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TranslationTool
by Andres Montano
Welcome to the Tibetan To English Translation Tool ver 2.1.0!
Quick-Start Usage for On-line and Off-line
use
Using the Translation Tool off-line is now easier than ever!
1. Install Sun's JRE v. 1.4 or higher,
if available for the platform where you want to run the tool.
Otherwise get the latest version available making sure to
avoid the problematic versions.
2. It is recommended that you copy the TranslationTool folder
together with its contents to local folder such as c:\program
files\Translation Tool
3. Simply double-clicking on the DictionarySearchStandalone.jar
file (included in this folder) should load it. Nevertheless,
it is recommended that you install the Translation Tool Web
Start Application available from the Translation Tool's website
(http://www.people.virginia.edu/~am2zb/tibetan/). It can run
off-line, and if you are on-line it will automatically check,
download, and install up-dates for you. The first time the
application runs, the wizard window will pop-up automatically.
Later you can always load it by selecting File -> Open...
from the menu.
- If you choose to access an on-line dictionary, connection
to the Internet is needed.
- Use the second option to access a local dictionary databases
such as "public" (the database included in this
folder that contains Jeffrey Hopkins' Tibetan-Sanskrit-Dictionary
version 2.0.0 and The Rangjung Yeshe Tibetan-English Dictionary
of Buddhist Culture) or any other dictionary you have created.
- The third option lets you create a dictionary database from
text file dictionaries you have purchased. If you have several
text dictionaries, you only need to generate one dictionary
database. Currently the following formats are allowed: dash-separated
dictionaries, tab separated dictionaries, delimiter specific
dictionaries, and ACIP's scheme of transliterated dictionaries.
See below the specific syntax of such formats.
Note: as opposed to the stand-alone application, when importing
dictionaries transliterated using ACIP's scheme, the wizard
will automatically convert the file from ACIP to extended
wylie for you. Don't convert it to wylie!
Please visit the Translation Tool's website
at http://www.people.virginia.edu/~am2zb/tibetan/ for additional
documentation. Happy translating!
Andres Montano Pellegrini
Doctoral Student at the Department of Religious Studies, University
of Virginia
http://www.people.virginia.edu/~am2zb/tibetan
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