TwinBridge MultiLingual Series Japanese Partner 4.0 Demo Version This is the demo version of the TwinBridge Japanese Partner 4.0. This demo does not contain all of the functions and vocabulary as in the full commercial version. This demo version may be distributed freely provided that no modification is made to the program, and this readme file must be distributed along with the program in its entirety. You may use this demo version only for evaluation purposes. Any commercial use of this demo system must be authorized by TwinBridge Software Corporation. A complete version may be purchased by contacting: TwinBridge Software Corporation 1055 Corporate Center Drive, Suite 400 Monterey Park, CA 91754, U.S.A. Phone: +1 (213)263-3926 Order Hotline: (800) 894-6114 (US Only) FAX: +1 (213)263-8126 E-mail: tbsales@twinbridge.com Internet: http://www.twinbridge.com Questions regarding this demo can be directed to : techsup@twinbridge.com Introduction TwinBridge has established its reputation in the computing industry as the pioneer in the development of multi-lingual system on Windows platform. The latest version, Japanese Partner 4.0, is the result of our never ending quest to introduce the most powerful and yet intuitive multi-lingual system to global users. What is the TwinBridge Japanese Partner 4.0? The TwinBridge Japanese Partner is a Windows application which allows double- byte Japanese characters to be processed in any Windows based applications. Once Japanese Partner is started, Japanese characters can be entered simply by selecting a Japanese font, and the character can be entered using one of the many input methods (such as Roma-Kanji, Simple-Stroke, etc). New features of the TwinBridge Japanese Partner 4.0 (Certain features are not available in this demo version, please see below) * Proprietary coding scheme based on the Unicode standard which supports most popular coding standards such as JIS(EUC) and Shift-JIS. A total of 20902 CJK characters, 2350 Hanguel characters, and Japanese Kana characters are supported. While the Japanese Partner includes Japanese input methods, all of the characters can be entered with Unicodes. In addition to the JIS(EUC) and Shift-JIS codes, Japanese Partner comes with three other Unicode based internal codes: TBCJK, JISCJK, and SJISCJK. All three coding standards include all of the CJK characters in the Unicode character set, but with different character arrangements. TBCJK characters are arranged in the order of the Unicode character set, while JISCJK and SJISCJK follow the JIS(EUC) and Shift-JIS standards for backward compatibility. Code conversion is possible between all of the code standards with the included code converter utility. * New system interface including: Floating control center with graphical buttons for accessing major system functions.The control center will attach to the title bar of the active Window or float freely on the Windows desktop. Windows applications can be launched with the quick launch button in the control center. * Variable size floating prompt line with features such as: * Auto-hide and hot keys functionality. * The prompt line can be set to double lines or single line. Prompt line characters' size and font can be changed according to user's preferences. * Punctuation/Symbol characters mapping table to facilitate inputting of punctuation and symbols. * Compatibility with third party DBCS TrueType fonts such as J-Windows DBCS fonts. * Automatic display internal code of the character entered. For example, by entering a character, the system will display the internal code of the character. * Compatible with Windows 95, Windows 3.1, Windows 3.1 for workgroup, OS/2 (full Windows mode), Power Mac with Soft Windows v2.0 * Supports Internet software such as Netscape, Eudora etc. What is the difference between the TwinBridge Japanese Partner 4.0 standard version and the demo version? The demo version is similar to the standard commercial version of the Japanese Partner 4.0 for users to evaluate the features available. The interface remains identical to the standard version, but the following features are removed to conserve space. Functions not supported in the demo version: * TwinBridge Outline Fonts (only bitmapped JPN SYSTEM font is available). * DBCS TrueType Fonts. * Down sized Japanese phrase dictionary. The automatic phrase addition is blocked out. * English-Japanese Input Method. * Simple-Stroke (Includes all 20902 CJK Japanese characters) Input Method. * The JPN SYSTEM font under CJK internal code setting includes only JIS portion of Japanese characters (Chinese and Korean Hanguel are omitted). The following Utilities are omitted: Japanese character map: View Japanese character in different code sets. Internal Code Converter: Convert Japanese text between different code page, i.e. JIS, Shift-JIS, Unicode Single-Byte Converter: Convert Japanese characters into an single byte TrueType font. SuperMeta Utility: Convert Japanese characters into Windows graphics format. Font Editor: Edit TwinBridge Bitmap, Outline, and TrueType fonts. Basic Usage Instructions 1. Start TwinBridge Japanese Partner by double clicking on the program icon. 2. Start an application program such as WRITE or WORDPAD. 3. Select the JPN SYSTEM font in the application used (such as WRITE or WORDPAD). 4. Click on the English/Japanese Input Switch (upper right button in the Control Center) or press ALT + Left Arrow to switch to a Japanese input method. 5. Start entering the character's code with lowercase letters. A list of characters will be listed in the prompt line. 6. Press the number key corresponding to the character needed, or click on the character in the prompt line to select the character. Copyright 1995 TwinBridge Software Corporation All Rights Reserved.