PSPedict changelog

from batanen:

Hi everyone!

I have once again updated the PSPedict project started by PixelDragon. This will probably be my final release of PSPedict. At least I will not be working with it anytime soon.

How can you help with adding the missing images?

• Simply, yet time consuming. Get Ebwin (or another Epwing reader) and add kanjidic that can be found (it contains the stroke count diagrams!). You could also use but it would probably take much longer. Open kanjidic_stroke.sjs with JWPce. Search line that has a JIS code of 3339 (3338 was the last one I added). Copy the kanji text that corresponds to the JIS code. Open Ebwin and search the specific kanji from kanjidic. Press the image icon and copy the image to Paint. Save the image in data/kanji folder as a png. It should be named similarly as the JIS code (3339.png in this case). When you're finished, rename the file extension to nothing. In windows give this command in the kanji image folder: rename *.png *.

Changelog:

New searchable dictionaries:

Tanaka Corpus (divided into 3 parts)
Kanjidic (for studying purposes)
Surname (divided into 3 parts)
Given female name (divided into 2 parts)
Given male name
Given name gender not specified
Place names (divided into 4 parts)
Railway Station
Company name
Organization name
Product name
Unclassified name (divided into 3 parts)

Wrote the logic and added 300 kanji images. Help needed with completing the set!
Fixed a bug. Now Edict icon is immediately seen in menu when used SKIP/Stroke count search

from batanen:

Konnichiwa Minna!

This is my first PSP / community related release ever. I have continued the PSPedict project started by PixelDragon. He was kind enough to give me the latest source code and a few tips to get started.

Basically, this is a Japanese dictionary application for the PSP. PSPedict supports own studylists so you can use it even for learning new words.

The new features in v0.4 release:

Kanji seach by SKIP code: This works only with the English OSK (triangle). Start the input with #. Next write the SKIP code separated by spaces. For example, input #1 4 5 searches kanjis that belong to the first pattern. Left character should have 4 strokes and right 5 strokes. You may also use number 0 as a meaning of anything.
Kanji search by stroke count: Again you need to use the English OSK and start the input with #. Then comes the number of strokes. E.g. #3 searches kanjis that have a stroke count of 3.
Kanji search by SKIP and stroke count: You may combine the previous two methods by writing the SKIP code first and then the stroke count. E.g. #1 0 0 5 searches all kanjis that belong to the pattern 1 and have a stroke count of 5.
Hide kanji/kana/description: Added a new option to hide these from every menu.
Custom dictionary: A new dictionary that the user may use for adding his/her own words and definitions. You may use JWPce for this. The file already has a few examples, so you know what you should be doing. Remember to save the file as custom.sjs if you don't overwrite the existing one.
Randomize Study List: While in Study List, press select. Not a perfect algorithm, but works. The location of the arrow selection has some effect.
Some minor bugs: There are some minor bugs when the new features are used; some I could even call as "features". E.g. kanjidic has a habit to randomize when the new search method is used. Hey, it may be a good thing! Shouldn't have any major ones, though. However, I am already aware of a few not-completely-user-friendly bugs. Those are pretty minor, nevertheless.

The source code is included as the code is under GPL. I must warn it may not be beginner friendly (Well, this was my first PSP release so you may give it a try; at least I was able to guess what to do.). A few compiling tips are included in Source Code v4 folder.

After this release, I am not sure whether I will keep improving this. I integrated the features I mostly needed; unfortunately not everything I would have wanted. A similar kanji drawing system as in PSPKanji would be cool, but is over my skill level.

If you like the app and wish to donate, donate to PixelDragon. Without him this homebrew wouldn't exist.

Hopefully you all enjoy the release!

from:Hi EveryoneBack again with the latest update to PSPedict, now at V0.3.The biggest change is the inclusion of Tanaka Corpus example sentences.There are example sentences for approximately 20,500 unique words.As the Tanaka Corpus is considered a work in progress, included with the download is a Windows application called "EdictUpdate" which can beused to update the example sentences in the EDICT files. Further instructions on how to use this tool can be found by clicking the "About" button when the application is open. The EDICT files in the downloadhave already been updated. I have only tested the application on Vista.A quick disclaimer regarding the example sentences. Please do not expect each sentence to be a perfect match. Sometimes the sense of the word is not correct, and other times the Japanese or English sentence maycontian errors. They should only be used as a rough guide or for context.Changelog:- Included support for Tanaka Corpus example sentences.- Fixed a bug that cut some English description strings short.- The last English search string will be the default text in the On Screen Keyboard(OSK). I was unable to implement this for Japanese text. If anyone has luck with this, I'd appreciate an e-mail/post about how to impliment this.- Included an application file "Edict Update". This can be used by the user to update Edict files if the Tanaka Corpus examples are updated.

Changelog for V0.2:- Included support for other EDICT files, Computer Terms, Legal Termsand Life Sciences. Unfortunately, Proper Names is just too large toinclude. The extra EDICT files can be loaded via the Menu (the iconis next to the exit icon and looks like a book with an up arrow).Please be aware that study lists and found sets now are exclusive totheir own EDICT files. This means that when you have the Computer Termsedict open, you can only view found sets and study lists relevant to thatEDICT file. This is because found sets and study lists use an index ratherthan saving the actual contents of an entry. This is also to conserve memory.- Added Ini file support to store search/sort options. If there areany problems with the file, just delete "PSPedict.ini" in the datafolder and the file will be recreated when you next launch the app.- Match Whole Word has been enabled for Kana/Kanji. What this basicallydoes is expect to match the whole string only. For example, if you searchfor hiragana 'hi' with match hole word enabled, if a string has 'hima' thematch will fail. Strings consisting of 'hi' only will be matched.- Fixed the screen flow slightly so it is more natural. For example, if youexit out of the On Screen Keyboard (OSK), you will now return to the screenwhere you opened the OSK.- Deletion of previously saved found set files is now implimented. This can bedone from the "Load a Found Set" menu item.

PSPedict is a general Japanese English dictionary with68,785 Japanese entries. You can search in English via theOn Screen Keyboard (OSK), or in Japanese using Hiragana/Katakana. It is also possible to search using Kanji froma Kanji Popup window, or when navigating through theKanjidic file (6354 entries).You can save and load found sets, and store up to 2000entries in each of the four study lists.Options are included to sort finds by original order, length, orreading.See the readme for full details and installation instructions.