0. Generalities:

0.1. Current version:

currently, oji is in version 0.2

0.2. contact:

about every subject, contact BookeldOr at bookeldor@gmail.com

0.3: Todo list:

interacting with nihongo benkyo
add more books and langs to distribution
it's up to you to give ideas...

0.4. About the name:

"o" is for objective caml (ocaml), the programming language behind oji
"ji" is for 字, a kanji which, when pronounced ji means character

0.5. Changelog:

version 0.2
enhancements:

startup time has been a bit shortened by hardcoding strokes and radicals
saves to "." if csv files found or then in "~/.oji" instead or "~"
help window stays opened while performing actions in main window to make the tutorial more useful
tests lists are now randomized to avoid memory sequences
bad answers are now selectable to paste in another app
added debian repository: add this line to your /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://commandant.no-ip.com/~benjamin/flashcards/ ./
added CHANGE file
added skip and frequency in numbers

fixes:

fixed bug which caused all books numbers to be deleted when deleting one (it was a bad boolean test)
corrected bad numers of book Maniette V2
now using size from font selection for big kanji
kanji not shown in titlebar in test mode when not selected

version 0.1
first release

1. A little overview:

1.1. short description:

This program has been conceived to accompany Yves Maniette's book «Les kanji dans la tête» , however it covers much more than this usage and can be used with other learning methods, it implements a particular learning method.

This software is based on flashcards, it handles kanji and vocabulary cards. kanji cards contain

the kanji
a list of book indexes
a list of keywords (one per lang), it is in fact one of the translations of the word.
a list of nicknames, they are the significations given to the kanji when used as part of others.
kun and ON readings and their translations
a list of vocabulary words, not to learn vocabulary but to help memory

vocabulary cards contain

the word in kanji
the word in kana
its translation

there are interfaces to view, edit and of course study cards.

1.2. features:

oji is multilingual, multibook and its interface is fully internationalized
easy to use interface (after reading the tutorial because it is very specialized)
follows modern HIG (human interface guidelines), for example, options are instantly applied
easy flashcard viewing and editing
smart textual search and radical/strokes search
it comes with french, english and russian data, Yves Maniette's book numbers, skip codes and kanji frequencies
there is a complete tutorial included
oji is available on linux, windows and macosx

1.3. what oji is not:

a dictionary or even a dictionary tool
a kanji curse
a work replacement

1.4. license:

The data files with extension .csv distributed in the package are not considered as part of the software. They are governed by licence contained in file LICENSE_DATA.

This software is governed by the CeCILL license under French law and abiding by the rules of distribution of free software. You can use, modify and/ or redistribute the software under the terms of the CeCILL license as circulated by CEA, CNRS and INRIA at the following URL "http://www.cecill.info".

As a counterpart to the access to the source code and rights to copy, modify and redistribute granted by the license, users are provided only with a limited warranty and the software's author, the holder of the economic rights, and the successive licensors have only limited liability.

In this respect, the user's attention is drawn to the risks associated with loading, using, modifying and/or developing or reproducing the software by the user in light of its specific status of free software, that may mean that it is complicated to manipulate, and that also therefore means that it is reserved for developers and experienced professionals having in-depth computer knowledge. Users are therefore encouraged to load and test the software's suitability as regards their requirements in conditions enabling the security of their systems and/or data to be ensured and, more generally, to use and operate it in the same conditions as regards security.

The fact that you are presently reading this means that you have had knowledge of the CeCILL license and that you accept its terms.

See the file LICENSE.

1.2. Copyright:

2. Authors:

2.1. code and design:

for now, all code is done by BookeldOr

2.2. packaging:

BookeldOr: debian
kernel_sensei: gentoo

2.3. special thanks:

Jêrome <dromygolo> Paniel for his tests and help on design
fabetal_ and PhiL for their packages and dependencies verifications
Goku for testing and bug reports
and everybody who posted on my topics at fllj and yN

3. Technical stuff:

3.1. programming:

The source code is written in Objective caml (ocaml) language: a complete language, featuring object oriented, functional and imperative paradigms. It shouldn't have security holes but this hadn't be demonstrated. It uses lablgtk2 and ocaml-pcre libs.

If you find a bug, please send a bug repport.

3.2. files:

files are in CSV format, with '"' for strings and ';' for separator.
vocabulary fields are in format WORD IN KANJI=WORD IN KANA=[LANG:TRANSLATION|LANG:TRANSLATION|(...)](...)
there is a special character protection: