NetHZ for Windows V1.2.00 (c)1994-1995 NewVision Technology A NewVersion Technology Utility for Windows 3.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NewVision Technology P.O. Box 232 Temple City, CA 91780-0232 USA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ You can get the NetHZ from ftp site: ftp.ifcss.org:/pub/software/ms-win/c-sys ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. What is NetHZ for Windows If you want to read Chinese e-mail in P-Windows or CStar, or if you want to view HZ code under C-Windows, please use NetHZ - Internet HZ code management tool. NetHZ is a Chinese code management utility for Chinese Windows environent. If you have the following Chinese system, then you can use NetHZ to edit GB, BIG5, or HZ code. They are: a. C-Windows 3.1 (BIG5 code, used in Taiwan) b. P-Windows 3.1 (GB code, used in China) c. TwinBridge Chinese system. d. CStar Chinese system. The NetHZ offers the following functions: A. Output: Display Chinese characters stored in HZ code. B. Input: Convert GB or BIG5 Chinese character code to HZ code. C. Code Conversion: Convert Chinese code among GB, BIG5, and HZ In another word, you can use NetHZ to process HZ code as long as you have a Chinese system to process Chinese character in GB,or BIG5 code. As you know, most of the Chinese character in Internet news group, Gopher site, e-mail,.. are encoded in HZ code. To combine NetHZ and a Chinese system, you can view them all. You can even use NetHZ to compose you own HZ document. 2. Installation of NetHZ All the files used by NetHZ are compressed into a ZIP file - NETHZ.ZIP. NETHZ.ZIP includes: a. NETHZ.EXE --------------- NetHZ main program b. NETHZ.DLL --------------- Internal used DLL c. NETHZ.INI --------------- Initial file d. GBTOB5.DAT, B5TOGB.DAT --- Data Files e. Readme.txt --------------- This file (If you have CTL3d.dll in your Windows system directory, all the control will be displayed in 3d image) Step 1: Since NetHZ does not include a Chinese system. You need a Chinese envinronment running under Microsoft Windows 3.1. You may use C-Windows, P-Windows, TwinBridge, or other Chinese system for Windows. Step 2: Copy NETHZ.ZIP to a directory, unzip it. You can use "New" command in Program Manager's File menu to create a group file and an icon for NetHZ. Step 3: If you are a TwinBridge user, you can use the GB and BIG5 conversion table in TwinBrigde system to provide a better conversion quality. Please copy GB2BIG5.TAB to GBtoB5.DAT, BIGGB.TAB to B5toGB.DAT from TwinBridge directory to NETHZ directory. 3. Usage of NetHZ Before you begin to use NetHZ, the Chinese system should be launched first. If you are using C-Windows, or P-Windows. you may start NetHZ anytime you like. But if you are using TwinBridge (or CStar) for English Windows 3.1, please run TwinBridge (or CStar) first. To start NetHZ, you can double-click the NetHZ icon, or use RUN command in Program Manager's File menu to execute NETHZ.EXE. The first time you use NetHZ, the program will prompt you to register it. You can click Cancel to enter the program directly. You may try this utility for 3 weeks. After 3 week trial period, you must register in order to continue to use this program. If you are a registered user, please input your serial number and press OK to start the program. When NetHZ starts, it shows a four button window. They buttons are: Setup, Convert, Help, Exit. You can click the Minimize button (the top-right) to minimize the startup window. Setup: --------------------------------- When click SETUP button, it shows a menu. The menu includes: BIG5 System (C-Win) GB System (P-Win) Display Auto-detect HZ code Auto-detect Input HZ code Start Convert Input Code to HZ code Redraw all window Always on top (1) System code: Display the correct HZ code Chinese. Since the Chinese system may use GB code or BIG5 code to display Chinese, the NetHZ needs to know which code the system is using and convert the HZ code to that code. NetHZ will try to automatically detect the system code. In this version, NetHZ can detect C-Win, P-Win, and TwinBridge. The system code used in NetHZ are marked in the SETUP menu. If the marked system code is not the Chinese system's code, please select the correct system code. If the system code selected in NetHZ does not match the system code used by the Chinese system, the HZ character will be displayed incorrectly. (2) Display Auto-detect HZ code If you want to display HZ code Chinese, you must select this option. The NetHZ will not convert HZ code if you do not select this option. (3) Input HZ code. If you select "Auto-detect Input HZ code", whenever you type ~ {, the system will start to convert all the following input Chinese character to HZ code. You can type ~ } to end the conversion. So if you want to input HZ code, you just type in ~ and {,then type in the Chinese text. When you want to press enter to finished a line, type in ~ and } to end the input of HZ code. If you find that NetHZ cannot auto detect the HZ escape code and starting HZ conversion you can select "Start Convert Input Code to HZ code". The this item is selected, all the Chinese characters will be in HZ code. So be sure to un-select this item when you do not input HZ code. Please use this method only when NetHZ cannot start HZ input mode by auto detect escape code ~ {. You need to input ~ and { before a HZ string to mark the beginning of the HZ string, ~ and } after the string to mark the end of the string. (4) Redraw all window Select this item to refresh the display of all the window, if you find some HZ code are not displayed correctly. Code Convert:------------------------------------------ Click Convert Button to enter Code Converter window. In this window, you can convert Chinese character among different Code. Input the source and object file first, then select the source and object file's code. Press 'Convert' to start conversion. The "Insert Space" and "Delete Space" function is used to insert a Space after each Chinese character or delete the space after each Chinese character. The space padding function is widely used in Chinese Windows system to help word wrapping. Exit: ----------------------------- Please exit NetHZ first before you exit the underlying Chinese System (not neccessay in C-Win or P-Win). Otherwise, the system may hang up. If this situation happens, please restart your computer. 4. Comments and Suggestions are welcomed. The shareware can be used in 21 days (3 weeks) on your computer. If you find the NetHZ are helpful for you, please register it in order to continue to use it. A standard registeration fee is $19. Please send check or money order to: NewVision Technology P.O. Box 232 Temple City, CA 91780-0232 USA If you find any problems, or if you have any comments and suggestions, please send your feedback to the above address. This utility is still under improvement. Your support may help us to develop a better system. NetHZ is provided "AS IS" under limited warranty. Rrgistered user will get updated version within one year for FREE.