HP-UX 11i Version 1.6 Release Notes

Internationalization
ATOK X Japanese Input Method
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ATOK X Japanese Input Method
HP-UX 11i v1.6 includes ATOK X, one of the dominant input methods in the Japanese
market. ATOK X is used in conjunction with CDE and the X Window System.
Summary of Change
ATOK X, the enhanced version of ATOK8, is being introduced in this release. It includes
the SuperATOK Kana-to-Kanji conversion engine and provides more comfortable and
effective Japanese input. It also provides a migration capability of user-defined
dictionary and key-mappings from ATOK8, VJE-gamma and EGBridge input methods.
Since the ATOK X has also been available in several Linux distributions as “ATOK X for
Linux”, the HP-UX 11i v1.6 release provides a compatible Japanese input method with a
familiar look-and-feel for Linux users.
Details of Change
A change is made on dtimsstart menu, which has a new entry of ATOK X. User can
choose and invoke it among other Japanese input methods on the menu driven by a
series of CDE login sessions.
The ATOK X provides the following set of features:
• SuperATOK Kana-to-Kanji conversion engine
• real-time warning for wrong input
• proper word selection by context analysis
• automatic correction for fuzzy input
• various customizable features
• various dictionary operations
• zip code dictionary
• migration for user defined dictionary and key-mapping configuration from existing
Japanese input methods
• on-line HTML help
NOTE A limited set of these features was provided in a preview of ATOK X in the HP-UX 11i
v1.0 release.
Impact
No impact issues.