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After six months of polishing and refactoring work, OpenVanilla 0.7.2 (beta) is released. There are two installation packages for 0.7.2-beta, the Base and the Extra. The Base consists of the OpenVanilla Loader and the Standard Set of Modules (including a number of popular Chinese input methods and output filters), whereas the Extra consists of many useful plug-in’s which extend OpenVanilla. Many of the modules in the Extra serve beyond East Asian languages.

Major improvements include:

• A “Phrase Management Tools” saves repetitive text entry efforts and facilitates translation and many writing tasks.
• Improved reliability and loading speed for the input methods generated by Generic Input Methods Module.
• OpenVanilla is now a “Unicode” input method listed in the Input Menu tab (under the International settings within System Preferences). This makes inter-language text entry less confusing and more consistent for certain script-sensitive applications (such as Microsoft Word).
• Customizable “input menu” icon.
• Extra modules and data tables can be installed into special directories within your home directory now. No more need to fiddle with system folders.
• Hanyu Pinyin and Wubizixing, two Simplified Chinese input methods, are make part of the Standard Set of Modules.
• A collection of tools, such as Unicode IME and Unicode Decoder, are provided via an “Extra Pack” download package.
• A pestering bug that disabled numeric keypad whenever OpenVanilla was in use has been fixed.

For more information (where to download, how to install, activate, or uninstall it), please refer to our official site at: http://openvanilla.org , and yes, it’s in two languages.

lukhnos :: Jan.20.2006 :: announcement :: No Comments »