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ChinaScribe Changelog

What's new in ChinaScribe 1.37

Sep 2, 2015
  • ChinaScribe Document Editor:
  • Added option to customize tone colors. (Main ribbon, "View" tab, click "Override Colors", "Tone Colors", "Color Scheme...")
  • General:
  • Added procedures to backup and restore main dictionary (Click "File" on main menu.)
  • Improvements to automatic tone adjustments for 一(one) and 不(not)
  • Dictionary improved.

New in ChinaScribe 1.36 (Sep 2, 2015)

  • ChinaScribe Document Editor:
  • Added "Word checked" property. (Right-click, "Advanced") Unchecked words can be highlighted. (Main ribbon, "View" tab, "Override Colors", "Highlight Unchecked Words")
  • Added "Notes at bottom of page" property. (Main ribbon, "Layout" tab, click "Footnotes" option button)
  • Selection restored when re-opening document.
  • Screen refreshed much quicker for large documents.
  • Added export of multiple documents to one PDF file.
  • Improved bold fonts in PDF files.
  • Fixed issue embedding PDF fonts where only Chinese characters used.
  • General:
  • Document Editor and Microsoft Word buttons added to toolbar of main window.
  • Fixed pinyin encoding issue on Chinese systems
  • Dictionary improved.
  • Minor fixes and improvements.

New in ChinaScribe 1.35 (Sep 2, 2015)

  • ChinaScribe Document Editor (under "Tools" on main menu):
  • Added export to PDF. Automatic links to and from extracted references at bottom of document. Can add outline items and manual links.
  • Added export to Word document (.docx).
  • Added export to HTML.
  • Word content locked after manual edit.
  • Option to show full text with romanization (2- and 3-line documents).
  • Added Undo and Redo.
  • Added option to show punctuation next to Chinese text. (Saves space and improves appearance.)
  • Added "Phone" and "Tablet" page sizes.
  • Dictionary improved.
  • Many minor fixes and improvements.

New in ChinaScribe 1.34 (Sep 2, 2015)

  • "Paste Special" option added to document editor with option to auto-format pasted text.
  • Improved automatic handling of Mandarin tones for yi(one) and bu(no) in document editor.
  • Improved automatic conversion of texts containing zero width spaces between Chinese words.
  • Improved handling of full-width numbers.
  • Dictionary improved.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.

New in ChinaScribe 1.33 (Sep 2, 2015)

  • Simplified Chinese with Cantonese romanization allowed in main screen.
  • Implemented tone colors in document editor.
  • Implemented workaround to clipboard issue experienced by some users during conversion.
  • Fixed document editor save dialogue when closing from main window.
  • Fixed question marks above non-Chinese characters after conversion.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.

New in ChinaScribe 1.31 (Sep 2, 2015)

  • Improved selection, insertion, pasting in document editor.
  • Added option to invert line order in ChinaScribe documents.
  • Dictionary improved.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.

New in ChinaScribe 1.30 (Sep 2, 2015)

  • French added to dictionary.
  • Added built-in ChinaScribe document editor.
  • Dictionary improved.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.

New in ChinaScribe 1.28 (Sep 2, 2015)

  • Improved handling of punctuation during "pinyinization".
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.

New in ChinaScribe 1.27 (Sep 2, 2015)

  • Dictionary improved.
  • Minor fix to improve merging and splitting word fields.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.

New in ChinaScribe 1.26 (Dec 23, 2011)

  • Dictionary expanded and improved.
  • Improved "Watch Clipboard" function.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.

New in ChinaScribe 1.24 (Nov 19, 2011)

  • Dictionary expanded and improved.
  • German language definitions added to dictionary.
  • Fixed minor bugs in "Watch Clipboard" function.
  • Improved Microsoft Word toolbar and macros (beta). Shortcuts and navigation buttons added.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.

New in ChinaScribe 1.22 (Aug 16, 2011)

  • Improved Chinese-English dictionary.
  • Added Microsoft Word toolbar and macros (beta)
  • Added wildcard searches (*, ?).
  • Added option to automatically adjust tones for yi (one) and bu (not).(Mandarin only)
  • Added hotkey to call up ChinaScribe, if open, from any application.
  • Improved "Watch Clipboard" option.
  • Other fixes and improvements.

New in ChinaScribe 1.01 (Nov 18, 2009)

  • Added new customizable toolbar
  • Added "Watch Clipboard" option. (See Help, "Watch clipboard")
  • Added restoration to maximized window when ChinaScribe re-opened.
  • Added keyboard shortcuts. (See Help, "Keyboard shortcuts")
  • Added support for locales where the list separator is not a comma.
  • Improved layout of mini View window.
  • Improved validation of import rows.
  • Improved support for Windows Vista and Windows 7.
  • Fixed formatting of subsequent paragraph when adding romanization to limited selection.
  • Fixed incomplete listing of romanization syllables in Pinyin Editor and hints.
  • Fixed error when installing ChinaScribe to user-defined folder.
  • Fixed save error in Windows Vista.
  • Other minor fixes and changes.