Re: [edict-jmdict] Broken Kanji Search?

["Jim Breen" <jimbreen@*********>]

On 07/09/07, Paul Blay <blay.paul@googlemail.com> wrote:
> > >  Searched for ?
>  > >
>  > >  Checked off JIS X 0212 kanji
>  > >
>  > >  Used the Kanji cut or paste selection box choice.
>  >
>  > Worked fine for me (FF2.0.0.6, Linux).
>
>  It appears to be (mostly) Windows.
>
>  > >  Got nothing back.
>  >
>  > Can you be more specific about the "nothing"?
>
>  I don't get nothing, I get ...
>
>  Search Key: ?  (longest match - original key: 筝 [G][S][A] Propose a
>  new entry for 筝.)
>  (1 match[es])

I tried it with FF under Windows, and initially got the same result. However
when I selected "Kanji (cut-and-paste or IM)" it was fine. That option will
stop it from attempting to treat it as a reading; possibly in romaji.

I also set it to UTF8, so I could actually cut the ? from another tab.

Jim
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Jim Breen
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Clayton School of Information Technology,
Monash University, VIC 3800, Australia
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