UNIBOOK(tm) CHARACTER BROWSER
Version 5.1.0 BETA3 (Build 242.2)

Last revised: January 21, 2008

* Build 242.2 fixes a few bugs found in build 242,
  see below.

* This version of the Unibook distribution is con-
  sidered a beta version because it carries beta
  versions of the Unicode data files, but there is no 
  expiration on the executable. A full release version
  or an updated beta will be available for download from
  http://www.unicode.org/unibook/ at a future date

* Send feedback to unibook@unicode.org

PLATFORM REQUIREMENTS
=====================
This program requires Windows 2000, Windows XP, or later. 
Version 5.1.0 BETA3 of Unibook makes no attempt to use 
complex script support, in fact, it attempts to bypass it. 
(Due  to limited resources, this version has been tested 
on Windows XP and to a lesser extent on Windows Vista.
(See note on Vista issue below). It is also reported to 
run succesfully on Windows 2000.)

See the website: http://wwww.unicode.org/unibook/ for
additional information and access to older versions of
Unibook that work on earlier versions of Windows.

INSTALLATION
============
o Please copy the zip file into a dedicated directory
on your hard drive and extract all files from it.

o This should place all files into a single directory.

o After Installation, you can run the program directly as
long as you run it from within the directory. 

o You may wish to manually create a shortcut to access
Unibook from the desktop or start bar.

More information on the installation procedure and about
Unibook can be found in the help file (unibook.htm).

NEEDED FILES
============
In order to view the Unicode character names list and or
character entries, you must load a namelist file.

By default, Unibook will look for and load a file named 
NamesList.lst, if it exists in the working directory at 
startup. If you would like to view a different file you 
can open it using the File/Open command in Unibook. 

Unibook expects that NamesList files have an *.lst
extension. In order to view the NamesList.txt file 
from the Unicode Character Database, simply change 
its extension after downloading, or specify the 
extension explicitly when you open the file.

Other files are needed to set the font configuration,
page layout etc. These all are named default.*.

To view properties, Unibook needs access to the property
files, a copy of which is included in the distribution.

CHANGES FROM VERSION 5.0.0
==========================
Build 242.2 bug fixes
* Correctly remembers window placement and size
* Fixes several error messages when viewing property
  files from the 5.1.0 Unicode Character Database
* Fixes some file type verification issues

Build 242 bug fixes:
* improved error messages
* navigation in code page view

Miscellaneous changes:
* Key bindings for character popups revised
* Installation no longer requires batch file
* Nameslist files with TXT extensions are recognized

Minor enhancements:
* yet more error checking on nameslist 
* hatching of unassigned character cells can now
  be toggled from the toolbar
* bidi and linebreak demos are now modeless
* improved regex support
* installs file associations for *.lst and *.upr
* build 242.2: Help message added for property dialog

Major enhancements:
* single font view can now be toggled from the toolbar
* improved help file


FONT CONFIGURATION
==================
This program is NOT distributed with the fonts required to 
view all of Unicode. To temporarily view the charts with
a single large font, use the Options/Font dialog or the
new toolbar button. This will switch to the selected font 
for the characters in the code cells. However, this setting
is temporary, and *not* retained once you exit the program.

In order to make the fonts on your system available to 
the program on a permanent basis, you must edit and then
reload the combining font file (or .cfl file). "CFL" files
are text files that contain a list of fonts you wish 
Unibook to use. They can be edited using "notepad".

Unibook normally loads Default.cfl on initial startup.
You can verify this from the File/Project dialog.
By using the Default.cfl file, Unibook is enabled to 
use the Lucida Sans Unicode or Arial Unicode MS fonts. 
Use of this file also enables the use of a set of common 
Windows Far Eastern fonts.

At any time you can explicitly (re-)load the Default.cfl 
file from the File/Open menu in Unibook. Exiting Unibook 
normally will save this setting in the registry and 
Default.cfl will be reloaded every time Unibook is started.
Default.fmt contains the factory default settings for 
Unibook and should be used in conjunction with default.cfl.

If you rename the Default.cfl file, Unibook will check for
and complain about any redundant entries (fonts that are 
listed but not used). Just remove or comment out any unused 
entries to get rid of the warnings.

Unibook works best if the Arial Narrow font is installed
on your system.

FONTS DISTRIBUTED BY UNICODE
============================
There is one true type font supplied and automatically
installed by the program, which contains glyphs for all
of the normally non-printing or special characters and 
the dotted circle that is used to show combining marks.

DATA FILES
==========
This distribution contains compacted copies of several 
files from the Unicode Character Database. These files 
are BETA versions of the data files for Unicode 5.1.0
collected approximately Dec 15, 2007. The files are  
Copyright  1991-2007 Unicode, Inc. All rights reserved. 
They are distributed under the Terms of Use in
http://www.unicode.org/copyright.html. 

The modified datafiles contained in this distribution
are intended solely for use with this version of
Unibook. See http://www.unicode.org/Public/UNIDATA for 
the most up-to-date and authoritative version of Unicode 
Character Database files. 

You may use Unibook to view datafiles obtained directly
from Unicode, however, the addition of properties or
property values in future versions of the Unicode
Character Database may generate error messages. Those
should go away as soon as you update Unibook to a later 
version.

VISTA NOTES
===========
On high resolution displays, Vista will attempt to scale
the window contents. This can be turned off by proper
setting of the compatibility properties on unibook.exe
using the file manager on the Vista system.

Windows Vista makes many more fonts available. Use the
supplied Vista.cfl to enable them. Use File/Open.. to
load this file any time after the installation.

UNSUPPORTED UTILITY
===================
The Unicode Consortium does not have the capabilities
to  provide technical support for Unibook, however, 
if updates or fixes become available, information 
about them will be posted on the unibook website:

 http://www.unicode.org/unibook. 

If you encounter difficulties, please see the unibook 
website for any additional information, or for methods
to submit problem reports and or suggestions.

You may report issues or suggest improvements by 
sending e-mail to unibook@unicode.org. Such information
becomes the property of ASMUS-Inc., and will be used to 
develop future updates. 

LICENSE
=======
You must agree to the terms of the license agreement shown
at startup to be able to use Unibook.

Copyright (C) 1995-2008, ASMUS-Inc.
http://home.ix.necom.com/~asmus-inc