSaveFile> - saving current file in zW format;
<zWDecode> - Decoding the current zW file;
<zWEditFile> - Loading a zW file, and decoding it on screen;
<HzSaveFile> - Saving current file in Hz format;
<HzDecode> - Decoding the current file in Hz format;
<HzEditFile> - Loading a Hz file, and decoding it on screen;
<PcxSaveFile> for creating PCX files (one file per page);
New command line options:
-zW - Editing zW encoded file, decoding it after reading;
-Hz - Editing Hz encoded file, decoding it after reading.
01/08/91 Version 1.15
ADD: <PrevFile>- Moving to previous file in the file ring;
<QuitAll> - Quitting all the files in the file ring;
<ListDir> - Displaying directory list, total files and free disk
space;
CHANGE: When entering a file name at bottom line for editing or saving,
pressing [F1] or <ListDir> will display pop-up menu for directory
list based on the path name in the file name.
<SaveAll> now not saving LianXiang & PinYin Dictionaries;
<QuitFile> now not exiting NJStar if more files on the file ring.
02/08/91
CHANGE: Save the string continuously deleted by <BackSpace>, <DelChar>,
<DelLine>, <DelToBegLine>, and <DelToEndLine> in deletion buffer,
recoverable by <UnDelLine>.
03/08/91
CHANGE: Before finishing a PinYin with tone, the order of Chinese
characters list is changed to: common characters first, un-common
chars at end, with common characters ordered by tone 1,2,3,4,5.
Maximum size of LianXiang Dictionary is increased to 73K.
Maximum word Length for <AddLX> is increased to 80 characters.
When NJSTAR prompting for input of file name or search string,
all edit keys, <Cursorleft>, <CursorRight>, <BegLine>, <EndLine>,
<DelLine>, <DelChar>, and <BackSpace>, are available for editing
input string. If the first key is a not one of above commands,
the default input string disappeared.
08/08/91
ADD: <Print> command for printing on 9 pin/24 pin dot matrix printer.
Printing format commands provided for page layout.
09/08/91
CHANGE: Intelligent PinYin LianXiang: For some Chinese characters, the
LianXiang list are too long, user needs to press [>] several
times before getting desired character. Now, instead of pressing
[>], user may keep typing PinYin code of desired character, the
character will be displayed on the beginning of the list if it is
a LianXiang character.
10/08/91
CHANGE: <WordLeft> and <WordRight> now consider all symbols: (eg. ' ') in
CCLIB as punctuation mark. so those commands move over sentence
by sentence with Chinese characters or Word by word with ASCII
ones.
Increase screen display speed in ASCII mode.
11/08/91
ADD: In ASCII mode, the cursor position, line and column number, are
displayed. And the display is configurable with NJCONFIG.EXE.
20/08/91 Ver 1.20
Second release.
List of New Features in Ver 1.20
1. Intelligent Pinyin LianXiang -- Assisting user to select LianXiang
characters or words from a list by user's follow-up PinYin code;
2. Generating PCX file for FAX transmission through FaxModem, or
imported to other graphic software;
3. Reading and writing to zW and Hz encoded files for e-mail
communication;
4. Printing to 9 pin and 24 pin EPSON compatible dot matrix printer
within NJStar. Flexible printing with page formatting commands;
5. Powerful macros allowing user to assign a combination of available
commands to one key. Flexible macros with conditional and
unconditional Jump;
6. Lines and characters deleted continuously by many deleting
functions recoverable;
7. Displaying directory list and free disk spaces within NJStar;
8. Traveling the file ring with <NextFile> and <PrevFile>.
9. Editing keys available when entering a filename or search string;
10. Maximum size of LianXiang dictionary increased to 73K Bytes.
Maximum Length of LianXiang word increased to 80 characters;
11. End of Line character visible to show where is the real end of the
line; and
12. When entering a PinYin without a tone, the most commonly used
characters displayed before un-commonly used ones.
25/08/91 Ver 1.21
CHANGE: List of Chinese Character in PinYin mode is displayed when ShenMu
entered.
01/09/91 Ver 1.22
CHANGE: When inputting, the marked text will not be automatically
unmarked.
03/09/91 Ver 1.23
20/09/91
ADD: <DelLX> for deleting word from LianXiang Dictionary.
05/10/91 Ver 1.3
ADD: <EXinput> for other input methods. Up to 26 extra input methods
can be implemented. Currently include 10 methods found in the
CCDOS or other Chinese software. They are WuHuaú¿╬σ╗«ú⌐,
WuBiZiXinú¿╬σ▒╩ú⌐, CangJieú¿▓╓≥íú⌐, DianBaoú¿╡τ▒¿ú⌐, SortPinYin
ú¿╝≥╞┤ú⌐, PurePinYinú¿┤┐╞┤ú⌐, YinYiú¿╥⌠╥Γú⌐, ShouWeiú¿╩╫╬▓ú⌐,
Cantoneseú¿╘┴╙∩ú⌐, and Japaneseú¿╚╒╙∩ú⌐;
INPUTDIC.EXE for user implemented input method.
08/10/91
ADD: Making Grey+-*/, [ENTER], [Shift] + GreyKeys configurable.
09/10/91
ADD: <HardReturn> to enter the EOL character, [RETURN], into the
search or replace string for <WordCount>, <search>,
<SearchForward>, <SearchBackward>, and <SearchReplace>;
New macro commands, <ScreenOn> and <ScreenOff> for macro to speed
up macro execution.
CHANGE: [GreyEnter] can be used to select first Chinese character when
using <EXinput> with number keys (eg. DianBao, WuHua).
30/10/91
ADD: Printer drivers for IBM Proprinter 9/24 pin, Canon BubbleJet,
EPSON FX, and HP LaserJet.
10/11/91
ADD: Autosave feature to save current file to AUTOSAVE.NJX.
12/11/91
ADD: A start-up graphic picture.
CHANGE: Background color is now configurable by NJCONFIG.EXE.
14/11/91
CHANGE: For all search functions, when a match string is found, it is
highlighted.
16/11/91
ADD: Pseudo PinYin input for Chinese number and unit, beginning with
PinYin "i".
21/11/91
ADD: Mouse support.
26/11/91
ADD: The pull-down menu.
208/11/91
ADD: New functions:
<SaveMacro> -- Saving recorded macro to a file;
<ReadMacro> -- Reading macro from a file;
<SaveBlock> -- Saving marked block to a file. If nothing marked,
the whole file are to be saved.
<FileList> -- Listing all the files in the file ring in a pop-up
window. Use arrow keys or mouse to move, Enter or
mouse left button to select file to open the file.
29/11/91
CHANGE: When inputting search string, PureChinese Mode can be used to
Input ASCII characters, numbers and punctuation.
30/11/91 Ver 2.00 (beta)
01/12/91
ADD: New command line options:
-lfile -- Load macro file "file.NJM" into macro buffer.
-xfile -- Load macro file "file.NJM" into macro buffer and
execute it.
03/12/91
ADD: <Replace>, similar with <SearchReplace>, without user
confirmation before Replace, mainly used for Macro.
11/12/91
ADD: Detection of file AUTOSAVE.NJX. User will be asked to rename or
delete this file before start NJSTAR again.
14/12/91
CHANGE: The pop-up window for file list, called by [F1] when input file
name, is sorted and all available drives are added;
When a block is marked, <searchReplace> and <WordCount> will ask
for region.
<Print> now asks for number of pages to print.
18/12/91
CHANGE: NJStar's memory requirement reduced to 450k free RAM.
Cursor can be set as BLINKING one with NJCONFIG.EXE.
010/01/92 Ver 2.00
Third release.
20/01/92 Ver 2.01
ADD: Ci2 Zu3 Input for WuBiZiXing2.
Qian2 Ma3 (invented by QIAN Wei Chang) Input Method, added to
<EXInput> - Q.
CHNAGE: CanJie Input method is seperated into FanTi CanJie (traditional
characters) and JianTi CanJie (simplified characters.). Under
<EXInput>, use Option C for FanTi CanJie, K for JianTi CanJie.
08/02/92 Ver 2.02
ADD: Wade-Giles and Yale Input methods, added to <EXInput> - W and Y.
For Wade-Giles input, please use "u" for "ü", "'" is omitted from
codes.
New command <GetCode> for displaying the input code of Chinese
character at the cursor with <EXinput> mode. This Command can be
used by user to learn the code of each Chinese character for each
input method found in <EXinput>. When in PurePinYin input, this
command can be used to ask for the pronounciation of character at
the cursor.
Addjustment length (in dot) for page length.
CHANGE: The minimum of page top and bottom margin is reduced.
20/02/92 Ver 2.03
ADD: FreeCode Input method, added to <EXInput> - N.
A file USERDIC.GB is distributed with 2700+ English words and
Chinese translations. User may modify this file, including add
new characters and words with arbitrary codes. Then, user may
recompile the dictionary by using CIZUDIC.EXE.
CIZUDIC.EXE, a utility program to compile USERDIC.GB to
NJCIZUN.DIC. The syntax is: CIZUDIC.EXE USERDIC.GB NJCIZUN.DIC.
HP Deskjet (Plus / 500) Driver.
Now <GetCode> works on <GBinput>, <QWinput>, and <PYinput>. In
<PYinput> input, <Getcode> may tell user possibly more than one
PinYin+Tone of the Chinese character at cursor.
Now in <PYinput>, Keypad number keys can be used to select the
character before typing in a tone.
23/02/92
ADD: Now TAB can be entered at Search prompt, and can be searched.
10/03/92 Ver 2.04 (Not for release)
ADD: In FileList window, a filename may be searched by pressing the
first character of it. Press '\' for directory, pressing '[' for
drive search.
For English Version, the Menu items in the pull-down menu may be
selected by pressing the Hot key.
28/03/92 Ver 2.05 (Not for release)
ADD: <ZYinput>[#F7] command for ZhuYin input as used in Taiwan. There
are three key maps styles may be selected: NJStar's, Eten's and
KuoChiao's:
╔∙─╕:
ZhuYin: ¿┼¿╞¿╟¿╚¿╔¿╩¿╦¿╠¿═¿╬¿╧¿╨¿╤¿╥¿╙ ¿╘ ¿╒ ¿╓¿╫¿╪¿┘
Eten b p m f d t n l v k h g 7 c , . / j ; ' s
KuoChiao 1 q a z 2 w s x e d c r f v 5 t g b y h n
NJStar b p m f d t n l g k h j q x , . / r z c s
Pinyin: B P M F D T N L G K H J Q X ZH CH SH R Z C S
╘╧─╕:
Zhuyin: ¿┌¿█¿▄¿▌ ¿τ¿Φ¿Θ ¿▐ ¿▀ ¿α ¿ß ¿Γ ¿π ¿Σ ¿σ ¿µ
Eten a o r w e x u i q z y 8 9 0 - =
KuoChiao 8 i k , u j m 9 o l . 0 p ; / -
NJStar a o e w i u y [ ] 6 7 8 9 0 - =
Pinyin: A O E E^ I U U: Ai Ei Ao Ou An En Ang Eng Er
╥⌠╡≈:
Zhuyin: - / íª \ íñ
Eten 1 2 3 4 5
KuoChiao 2 6 3 4 7
NJStar 1 2 3 4 5
Pinyin: 1 2 3 4 5
For ZhuYin input, '<' and '>' are used for flipping the selection
list for all three keymays. For Eten and KuoChiao styles, if the
list have more then 10 selections , [Spacebar] is used to flip to
next 10 characters. Otherwise, [Spacebar] is used for selecting
first character on the list. In NJStar style, [Spacebar] is used
to select first character on the list.
For all three styles, before the tone is entered or NJSTAR is in
LianXiang mode, the Keypad number or [ALT]+number can be used to
select a character. After the tone is entered, the number on the
main keyboard is also used to select.
WARNING: CCLIB.* & CCLIBF.* has been extended, please make sure you
specify blank section as 5 in program like CCFONT, PRINTPS.
29/03/92
ADD: Word (Cizu) input in ZhuYin mode. One thing different from word
input in PinYin mode is: the first ZhuYin code can not go with a
tone sign. Because after a ZhuYin with a tone, and user type a
number (0-9), NJStar could not tell whether the number is for
character selection or for the next Zhuyin code.
Example:
_________________________________________________
╫ó╥⌠: ¿╦¿Γ¿╨¿τ 1 ─╧╝½ 2 ─╧╝½╨╟ 3 ─╧╝½╓▐
If 2nd Zhuyin code does not have a ShengMu, a single quote ' is
needed to seperate the code.
Example:
_________________________________________________
╫ó╥⌠: ¿╥¿τ'¿Γ 1 ╬≈░▓ 2 ╬≈░▓╩╨
[Spacebar] may be used for selecting the first word if there is
no '>' displayed. Use Keypad number or [Alt]+number to select
other words in the list.
ADD: <AddPinYin> and <DelPinYin> for adding and deleting the current
character in PinYin dictionary. If the current character is not a
GB character, user would be prompted to enter the GB code of the
character to be added/deleted. Then, NJStar will ask for a
complete Pinyin code (with tone) if needed. If operation is not
Ok, a sound beep is given.
<AddLX> and <DelLX> may be used to substitute <AddPinYin> and
<DelPinYin> if there is nothing marked in the current file.
CHANGE: <GetCode> now works under <ZYinput> mode, displaying the ZhuYin
code for the current Chinese character. Note some character may
have two or more ZhuYin codes.
07/04/92
ADD: \FanTi or \╖▒╠σ and \JianTi or \╝≥╠σ printing format commands.
With these two commands, both traditional and simplified
characters may be printed on the same sheet in one pass.
Alternatively, when only one character needed to be switched, the
~ character may be used as a Font switch code for this single
character.
Example: ╖╜~╧≥
This will force ╧≥ to be printed in JianTi when the whole text is
to printed in FanTi or vice versa.
This new feature may also be used to solve the problem of missing
character in FanTi font file, if the missing characters is found
in the JianTi Font file, such as ╔≥ as a surname.
NOTE: Above commands are only in effect if printed with 24 dot
font files and both CCLIB.24 & CCLIBF.24 are present.
12/04/92
ADD: Now Extended Ascii characters (128-160) may be printed on 24 Pin
printers, HP LaserJet, and HP DeskJet printers.
Special GB German characters may be printed on all printers.
Type 'vo1' in PinYin mode to select. (vo1: ª║ª╗ª╝ª╜ª╛)
Under PinYin mode, 'V' may be used entered more symbles:
PinYin: ve3 ¿í¿ó¿ú¿ñ¿Ñ¿ª¿º¿¿¿⌐¿¬¿½¿¼¿¡¿«¿»¿░¿▒¿▓¿│¿┤¿╡¿╢¿╖¿╕¿╣¿║
Symbol: vo2 ªíªóªúªñªÑªªªºª¿ª⌐ª¬ª½ª¼ª¡ª«ª»ª░ª▒ª▓ª│ª┤ª╡ª╢ª╖ª╕
vo3 ª┴ª┬ª├ª─ª┼ª╞ª╟ª╚ª╔ª╩ª╦ª╠ª═ª╬ª╧ª╨ª╤ª╥ª╙ª╘ª╒ª╓ª╫ª╪
Russian:vo4 ºíºóºúºñºÑºªººº¿º⌐º¬º½º¼º¡º«º»º░º▒º▓º│º┤º╡º╢º╖º╕...
vo5 º╤º╥º╙º╘º╒º╓º╫º╪º┘º┌º█º▄º▌º▐º▀ºαºßºΓºπºΣºσºµºτºΦ...
ZhuYin: vu1 ¿┼¿╞¿╟¿╚¿╔¿╩¿╦¿╠¿═¿╬¿╧¿╨¿╤¿╥¿╙¿╘¿╒¿╓¿╫¿╪¿┘¿┌¿█¿▄
¿▌¿▐¿▀¿α¿ß¿Γ¿π¿Σ¿σ¿µ¿τ¿Φ¿Θ
╞½┼╘: vu2 ╪╬╪╓╪τ╪Θ┘Φ┘∩┘√┌ó┌Ñ┌α┌Γ█╚█╔▄│▐├▐╨ßΩßδΓ║Γ╗Γαπ▄π▀σ▓...
CHANGE: <GetCode> command will display the decimal, hex, and oct codes at
the bottom line, when the current character is an ASCII (0-127)
or extended ASCII (128-160).
17/04/92
ADD: <Keyboard> [#F9] command is added for selecting user's keyboard
(English/French/German). The default keyboard is configurable
through NJCONFIG's general option, too.
24/04/92
ADD: Auto Detection for the presence of Enhenced keyboard.
JianYi input for simplified CangJie coding.
CHANGE: After installation, a file NJSTAR.INI is generated. It contains
two lines,
NJZK=C:\NJSTAR
NJDIC=C:\NJSTAR\DIC
Which tells NJStar where to locate the font files and NJ*.DIC
files. However, if NJZK and NJDIC is defined through environment
variables, they would overrides the definitions in this file.
30/04/92
1. Color configuration now takes almost any combinations.
2. If NJSTAR can not find enough RAM to load CCLIB, CCLIB will stay on
disk. User can force NJSTAR to keep CCLIB on disk through NJCONFIG
option 'G' It saves 128K Ram, and is used for those who has RAM less
then 470K. As a trade off, NJSTAR displays slower if CCLIB is read
from disk. NJSTAR will work without LianXiang in 270K Free RAM.
3. Add a indicator on seperation line to indicate the position of of
current screen in the whole file.
4. When use <EditFile>+F1 window to select file, Njstar will remember
the directory and position of last selection.
10/05/92 Version 2.1
21/05/92
Add: International keyboard support (any countries supported by DOS)
keyboard driver must be installed before starting NJSTAR, for
example to install German keyboard.
C:\> keyb gr
NOTE:
1. The keyboard mapping of command <keyboard> must be set to
English(0).
2. If the special character is in the range of ASCII:161-254,
then this char (except char: beta) is ignored since Chinese
GB code uses ASCII:161-254 to code Chinese two byte
character.
27/05/92
add: 1. -m option for NJSTAR.exe - for MonoEGA, MonoVGA/MCGA (640x480x2).
2. NJSTAR CGA version - NJCGA.exe - 11 lines display without menu.
(NJCGA.EXE is supplied at request, but may not be supported)
31/05/92
Improve: The line number calculation & display speed is 2 times faster.
Add: 1. Super VGA display 800x600, support most of SVGA cards. But
mouse cursor not displayed because some tricky problem not
solved yet. If your mouse cause problem in SVGA mode, please
turn off mouse using NJSTAR option '-o' or by NJCONFIG 'V'
option.
2. -s option forcing NJSTAR to run in SVGA 800x600 mode.
3. 'V'ideo and keyboard option in NJCONFIG.
12/06/92
Improve: NJSTAR will create AUTOSAVE.NJX in the same directory as
NJSTAR.EXE, and autosave is only ON if file is modified.
12/06/92
NJSTAR Now works on EGA, MonoEGA, MonoVGA/MCGA, VGA, XGA,
SuperVGA (see SUPER.VGA) 800x600 and CGA (NJCGA.EXE) graphics
cards.
16/06/92 Add: Printer driver CANONLBP.DRV for Canon LBP-8 II and III Laser
printer. It will probably work on Canon LBP-4, but not
tested.
Improve: The space between number and Chinese character on bottom line
can be configured to be none if the following question is
answered with a '0' in NJCONFIG's 'G' option.
Enter char displayed after number at bottom line(0 for none)[32]: 0
In this question, user can enter a number for ascii code of a char,
eg. 44 for '-', or user can enter the character to be displayed. eg.
':' Enter a '0' will let NJSTAR display small number.
26/06/92
Add: Automatic word wrapping for English/European words.
Add: ASCII space (32) and Chinese space (a1a1) is specially
displayed when End of line is displayed.
Add: when in <EditFile>+F1 File windows, Press DEL key will delete
the file at cursor from disk. A confirmation is required.
08/07/92 Improve: In HZ encoding, Njstar now produce output with 78 char
per line for easy reading on email and news.
10/07/92 Version 2.1+
20/07/92
Add: New command <OutCode>[^F12] to add PinYin/ZhuYin/InputCode for each
Chinese Character in whole file. In PinYin/ZhuYin mode, each CC is
displayed at one line with it's corresponding PinYin/ ZhuYin with
tone. There may be more than one PinYin/Tone for each CC. In Other
Input Mode, the code of each CC is displayed on top of each CC.
Using 'PurePinYin' method, one could produce a file with each CC
marked with PinYin on top.
23/07/92
Improve: Now <Search> and <SearchReplace> are case insensitive, unless
search string is terminated by Alt+Enter instead of Enter.
30/07/92
Add: Screen Saver. The interval(in Min.) can be configured in NJCONFIG
'G' option. The screen saver can be activated by place mouse cursor
on top right corner of the screen (wait 2 seconds). If you place
mouse cursor on bottom left or bottom right corner of the screen,
the screen saver is disabled.
31/07/92
Improve: NOW mouse works under SVGA 800x600 mode, Special Thanks to
Frank Klemm in Genmany for providing mouse display routines.
Add: Command <OpenFile>[^O], it is same as <EditFile>+F1, Press mouse
Right button on bottom line will invoke this function. Press DEL
key will delete the hilighted file after confirmation.
Add: (NewFile) in OpenFile windows, select this file will open a new
file, and NJSTAR only ask for file name only if user decide to save
the file.
Add: Press Middle button on bottom line will get the <QuickHelp> screen.
14/09/92 Add commands:
<DOS>[^D] - Execute a dos command
<Shell>[^S] - Shell to DOS (type exit to return)
<FileName>[Meta+N] - Insert current filename into file or Input Line
It is useful in macros.
<MarkWord>[@W] - Mark a word.
<DefWordSet>[@Q]- default word set for markword and CursorLeft/Right
A-Z, a-z, 0-9 and underline '_', and Chinese
<AltWordSet>[@Q]- Alternative word set for markword & CursorLeft/Right
Including: ! # $ % & ` ' ( ) - . / \ @ { } ~ : ^
For Macros:
<SoundOff> - Turn Error Beep Off
<SoundOn> - Turn Error Beep On
<IsChinese> - Is current char a Chinese character (Qu: 15-87)
<IsTwoBytes> - Is current char Two Bytes GB char.
<IsCursorInBlock>- Is Cursor inside the marked Block
15/11/92
Add: command <Option>[^F2] to switch Tone, LianXiang and Error Tolerance
On and Off. That is in PinYin input, user can choose not to have
Tone, not to LianXiang. PinYin Error Tolerance (or call Fuzzy
input) is defined in file TOLERATE.DIC (text file), user can edit
it to suit user's need. It currently contains
*Vowels (YunMu)
a ia, ai
e ie, ei, uue
o ou, uo
u uu, iu, ui
an ang, ian, iang
en eng
in ing
ong iong
uan uang
on ong, iong
ao iao
*Consonants (ShenMu)
z zh
c ch
s sh
l n
n l
********************
Default setting is off and above tree option can be configured
through NJCONFIG.EXE's 'G' option.
this command is added under Input menu (replace <SaveDic>).
<SaveDic> is no longer needed (DICs are auto-saved on exit).
Improve: When enter Pinyin without Tone, each Chinese character is only
listed once. (before, it may list more once).
Un-common characters are also dynamically ordered amount
themselves.
18/07/93
Great improvement: The selection list on bottom line is now sorted by
character frequency when Pinyin is entered without tone.
Whenever a character is selected from the list, the frequency
of this character is increased. Whenever a word is selected
from the bottom list, this word will automatically adjusted in
the LX dictionary, so next time it will come up in the top of
the list.
In <PYinput> mode, now pinyin for 4 chinese characters can be typed
in, and can be abbreviated. for example:
beijingshijian --> ▒▒╛⌐╩▒╝Σ
beijingshij --> ▒▒╛⌐╩▒╝Σ
beijingsj --> ▒▒╛⌐╩▒╝Σ
bei3jsj --> ▒▒╛⌐╩▒╝Σ
bjsj --> ▒▒╛⌐╩▒╝Σ
bjshijian --> ▒▒╛⌐╩▒╝Σ
<QWinput> has been removed, but it still functional under <GBinput>.
If the first GB code is a number, njstar switch to Quweima
automatically.
20/07/93 Add: Chinese-English Dictionary and following New commands:
1. <HanziInfo>[@Z] - Display the cursor character in big window with
other information, such as pinyin, GB, HZ, Quwei, Radical,
strokes, frequency and so on., This command replaces <GetCode>.
2. <Radicals>[#F1] - Lookup the character by using radical chart
arranged by strokes number. Press Enter to select, F1 to get
HanziInfo
3. <EDicLookup>[@E] - lookup Chinese or English Word in
Chinese-English dictionary. A pop up screen will display all the
matching entries. use Up/Down to move, press enter to select the
Chinese character, press space bar to dump the whole entry.
(1) If the cursor is on a Chinese character, a) if nothing is
marked, only those Chinese words which match the words on the
screen are displayed. b) if one or more Chinese character are
marked, all the entries that contains those marked words will
be displayed.
(2) If the cursor is at an English word, a) if nothing is marked,
all the entries that contains this word will be displayed. b)
if part of the word is marked, only those containing marked
part will be displayed.
(3) If Standard Pinyin input mode, if current pinyin can't match a
chinese character or word, press the space bar will force
NJSTAR to search the word in the CE dictionary.
4. <OnlinePY>[@F3] - switch to NJSTAR's continuous pinyin input mode.
<BackToPinyin>[#F8/INS] - get back the pinyin before conversion.
<PY2Hanzi>[@F1] - convert marked section of pinyin to Hanzi.
In continuous pinyin input mode, pinyin are typed inside the file,
NJSTAR will not convert to Chinese until user press a Space or a
punctuation mark (eg: ,. etc.). The converted characters are
marked. If the conversion is correct, user can go on typing in
next sentence, Moving cursor back into the marked area will force
njstar to display the homonym of the cursor character, press space
or a number will replace the character directly. Press [.] for
next 10, [,] for previous 10. Pressing [/] will display another
pinyin of current char if this char has more than one sounds, for
example: ╨╨ -> xing hang
In all other mode, [/] key can be used to clear the input line,
same as Escape key.
User can also press <BackToPinyin>[INS] to re-display the original
pinyin, and make any necessary modification, then press a
punctuation again to make the conversion.
Example: nanjixing shi yige feichang haoyong de zhongwen xitong.
─╧╝½╨╟╩╟╥╗╕÷╖╟│ú║├╙├╡─╓╨╬─╧╡═│.
Tone can also be used to increase the accuracy in case there are
many words with same pinyin.
In <Option>[^F2], there is an option to turn off the sentence
conversion, so whenever a space bar is pressed, the conversion is
performed, in this case if the conversion is only for one
character or a word with less than 5 characters, and there are
homonyms, those homonyms will be displayed for user selection, if
user keep typing next pinyin, the selection will disappear.
Upper case can be used in pinyin to indicate the start of an new
word, this is used to prevent njstar from mis-matching the word,
for example,
womendeguojia --> ╬╥├╟╡┬╣·╝╥
womendeGuojia --> ╬╥├╟╡─╣·╝╥
women de guojia --> ╬╥├╟╡─╣·╝╥
<PY2Hanzi> converts marked block of pinyin sentences to Hanzi. It
works under Standard PinYin mode and Continuous pinyin mode.
28/07/93 All New
1. English and Chinese Version now in one EXE, user can switch
between English version and Chinese using <EnglishMenu>[^M]
command under help Menu. The switching includes: Menu Text, Help
Screen and all information messages.
2. Changes of configuration made inside njstar will be
automatically saved to file NJSTAR.NJC, for example, Input
method, English msg...
3. NJCONFIG.EXE no longer modify NJSTAR.EXE, this avoids the Virus
detection alert of VSAFE.COM in DOS V6.0.
4. In case of power failure or program stops, NJSTAR will now
automatically recover the file when next time it's started.
29/07/93
Add: <NJConfig>[^C] in the Tools menu, so user don't need to exit NJSTAR
to change something like printer drivers. Changing of video mode
does not effective until NJSTAR is started next time.
02/08/93
Add: <Glossary>[^G] in tools menu, user can define their special words.
eg. OZ --> ░─┤≤└√╤╟ USA --> ├└╣·, NJStar --> ─╧╝½╨╟
Glossary is only used when in continuous pinyin[┴¼╞┤] input mode.
NJSTAR search the Glossary before searching pinyin dic, so if
user's definition is a legal pinyin, then this pinyin is disabled.
to solve this problem, words in Glossary can be defined in Upper
case. The Searching in Glossary is VERY case sensitive. for
example, type 'NJstar', 'NJSTAR' or 'njstar' can not match 'NJStar'
in glossary.
In Glossary window, F1=Add New, F2=Add Marked Block. F3=Edit
Current. F4=Delete Current, ESC to quit. Press a 'a-z' will search
for an entry start with the key.
When add marked block into the glossary, if the marked block is
less then a line, then user has a chance to edit the block,
otherwise the large block can not be edited. F3 also can not edit
large block in the Glossary. the only way to work around this is to
insert the block in the text, edit it, then use <Glossary>+F2 to
add, and delete the old entry.
22/09/93
Add: Clock display at bottom right corner when PureChinese is OFF.
30/09/93
Add: Big5 (used in Taiwan, such as ETEN) support (NJB2G.DIC Needed).
NJSTAR converts GB to BIG5 smartly, and solves the one to many
mapping problem with build-in intelligence.
Add: <ReadBig5>[^XB] - Read from a Big5 File, Convert Big5 to GB
<SaveBig5>[^X^B] - Save to a Big5 File, Convert GB to Big5
Command line option: -b
NJSTAR -b readme.b5
26/10/93
Add: <Symbols>[^6] for selecting symbols in a window.
18/11/93
Improve: When printing, user can spacify the start page, end page and
number of copies.
15/12/93
Add: Printer driver of Toshia 24 pin printer.
Improve: the accuracy of GB to Big5 conversion.
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OTHER PRODUCTS
1. NJSDK - NJSTAR Chinese Software Development Kits. Version 3.0:
a C Library as being used by NJSTAR Vsersion 3.0. It contains all the
functions for handling Chinese Input, display and printing. With
NJSDK, user can develop any Chinese applications without knowing how
Chinese characters are inputed, displayed or printed. LICENSED USER
can distribute all NJSTAR dictionaries and fonts (30 files) with their
applicationa without any further royalty payment. A copy of Latest
NJSTAR will be included with this license, but not allowed to be
distributed with user application. Please contact the author for
current price.
Japanese version of NJSDK will be available soon.
2. Japanese Version of NJSTAR is available using JIS (Japanese Industrial
Standard) with Romaji Hiragana and Katakana input and Automatic Kana
to Kanji conversion. All functions are the same except input. Please
contact the Author for more details.
******* Please read PRODUCTS.DOC for a List of NJSTAR products *******
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The author of NJSTAR would like to acknowledge the following peoples for
the great work they have accomplished. Without the help of those people,
NJSTAR won't be a reality.
Huijie Chen for developing the NJSTAR user manual & user support;
Xuebin Chen for his suggestions on improveing the Pinyin input;
Lifan Hu for his careful checking of WuBiZiXin dictionary;
Bingfu Lu for his work on improving the LianXiang dictionary;
Ingar Holst for his hard labor on creating Radical assignment;
Guo Jin and Li Wei for their work on GB to Big5 convertion;
Frank Klemm in Genmany for providing mouse display routines;
Dr. Yo Tomita for supply NJSTAR tutorial;
Dr. Hans Schneider for Editing NJSTAR English document;
And following 50 peoples for creating Chinese-English Dictionary
(│┬╖╜╞╜) Fangping Chen (│╠╙╨∞⌡) Youzhen Cheng (╢┼╬¬│ñ) Weichang Du
(╖δ ╒≥) Zhen Feng (╤ε ß┐) Zheng Yang (╕▀ ╓╟) Zhi Gao
(║╬╒±╙ε) Norman Ho (║·╧▓╛ⁿ) Xijun Hu (╜¡ Ω═) Fai Kang
(╜¡╤º╬─) Boon Kang (╜¡╚⌠┴╪) Ming Kang (┐╡╧Θ▓¿) Xiangbo Kang
(└Φ ╬─) Wen Li (└ε ░╫) Robert Chalmers (└ε╨í╕╓) Xiaogang Li
(┴╬ ÷┴) Juan Liao (┴⌡╝╫╦│) Jiashun Liu (┬╜ ╘¡) Yuan Lu
(┬╜╓╨╙ó) Zhongying Lu (┬φ╞⌠╩ó) Qisheng Ma (┬≤║ú╟≥) Haiqiu Mai
(┼ú┐╦╥π) Keyi Niu (┼╦╧■╟τ) Xiaoqing Pan (┼╦╘┤├≈) Yuen-Ming Pun
(┼φ╗│╒■) Huaizheng Peng (╠∩▓«╕╒) Bogang Tian (╓∞ ╓Θ) Zhu Zhu
(═⌡ ╜¿) Jian Wang (═⌡ Φ║) Tao Wang (═⌡▓╜╠∞) Butian Wang
(═⌡│╨║Ω) Chenghong Wang (╤╓╙└╖╔) Yongfei Yan (╤ε╜¿╞╜) Jianping Yang
(╤ε ┴╒) Lin Yang (╤ε╥╦Φ¬) Yeo Gee Kin (╥╢║ú╢½) H. Anthony Ye
(╥╢╛⌐║║) Jinghan Ye (╥ⁿ╓╥▒≤) Zhongbin Yin (╘°╥σ╕∙) Yigen Zeng
(╒┼╣ó┬╘) Teo Kwang Liak (╒┼╣Γ│¼) Charlie Zhang (╒┼╨√τ≈) Xuanqi Zhang
(╓ú╗╖╚¬) Huanquan Zheng (╓▄╞⌠╚τ) Qiru Zhou (╓∞ ├⌠) Min Zhu
(╓∞╜¿╞╜) Jianping Zhu Jinping Feng, Wei Li, X. Jie Yang, Y. Wang
My thank also extends to those who have proudly became the registered user
of NJSTAR, and those who have suported and prompted the use of NJSTAR.
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