Subject: Help needed for installing Chinese Talk II

From: Jiajie Zhang <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 4 Mar 1992 03:04:22 -0500

I recently got my Apple Developer CD and downloaded Chinese Talk II.
The CD, however, does not contain the installation instructions.  I
would greatly appreciate it if someone who has installed Chinese Talk
II could give me some suggestions.  Thanks in advance.

Jiajie Zhang
[email-masked]

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From: Kang Sun <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 4 Mar 1992 10:13:09 EST

> II could give me some suggestions.  Thanks in advance.

First you install the regular english version 7.0x. And then just drop
whatever in these two disk folders (disk #1 and disk #2) into the
system folder. The one extension file (sys/7 or something like it)
will be put into the extension folder automatically. And then the
important thing would be the localization files are all in a folder
called Localization within the system folder. I forgot where the fonts
will go, but they are all in their original folder within the system
folder. If you have the big fonts for system 6.05, you can simply drop
them in and they will work. By the way, does the CD version comes with
the big fonts at all?

It comes with a PinYin mode which you can choose to use. You have to
use tab to get a list of the characters that matches the pinyin.

You can "localize" (Chinese-ize) your applications by use the extedit
(in the tools directory) to map the Geneva and Chicago fonts and any
other fonts you like into Taipei or GaoXiong (spelling?) fonts. This
will let you view Chinese in the dialogou box within the application
that was originally displayed in Chicago or Geneva where any Chinese
text (such as file names) would present garbage. This of course would
not change the menu bar and any English text within the application,
for which you have to use REdit to change if you have the time and
energy. But I don't mind getting a totally localized version of any
application that you like to change.

Instructions for localization is included in the tools folder, I
believe. However, I have some problems running it. Wheneve I try to
open the finder localization file, even a copy of it, I will get
bombed. This may be due to the fact that I installed the System 7 Fine
Tuner on top of the Chinese Talk II. I would be happy to hear from
anyone who has or hasn't at all this problem.

In short, I think Chinese Talk II is a very nice program and it meets
most of my need, except, well, the PinYin input method needs to be
updated. Ed Lai of Apple said he doesn't have enough information about
Chinese Talk II to upgrade his cihui input method. So, if anyone can
provide information on that, surely the rest of us will appreciate.

-- Kang