UNIBOOK(tm) CHARACTER BROWSER Version 3.3 Last revised: February 03, 2003 PLATFORM REQUIREMENTS ====================== This program requires Windows XP, or Windows 2000, or Windows NT for full functionality. Version 3.2 of Unibook makes no attempt to use complex script support, in fact, it attempts to bypass it. Earlier versions of Windows, such as Windows9x or WindowsME offer only limited support for Unicode. A older version of Unibook, Version 3.0, makes use of as much Unicode support as is available. INSTALLATION ============ o Please copy the zip file into a dedicated directory on your hard drive and expand it. o This places a copy of all files into a single directory. o To launch Unibook for the first time run the INSTALL.BAT script from within that 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. 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. Names list files must have extension *.lst. In order to view the NamesList.txt file from the Unicode ftp site, simply change its extension after downloading. 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 3.0 ======================== Several minor bug fixes: * linebreak demo regression fix * bidi demo dialog regression fix * better redraw on scrolling * several navigation bugs fixed Minor enhancements * can now use complement of user defined property * fonts with cmap format 12 are fully supported now * symbol fonts may now be inspected * can jump back to previously viewed page Major enhancements * Searching the character names * Listing all characters from a given font * Additional properties can be viewed 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. 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 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 complain about any redundant entries (fonts that are listed but not used). Just remove or comment out these 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. USUPPORTED UTILITY ================== The Unicode Consortium does not have the capabilities of providing technical support, however, if updates or fixes become available, information about them will be posted on http://www.unicode.org/unibook. If you encounter difficulties, please see the unibook website for any additional informations, or methods of how to submit problem reports and or suggestions. You may report issues or suggest improvements by sending e-mail to unibook@unicode.org. This information 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) 1995-2003, ASMUS-Inc.