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JISHOP 7.0 is planned for release in early 2012.
Its main new feature will be JiPad, a written input tool that is now under intensive development.
Like everything in JISHOP, it will be radical-oriented, that is, first examining separate
strokes and radicals, and only then kanji and kana characters. This behavior is significantly
different from popular tools such as IME-Pad.
Apart from JiPad, the following functional features can be expected in the 7th and later versions of JISHOP:
- More advanced implementation of the kanji drill;
- Word drill;
- Multiple output of several dictionary entries;
- Special search options.
The first priority is still given to finishing the database: completing the remaining kanji entries
and adding more compound words to the phonetic dictionary.
After all database tables are completed, JISHOP will begin to
gradually introduce new options and new data including:
- An informational system networking characters in groups of synonyms;
- Extra information about the characters (their readings in Chinese language, calligraphic writings, and so on);
- Readings in personal names for all kanji;
- System of dynamic hints;
- User-defined dictionary data;
- Some useful characters outside the computer set JIS X 0208-1990 (from the set JIS X 0212-1990).
A new major version of JISHOP will be released once a year,
however downloadable files for database tables will appear on the website more
frequently. In the case of a bug report, the repaired minor version will be released shortly thereafter.
All new files are available on the JISHOP website
with the specified version number and release date.
When the dictionary is completed, it will be the base for developing an educational
software system for learning Japanese characters by mnemonic method of plot chains.
This method is discussed in the "Mnemonics" section of the JISHOP website.
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