How to download and use Free Chinese Dictionary
for NJStar Chinese WP Version 5

CEDICT: Chinese-English Dictionary by Mandarintools
http://www.mandarintools.com/cedict.html

1. Download and Unzip the NJStar MAKCEDIC tools (in file MAKCEDIC.ZIP)
   into a new folder

2. Download the dictionary zip files into same folder
   CEDICT in Big5 (traditional)- Download Here
   CEDICT in GB (simplified)   - Download Here

3. Browse to the folder, and find and run following batch file
   (by right click on the .BAT file, then select Open on the popup menu).

   MAKECEDICT-B5.BAT
   for unzipping & sorting the Big5 dictionary and creating index files
   [three files are created: cedict.b5, cedictb5.c2e & cedictb5.e2c]

   MAKECEDICT-GB.BAT
   for unzipping & sorting the GB dictionary and creating index files
   [three files are created: cedict.gb, cedictgb.c2e & cedicgtgb.e2c]

4. Copy above 6 newly created files into NJStar CWP folder.

5. Double click ADDCEDIC.reg to add dictionary settings automatically.
   Or you can add it manually in the NJStar CWP Options - Dictionaries
   

6. Now restart NJStar CWP, you should be able to choose 'Free CEDICT' to
   search in the NJStar Dictionary Dialog box.

How to make your own Chinese English Dictionary
for NJStar Chinese WP Ver. 5


0. Download and Unzip the NJStar MAKCEDIC tools (in file MAKCEDIC.ZIP)
   into a new folder

1. make the source file in same format as CEDIC.DIC (included).
   default to GB code. If in Big5 code, first line should have 'Big5'.
   First Line should not contain the word 'CEDIC'

   * VERY IMPORTANT: CEDIC.DIC should be sorted (use included "sortf" command)!
     sortf cedic.dic cedic.new
     copy  cedic.new cedic.dic

2. If CEDIC.DIC is in Big5 code, run C2EDICB5 to generate
   Chinese->English index "cedic.dic" from CEDIC.DIC.

   example: c2edicb5 cedic.dic c2edic.dic

   If CEDIC.DIC is in GB code, run C2EDIC2 to generate
   Chinese->English index "c2edic.dic" from CEDIC.DIC.

   example: c2edic2 cedic.dic c2edic.dic

3. run E2CDIC to generate English->Chinese index from CEDIC.DIC.
   By default, E2CDic only generated index for entries of <= 2 words.
   To index the entry with more than 2 words, please use this command,

	    e2cdic2 cedic.dic c2edic.dic N

   where N is max number words that can be indexed, default=2
   for example:
   		e2cdic2 cedic.dic c2edic.dic 8

4. copy the 3 files (cedic.dic / c2edic.dic / e2cdic.dic) to NJStar folder
   You can rename those three files to different names.

5. in NJSTAR version 5 menu - Tools - Options - Dictionaries,
   setup #1 dictionary to point to above 3 files - Please type file
   name with full EXTENTION such ".dic", and full path if files are
   not in NJStar CWP folder.
   if you have rename those three file, specify exactly the filename.

Updated: 2004-11.18