From mblondel at rubyforge.org  Tue Nov 15 17:05:19 2005
From: mblondel at rubyforge.org (Mathieu Blondel)
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 23:05:19 +0100
Subject: [Nihongobenkyo-list] Nihongo Benkyo version 0.3
Message-ID: <437A5B9F.5020504@rubyforge.org>

Hi all,

I'm pleased to announce that Nihongo Benkyo 0.3 has finally been released!

Highlights
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* Support for Windows, in addition to Linux.
* View further details about a result.
* Kanji dictionary.
* History and go back/forward buttons.
* nihongobenkyo-import becomes an (optional) ruby extension.
* Some bugs fixed.
* Translations updated.

What is Nihongo Benkyo ?
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Nihongo Benkyo is a Japanese dictionary and learning tool for Linux and 
Windows. Its goal is to provide a comprehensive application that will 
help you learn Japanese. It is free software, covered by the GNU General 
Public License and provided without any warranty of any kind.

Nihongo Benkyo:

    * Is available for Windows, Linux and other Unix operating systems.
    * Imports JMDict, a word dictionary with a lot of interesting metadata.
    * Imports JMnedict, a proper name dictionary.
    * Imports EDICT, a format in which you can find many specialized 
dictionaries (science, computing, etc).
    * Imports Kanjidic2, a kanji dictionary with over 10,000 entries.
    * Finds words from Japanese (kanji, kana, romaji) or from a translation.
    * Lists results in a table for quick overview.
    * Shows further details about a selected result (part of speech, 
similar words, dialect...).
    * Scans selection from other applications.
    * Keeps an history of searched words so you can go back and go 
forward easily.
    * Has its interface translated into bulgarian, english, french, 
japanese and spanish.

Ressources
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Website: http://www.nihongobenkyo.org
Download area: http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=599
Mailing List: http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/nihongobenkyo-list

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Mathieu Blondel