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ZDT Changelog

What's new in ZDT 1.0.3

Jul 9, 2018
  • Changes in version:
  • Moved from java 6 to java 7
  • ZDT icon (instead of folder icon) for ZDT application in Windows-OS
  • Load and activate ZDT keybinding scheme upon startup of ZDT
  • Changes in core plugin:
  • Bugfix: ArrayIndexOutOfBoundException in ParserUtils in dictionary search
  • Bugfix: Fixed IME multicharacter traditional to simplified problem [by thrymgjol]

New in ZDT 1.0.0 (May 7, 2013)

  • Improvements:
  • Cedict plugin updated to v0.6.0 (CC-CEDICT release from 2013-05-03 having 106174 entries)
  • Hide "Play Sound" button in review mode when there is no sound file attached
  • Disable "Play Sound" button in Flashcard Notes view when there is no sound file attached
  • Changing the dictionary executes a search on the new chosen dictionary so that one can easily cycle through all dictionaries searching the same word(s). Fixes also the bug where a selected user entry could not be linked with the category editor since the user dictionary entry could not be found in the newly chosen dictionary.
  • Bugfixes:
  • Pinyin may now contain apostrophes
  • Notes were not always imported
  • In review mode, internal error occurred during "Play sound"
  • When going to next flashcard, Flashcard Notes view threw error when disposed
  • Dictionary threw an error when closed or opened again
  • Resuming flashcard session could throw an error
  • Disable back button when first flashcard is shown on resuming session
  • Drag and drop from dictionary to flashcard category didn't work for some entries (i.e. ling/zero)
  • Neutral tone was (wrongly) displayed and made drag and drop from dictionary to flashcard category impossible, logging error "is not a valid line"

New in ZDT 0.7.0 (Sep 12, 2008)

  • Allow character and pinyin fonts to be changed individually.
  • [1779173] Pressing ‘stop’ in Self Review test doesn’t really stop.
  • Added preference (see Preference > General) to allow toggling display of pinyin with tone marks and pinyin with
  • tone numbers.
  • Added mechanism to clear recent search history. See Preferences > Dictionary.
  • Tweak flashcards so that any missed cards appear at the end of session.
  • [1783760] Can’t import words with neutral tone.
  • [1788221] Import with duplicate entries can cause hang.
  • Ignore comment character # in import files.
  • [1790554] Copy-paste to category in traditional mode bug.
  • Add ability to access stroke order animations from flashcard’s view drop down.
  • Stroke order animations are now accessible via hotkey (F5). Works in flashcards, dictionary, and category editors.
  • Updated to August 25, 2007 version of CEDICT.
  • Add Reports Bug function to Help menu. Zips up the important files necessary for debugging problems.
  • [1802394] Change font and cancel causes exception.
  • [1802412] Last used dictionary not selected on startup.
  • [1803117] Certain pinyin not getting parsed correctly.
  • [1805669] Pinyin Recall. Back button enabled on initial card.
  • [1805717] Self Review mode. Back disables correct/wrong buttons.
  • [1807883] No sound for nu:, nu:e, lu:, and lu:e.
  • [1808865] Definition field not updating in Add an entry to a category.
  • [1809290] Can’t drag retroflexed words from dict to category list.
  • Log and backup files are now stored in user’s home directory.
  • Enable dragging of text from annotation area into category editors. Known limitation, single characters cannot be dragged, only multiple ones.
  • [1815357] IME: Turning off IME does not close IME window.
  • [1815354] IME: Typing two character words, cursor ends up in middle.
  • [1816262] Adjusting font sizes causes memory leak
  • [1818299] Exception when installing over previous ZDT install.
  • Uwe has made a change to Pinyin Recall mode so it now has the ability to show character only, definition only, or both. This is set via the new Pinyin Recall Preference page.
  • [1825029] Export writing sheet problems with special chars.
  • Fix dangling meta character exception.
  • Fix character encoding issue on Windows platform using IME special characters.
  • Use the new Eclipse 3.3 key preference page.
  • Custom import can now import a better percentage of entries for S P D and T P D patterns.
  • [1762742] Definition Test. Select next, can still select other answer.
  • [1762859] Definition Test. Hit next and then stop causes exception.
  • [1762861] Resume icon still being shown when starting new flashcard session.
  • [1762863] Pinyin Recall. Session not being saved on start.
  • [1765067] Import definition from file not working.
  • [1765070] Definition Test. Using mouse makes keybindings stop working.
  • Self Review mode improvements. Can now show more than one aspect (character, pinyin, definition) on
  • a card at a time. Also, users can now score themselves on the test.
  • User database can be changed without restarting application.
  • Special characters (like spaces, periods, commas, etc) can be added to pinyin and character fields.
  • Upgraded to Eclipse 3.3.
  • Removed update mechanism.
  • Ability to change hotkeys for commands using Key Preferences.
  • Ability to resume last unfinished flashcard session.
  • Add/Edit Entry dialog now accepts pinyin with tone marks in addition to pinyin with tone numbers.
  • Added select all function in category editor.
  • Allow multiple sound plugins to be installs. Can be set via new Sound Preference page. Note
  • that the old sound plugin is obsolete and will no longer work from this version on.
  • Added IFlash style interval testing.
  • Preference added to show previous answer on current card (Rocky)
  • [1670047] Allow arrow keys (left and right) to be used to scroll through IME choices.
  • [1685941] Fix IME NPE.
  • Support for editing simplified characters in Edit Entry dialog box.
  • [1616851] Enable next button even if no answer is selected.
  • Display number of cards in category in category view and tab title. (Rocky)
  • Can now reorder categories. (Rocky)
  • Ability to change Flashcard character size. (Rocky)
  • Fixed import memory leak.
  • Add Custom Import wizard to give more flexibility when importing from different sources.
  • Can now support importing from multiple formats. Currently ZDT and Custom are the only options.