From: Mathieu Blondel <mblondel@...>
Date: 2005-11-16T07:17:18+09:00
Subject: [ANN] Nihongo Benkyo 0.3

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 ?
========================

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

-- 
Mathieu Blondel