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List
Overview
Installation
Usage
Registration
Release history and upgrade
Contract
EVStar is a Chinese system works with PalmOS, supporting traditional and simplified Chinese input and display, to provide convenience to the Chinese speaking people around the world.
Installation
You can find the files below after unzip EVStar.ZIP :
evstar.prc | EVStar main program (Can't be put into FlashROM) |
evstarf.prc | EVStar main program (Can be put into FlashROM) |
fgb10.pdb | Ten point GB font |
fb510.pdb | Ten point Big5 font |
fgccs10.pdb | Ten point Hongkong font |
gb_big5.pdb | Translation table between simplified and traditional Chinese |
gbcz.pdb | Simplified association Table |
gbpy.pdb | Simplified Pinyin Input Method |
gbwb.pdb | Simplified Wubi Input Method |
b5zy.pdb | Traditional Zhuyin Input Method |
b5cj.pdb | Traditional Changjie Input Method |
b5qk.pdb | Traditional Quick Input Method |
b5ct.pdb | Traditional Canton Input Method |
install.exe | EVStar installation tool |
help\*.* | help |
loc\*.* | Localize Table |
You can use "Install.exe" provided by EVStar or the tools provided by Palm Desktop to
install EVStar. After running "Install.exe", you can see interface
below:
After install EVStar, you can find this icon in your palm , click it , start running EVstar.
Several forms after runing EVStar:
Main Form
System Option Form
EVStar Keyboard Option Form
Registration Form
Input Chinese Form
Form below is the Main Form of EVStar
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In Main Form, you can choose: Enable Chinese - Enable or disable EVStar Menu Translation - Enable or disable interface translation EVStar Keyboard - Enable or disable Chinese input method provied by EVStar |
Click "Option" after "Enable Chinese" in Main Form,
System Option Form will appear.
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In system option form, you can chose: Code Page - Choose System internal code(GB or Big5) Auto Detect - Enable or close auto-identify between GB and Big5. Display as - Choose font diplay(GB or Big5) Small Font - Whether use little font(only valid when you install both 12 point font and 10 point font) Support Chinese Bold Font - Whether support Bold font display Sort Records in EVStar - Enable or disable find function of EVStar Support GCCS - Enable or disable HongKong font display |
Click the "Option" button after "EVStar Keyboard" in
main menu, EVStar Keyboard Form will appear.
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In EVStar Keyboard Option Form, you can choose: Show Keyboard - Whether display soft Keyboard Chinese ASCII - Whether use Chinese ASCII Chinese Punctuation - Whether use Chinese punctuation Auto Insert Space - Whether permit blank after Chinese Auto Select - Whether permit auto-choose Enable Phrase Association - Whether permit association input Enable Phrase - Whether permit input phrase Display Input Code - If you enable this item, when you input a word, the input code of this word will display at input area. |
Chose "Register" in main menu, registration form will appear
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Input registration code, cilck"OK", then
registration is finished |
Click "abc" or "123" in Graffiti area, you get into
chinese input form.
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There are several parts in input form 1 - Soft Keyboard 2 - Click here, get help message 3 - Click here, close chinese input form 4 - Chose input method 5 - Display standard font 6 - Display large font 7 - Chinese chose area 8 - Switch of Soft Keyboard 9 - Switch of Chinese ASCII 10 - Switch of English/Chinese punctuation 11 - Whether permit blank after Chinese 12 - Delete the word just input |
First, please go to our website http://evscl.com/evstar , get registration code, then run EVStar in your palm, choose "Register" in menu of EVStar, start Register Form, input registration code. All the usage limitation will be disannulled when you finish registration. You can also get our free upgrade service(use EMail).
2.21 - 18/5/2000 2.20 - 12/5/2000 2.10 Beta 1 - 24/12/1999
Now EVStar can translate icons at PalmOS3.5.
Alter the chinese translation mode.
2.10 - 20/2/2000
Add input method reverse lookup.
Add installation tool "Install.exe".
2.04 - 10/11/1999
Add ten point Hongkong font.
Twenty point font will not release together with zip file,
you can download it in http://evscl.com/evstar.
2.03 - 27/10/1999
Fixed bug in English-chinese translation, add some verbal.
2.02 - 15/10/1999
Support scroll list controls translation.
2.01 - 6/10/1999
Improve find function.
2.0 - 1/10/1999
Support 10 point font for Gb and Big5.
Make greate change in data structure, you should
resetting your palm before installation.
1.6 - 14/9/1999
Support main program "EVStarf.prc" which can be put
into FlashROM
Suppport Gccs Font display.
1.5 - 8/9/1999
Speed of translation was improved.
GB and Big5 was combined into one version.
1.3 - 25/5/1999
Add Canton Input Method.
Add Quick Input Method.
Add Changjie Input Method.
1.1 - 3/8/1998
Provide Translation menu function.
Support association input.
1.0 - 5/7/1998
First release.
If you have any problem in using EVStar, please contract us.
Guangzhou Earth Village software company.Ltd
Address: Tianhebei Road, 689#, EVERbright Bank, 25F-B2, Guangzhou, China
Zip Code: 510630
Tel: +86 20 3873 0630
Fax: +86 20 3873 0627
Website: http://evscl.com
E-Mail: palm@evscl.com
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