Eng-Ger for Palm OSŪ handhelds ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table of Contents Installation More Information Registration Future Features Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Version History Uninstalling Technical Support License Agreement / Warranty / Limitation of Liability ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Installation ------------ Please read the file install.txt for information on how to install the software. More Information ---------------- Go to the homepage of Eng-Ger at http://www.RalfZimmermann.de/eng_ger/. Here you will find up-to-date information about new versions of the application and/or the database. If you want to conact me, please see Technical Support below. Registration ------------ Registration Fee 13 USD or 14 EUR or 28 DEM If you want to register the application, you can do this in two ways: online-Registration Go to the homepage of Eng-Ger at http://www.RalfZimmermann.de/eng_ger/. On the bottom of the page you will find a button with a link to my registration page. It uses https for a secured connection. There you enter the HotSync-UserName of your Palm OS handheld. On the next page you enter your CreditCard information and address. If all data is complete, you will get your registration key immediately via email. The online-Registration only accepts USD as currency for payment. bank account You can transfer the money to my German bank account: Ralf Zimmermann NaSpa Wiesbaden Bankleitzahl 510 500 15 Konto-Nummer 1010 299 72 For users outside of Germany, this might be a costy thing to do. I would recommend the online-Registration mentioned above. Future Features --------------- Here is a short overview of the features, that are planned for future versions: * If a search term was not found, the application will store this into a user database. The user can easily take this database (after HotSyncing it to the desktop computer) and mail it to me. I will use this information to improve the main database. * The user will be able to enter his own vocabulary on the Palm OS handheld. This vocabulary will also be stored in the user database. * There will be an application that runs as a command line tool (without user iterface) on your desktop computer. With this tool, you will be able to generate your own database from your own vocabulary. This will enable you to use your own vocabulary with Eng-Ger on your Palm OS handheld. If you would like to see other features in the application, please feel free to contact me and suggest your ideas. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) -------------------------------- Is there no way to translate from German to English? Yes, there is a way. Select 'Search' in the upper right of the screen and you will get to the search screen of the application. On this screen, you can enter English or German words. The application will show you any translation that contains this word, no matter if the word was english or german. However, on the display you will always find the english expression on the left and the german translation on the right. How is the matching entry connected to the string that I entered? The application looks for words that have the entered string as their beginning. Words that contain the string within themselves will not be considered matching. This means that if you are looking for 'rust', you will not find 'trust'. I want to enter my own vocabulary At the moment, you can't do that with Eng-Ger. If you have vocabulary that you think is missing, please send me an email and i will have a look at it. Are there any plans to add articles to the dictionary, so that one can tell the difference between, say, die and der bank? The database started without german articles about five years ago. I am in the process of adding the articles step by step. But i can't say how long this takes to be finished. Version History --------------- This is a short description of the differences between the versions that were released. 1.4.1 (2001-07-08) o Bug fix: In Version 1.4, users got an error message when browsing words starting with 'z'. 1.4 (2001-07-02) o The application is now checking for expansion cards like on the Palm m50x. This means that you can now have the application and/or the database on expansion cards, like a MultiMediaCard. o Minor bug fixes. o The database has more words and fewer errors. 1.3 (2001-06-24) o Added a dialog to show the build date of the database. o Minor bug fixes. o The database has more words and fewer errors. 1.2 (2001-05-20) o The database has more words and fewer errors. o Added the dialog 'HotSync UserName', which exactly displays the HotSync UserName of the Palm OS handheld. This is usefull, if during registration, there is uncertainty about double spaces or unusual characters (which affect the registration key) 1.1 (2001-02-24) o The Search has been speeded up by the factor of ten. This is due to a lot of optimization in the code that i added after the release 1.0 was perfectly stable. o Added Cut/Copy/Paste support. For example, now you can copy the results and paste it into your notepad or mail application. o Improved and enhanced the database. 1.0 (2001-02-04) This is the first version of Eng-Ger that was released for Palm OS handhelds. 0.5 (1998-09-14) This is the last version that i released for the Atari ST computer so far. Uninstalling ------------ Go to the Launcher Application on your handheld. In the menu, you will find an entry for deleting. Select and delete the following entries: * Eng-Ger * zVoc_Eng_Ger Technical Support ----------------- If you need any help with the application, please contact me: email: Ralf@Zimmermann.com or phone: +49 (172) 764-2726 License Agreement / Warranty / Limitation of Liability ------------------------------------------------------ Use of our software is subject to the License and Limited Warranty terms set forth in the file 'license.txt'. If you do not accept these terms, you are not entitled to use our software. 2001-07-08 by Ralf Zimmermann