JWP version 1.3

A Japanese Word Processor for Windows

Hardware and Software Requirements

JWP is designed to be run on IBM PC and compatible computers under the Microsoft Windows operating environment, version 3.1 or higher. As a result, a computer with an 80286 CPU or higher is required. Although you can run Windows with 2 MB of RAM in the computer, the minimum recommended set-up is 4 MB for acceptable performance.

JWP is very processing-intensive. A faster computer will greatly enhance the program's responsiveness. It is HIGHLY recommended that you use at least a 33 MHz 80486 computer. Slower computers may give annoying delays, especially when working with large paragraphs.

Installing and Running JWP

To install JWP, follow the steps outlined below. I realize that this installation process is more manual than necessary; however, since JWP is a freeware project, I do not have the option of bundling a commercial installer. Maybe someday I'll write one. . . Meanwhile, sorry for the inconveniences.

Important: JWP files come in 'Zip Archives'. There are unarchive programs freely available on the Internet, both for DOS and for Windows. A popular DOS unarchiver is PKUNZIP.EXE; a popular Windows one is WINZIP.EXE.

Installation Steps

• Step 1: Create a new directory for JWP. For example, if you want to call the directory 'JWP' in the 'C:' drive, you should type (in DOS):

C: [Return]
MD \JWP [Return]

or (in the Windows File Manager):

Choose the 'File' menu
Choose the 'Create Directory' command
type C:\JWP [Return]

• Step 2: Switch to the JWP directory. Double-click the directory in the Windows File Manager or type the following in DOS:

CD \JWP [Return]

• Step 3: Unpack all the `zip' files into the new sub-directory. For example (in DOS):

PKUNZIP JWPPROG.ZIP [Return]
PKUNZIP JWPFONTS.ZIP [Return]
PKUNZIP JWPDICT.ZIP [Return]
          :
          :

If you use a Windows unarchiver, read the instructions that come with the software.

If you have obtained JWP on diskettes with the files already unpacked, copy all the files into the new sub- directory. For example (in DOS):

COPY A:*.* [Return]

for each diskette.


• Step 4: Make sure that you have all the files necessary for JWP. A list of all the files can be found following these instructions as well as in the file `FILES.LST'.

The DOS command "DIR/P" will display a list of all the files in the current directory. Alternatively, look in the Windows File Manager.


• Step 5: Copy the file CTL3DV2.DLL to your Windows System directory. In many systems, the Windows System directory is something like

`C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM'.

If you already have the file CTL3DV2.DLL in your Windows System directory, you should double-check the dates on the two files. Use the most recent one.

To copy the file, you should drag the file into the Windows System directory (with File Manager) or copy it via a DOS command like:

COPY CTL3DV2.DLL C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM [Return]

• Step 6: ERASE the file CTL3DV2.DLL from your JWP directory. Due to a command from Microsoft Oh-High, JWP may not work if a copy of CTL3DV2.DLL is left in the program directory.

You can erase the file from within the Windows File Manager, or via a DOS command like:

ERASE CTL3DV2.DLL [Return]

• Step 7: JWP is ready to run. Unlike many commercial Windows programs, JWP does not automatically install itself into the Program Manager. It is necessary for you to use the "File New" command and add a program item into the appropriate program group. You can now run JWP by double-clicking on the JWP icon.

IMPORTANT!!!

The User's Manual, MANUAL.DOC, is NOT a Japanese file. DO NOT attempt to open it with JWP - it will most surely cause JWP to crash. MANUAL.DOC is a "Microsoft Word for Windows 2.0" file and must be opened with a word processor that reads W4W 2.0 files, such as Windows Write, Lotus Ami Pro, WordPerfect, etc.

What Other Goodies Can I Get?

The site ftp.cc.monash.edu.au contains a large archive of Japanese software under the directory /pub/nihongo. It is also the official distribution site for new updates to all the databases and dictionaries that JWP uses.

JWPFONT is a font editor running under DOS that allows the user to create and modify JWP kanji fonts. Look also for a large collection of kanji fonts to use under JWP.

The Japanese-English dictionary (EDICT) and Kanji-Info database (KINFO) is based on software released by Jim Breen. A number of other freeware packages draw on these libraries, among them JDIC/XJDIC (to access the dictionary) and JREADER (to read Japanese text files). These packages can all be obtained from the Monash archive.

What Files Should I Get in the Package?

You must have the following files in order to install and run JWP:

JWP.EXE       JWP main program
JWP.HLP       JWP help file
CTL3DV2.DLL   DLL to create 3D dialog boxes (Microsoft)
EDICT         Jim Breen's Japanese-English dictionary
EDICT.JDX     Index to EDICT
K16X16.F00    16x16 kanji font
K24X24.F00    24x24 kanji font
K48X48.F00    48x48 kanji font
KINFO.DAT     Kanji information database
KINFOSTR.IDX  Index to KINFO.DAT (sorted by stroke counts)
KINFOBSH.IDX  Index to KINFO.DAT (sorted by bushu's)
WNN.DCT       Kana-to-kanji conversion dictionary
WNN.IDX       Index to WNN.DCT
RADKANJI.DAT  Michael Raine's Radical Lookup Database
RADKANJI.IDX  Index to RADKANJI.DAT
STROKNJI.DAT  Michael Raine's Radical Lookup Database
STROKNJI.IDX  Index to STROKNJI.DAT

The following files should come with the JWP package, but they are not critical. If you do not have them, check with the place you obtained the JWP package from.

JWP32.EXE     32-bits version of the JWP main program

JWP32.TXT     Installation notes for the 32-bits version


README.TXT    This README file

FILES.LST     List of all files that come with the package


MANUAL.DOC    This User's Manual (in Microsoft Word for

              Windows 2.0 format)


COPYRGHT.TXT  Copyright notices (straight text)

GNUGPL.WRI    The GNU General Public License (in Windows

              Write format)

GNUGPL.DOC    The GNU General Public License (in Microsoft

              Word for Windows 2.0 format)

GNUGPL.RTF    The GNU General Public License (in RTF format)

GNUGPL.TXT    The GNU General Public License (straight text)


CJK.INF       Ken Lunde's document on Japanese information

              processing


GLOSSARY.DAT  User glossary


BTNMAD.EXE    Recreational program: Button Madness!

BTNMAD.DOC    Documentation to Button Madness!

PUZZLE.EXE    Recreational program: Puzzle

PUZZLE.HLP    Help file for Puzzle

MB.EXE        Recreational program: Mile Bones

The following files may come with your package. They are not part of the standard JWP distribution and are likely to be personal files left over by the previous user from whom you received this package. It is up to you whether to keep them or not.

USERDICT.DCT  User Kana-to-kanji conversion dictionary

CNVCACHE.SAV  Kana-to-kanji conversion choices

Upgrading From JWP Version 1.1

• The new files you need are:

JWP.EXE           JWP version 1.3

JWP.HLP           New on-line help


KINFO.DAT         Jim Breen's KINFO file, version 2.4

KINFOSTR.IDX      Jim Breen's KINFO index files

KINFOBSH.IDX


RADKANJI.DAT      Radical Lookup files

RADKANJI.IDX

STROKNJI.DAT

STROKNJI.IDX


MANUAL.DOC        New User's Manual

MB.EXE            Mile Bones: A new recreational program

COPYRGHT.TXT      A file containing copyright notices

• The Microsoft 3D controls library, CTL3D.DLL, is now changed to the newest version, CTL3DV2.DLL. This file must be in the Windows System directory and should NOT remain in the JWP program directory.
  
• JWP 1.3 no longer requires the DOS program MAKEINI.EXE to create the initialization file JWP.INI. The main program assumes the responsibility of creating a new JWP.INI initialization file or automatically updating your old settings.
  
• JWP 1.3 now uses the files from Jim Breen's KINFO files (including the index files) unchanged. The KINFO.DAT and KINFO.IDX files from the original JWP distribution are no longer supported. In the JWP.INI initialization file, the original line under the "[File Names]" section:

Kanji Info Index=C:\JWP\KINFO.IDX

now reads:

Kanji Info Index (Stroke)=C:\JWP\KINFOSTR.IDX
Kanji Info Index (Bushu)=C:\JWP\KINFOBSH.IDX

• Starting from version 1.2, JWP templates are placed in a separate templates directory, usually a "TEMLATE" subdirectory of the main JWP directory. In the JWP.INI initialization file, the following is added to the "[File Names]" section:

Templates=C:\JWP\TEMPLATE\

which you can change.


• The new "Radical Lookup" method requires four files and a hotkey assignment. They are all stored in the JWP.INI initialization file:

[File Names]
Radical Lookup Database (Bushu)=C:\JWP\RADKANJI.DAT
Radical Lookup Database Index (Bushu)=C:\JWP\RADKANJI.IDX
Radical Lookup Database (Stroke)=C:\JWP\STROKNJI.DAT
Radical Lookup Database Index (Stroke)=C:\JWP\STROKNJI.IDX

[Hot Keys]
Radical Lookup=^L

For power users, the default behavior of Radical Lookup may not be satisfactory. JWP 1.3 allows you to further customize:

1. When searches are performed - either by pressing the Search button or automatically whenever the choices change
   
2. How the kanji list is sorted - not sorted (quickest), sorted by stroke count (slower), sorted by stroke count with Level 1 kanji's always in front of Level 2 kanji's (slowest)
   

If you decide to change the default settings, add or change the following lines in the JWP.INI initialization file:

[Others]
Automatic Radical Lookup=Yes or No
Radical Lookup Sort Method=1 0 = no sorting
1 = stroke
2 = level/stroke

• JWP 1.3 now distinguishes between Ctrl+letter and Shift+Ctrl+letter hot-key combinations. For example, "^G" in the "[Hot Keys]" section in the JWP.INI initializaiton file now means Ctrl+G, different from "+^G" which now means Shift+Ctrl+G.

Because of this, 23 more hot-key combinations are available (Shift+Ctrl+26 letters minus H, M and I).


• The new "Input Line Editor" has two special hot-keys requiring two lines in the JWP.INI initialization file:

[Hot Keys]
Toggle Input Line Editor=F5
Toggle Active Input Window=^V

• It is now possible to map several more functions to hot-keys. The following hot-keys are added to the JWP.INI initialization file:

[Hot Keys]
Cut Text=None
Copy Text=None
Paste Text=None
Select All=None
Insert Soft Return=None

• JWP 1.3 indicates "page breaks" within a file for better printing control. Pagenation is NOT automatic; the "Repagenate" command under the "Format" menu must be used to recalculate the page breaks.

In addition, a "hard page break" may be set anywhere within a file by pressing Ctrl-Enter or an assigned hot-key.

The following hot-keys are added to the JWP.INI initialization file:

[Hot Keys]
Insert Page Break=None
Repagenate File=None

• Normall, JWP will repagenate only when it is told to do so (via the Repagenate command under the Format menu).

If you have a fast computer (such as a rip-roaring Pentium... you make me jealous), and you are editing only small files, you can instruct JWP to AUTOMATICALLY repagenate whenever a change is made. That way, the page breaks shown in the file will always be current.

To specify automatic repagenation, you must change the following lines in the JWP.INI initialization file:

[Others]
Automatic Repagenation=Yes

• JWP 1.3 can now print files vertically. Use the "Print Vertical" command under the "Format" menu to toggle between vertical and horizontal printing modes. Pressing the two new buttons on the iconbar achieves the same results. The default is horizontal.

In vertical printing, all Japanese characters, including JASCII text, will be rotated 90 degrees COUNTER-CLOCKWISE. JWP knows that some Japanese characters should not be rotated, and that some characters (such as the comma, period, etc.) should be placed in a new place instead of simply being rotated.

Normal English ASCII text will not be rotated so the document, when read vertically, will have English text rotated 90 degrees clockwise.


• JWP 1.3 can now distinguish between normal ASCII (English text) input and JASCII (fixed-width ASCII characters in the JIS character set). Pressing the JASCII button in the iconbar will toggle between normal ASCII and JASCII modes. JASCII characters are used to facilitate vertical printing (normal ASCII text will not be rotated, but JASCII characters will). The following hot-key is also added to the JWP.INI initialization file:

[Hot Keys]
Toggle ASCII / JASCII mode=F3

• JWP 1.3 has a (very slightly) different file format. It will read all version 1.1 files and templates transparantly, but will only save as version 1.3 format.
  
• JWP 1.3 supports Drag & Drop. You can now drag and drop a file onto JWP's editing screen and have JWP automatically open the file for you. Why anyone would want to do that beats me but Microsoft keeps telling me that Drag & Drop is "intuitive".
  
• JWP 1.3 now automatically "registers" itself into Windows' Registry. All the standard file format extensions (such as .EUC and .SJS) are registered such that JWP 1.3 will be used to open these files when they are clicked upon.
  
• JWP normally defaults to showing only JWP Normal files in its "Open File" dialog box. To change this default, change the following line in the JWP.INI initialization file, for example:

[Others]
Default Open Format=Auto-Detect

Use format names identical to those in the "File Format" list-box in the "Open File" dialog box.


• Read JWP32.TXT for notes on the 32-bits version.