Summary Instructions
Translation can be done in several ways: by typing in the top text frame; by a mouse click on word list; by programme activating to translate the clipboard word; by mouse selection in other programmes.
The translation will be displayed in the bottom text frame. Transcriptions will be displayed in the right-hand panel (There are two types of transcription: standard, and the version used by Donald Rayfield).
In response to keyboard inputting, the list-box displays words with the same initial letters and thus saves the trouble of typing the last part of a word. The familiar "Acadnusx" keyboard layout is used for inputting Georgian words. Translation is displayed by pressing the Enter key. Words inputted this way will be saved in translation history list (to translate select them again). You can print, save or just open this list.
To translate words in other programmes (when the required box is checked),
select one word by a double mouse click, or hold down and drag the cursor by using the mouse. Translation will be displayed after releasing the mouse.
Note that in this mode the clipboard is in use by this programme.
Translation of a clipboard word.
When this box checked, to translate a word in any other programme you can you can copy the word into the clipboard
(Edit/Copy, Ctrl-C, Ctrl-Ins) and activate E_G.EXE.
After defining the Georgian encoding, the word will be translated.
There are five predefined versions of Georgian encoding (Parliament standard, Unicode standard, and - using base keyboard codes - Latin, Russian and Typewriter layouts);
Inputting translation into clipboard. The last item for translation will be put into the clipboard when the programme deactivates. Use Edit/Paste, Ctrl-V, Shift-Ins to insert a translation of words in other programmes;
Translation of selected words in other programmes.
Translation will be displayed in the yellow text frame.
The selected word is copied into the clipboard. The clipboard is cleared by a mouse click;
Font size;
Color menu;
Last translation history;
Content-searching the whole dictionary.
It is possible to search for both English and Georgian words or parts of words.
Use a mouse right click to change the font of the top text frame (for typing Georgian or English text).
When the input text is an English word, content searching allows Georgian equivalents of this word to be found,
so that effective English-Georgian translation is possible;
You can type: some*, *some, *some*, some. The character "*" - means you are looking for word with this substring at start, at end or in middle (othercase whole word only).
After content searching, the new list-box will have accumulated all the head words whose translations includes the inputted text. Click on the new list-box item to find a translation;
New list of translated words;
Open translated word list;
Save translated word list;
Print translated word list;
About dictionary;
User guide;
Georgian interface and comments;
English interface and comments.