Important notes for Linux users
- Most menu commands have a speedkey assigned to them, making it much easier to select them. For example, pressing Left-Alt-N will create a new text file. The speedkey to press is shown alongside its respective menu item.
- Most screenshots in this help system come from the MacOS version of Japanese WordMage. Dialogs in the Linux version are generally identical in function.
- Macintosh files are stored as two separate parts on PC and Linux disks, because of differences between the file systems ie. a file called Doc23 on the Macintosh would be stored as Doc23 and %Doc23 on a PC disk. The File transfer command in the Special menu allows you to move files around whilst ensuring that both parts are always moved together.
- Make sure you never use filenames larger than 31 characters, since the file system used by Japanese WordMage is based on the Macintosh file system and using larger filenames will have undesirable results.
- You can change the window size used by JWM when it starts up. Just open the commands.txt file and change the values in the line beginning with the '-size' parameter.
- Never resize JWM's main parent window by using the Linux resize tool as this could cause problems. If you want to clear the space used by JWM's main parent window from your desktop, minimize it instead.
- When exiting from Japanese WordMage, you should select Quit from the Text menu rather than just closing the main window. This ensures that all files and program resources are saved properly on exit.
- You may wish to unbind some global Linux keyboard combinations to ensure that you can look up characters and words in the Text dialog using the Left-Alt-mouse combination. This can be done by changing Windows settings which use Alt-mouse combinations to move windows, etc.