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+ | ====== Unicode RIMMF ====== | ||
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+ | The multilingual potential of RDA has always been very important to us((especially, | ||
+ | , and we have now begun testing RIMMF3 with unicode support. | ||
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+ | To facilitate testing while maintaining the current development of RIMMF3, we have created a ' | ||
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+ | This page contains a few note about how to download and install //unicode RIMMF//, and the pre-requisites and caveats involved. | ||
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+ | ===== Report problems ===== | ||
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+ | You can help us complete the test period faster by reporting any problems you run into. Please include the steps needed to reproduce the problem, and the record data file(s), if applicable. We anticipate that any problems in unicode RIMMF that are not also present in standard RIMMF will be related to the record data. | ||
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+ | Send problem reports to rimmf@marcofquality.com | ||
+ | Please use a subject line that includes the string ' | ||
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+ | ===== Pre-Requisite ===== | ||
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+ | If you do not have any older RIMMF data, or if you are using a version of RIMMF3 that was downloaded/ | ||
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+ | Data from earlier versions of RIMMF that contains diacritics is __not__ compatible with //unicode RIMMF// | ||
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+ | When //unicode RIMMF// runs into one of these diacritic characters (presumably during EI indexing when the program is started), an exception message will pop up--the message will list the name of the file that caused the problem. The file in question will be ignored, and the EI indexing process will continue. However, as the file is not deleted, the same exception message will pop up every time //unicode RIMMF// is started. | ||
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+ | If you have older data, we have added an utility to update common diacritics to unicode code points in the latest version of RIMMF3. [[howto: | ||
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+ | However, we do not think this utility works very well with complex diacritics, or indeed, with non-Latin character sets. If you are working with the latter, and you see '????' | ||
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+ | ===== Installation ===== | ||
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+ | [[http:// | ||
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+ | Note that this is a zip installer; there is no windows installer for //unicode RIMMF//. If you need more info about the types of RIMMF installations, | ||
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+ | __Do not__ install //unicode RIMMF// over an existing standard RIMMF installation--multiple RIMMFs may co-exist on your system((and in case anything goes awry, you will then still have the standard RIMMF to fall back on)). Just create a new folder and install (i.e. unzip) it to the new folder. Since the unicode installer has a different name than the standard zip installer((' | ||
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+ | If you use windows shortcuts to launch your programs, shortcut management may prove a challenge. To help with this problem we have have changed the colorization of the //Unicode RIMMF// program icon:\\ | ||
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+ | With multiple versions of RIMMF3 on the same computer, both using the same icon, both having the same name (' | ||
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+ | If you have already installed RIMMF3 using the zip installer, and then install //unicode RIMMF//, each version of RIMMF3 should maintain its own options, tables, and data folders. | ||
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+ | On the other hand, if you have already installed RIMMF3 using the windows installer, and then install //unicode RIMMF//, both versions of RIMMF3 should use the same options, tables, and data folders, typically located in 'My Documents\RIMMF3' | ||
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+ | If you need help with installation please send us an email at the address listed in ' | ||
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+ | ===== Use ===== | ||
+ | After installation, | ||
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+ | ===== Updates ===== | ||
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+ | Please note that any changes listed on the 'Whats New' section of the download page apply to both //Unicode RIMMF// as well as the standard RIMMF. | ||
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+ | Similarly, if you click 'Check for Updates' | ||
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+ | So if you need to update //Unicode RIMMF// just remember to use the same-named link at the top of the download page. | ||
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