ygz@cs.purdue.EDU (Yongguang Zhang) (04/10/91)
Archive-name: x11/chinese/cxterm/1991-04-10
Archive: cs.purdue.edu:/pub/ygz/cxterm.tar.Z [128.10.2.1]
Original-posting-by: ygz@cs.purdue.EDU (Yongguang Zhang)
Original-subject: New release: cxterm (rev 2), celvis (bug-fixes)
Reposted-by: emv@msen.com (Edward Vielmetti, MSEN)
* New Version of Chinese xterm (a Chinese terminal emulator on X11R4)
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The following are new in cxterm 11.4.2 (which means X11R4 cxterm Rev 2):
1) Input methods are separated from the code of cxterm program.
They are stored in external files and are loaded at run time
on demand.
2) There are programs to convert external input methods between
human readable format (.tit) and cxterm loadable format (.cit),
so that users can change the existing input methods or add their
own input methods without recompiling cxterm.
3) The user can redefine keys to switch input mode (without
recompiling cxterm).
4) Encodings other than GuoBiao (GB) are supported, such as BIG5.
i.e. cxterm is encoding independent.
5) For GB coding, we have 3 builtin input methods, and 5 external ones,
including IC (internal coding in hex), pin yin, pin yin with tones, etc.
6) For BIG5 coding, only input method IC is provided. I don't know
any popular input method in BIG5.
You may also need these X11 fonts: 8x18.bdf and cclib16st.bdf.Z (for GB),
or 8x18big5.bdf and HKU-16Ch.bdf.Z (for BIG5).
This version of cxterm is released to public domain.
You are permitted to use, copy, modify, and freely distribute it.
Thanks to all those who contributes to these software. Please send your
comments, bugs reports, and suggestion to c-xterm@cs.purdue.edu.
If you have any input method can be used in cxterm, we welcome your
contribution.
* New bug-fixed version of CELVIS (a Chinese vi-clone)
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A bug-fixed version of celvis (Chinese vi) is also available.
This version of celvis works only in GB coding cxterm.
An "ad hoc" emacs which can edit both GB and BIG5 code is available
as a patch to GNU emacs. You can run it on cxterm.
* How to get cxterm / celvis
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These software package are available for anonymous ftp from two sites:
site IP addr ftp directory
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cs.purdue.edu 128.10.2.1 pub/ygz/
crl.nmsu.edu 128.123.1.14 pub/chinese/
Files are
cxterm.tar.Z cxterm source code
x-fonts/cclib16??.bdf.Z 16x16 GB coding Chinese fonts
x-fonts/8x18.bdf 8x18 font (for cclib16*)
x-fonts/HKU-Ch16.bdf.Z 16x16 BIG5 coding Chinese font
x-fonts/8x18big5.bdf 8x18 font (for HKU-Ch16)
celvis.tar.Z celvis source code
cxemacs.tar.Z cxemacs sources
The old cxterm is in "cs.purdue.edu:pub/ygz/cxterm-11.4.1.tar.Z".
It may be removed in the future.
Remember to "set binary" before your fetch the .Z or .gb files.
We will try to collect and put more input methods in ftp directory:
cs.purdue.edu:pub/ygz/cxterm-dictionary
If you don't have ftp access, let me know and see if I can arrange to send you
the package by e-mail.
--
Yongguang Zhang
Purdue University Department of Computer Sciences
West Lafayette, IN 47907
ygz@cs.purdue.edu