NJStar Japanese WP
HOWTO: update EDICT in NJStar Japanese WP when using Windows Vista
When using Windows Vista, NJStar Japanese WP can not write file into c:\program files\ folder, so you will be an error message when clicking the 'Update EDICT' button.
Solution: Please right click the mouse on the NJStar Japanese WP icon on the desktop, then select 'Run as Administrator', then you can use the command from menu Tools - Dictionary - 'Update EDICT' to update to the latest.
HowTo: Open NJStar Help on Windows Vista
Windows Vista or 2008 refuses to open any old help file with .hlp extension by default. All users need to download and install the winhlp32.exe update from microsoft website:
For more infomation, please visit Microsoft Support (KB 917607): http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917607
Why EDICT DOS windows always popup when NJStar Japanese WP opens?
This problem only happends in a particular case, that is, the EDICT file's generated time is advanced than your current system's local time, so NJStar needs to create new index files. EDICT file is generated in Australia, time zone GMT+10, the file's generated time is stored as local time, if you download the EDICT file on the same day when it is created, most likely the above mentioned case happens.
The solutions are:
HOWTO: update Japanese-English, English-Japanese 2 way lookup dictionary
Professor Jim Breen's EDICT project is being updated as new entries are being added. Here is how to update NJStar's J-E/E-J dictionary with the latest entries from Dr Breen's EDICT project.
1. Auto Update in Version 5.0
From program menu Tools - Dictionary, click 'Update EDICT' to update EDICT and other dictionaries at one button click.
On windows Vista, please right click on the Japanese WP icon on the desktop, then select 'Run as Administrator', otherwise you will get an update error because NJStar can not write file into c:\program files\njstar japanese wp\ folder.
2. Manual Update:
- The master copy of EDICT (edict.zip) is in "ftp://ftp.cc.monash.edu.au/pub/nihongo". The easy way to check if the version is the latest is from the size/date.
- Once you've downloaded the above "edict.zip" file, unzip/expand it to your "NJStar Japanese WP" folder which is normally at "C:\Program Files\NJStar Japanese WP\".
- Run "NJStar Japanese WP" and click on the dictionary icon on the program tool bar.
Please wait until the update windows are closed.
Where are the User Modified Input Dictionaries are Saved ?
Version 4.0-5.02 - in the Program Folder
C:\Program Files\NJStar Japanese WP\
Because non-admin users are unable to write to C:\Program Files\ folder on NTFS, we have changed to "Application Data Folder" since version 5.10
On Windows XP/2000/9x
C:\Documents and Settings\[your-user-name]\Application Data\NJStar\NJStar Japanese WP\ C:\Documents and Settings\[your-user-name]\Application Data\NJStar\NJStar Japanese WP\UserDict
On Windows Vista
Can I export Japanese characters to other applications?
NJStar's Japanese characters can be cut/paste to other application via clipboard. You can paste text information (such as Email program) or image (such as Paint).
Most people want to know if they can insert Japanese characters in Word for Windows. Yes, of course you can. If you have purchased NJStar WP Professional version, you can insert a Metafile object (use "Paste Special...") -- which scales itself, so you can print beautiful Japanese characters.
Can I read Japanese file created on the Mac or DOS/V?
Yes. Follow the steps below:
- Save your document under Macintosh, DOS/V or Japanese Windows as "plain text" (or ASCII).
- Open the file from NJStar, and make sure that Shift-JIS encoding option is selected. You should be able to read the file correctly.
HOWTO: read email messages in Japanese using NJStar
As NJStar WP is a word-processor, capable of reading variety of Japanese JIS files, it is likely that all the Japanese messages you receive can be read correctly with NJStar provided that "escape sequence" of the original format is not lost.
If you suspect that this is the cause for corrupted data, then try first to save the message to a disk within your Email program, then read the file from NJStar Japanese WP.
HOWTO: type rubi (Okurigana/Furigana ) in NJStar Japanese WP
Editing rubi is possible in NJStar. Follow the steps described below:
- type the Kanji text first
- create a blank line above Kanji text for rubi
- set the font size small enough to fit rubi for the kanji characters, e.g., 6 point if your main text uses 12 point
- use tabs to align rubi for each Kanji
HOWTO: enter Kanji, and Katakana in Japanese WP
Choose Kana-Kanji input method from "Input" menu:
- To enter Kanji: Type the first letter in UPPER case. For example, "Toyota" instead of "toyota".
- To enter Katakana: put your keyboard "Caps Lock" key on, or enter all letters in upper case. For example, "TOYOTA".
