Using AEdict in Japan

[JimBreen]

Greetings,

I recently spent 3 weeks in Japan, and as I didn't have data roaming
enabled on my phone (HTC Wildfire), I used AEdict as my on-the-spot
dictionary app. Also had a Canon Wordtank, but I found AEdict
generally
more useful and easier to use. I think it's a great app, and I hope it
can be
enhanced and maintained. Well done.

I sent Martin a few comments and suggestions, which he has put on the
to-do list. I'll repeat them here as they may be of interest.

- the dictionary needs regular updating. I noticed when I
looked up もろみ that the translation still has a spelling error that
was
fixed several months ago.

- I kept having to press on More and selecting "Starts With" when
doing
kana searches. I think "Starts With" should be the default. Or better
still,
the user's preferred default could be set via Settings.

- can the romaji conversion be expanded to include kunreishiki? I
usually type
"tu" and "si" rather than "tsu" and "shi" (fewer keystrokes). In
WWWJDIC, etc.
these are just extra entries in a table.

- AEdict should really be using the "EDICT2" version rather than the
clunky
old legacy EDICT format. I kept getting multiple versions of the same
entry. About 15% of entries have alternative kanji or kana forms, and
it is far
better to display them just once rather than in all the combinations.

Cheers

Jim Breen

[martin.vysny]

Dear Jim,
first of all, thank you very much for your great work on the edict dictionary, without which aedict (and lots of other apps) simply couldn't exist. Thanks again. :)
I am happy to tell you that all items mentioned in your mail have been addressed in aedict 3 which will be available next week. I must find a way to give you a3 for free as a thank for the dictionary.
Thanks again and have a nice day,
Martin