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- [ About MacKc V0.93 ] 10/20/90 (C) Masato Hirose
-
- Name of Software: MacKc version 0.93 (Japanese Kanji Code Converter)
- Type of Software: freeware
- Distribution: free for non-commercial use
- Author: Masato Hirose
- Machine: Macintosh Plus and up
- OS: Macintosh System 6.0 or KanjiTalk6.0.4
-
- This is a program which converts textfiles encoded with Japanese Kanji codes
- to/from Shift-JIS, JIS, and EUC. This program can
-
- (1) automatically recognize the input file's Kanji code,
- (2) convert all the files within a folder,
- (3) convert input files, combine, and save as another name,
- (4) set the file's 'Type/Creator',
- (5) and convert a textfile's line termination code (Mac/Unix/DOS).
-
-
- - Introduction
-
- MacKc is a utility to convert Japanese Kanji codes on a Macintosh.
- It can automatically recognize the input Kanji code, so please select
- ONLY output code in the menu. It can simultaneously convert CR/LF/CRLF
- too, and also automatically recognizes the line termination code of the
- input text, so please select ONLY for the output in the menu.
-
- This program is freeware. It may be freely distributed except for
- commercial purposes.
-
-
- - How to use
-
- Open as
- Used to start conversion and save as a new file. First select the output
- file, and next, select the input file. Once you have selected a file, again
- the same window will appear. You can select the next input file, or
- cancel to start conversion. All converted data is stored in the first file
- selected as output. If you have selected 'No Conversion' in the menu 'Output
- Code' and 'Text', the data fork of the input files will be concatinated and
- stored in the output file.
-
- Open and Open Folder
- 'Open' is to start conversion of a file. 'Open Folder' is to
- start conversion of every file in a folder (hierarchically), so select
- the folder which includes all the files you wish to convert. If you want
- to abort conversion, type command + '.'. (CAUTION: If you start conversion
- with 'Open' or 'Open Folder', the input files *themselves* will be
- converted!)
-
- Options: Set Creator/Type
- To set 'Creator' and 'Type' of the converted files.
-
- Options: Beep when done
- Will beep when all done if checked.
-
- Options: Logging
- To start/end a log of the status while converting.
-
- Options: When Can't decide
- MacKc automatically recognizes the input file's Kanji code, but in some cases
- (very rarely), it can't recognize what code the file uses. Shift-JIS's half-
- size kana and EUC kanji can be ambiguous when trying to recognize the input
- file's Kanji code. This menu lets you choose what code should be selected in
- such a case. 'SJIS half-kana' is Shift-JIS code, 'EUC kanji' is EUC code, or
- no check is no conversion.
-
- Options: Set FileName
- To rename the converted file's name to lower case or upper case. No check
- means no renaming of the file.
-
- Text
- MacKc is a program to convert Kanji code, but also can convert the
- line termination code of the text, CR(MacOS)/LF(Unix)/CRLF(DOS),
- simultaneously. The line termination code of the input text is
- automatically recognized, so please select ONLY the output type.
- 'No Conversion' means no conversion of the file's line termination code.
-
- Output Code
- To select the output Kanji code, 'SJIS', 'EUC', or 'JIS'. If 'JIS' has
- selected, you can also select its JIS type (old1/old2/new1/new2) and
- 8bit or not (7bit) in the submenu 'Set JIS Type'. In its submenu, there
- are some characters, such as '$@' and '(H'. They show the Kanji-in/out
- characters of its JIS type. If you want to send Japanese text as a
- mail to your Japanese friend via Internet, 'JIS Old2 (NOT 8bit)' is
- recommended eventhough Shift-JIS is the standard Kanji code in KanjiTalk...
- 'No Conversion' means no conversion of the file's Kanji code.
-
-
- - About an error in converting
-
- If any errors have occurred during conversion, MacKc shows it with its line
- number (the first error's) in the window. This happens when the input
- file has some illegal characters. In such a case, MacKc outputs them as
- is. There is *probably* no problem, but you had better check it.
-
-
- - Conclusion
-
- This program is not perfect (few are!). It may have some bugs, so please
- convert your important files only after making backup copies. And if you
- find any bugs or have any suggestions, please send an e-mail message
- telling me about it so that future versions will be better.
-
- MacKc uses 'kc1.3' as the kernel code for Kanji code conversion.
- 'kc1.3' was posted in JUNET and has been used widely in Japan. I liked it
- very much, so I ported it to the Macintosh. Its author is Mukawa (NTT).
- I'm deeply indebted to Mr. Mukawa for his permission to adopt 'kc1.3'.
- And I'm deeply indebted to Mr. Ken R. Lunde (University of Wisconsin-
- Madison) for his bug reports, too.
-
- --
- Masato Hirose
- NiftyServe: NBD01017
- CompuServe: 72131,1017
- Internet: hirose@sws.cpd.mei.co.jp
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