Wenlin Changelog

What's new in Wenlin 4.2.2

Sep 22, 2015
  • Fixes minor defects.

New in Wenlin 4.2.1 (Sep 22, 2015)

  • Wenlin 4.2.1 has updated dictionaries, and fixes some programming defects that were in version 4.2.0:
  • With the Brush tool, using the Ignore Stroke Order option produced random recognition results.
  • Classic character flashcards (.wenlinfc) were unusable.
  • In the Conversion bar, mouse click on the rightmost choice didn't work.
  • On Mac, menus weren't adjusted properly in the presence of dialogs.
  • In Flashcards, the Zìdiǎn @@ abridgment notation wasn't hidden.
  • On Mac, the Enter key wasn't handled the same as the Return key.

New in Wenlin 4.2.0 (Apr 23, 2015)

  • Updated Dictionaries, including:
  • Updated Zìdiǎn (字典 Chinese character dictionary).
  • Updated Cídiǎn (詞典 Chinese word dictionary).
  • Updated Yīng-Hàn (英汉[-漢] English-Chinese dictionary).
  • Updated Shuōwén Jiězì (说文解字 Ancient Chinese character dictionary).
  • Numerous improvements to Wenlin’s CDL font (and related features), which now has more than 96,000 CDL descriptions.
  • New List Words Ending With Zìdiǎn entry interface item.
  • Improved interface for the Search Files feature.
  • Improved Radical interface features, including:
  • Zìdiǎn entries now display Radical/Residual Stroke-Count information for all Chinese characters.
  • Improved interface for the List Characters by Radical feature.
  • Improved interface for the Shuowen Seal Radicals feature.
  • On Mac OS X (>= 10.7):
  • The entire application has been rebuilt as a 64-bit Cocoa application.
  • High-resolution Retina displays are now supported at full resolution.
  • Recognize Unicode Variation Sequences, and use the operating system to display them.
  • Several new and improved Advanced Options, including:
  • A new Advanced Option (on Mac OS) to Enable native rasterizer for CDL font (improved PDF printing).
  • A new Advanced Option so that Quit requires confirmation.
  • A new Advanced Option to Hide/show toolbar items.
  • New Navigation Tools (◁ back and ▷ forward) specially designed for the ABC Dictionary of Chinese Proverbs (Yànyǔ).
  • A new advanced Toolbar tool to toggle the Reveal Codes state of a sub-window.
  • New and improved Advanced CDL Features.
  • New 《文林‧免费版》Wénlín Miǎnfèibǎn (Wenlin FREE Edition), feature-packed replacement for former Wenlin Demo app.
  • Numerous feature and documentation refinements, and corrections for various defects in version 4.1.