Handedict plugin updated

For all you German speaking Chinese learners, I’ve just uploaded version 0.2.0 of the Handedict plugin which is based off the Oct 11th version of the Handedict dictionary. If you’re daring, try it with the latest ZDT 0.7.0 rc3 build and you should notice some speed improvements in annotating text using this dictionary.

Add comment October 11th, 2007

ZDT & Vista

It seems like there’s still some several very strange problems that are occurring while running ZDT with Vista. Solving these problems has been hampered by the fact that I don’t have a Vista machine to work with. Well, that’s about to change. Thanks to some generous donations, I should be finally be getting a copy of Vista this Friday. I think I will hold off on the 0.7.0 final release until I can address some of the more major Vista issues. But in the meantime, I will keep releasing builds in the sandbox for people to play with and test. Look for rc3 to be uploaded in a few days.

1 comment October 8th, 2007

Reporting bugs

I love the fact that there are so many ZDT users out there helping out and finding bugs. Still, there are many times where I get a bug report that doesn’t have enough information to be able to debug the problem. Here are a few guidelines that will help me out quite a bit.

1. Always include the ZDT log files. Starting with the recent 0.7.0rc2 release, there is now a ‘Report Bug’ option in the Help menu. Whenever, you encounter a problem, invoke this command and a zip file will be created with the log files I need. Just attach this file to any emails you send.
2. Include a clear description of the problem including the actions you were performing before the problem occurred. If you can reproduce the bug with a consistent set of steps, please include that information as well.
3. If applicable, screenshots are also very useful.

Just following these simple steps will make my life easier, and hopefully result in a more stable ZDT.

Add comment September 25th, 2007