ARCHIVAL NOTE ------------- the following files have been extracted out for archival purpose: cclib16.hbf kcm14j.hbf cclib.16 cclib.16a kcchin16.f15 kcsymbol.14 to ftp://ftp.ifcss.org/pub/software/fonts/{big5,gb}/hbf all applicable copyrights still must be observed by users. Nelson Chin for ftp-admin@ifcss.org --- Software: CNVIEW Version: 3.0 (DOS version. UNIX version available under /software/unix/viewer) Function: View GB/Hz/Big5 encoded Chinese text file on IBM-PC & compatibles FTP site: ifcss.org (/software/dos/viewer) File name: CNVIEW.ZIP, CNVIEW.DOC Author: Jifang Lin (~{AV;y7<~}) E-mail adress: lin@mines.u-nancy.fr (before mid-July, 1994) **CHANGES related to Version 2.6: - Files CNVIEW.DOC, CNVIEW.HLP & NEW-VARS.BAT were updated. **CHANGES related to Version 2.0: 1) Characters '*' and '?' in filename are now recognizable. Example: CNVIEW *.gb or CNVIEW -hz *.* 2) Option -s was replaced by -v allowing a vertical display of text. Example: CNVIEW -v -5 *.b5 3) Option -? was replaced by -u (function unchanged). Example: CNVIEW -u or CNVIEW /u === INTRODUCTION === CNVIEW.EXE is a free program to view Chinese/ASCII text file on IBM-PC and compatibles. It can display very big GB/Hz/Big5 encoded Chinese text files. It only supports VGA (640x480/16 colors) and higher. There is absolutly no warranty for this program. To read GB/HZ-encoded files, a 16x16 GB-encoded font is required; and if you want to read BIG5-encoded files, a 16x14 BIG5-encoded font will be required. For JianTiZi (simplified Chinese) users, two Chinese bitmap fonts and their HBF files are provided in CNVIEW.ZIP, no more fonts are needed. For FanTiZi (unsimplified Chinese) users, you must first get FanTi fonts like cclibf.16 & cclib.16a (GB/HZ), kcchin16.f00 & kcsymbol.14 (BIG5) and their HBF files available in the FTP site: ifcss.org under /software/fonts directory. Then rename these HBF files respectively as CNVIEWGB.HBF (for 16x16 GB-font) and CNVIEWB5.HBF (for 16x14 BIG5-font) that are internally used by CNVIEW.EXE. For example, cclibf16.hbf -> CNVIEWGB.HBF, kcm14.hbf -> CNVIEWB5.HBF. Be sure to get bitmap font files in *binary* format and HBF files in *ASCII* format. === INSTALLATION === Use PKUNZIP.EXE (version 2.04g) to install CNVIEW package. Put CNVIEW.ZIP in the directory where you install Chinese softwares (e.g. C:\CHINESE), then type the following command: C:\CHINESE\PKUNZIP -d CNVIEW.ZIP [ENTER] CNVIEW.ZIP contains the following files: CNVIEW.DOC : The file you are reading now. CNVIEW.HLP : Usage & help CNVIEW.EXE : Executable program - Chinese Text Viewer CCLIB16.HBF : HBF file for CCLIB.16 & CCLIB.16A, not used. KCM14J.HBF : HBF file for KCCHIN16.F15 & KCSYMBOL.14, not used. CCLIB.16 : JianTiZi 16x16 GB-font CCLIB.16A : Complement to CCLIB.16 KCCHIN16.F15 : JianTiZi 16x14 Big5-font KCSYMBOL.14 : Complement to KCCHIN16.F15 CNVIEWGB.HBF : Identical to CCLIB16.HBF, used by CNVIEW.EXE CNVIEWB5.HBF : Identical to KCM14J.HBF , used by CNVIEW.EXE NEW-VARS.BAT : New environment variable setting up, useful. SAMPLE.GB : GB-encoded file SAMPLE.B5 : Big5-encoded file SAMPLE.HZ : Hz-encoded file CNVIEW.EXE can be run anywhere you like, so long as the following two commands are executed once before(** assuming that all CNVIEW files are under directory C:\CHINESE\CNVIEW): PATH C:\CHINESE\CNVIEW;%PATH% SET CNVIEW_HBF=C:\CHINESE\CNVIEW An alternative to do so is adding the above two lines to the end of the file C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT. Type CNVIEW filename for reading a GB-coded/ASCII file, or just type CNVIEW -u for usage (CNVIEW.HLP). === CONTACT === For any suggestions, comments and bug reports, please send an e-mail to: lin@mines.u-nancy.fr (before mid-July, 1994) or wen@mines.u-nancy.fr (for my new adress after mid-July, 1994).