Support
Support is available for JWPce primarily from my web site, however, there are other places you can get information and or assistance.
JWPce Support
JWPce was inspired by the program JWP, which was written by Stephen Chung with the support of several other people. JWPce draws heavily on the work in JWP and on the work of people who made fonts, dictionaries, database, and other information available. Beyond that there were a number of users who tested JWPce from the very first versions. Their comments, opinions and bug reports were invaluable.
If you find errors in the dictionary or in the kanji information database, please notify me as soon as possible. Please send any comments, suggestions, and bug reports to me. I would love to hear from you, if only to know that you are using the program and like it (or hate it). Send e-mail to:
grosenthal@physics.ucla.edu.
Currently I maintain a web site to support JWPce:
http://www.physics.ucla.edu/~grosenth/jwpce.html
Unfortunately e-mail and web addresses do change. If you are having trouble getting support for JWPce, you might try checking the Monash Nihongo ftp Archive. You should be able to find the most recent version there, or someone who can point you in the correct direction.
Dictionary Support
The main dictionaries used by JWPce (EDICT and ENAMDICT), as well a number of the supplemental dictionaries, were assembled by Jim Breen. The latest versions of these dictionaries can be obtained from the JWPce support site given above or from the Monash Nihongo ftp Archive:
http://ftp.cc.monash.edu.au/pub/nihongo/00INDEX.html
This archive site has a number of interesting programs, text files, and other stuff related to the Japanese language and Japan. It is an interesting site to visit under any circumstances.
Tip: You can contribute to EDICT by sending your user dictionary to Jim Breen for inclusion in EDICT.Related Topics
Future Releases
Depending on time, whims, and any number of other factors, things may change, but here are the general directions in which JWPce currently seems to be moving:
- Dictionary mode (or program), turns JWPce into a dictionary server.
- Advanced dictionary searches (matching verb endings, compound word searching, etc.).
- Font attributes (size, bold, underline, etc).
- Grammar dictionary.
- Furigana
Good Luck and enjoy!
-glenn