atitarev Posted February 18, 2008 at 12:27 AM Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 at 12:27 AM I wonder if there are any good word processors for Chinese language for Pocket PC's (Windows Mobile). There is a bunch of various quality dictionaries, specific for Chinese and can work with Chinese but I don't know if there any with in-built dictionaries, similar to desktop programs, such as Wenlin, NJStar Chinese WP, Wakan, etc. or the Japanese only counterpart JWPce, which has both desktop PPC versions. Their benefit is that you not only can enter Chinese text but also look up words inside the program. If you are a Chinese learner and read Chinese texts on a pocket PC, you would know why it is important. Currently I have to switch between apps, which is not too good on this type of devices. I think there were some discussions here but I was busy and didn't read carefully then, and now I can't find the thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted February 18, 2008 at 01:12 AM Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 at 01:12 AM I've been impressed with how Mdict works within other programs - basically you get a little floaty icon above all your apps, and you can select text then tap the icon for a pop-up definition. I think you can get Adso, Unihan and Cedict all formatted for Mdict. I'd use that and Word Mobile, if I wasn't already using Pleco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atitarev Posted February 18, 2008 at 01:38 AM Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 at 01:38 AM Thanks, Roddy, Mdict is a good alternative, which I use but I had some issues with qualities of the actual dictionary files. I don't know if a ready file exists for CEDICT, modified (formatted) for Mdict, if there is I would gladly download and install. The Adso file for Mdict has a lot of blank entries - words without Pinyin or English translations (just Chinese words), pretty useless in many occasions. Not sure if it was in the process of migrating to mdx files. Unihan is useful but it's a character not a word. I find the entries in HNHSoft and Declan are of a better quality but if it were possible to get CEDICT functional under Mdict, then it would be much better, Declan uses CEDICT. HNHSoft Talking English-Chinese Dictionary: http://www.hnhsoft.com/dictec Declan's Chinese Dictionary: http://www.declan-software.com/chinese/screenshots_dcdict.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted February 18, 2008 at 01:43 AM Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 at 01:43 AM Maybe not, I just played with MDict for a while, never really used it - Pleco 2.0 does require you to start up the application, but I figure that's a price worth paying for being able to use only one app + flashcards integration. Adso incorporates CEDICT data, so I'd assume if you can get that you don't need CEDICT itself.There are also, if you look, instructions on formatting Stardict dictionaries for Mdict, though I never tried this and I'm not sure how simple the process is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atitarev Posted February 18, 2008 at 11:32 AM Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 at 11:32 AM I tried to convert, didn't work for me. I can use what I've got, just checked maybe there was a new word processor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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