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    Thread: J-Tool
Post: J-Tool

Haven't tried it but: - You're not annotating numbers correctly, you're annotating each digit separately as if it were "one one" instead of "eleven". - Furigana (the transliterating kana) traditiona...
wahnfrieden Learning resources 6 2,036 2013-09-28, 2:57 pm
    Thread: Japanese Movies -- Community Reviews.
Post: Japanese Movies -- Community Reviews.

I have also heard amazing things about the works of Teshigahara, like "The Woman in the Dunes" (砂の女).
wahnfrieden Learning resources 54 12,201 2013-01-30, 1:46 pm
    Thread: Japanese Movies -- Community Reviews.
Post: Japanese Movies -- Community Reviews.

I'm a bit of a cinefile (I watch a lot of world cinema - you can see from my log here https://www.evernote.com/shard/s4/sh/504...c22adba3bc ), here are a couple Japanese titles that I've most apprecia...
wahnfrieden Learning resources 54 12,201 2013-01-30, 1:44 pm
    Thread: OSX → Let's build a Japanese Grammar Dictionary.app
Post: OSX → Let's build a Japanese Grammar Dictionary.ap...

Someone want to port A Dictionary of Basic/Intermediate Japanese Grammar to this? ;)
wahnfrieden Learning resources 17 3,371 2013-01-22, 5:52 pm
    Thread: Ankimobile. Now with BLING!
Post: Ankimobile. Now with BLING!

That seems very difficult to read...
wahnfrieden Learning resources 49 25,719 2011-06-03, 1:51 pm
    Thread: Manabi Dictionary - EPWING reader for Mac (Windows soon)
Post: Manabi Dictionary - EPWING reader for Mac (Windows...

@edwinbradford pure python apps are pretty easy to build into a binary on Windows - I was having issues since I have Qt as a dependency as well as some really old C libraries, and was running into som...
wahnfrieden Learning resources 16 9,676 2011-05-18, 2:06 pm
    Thread: Manabi Dictionary - EPWING reader for Mac (Windows soon)
Post: Manabi Dictionary - EPWING reader for Mac (Windows...

@edwinbradford, this app's development is currently on hiatus until I get through some other projects. To be honest, although very little of the code has to change for Windows, just building the binar...
wahnfrieden Learning resources 16 9,676 2011-05-18, 12:28 pm
    Thread: RevTK Software Developer Showcase
Post: RevTK Software Developer Showcase

Manabi.org, online spaced repetition system for Japanese flashcards - Link Free and open-source web app for creating, sharing, finding, and reviewing Japanese flashcards. iPhone app coming soon. Just...
wahnfrieden Learning resources 26 26,163 2011-04-23, 12:02 am
    Thread: Do you GO?
Post: Do you GO?

@overture2112 great insight, thanks. Because of that problem, would you recommend those kinds of Go servers that are not usually played "live," with both players active at the same time? So that you'r...
wahnfrieden General discussion 26 4,619 2011-04-22, 11:51 pm
    Thread: Buying EPWING online
Post: Buying EPWING online

I've looked long and hard -- but maybe there's something that's escaped me. Are there any ways to buy EPWING dictionaries online? The closest I've found is the LogoVista site which sells downloadable ...
wahnfrieden Learning resources 0 594 2011-02-14, 5:25 pm
    Thread: What kind of headphones do you use?
Post: What kind of headphones do you use?

Audio-Technica ATH-A700 headphones. They go entirely over your ear, and they're super comfortable. Their sound quality is great for the price point - around $110, and they're comparable (IMO from ...
wahnfrieden General discussion 51 15,741 2011-01-24, 3:13 am
    Thread: Good serious media recommendations?
Post: Good serious media recommendations?

KanjiDevourer Wrote:Very nice, thanks for the list! 黒澤 (くろさわ) is awesome and a very well known pioneer in the cinematic world (see f.i. 七人の侍 [しちにんのさむらい]). I saw an (in)famous movie of Miike's: Ichi th...
wahnfrieden Learning resources 48 13,757 2011-01-24, 2:32 am
    Thread: Daijirin/Daijisen iPhone apps VS Canon Wordtank
Post: Daijirin/Daijisen iPhone apps VS Canon Wordtank

My G50 Wordtank has handwritten kanji input. It's not great though -- I hear there are other densijishos (Casio I think? I forget) with better UI for this.
wahnfrieden Learning resources 28 15,673 2011-01-24, 2:13 am
    Thread: Favorite Anki Plug-Ins
Post: Favorite Anki Plug-Ins

bizarrojosh Wrote:the "Example Sentence" plugin is amazing for straight vocab decks. I use it for the shared JLPT vocab deck and it is AMAZING Just know that it uses the Tanaka Corpus, which is unreli...
wahnfrieden Learning resources 23 16,522 2011-01-02, 4:35 am
    Thread: JDIC sound files
Post: JDIC sound files

Are there any alternatives to this source for pronunciation audio? I know smart.fm had an API that had this, but they've shut it down and taken the docs offline. The API seems like it might still be u...
wahnfrieden Learning resources 53 27,074 2010-12-30, 4:30 am
    Thread: JDIC sound files
Post: JDIC sound files

mistamark Wrote:wahnfrieden Wrote:A better solution would be to hash the file and compare the hash to detect the silent one. I know where you're coming from with this, and I thought so too, but actual...
wahnfrieden Learning resources 53 27,074 2010-12-30, 4:17 am
    Thread: Rikaichan-like plug in for Dolphin Browser (Android)
Post: Rikaichan-like plug in for Dolphin Browser (Androi...

just use the rikai website
wahnfrieden General discussion 3 5,258 2010-12-29, 4:45 pm
    Thread: JDIC sound files
Post: JDIC sound files

A better solution would be to hash the file and compare the hash to detect the silent one.
wahnfrieden Learning resources 53 27,074 2010-12-23, 6:42 pm
    Thread: JDIC sound files
Post: JDIC sound files

Anyone know what the license is on these files? @jjtx300: You could just learn Python, which works on all operating systems. It's easier to get started with than C#, and saner than VB.net. Here's a g...
wahnfrieden Learning resources 53 27,074 2010-12-20, 7:01 pm
    Thread: Good Epwing reader for OSX?
Post: Good Epwing reader for OSX?

@monom Sorry but I'm more interested in developing a better dictionary app than The built-in one since I find it deficient for a few reasons. I have longer term plans for Manabi Dict too, such as inte...
wahnfrieden Learning resources 15 7,965 2010-12-20, 12:28 pm
    Thread: EPWING dictionary question
Post: EPWING dictionary question

I think .DIC is PDIC format. So look for a PDIC to EPWING converter - it exists somewhere.
wahnfrieden Learning resources 5 5,395 2010-10-29, 11:08 pm
    Thread: Can't type Japanese into Anki?!
Post: Can't type Japanese into Anki?!

Hi, please see the official Anki forum for support: http://groups.google.com/group/ankisrs/topics
wahnfrieden Learning resources 2 721 2010-07-29, 9:59 pm
    Thread: J-J definitions for flashcards help
Post: J-J definitions for flashcards help

EPWING isn't trivial to work with. It's an archaic file format- it's not practical to parse yourself. You have to use it via libeb, or some wrapper utility that uses libeb. I've created a Python libr...
wahnfrieden Learning resources 4 1,800 2010-07-29, 9:45 am
    Thread: Manabi Dictionary - EPWING reader for Mac (Windows soon)
Post: Manabi Dictionary - EPWING reader for Mac (Windows...

What version of OSX are you on? Is it an Intel machine? It should only work on 10.5+ and Intel, at least for now. I fixed some things though, so please try again. http://dictionary.manabi.org/
wahnfrieden Learning resources 16 9,676 2010-07-27, 5:51 pm
    Thread: Manabi Dictionary - EPWING reader for Mac (Windows soon)
Post: Manabi Dictionary - EPWING reader for Mac (Windows...

I fixed that bug, you can download it now, thanks.
wahnfrieden Learning resources 16 9,676 2010-07-26, 7:25 pm
    Thread: Manabi Dictionary - EPWING reader for Mac (Windows soon)
Post: Manabi Dictionary - EPWING reader for Mac (Windows...

Sorry about that TaylorSan, I think I've fixed that now. Uploading the new version... Re: images, just use an image host. imgur.com or whatever.
wahnfrieden Learning resources 16 9,676 2010-07-26, 7:15 pm
    Thread: Manabi Dictionary - EPWING reader for Mac (Windows soon)
Post: Manabi Dictionary - EPWING reader for Mac (Windows...

Hi, I wrote an EPWING reader for Japanese dictionaries. I wasn't happy with existing ones, so this one adds some new features and should be overall cleaner and easier to use. One major feature is the ...
wahnfrieden Learning resources 16 9,676 2010-07-26, 1:34 pm
    Thread: Good Epwing reader for OSX?
Post: Good Epwing reader for OSX?

First beta release of my EPWING reader :) http://code.google.com/p/manabi-dict/downloads/list Mac OSX 10.5+ only at the moment. Windows support soon. I've only tested it on my 10.6 machine so please...
wahnfrieden Learning resources 15 7,965 2010-07-26, 12:16 pm
    Thread: Good Epwing reader for OSX?
Post: Good Epwing reader for OSX?

Which dictionary, and which kotonoko version (2.x?)? It's worked with the 6-7 I've tried. You need to select folders that have a CATALOG or CATALOGS file inside them.
wahnfrieden Learning resources 15 7,965 2010-06-21, 5:08 am
    Thread: Good Epwing reader for OSX?
Post: Good Epwing reader for OSX?

コトノコ works pretty well. What couldn't you do with it?
wahnfrieden Learning resources 15 7,965 2010-06-18, 1:40 am