UNIBOOK(tm) CHARACTER BROWSER Version 5.2.0 BETA (Build 248.5) Last revised: July 22, 2009 * 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 XP, or later. Version 5.2.0 BETA 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). 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). VISTA NOTE ======== Windows Vista provides a much richer set of fonts. To utilize them, copy the file Vista.cfl over the file Default.cfl and restart Unibook. 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 works best if the 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 5.1.0 ========================== Miscellaneous changes: * Key bindings for character popups revised Minor enhancements: * now displays UTF-8 and UTF-16 codes * can lookup character via UTF-8 (in goto) * can lookup unknown character by pasting * goto now pops up the selected character Major enhancements: * Multicolumn Han display 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 5.2.0 collected approximately Jul 15, 2009. 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) 1995-2009, ASMUS-Inc. http://home.ix.necom.com/~asmus-inc