Subject: Chinese Star for Windows

From: qu jing <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 28 May 1993 17:28:45 PDT

Dear netters:

        I  quite agree with HaiZi's comments on Chinese Star for Windows.
        It's a good program though it does have some drawbacks (I'm talking
        about version 1.1 only). Hopefully, new version will be able to
        get rid of these shortcomings.

        Comparing with TwinBridge, I can not say which one is absolutely
        better than the other. But one thing is sure, TwinBridge is too
        expensive. According to the quotation I obtained, for TwinBridge
        with two (2) different types  of fonts, it will cost you $320.00
        Canadian dollars. But for five (5) types of fonts, it will become
        $520.00.

        I am currently using Chinese Star for Windows (V1.1), and I feel
        comfortable with it.

        Sincerely,

        Jing Qu
        EE Dept./UBC
        Tel.:(604)322-0887

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From: qu jing <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 30 May 1993 14:49:17 PDT

Hi Tim Xie, thank you for your message!

        According to the manual, Chinese Star for Windows does allow you
        to use both simplified (JianTi) and complexed (FanTi) charaters
        simultaneously, though I had not tried it until yestoday. Apparently,
        you need to use two different types of fonts to accomplish this.

        It is true that the bigger the characters, the worse their looking
        will be (i.e. the rougher their strokes will be). However, the same
        thing happens to TwinBridge too, according to the TwinBridge printing
        sample I obtained from commercial sources.

        You asked me about the prise for it. I do not know how much it
        would cost in the States, but here in Vancouver, you can get it for
        about $200 canadian dollars (I'm talk about the basic system which
        contains 7 different fonts. Of course, you can pay more for more
        fonts if you like). A LOT CHEAPER THAN TwinBridge.

        As for how much the new version will improve over the old one, I
        can not answer it until the coming Monday, when my contact will
        bring me the latest release from Beijing.

        Keep in touch.

        Sincerely,

        Jing Qu
        EE Dept./UBC
        Tel./Fax:(604)322-0887