Budapest Course Pages Refreshed, Passwords Removed

The download pages for the Budapest courses have been refreshed, and passwords are no longer required to access the course files.

The affected pages are:

• Mandarin Course from Budapest (Note: Some refinements, corrections, and formatting adjustments have been made to the grammar file, which is now dated November 2012.)


• Curso Chino de Budapest—Edición en Español [Spanish]


• Mandarin Course from Budapest—Russian (русский)


• Uighur Course from Budapest

Referenced Theo. Expressions Updated to 2010-07-07 Version

The Referenced Theo. Expressions files, available for download from the Referenced Theo. Expressions (Chinese + Pinyin + English) and Referenced Theo. Expressions (Chinese + Cantonese Romanisation + English) pages, have been updated. These files are meant to be relatively extensive lists of theo. expressions as they have been found to be rendered in the Chinese publications. Versions sorted by English and versions sorted by romanisation are both available.

The current version is now dated 2010-07-07. It contains 7358 expressions, compared to the 7250 expressions that were in the previous version. A Mandarin Pleco version and a Mandarin Wenlin version are available in addition to the PDF files. Also, a password is not needed to access this resource.

Bookmarks have been added to the PDF files, and PDF annotation has been enabled on them, so “LN-A” (“Link Navigation-Annotation”) has been added to their filenames. See the PDF Link Navigation page and the PDF Annotation (Commenting) page for more information.

Note that the current version of Pleco for iPhone / iPod Touch / iPad now supports flashcards and user-created dictionaries. So, the RTE Pleco Instructions file now contains instructions for installing the RTE Pleco files in Pleco running on these devices.

Thanks go out to the one who helped to produce these files.

Referenced Theo. Expressions Updated to 2010-06-24 Version

The Referenced Theo. Expressions files, available for download from the Referenced Theo. Expressions (Chinese + Pinyin + English) and Referenced Theo. Expressions (Chinese + Cantonese Romanisation + English) pages, have been updated. These files are meant to be relatively extensive lists of theo. expressions as they have been found to be rendered in the Chinese publications. Versions sorted by English and versions sorted by romanisation are both available.

The current version is now dated 2010-06-24. It contains 7250 expressions, compared to the 7036 expressions that were in the previous version. A Mandarin Pleco version and a Mandarin Wenlin version are available in addition to the PDF files. Also, a password is no longer needed to access this resource.

Bookmarks have been added to the PDF files, and PDF annotation has been enabled on them, so “LN-A” (“Link Navigation-Annotation”) has been added to their filenames. See the PDF Link Navigation page and the PDF Annotation (Commenting) page for more information.

Note that the current version of Pleco for iPhone / iPod Touch / iPad now supports flashcards and user-created dictionaries. So, the RTE Pleco Instructions file now contains instructions for installing the RTE Pleco files in Pleco running on these devices.

Thanks go out to the one who helped to produce these files.

Referenced Theo. Expressions Updated to 2010-06-01 Version

The Referenced Theo. Expressions files, available for download from the Referenced Theo. Expressions (Chinese + Pinyin + English) and Referenced Theo. Expressions (Chinese + Cant. Rom. + English) pages, have been updated. These files are meant to be relatively extensive lists of theo. expressions as they have been found to be rendered in the Chinese publications. Versions sorted by English and versions sorted by romanisation are both available.

The current version is now dated 2010-06-01. It contains 7036 expressions, compared to the 6698 expressions that were in the previous version. A Mandarin Pleco version and a Mandarin Wenlin version are available in addition to the PDF files. Also, a password is no longer needed to access this resource.

Bookmarks have been added to the PDF files, and PDF annotation has been enabled on them, so “LN-A” (“Link Navigation-Annotation”) has been added to their filenames. See the PDF Link Navigation page and the PDF Annotation (Commenting) page for more information.

Note that the current version of Pleco for iPhone / iPod Touch / iPad now supports flashcards and user-created dictionaries. So, the RTE Pleco Instructions file now contains instructions for installing the RTE Pleco files in Pleco running on these devices.

Thanks go out to the one who helped to produce these files.

Referenced Theo. Expressions Updated to 2010-05-12 Version

The Referenced Theo. Expressions files, available for download from the Referenced Theo. Expressions (Chinese + Pinyin + English) and Referenced Theo. Expressions (Chinese + Cant. Rom. + English) pages, have been updated. These files are meant to be relatively extensive lists of theo. expressions as they have been found to be rendered in the Chinese publications. Versions sorted by English and versions sorted by romanisation are both available.

The current version is now dated 2010-05-12. A Mandarin Pleco version and a Mandarin Wenlin version are available in addition to the PDF files. Also, a password is no longer needed to access this resource.

Bookmarks have been added to the PDF files, and PDF annotation has been enabled on them, so “LN-A” (“Link Navigation-Annotation”) has been added to their filenames. See the PDF Link Navigation page and the PDF Annotation (Commenting) page for more information.

Note that the current version of Pleco for iPhone / iPod Touch / iPad now supports flashcards and user-created dictionaries. So, the RTE Pleco Instructions file now contains instructions for installing the RTE Pleco files in Pleco running on these devices.

Thanks go out to the one who helped to produce these files.

Password Protection Removed From, LN-A Added to the Frequently Used Words Page Files

A password is no longer required to access the files from the Frequently Used Words page. This change will gradually be made to other resources as well on a case-by-case basis.

Also, PDF Link Navigation and PDF Annotation (Commenting) has been added to the files, so they have had “LN-A” added to their filenames.

Related links:

• 3-Line Material on the iPhone and the iPod touch


• PDF Link Navigation


• PDF Annotation (Commenting)

Password Protection Removed From Require Brochure (Chinese + Pinyin + English) Page Files

A password is no longer required to access the files from the Require Brochure (Chinese + Pinyin + English) page. This change will gradually be made to other resources as well on a case-by-case basis.

Referenced Theo. Expressions Updated to 2010-04-18 Version

The Referenced Theo. Expressions files, available for download from the Referenced Theo. Expressions (Chinese + Pinyin + English) and Referenced Theo. Expressions (Chinese + Cant. Rom. + English) pages, have been updated. These files are meant to be relatively extensive lists of theo. expressions as they have been found to be rendered in the Chinese publications. Versions sorted by English and versions sorted by romanisation are both available.

The current version is now dated 2010-04-18. A Mandarin Pleco version and a Mandarin Wenlin version are available in addition to the PDF files. Also, a password is no longer needed to access this resource.

Thanks go out to the one who helped to produce these files. Here are some notes from this person regarding this update:

“Here’s the newest version of RTE with many corrections and additions. I’ve also generated Sidney Lau romanisations for the Cantonese version ... and revised the footnote format.

“PS: as explained in the PDF files, it’s often the case that Sidney Lau and Jyutping are identical. My code detects when this is the case and combines them to save printing space.”

Bookmarks have been added to the PDF files, so “LinkNav” (“Link Navigation”) has been added to their filenames. See the PDF Link Navigation page for more information on LinkNav features.

Password Protection Removed From Helpful Files (Mandarin) Page Files

A password is no longer required to access the files from the Helpful Files (Mandarin) page. This change will gradually be made to other resources as well on a case-by-case basis.

Referenced Theo. Expressions Updated to 2010-03-26 Version

The Referenced Theo. Expressions files, available for download from the Referenced Theo. Expressions (Chinese + Pinyin + English) and Referenced Theo. Expressions (Chinese + JP/Yale Cant. Rom. + English) pages, have been updated. These files are meant to be relatively extensive lists of theo. expressions as they have been found to be rendered in the Chinese publications. Versions sorted by English and versions sorted by romanisation are both available.

The current version is now dated 2010-03-26. A Mandarin Pleco version and a Mandarin Wenlin version are available in addition to the PDF files. Also, a password is no longer needed to access this resource.

Thanks go out to the one who helped to produce these files. Here are some notes from this person regarding this update:

“The most important thing is, some of the example sentences used tilde symbols (~) to mean "the head word" (standard practice in dictionaries), but silly me didn't realise that my TeX system was failing to include this symbol in the PDF versions, so nearly all the examples in the PDF versions were completely wrong because the head word had been deleted! This has now been fixed.”

Bookmarks have been added to the PDF files, so “LinkNav” (“Link Navigation”) has been added to their filenames. See the PDF Link Navigation page for more information on LinkNav features.

Referenced Theo. Expressions Updated to 2010-03-06 Version

The Referenced Theo. Expressions files, available for download from the Referenced Theo. Expressions (Chinese + Pinyin + English) and Referenced Theo. Expressions (Chinese + JP/Yale Cant. Rom. + English) pages, have been updated. These files are meant to be relatively extensive lists of theo. expressions as they have been found to be rendered in the Chinese publications. Versions sorted by English and versions sorted by romanisation are both available.

The current version is now dated 2010-03-06. A Mandarin Pleco version and a Mandarin Wenlin version are available in addition to the PDF files. Also, a password is no longer needed to access this resource.

Thanks go out to the one who helped to produce these files. Here are some notes from this person regarding this update:

...contains corrections and additions, and I've also improved the logic that generates the extra "see ..." references in English.

Bookmarks have been added to the PDF files, so “LinkNav” (“Link Navigation”) has been added to their filenames. See the PDF Link Navigation page for more information on LinkNav features.

Referenced Theo. Expressions Updated to 2010-02-11 Version

The Referenced Theo. Expressions files, available for download from the Referenced Theo. Expressions (Chinese + Pinyin + English) and Referenced Theo. Expressions (Chinese + JP/Yale Cant. Rom. + English) pages, have been updated. These files are meant to be relatively extensive lists of theo. expressions as they have been found to be rendered in the Chinese publications. Versions sorted by English and versions sorted by romanisation are both available.

The current version is now dated 2010-02-11. A Mandarin Pleco version and a Mandarin Wenlin version are now available in addition to the PDF files. Also, a password is no longer needed to access this resource.

Thanks go out to the one who helped to produce these files. Here are some notes from this person regarding this update:

Most importantly, the notes on the entry for shen2me variants said there was a bug in wtl07 but now I'm not so sure (see revised notes).

Also some entries which previously said "incorrect" now say "old term" if it was in fact used but no longer. And I've done a few other corrections/additions too.

Wenlin-zidian-changes.u8 has been removed as it is no longer needed (Wenlin-instructions.txt has been updated accordingly). This simplifies things.

And I've checked the Pleco stuff and it works fine.

Password Protection Removed From Creator Book Files

In Canada at least, the Creator book is the featured offer for this month. Thus, the Creator Book (Simp. Chinese + Pinyin + English) page is the next resource for which password protection has been removed. This change will gradually be made to other resources as well on a case-by-case basis.

The 3-line material in the PDF files on this page was produced using a relatively early process back when the Creator book was being studied at the Book Study. So, it may not be as refined as currently produced 3-line material, but hopefully it will still be found to be helpful.

Complete Cantonese Romanisation “God’s Love” Bk. 3-Line Material Posted

Cantonese romanisation 3-line material for the complete “God’s Love” book is now available for download from the “God’s Love” Book (Chinese + Cantonese Rom. + English) page. Jyutping, Sidney Lau, and Yale versions are available.

Also, the graphs of unique visitors have been updated to include unique visitors up to 2010-01-25.

The password is no longer required to access the PDF files with the 3-line material, but it is still required to view the file of the graphs of unique visitors.

The password may be obtained from ones who already use these files, since such ones should have the password as well as the directions regarding who only to pass it on to. Once you receive the password, please only pass it on according to the directions you receive along with it. Also, to obtain passwords, request e-mail notification of news regarding available resources, or if you have any questions or comments, you may e-mail me at waynerj@shaw.ca, providing information such as what group or congregation you’re with, who referred you to this site, etc.

Complete Pinyin “God’s Love” Bk. 3-Line Material Posted

Pinyin 3-line material for the complete “God’s Love” book is now available for download from the “God’s Love” Book (Chinese + Pinyin + English) page. Both regular letter size material and “XLP-iPhone-A5” size material are available.

Also, the graphs of unique visitors have been updated to include unique visitors up to 2010-01-25.

The password is no longer required to access the PDF files with the 3-line material, but it is still required to view the file of the graphs of unique visitors.

The password may be obtained from ones who already use these files, since such ones should have the password as well as the directions regarding who only to pass it on to. Once you receive the password, please only pass it on according to the directions you receive along with it. Also, to obtain passwords, request e-mail notification of news regarding available resources, or if you have any questions or comments, you may e-mail me at waynerj@shaw.ca, providing information such as what group or congregation you’re with, who referred you to this site, etc.

Referenced Theo. Expressions Updated to 2010-01-18 Version

The Referenced Theo. Expressions files, available for download from the Referenced Theo. Expressions (Chinese + Pinyin + English) and Referenced Theo. Expressions (Chinese + JP/Yale Cant. Rom. + English) pages, have been updated. These files are meant to be relatively extensive lists of theo. expressions as they have been found to be rendered in the Chinese publications.

The current version is now dated 2010-01-18. A Mandarin Pleco version and a Mandarin Wenlin version are is now available in addition to the PDF files. [Update: The one who provided the Pleco files said the wrong Pleco files were provided, so the Pleco files that were originally posted have been removed. The correct ones will be posted when they are made available. If you had already downloaded the original Pleco files, please delete them.] Also, a password is no longer needed to access this resource.

Thanks go out to the ones who helped to produce these files.

Passwords Removed From Songbook Files

A password is no longer required to open any of the files available for download from the Songbook—Romanised Material page. This change will gradually be made to other resources as well on a case-by-case basis.

As mentioned in previous posts, files for the complete new songbook with musical notation and either pinyin or Sidney Lau romanisation are available for download from the Songbook—Romanised Material page.

Password Reminders Reminder

For now, in view of the worldwide situation regarding the Links file resources, it still seems prudent to require passwords to access the resources so that they will only be accessed by those in or seriously considering joining the Chinese field.

If you are experiencing problems with the passwords, please see the reminders in this post:

Password Reminders

http://linksnews.blogspot.com/2009/02/password-reminders.html

Password Reminders

The passwords can be tricky. It is all too easy to leave out a space, use a lowercase letter instead of an uppercase letter, etc. Here are some things to keep in mind:

• When entering passwords, please use the method described in the note at the beginning of the Links info:
  
  • Note: The passwords are case-sensitive, and some of them use unusual symbols. To enter a password, it is highly recommended that you copy it (select the complete password, NOT including the quotation marks, if any, then type Ctrl+C, or Cmd+C on Macs) and paste it in the password entry field (click in the password entry field, then type Ctrl+V, or Cmd+V on Macs).
• One of the issues the above method of entering the password will overcome is the impression some may get that there is not enough room in the entry field to enter the complete password. This is just how it may look, depending on how wide the zip program draws the password entry field. Actually, that could have no real bearing on how long a password can really be entered. If the zip program really does not accept the entire password, then upgrade to the appropriate zip program recommended on the Chinese Links File page.
• If your software automatically selects the quotation marks along with the password when you try to select the password, try the workarounds mentioned here.
  
• Make sure you are using the right password. Generally, each resource has its own separate password. The password in the Links email is only for the Links file zip file. The Links file in turn contains the various passwords for the various resources listed.
• If you are still having problems, try downloading again whatever files you are having problems with. Sometimes downloads don't get completed properly and end up being corrupted.
  
• If you use the built-in zip file handling software of recent versions of Windows, including XP and Vista, note that it treats zip files like folders and by default leaves a zip file’s contents inside it. With regular zip files this can be a convenience, but with password-protected zip files like the ones we use, it will require you to enter the password every time you want to access the file(s) inside. To get around this annoyance, double-click on the zip file in question and use the Extract all files button in the resulting Windows Explorer window to do a one-time extraction of the file(s) from the zip file into a regular folder on your hard drive. Or, you may just install and use a regular zip file program like the one recommended on the zip file’s download page (http://www.7-zip.org/).
• On Macs, a program like StuffIt Expander that supports password-protected zip files must be used for such files. However, on recent Macs, by default, even if you have StuffIt Expander installed, if you just double-click on a zip file in the Finder, the Archive Utility app gets used instead, and it does not support password-protected zip files—you will just see an error message that says “Operation not permitted”. You need to make sure you use StuffIt Expander to extract the zip file contents, perhaps by dragging the zip file onto StuffIt Expander, or by right-clicking on the zip file and selecting Open With | StuffIt Expander. To set StuffIt Expander to be the default program for opening zip files:
  • In Finder, select a file with the extension .zip.
  • Type Cmd+I to open the Info window for the zip file.
  • In the Info window’s Open with: section, select StuffIt Expander, press the Change All... button, then press the Continue button in the dialogue box that results.

If the above suggestions don't solve your problem, I suggest you find someone in your area who is familiar with computers to help you.

Passing on the Password

The paragraph on the God’s Love Book (Chinese + Pinyin + English) page regarding how to obtain the password for the files has been updated. It now reads:

The password to extract the PDF files may be obtained from ones who already use these files, since such ones should have the password as well as the directions regarding who only to pass it on to. Once you receive the password, please only pass it on according to the directions you receive along with it. Also, to obtain passwords, request e-mail notification of news regarding available resources, or if you have any questions or comments, you may e-mail me at waynerj@shaw.ca.

This way, those who already have the password can help pass it on to valid users of the files. Otherwise, it may not be possible to get the password to all who need it before we start to cover the new book at the meetings. If you are not certain what the directions are regarding who only to pass the password on to, email me at waynerj@shaw.ca.