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Dictionary
Reader
OCR
Flashcards
GUI
Instruction Manual
Miscellaneous
■ Already Available as of v3.2.69 (See Note #)
■ Released
■ Finished (for 4.0)
■ In-Development
■ Future Potential (Soon™)
■ Unknown
■ Previously Available
■ Unfeasible
■ Rejected
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Dictionary
► Search Function
•>(■) Word Class; Search by word class. You can search the Military Lexicon through #SYMR, but it would be neat if you could search for terms related to "physics", "aviation", "colloquial", and above all "self-deprecating". To then sort said words by frequency of use.
•>(■) Idiomatic Phrases; Make searching for idiomatic phrases easier. Having to count the number of letters in a word takes time, instead of
•>(■) Vague Idiom Search; trying to find 热泪盈眶 (rèlèi-yíngkuàng) from just the character "热" is rather difficult, as you'll might have to browse through 4 fields of search results before you'd find it (???热 / ??热? / ?热?? / 热???).
•>(■) Interrelated Idioms/Sentences; For entrees with more than 3 characters also provide any interrelated entree that differ a single character or so (e.g. 弄巧反拙 hits 弄巧成拙, 口讲无凭 hits 口说无凭). [Note 11]
•>(■) Search non-purchased; ability to search for words in dictionaries user hasn't purchased yet.
► Definition Screen
•>(■) Search Counter; A counter for the number of times the user has searched said word.
•>(■) Alternate Fonts; Extend the function to Android
•»>(■) Cursive Stroke Diagrams; Animations for cursive stroke diagrams. [Note 2]
•>(■) Synonyms / Antonyms; Have a tab containing all the relevant synonyms/antonyms. [C-Alt: Baidu汉语 is decent, or MOEdict for Taiwan]
•>(■) Homophones; Show words with the same pronunciation (including differences in intonation) without having to specifically search for it.
•>(■) Dialect Specification; Words like 甭 (bèng) are identified as dialect words, but which dialect? Pleco doesn't tell.
•>(■) Pinyin/Colors Examples; Automatic Pinyin and colors for the already existing example questions [Note 17]
► More Dictionaries
•>(■) CedPane; A dictionary of transliterated Western names into the Chinese language. [Note 4]
•>(■) Min Dialect Dictionaries [C-Alt]
•>(■) Legal terms PRC [Note 10]
•>(■) Measure Word; Create prominence of relevant measure words for nouns. [Note 9]
► History
•>(■) Delete search history [Note 24]
•>(■) Word Class; Search by word class. You can search the Military Lexicon through #SYMR, but it would be neat if you could search for terms related to "physics", "aviation", "colloquial", and above all "self-deprecating". To then sort said words by frequency of use.
•>(■) Idiomatic Phrases; Make searching for idiomatic phrases easier. Having to count the number of letters in a word takes time, instead of
•>(■) Vague Idiom Search; trying to find 热泪盈眶 (rèlèi-yíngkuàng) from just the character "热" is rather difficult, as you'll might have to browse through 4 fields of search results before you'd find it (???热 / ??热? / ?热?? / 热???).
•>(■) Interrelated Idioms/Sentences; For entrees with more than 3 characters also provide any interrelated entree that differ a single character or so (e.g. 弄巧反拙 hits 弄巧成拙, 口讲无凭 hits 口说无凭). [Note 11]
•>(■) Search non-purchased; ability to search for words in dictionaries user hasn't purchased yet.
► Definition Screen
•>(■) Search Counter; A counter for the number of times the user has searched said word.
•>(■) Alternate Fonts; Extend the function to Android
•»>(■) Cursive Stroke Diagrams; Animations for cursive stroke diagrams. [Note 2]
•>(■) Synonyms / Antonyms; Have a tab containing all the relevant synonyms/antonyms. [C-Alt: Baidu汉语 is decent, or MOEdict for Taiwan]
•>(■) Homophones; Show words with the same pronunciation (including differences in intonation) without having to specifically search for it.
•>(■) Dialect Specification; Words like 甭 (bèng) are identified as dialect words, but which dialect? Pleco doesn't tell.
•>(■) Pinyin/Colors Examples; Automatic Pinyin and colors for the already existing example questions [Note 17]
► More Dictionaries
•>(■) CedPane; A dictionary of transliterated Western names into the Chinese language. [Note 4]
•>(■) Min Dialect Dictionaries [C-Alt]
•>(■) Legal terms PRC [Note 10]
•>(■) Measure Word; Create prominence of relevant measure words for nouns. [Note 9]
► History
•>(■) Delete search history [Note 24]
Reader
► Clip Reader
•>(■) Pinyin Annotations; Show Pinyin above or below words, toggleable.
•>(■) Intonation Coloration; Just like pinyin coloration for example sentences and headwords, togglable. [Note 30]
•>(■) Traditional to Simplified; Switch/Change the entire text to simplified/traditional.
•>(■) Google Translate; Make it so the button can be hidden in settings.
•>(■) Text-to-Speech Pop-up Dictionary; Allow the user to hide the Pop-up dictionary definition when using the TTS on the Clip reader. (See Note 1)
•>(■) TTS read-mode; Having the reader read only one sentence at a time. Where you can start the next sentence with the press of a button.
•>(■) Search function; Search for specific words within the text and highlight them.
•>(■) Line-breaks; Preserve line-breaks, double-spaces, etc. when copying to Reader.
•>(■) Sentence Flashcards; Create sentence flashcards through the file reader. Even without dictionary definition. [Note 23]
► File/Ebook Reader
•>(■) Favorites; Just like "Recent Files" add a tab for favorite files, so that you don't have to keep browsing your phone files.
•>(■) Reader Profiles; Dictionary results depending on whether simplified or Traditional.
•>(■) Vertical Reader; Allow the text from txt files to be shown vertically. [Note 26]
•>(■) Pinyin Annotations; Show Pinyin above or below words, toggleable.
•>(■) Intonation Coloration; Just like pinyin coloration for example sentences and headwords, togglable. [Note 30]
•>(■) Traditional to Simplified; Switch/Change the entire text to simplified/traditional.
•>(■) Google Translate; Make it so the button can be hidden in settings.
•>(■) TTS read-mode; Having the reader read only one sentence at a time. Where you can start the next sentence with the press of a button.
•>(■) Search function; Search for specific words within the text and highlight them.
•>(■) Line-breaks; Preserve line-breaks, double-spaces, etc. when copying to Reader.
•>(■) Sentence Flashcards; Create sentence flashcards through the file reader. Even without dictionary definition. [Note 23]
► File/Ebook Reader
•>(■) Favorites; Just like "Recent Files" add a tab for favorite files, so that you don't have to keep browsing your phone files.
•>(■) Reader Profiles; Dictionary results depending on whether simplified or Traditional.
•>(■) Vertical Reader; Allow the text from txt files to be shown vertically. [Note 26]
OCR
Flashcards
► General
•>(■) Multiple tests; Continue test button pops up the latest tests.
•>(■) Image support
•>(■) Specific Definition; Choosing the only part of the definition for the flashcard. [Note 18]
•>(■) Unlimited Length; No limit to the length of words tested. [Note 20]
•>(■) Expand Marks; Instead of correct/incorrect allow the user to choose from a spectrum of marks when self-grading. [Note 21]
•>(■) Compound Tests; Test different content (Listening, Reading, Writing) depending on flashcard score.
•>(■) Auto-play/loop Review; have the cards advance automatically, with a selectable timer, e.g., every 3, 5 or 10 seconds; and the ability to loop again once the list is finished [Note
► Test Interface
•>(■) C-C Headword Hiding; Chinese to Chinese testing methods often also the headword in the definition, which defeats its purpose.
•>(■) End-of-test repetition; Give the option to revise the mistakes made in the same test session.
•>(■) Context Hints; Example sentences with the word blanked out to give a hint as to what the word is.
•>(■) Show tags; Tags from categories also portrayed when taking a test. [Note 19]
•>(■) Dated cards; set an option to study new cards last, after reviewing the old cards. [Note 27]
•>(■) Tone coloration of Headwords
► Categories/Organization
•>(■) Sub-sub-sub...; Greater depth in categories. [Note 16]
•>(■)Read-all words of Category; Reading out aloud a complete set of flashcards of a test session without the requirement to press any button. [Note 36]
► Statistics
•>(■) Flashcard Progress; Have Pleco keep track of the words/characters the user is familiar with, a "passive dictionary" progress chart.
► MISC
•>(■) Printable Flashcards
•>(■) Flardcard Recycle Bin; Flashcards deleted by the user have a grazing period before they're deleted forever.
•>(■) Premade flashcards; More premade flashcards, maybe include the previous HSK versions or "survival guides" for specific sectors of society, or even popular slang based on certain regions. If there is a web plugin then having a shared user-driven flashcard collection would be helpful.
•>(■) Multiple tests; Continue test button pops up the latest tests.
•>(■) Image support
•>(■) Specific Definition; Choosing the only part of the definition for the flashcard. [Note 18]
•>(■) Unlimited Length; No limit to the length of words tested. [Note 20]
•>(■) Expand Marks; Instead of correct/incorrect allow the user to choose from a spectrum of marks when self-grading. [Note 21]
•>(■) Compound Tests; Test different content (Listening, Reading, Writing) depending on flashcard score.
•>(■) Auto-play/loop Review; have the cards advance automatically, with a selectable timer, e.g., every 3, 5 or 10 seconds; and the ability to loop again once the list is finished [Note
► Test Interface
•>(■) C-C Headword Hiding; Chinese to Chinese testing methods often also the headword in the definition, which defeats its purpose.
•>(■) End-of-test repetition; Give the option to revise the mistakes made in the same test session.
•>(■) Context Hints; Example sentences with the word blanked out to give a hint as to what the word is.
•>(■) Show tags; Tags from categories also portrayed when taking a test. [Note 19]
•>(■) Dated cards; set an option to study new cards last, after reviewing the old cards. [Note 27]
•>(■) Tone coloration of Headwords
► Categories/Organization
•>(■) Sub-sub-sub...; Greater depth in categories. [Note 16]
•>(■)Read-all words of Category; Reading out aloud a complete set of flashcards of a test session without the requirement to press any button. [Note 36]
► Statistics
•>(■) Flashcard Progress; Have Pleco keep track of the words/characters the user is familiar with, a "passive dictionary" progress chart.
► MISC
•>(■) Printable Flashcards
•>(■) Flardcard Recycle Bin; Flashcards deleted by the user have a grazing period before they're deleted forever.
•>(■) Premade flashcards; More premade flashcards, maybe include the previous HSK versions or "survival guides" for specific sectors of society, or even popular slang based on certain regions. If there is a web plugin then having a shared user-driven flashcard collection would be helpful.
GUI
•>(■) Prompt Speech-recognition; Create a prompt/bubble to make sure the user knows the speech recognition's target language. As trying to pronounce 罢休( bàxiū ) will be picked up as "bar sure" when using English instead of Chinese.
•> Prompt long press; Holding one's finger over a button for a few seconds sometimes opens up a new menu / more options.
•>(■) Non-English Localization [Note 14]
•>(■) ID Prompt; "Enter New Registration ID" should specify whether or not any of the purchases/flashcards are lost/transferred to the new ID.
•>(■) Hide Features; Such as Flashcard buttons etc. [Note 15]
•>(■) 3D touch [Note 28]
•>(■) Handwriting Thickness; more choice when it comes to handwriting input, whether it be dictionary or flashcards. [Note 29]
•>(■) Keyboard Shortcuts [Note 31]
•> Prompt long press; Holding one's finger over a button for a few seconds sometimes opens up a new menu / more options.
•>(■) Non-English Localization [Note 14]
•>(■) ID Prompt; "Enter New Registration ID" should specify whether or not any of the purchases/flashcards are lost/transferred to the new ID.
•>(■) Hide Features; Such as Flashcard buttons etc. [Note 15]
•>(■) 3D touch [Note 28]
•>(■) Handwriting Thickness; more choice when it comes to handwriting input, whether it be dictionary or flashcards. [Note 29]
•>(■) Keyboard Shortcuts [Note 31]
Instruction Manual
► Dictionary
•>(■) Idiomatic Phrases; Can be searched through TOPIC + X, but you'd only know through trial and error. So if you want to find a topic about "life" you'd have to type "LIFE X".
•>(■) Idiomatic Phrases; Can be searched through TOPIC + X, but you'd only know through trial and error. So if you want to find a topic about "life" you'd have to type "LIFE X".
Miscellaneous
► Pleco
•>(■) Lyrics reader
•>(■) Chinese books; A selection of public domain books for the Pleco e-reader.
•»>(■) Classical Chinese; Collection of Classical Chinese books, whether free for only in Chinese or paid with an English translation.
•»>(■) Chinese Version of the Bible. [note 3]
•»>(■) Bookclub; If future versions allow communication between users then allow for end-of-chapter discussion for curated books, like this you can "monetize" books in the public domain.
•>(■) Flashcard of the Day; Just like "Word of the Day" on dictionary websites provide a flashcard of the day, which is shared between everyone. And, maybe, keep track of these daily flashcards.
•>(■) Smart-pen support [Note 12]
► Other Platforms
•>(■) PC; Pleco on PC, both functionality and back-up. [C-Alt: Download Bluestacks Android Emulator + Pleco]
•>(■) Browser Plug-in; Pleco plug-in for browsers such as Chrome and Firefox.
•»>(■) Webpage OCR; Hover over dictionary definition popups. Having the position and margins of the dictionary pop-up be adjustable.
•»>(■) Flashcards Sync; Add newly learned words from webpages to Pleco's flashcard depository.
•>(■) X64 Redesign [Note 32]
► Pronunciation
•>(■) 不/一 intonation; Have pronunciations like 一 and 不 change depending on the pronunciation of the character that follows it.
•>(■) Extended Erhua: A better overview and consolidation of Erhua. [Note 37]
► Backup
•>(■) Encrypted Flashcard Backup; backup of the flashcard database on your servers. [Note 33]
•>(■) Lyrics reader
•>(■) Chinese books; A selection of public domain books for the Pleco e-reader.
•»>(■) Classical Chinese; Collection of Classical Chinese books, whether free for only in Chinese or paid with an English translation.
•»>(■) Chinese Version of the Bible. [note 3]
•»>(■) Bookclub; If future versions allow communication between users then allow for end-of-chapter discussion for curated books, like this you can "monetize" books in the public domain.
•>(■) Flashcard of the Day; Just like "Word of the Day" on dictionary websites provide a flashcard of the day, which is shared between everyone. And, maybe, keep track of these daily flashcards.
•>(■) Smart-pen support [Note 12]
► Other Platforms
•>(■) PC; Pleco on PC, both functionality and back-up. [C-Alt: Download Bluestacks Android Emulator + Pleco]
•>(■) Browser Plug-in; Pleco plug-in for browsers such as Chrome and Firefox.
•»>(■) Webpage OCR; Hover over dictionary definition popups. Having the position and margins of the dictionary pop-up be adjustable.
•»>(■) Flashcards Sync; Add newly learned words from webpages to Pleco's flashcard depository.
•>(■) X64 Redesign [Note 32]
► Pronunciation
•>(■) 不/一 intonation; Have pronunciations like 一 and 不 change depending on the pronunciation of the character that follows it.
•>(■) Extended Erhua: A better overview and consolidation of Erhua. [Note 37]
► Backup
•>(■) Encrypted Flashcard Backup; backup of the flashcard database on your servers. [Note 33]
■ Finished (for 4.0)
■ In-Development
■ Future Potential (Soon™)
■ Unknown
■ Previously Available
■ Unfeasible
■ Rejected
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Note 1: Already supported, just tap on the 'bubble' icon in the top toolbar (on iOS) or long press the megaphone button (on Android). [SOURCE]
Note 2: That would probably require commissioning a calligrapher to do them for us one at a time, though, so might be a bit of a lift. [SOURCE]
Note 3: No ... [SOURCE]
Note 4: This certainly looks like it might be interesting, but ... check back with me once the first 4.0 beta is out. [SOURCE]
Note 5: Thanks! [SOURCE]
Note 6: in 4.0 it's possible to have multiple 'reader profiles' and pick a Classical-Oriented set of a dictionaries for a Classical document and a modern-Chinese-oriented one for a modern Chinese document. [Source]
Note 7: But we could certainly look at licensing some dual-language Classical titles at some point, or even some with English translations. [SOURCE]
Note 8: we have added support for much more complicated flashcard stage progressions in 4.0, so it’ll certainly be possible to do that ... [SOURCE]
Note 9: Good idea, thanks - we'd eventually like to fill in the gaps in ABC/CC with our own data but in the meantime it would be logical to provide an option to list measure words in CHARS or WORDS. [SOURCE]
Note 10: We’d love to offer a legal dictionary, but we haven’t found an up to date one that we can license. [SOURCE]
Note 11: good idea, thanks. [SOURCE]
Note 12: We ... it proves to be a huge success and people start replacing their laptops with iPads ... [SOURCE]
Note 13: not for the next major update ... on iOS first since Apple has a built-in Chinese text segmenter and Google doesn't. [SOURCE]
Note 14: ... a future goal for us but it'll be a monumentally complicated project when we do it ... [Source]
Note 15: ... to be honest I think we'd need to see a lot more requests for this before we could consider it ... [Source]
Note 16: Already in 4.0 [Source]
Note 17: Good idea, thanks. [SOURCE]
Note 18: In the works for 4.0, but right now the only way to do that would be to edit the card definition [SOURCE]
Note 19: Makes sense - thanks. [SOURCE]
Note 20: is already implemented for 4.0 - unlimited length. [SOURCE]
Note 21: 4.0 actually will let you add arbitrary buttons to the main UI at an arbitrary stage in a test [SOURCE]
Note 22: Yeah, that's coming - tentative plan is to promote Browse Dictionary Entries up to its own sidebar item and give it a search bar. [SOURCE]
Note 23: taking some steps in that direction in 4.0. [SOURCE]
Note 24: Makes sense, I suppose, but I think in that case we'd want a simple option to disable history entirely [SOURCE]
Note 25: We got rid of it because it was too expensive to keep licensing (given that we weren’t charging for it). [SOURCE]
Note 26: Yeah, that's been in our to-do list for a while now - thanks. [SOURCE]
Note 27: this is extremely well supported in 4.0 [SOURCE]
Note 28: Navigation overhaul remains a hazy thing on my to-do list at the moment [SOURCE]
Note 29: Thinner line should be doable [SOURCE]
Note 30: That’s done for it too. [SOURCE]
Note 31: Definitely in the works, yes. [SOURCE]
Note 32: If Marzipan creates sales, then maybe kickstarter [SOURCE]
Note 33: I'm not sure if there's enough of a market for it. [SOURCE]
Note 34: That should be supported in 4.0 (though it may require digging into some settings screens). [SOURCE]
Note 35: Already implemented for 4.0 [SOURCE]
Note 36: ... we're kind of waiting for the wearables market to flesh out a bit more first ... [SOURCE]
Note 37: ... The new edition of PLC we're working on actually does do this [SOURCE]
Note 38: ... it's something we can easily punt to a later update ... wait for offline voice recognition in iOS [SOURCE]
Note 2: That would probably require commissioning a calligrapher to do them for us one at a time, though, so might be a bit of a lift. [SOURCE]
Note 3: No ... [SOURCE]
Note 4: This certainly looks like it might be interesting, but ... check back with me once the first 4.0 beta is out. [SOURCE]
Note 5: Thanks! [SOURCE]
Note 6: in 4.0 it's possible to have multiple 'reader profiles' and pick a Classical-Oriented set of a dictionaries for a Classical document and a modern-Chinese-oriented one for a modern Chinese document. [Source]
Note 7: But we could certainly look at licensing some dual-language Classical titles at some point, or even some with English translations. [SOURCE]
Note 8: we have added support for much more complicated flashcard stage progressions in 4.0, so it’ll certainly be possible to do that ... [SOURCE]
Note 9: Good idea, thanks - we'd eventually like to fill in the gaps in ABC/CC with our own data but in the meantime it would be logical to provide an option to list measure words in CHARS or WORDS. [SOURCE]
Note 10: We’d love to offer a legal dictionary, but we haven’t found an up to date one that we can license. [SOURCE]
Note 11: good idea, thanks. [SOURCE]
Note 12: We ... it proves to be a huge success and people start replacing their laptops with iPads ... [SOURCE]
Note 13: not for the next major update ... on iOS first since Apple has a built-in Chinese text segmenter and Google doesn't. [SOURCE]
Note 14: ... a future goal for us but it'll be a monumentally complicated project when we do it ... [Source]
Note 15: ... to be honest I think we'd need to see a lot more requests for this before we could consider it ... [Source]
Note 16: Already in 4.0 [Source]
Note 17: Good idea, thanks. [SOURCE]
Note 18: In the works for 4.0, but right now the only way to do that would be to edit the card definition [SOURCE]
Note 19: Makes sense - thanks. [SOURCE]
Note 20: is already implemented for 4.0 - unlimited length. [SOURCE]
Note 21: 4.0 actually will let you add arbitrary buttons to the main UI at an arbitrary stage in a test [SOURCE]
Note 22: Yeah, that's coming - tentative plan is to promote Browse Dictionary Entries up to its own sidebar item and give it a search bar. [SOURCE]
Note 23: taking some steps in that direction in 4.0. [SOURCE]
Note 24: Makes sense, I suppose, but I think in that case we'd want a simple option to disable history entirely [SOURCE]
Note 25: We got rid of it because it was too expensive to keep licensing (given that we weren’t charging for it). [SOURCE]
Note 26: Yeah, that's been in our to-do list for a while now - thanks. [SOURCE]
Note 27: this is extremely well supported in 4.0 [SOURCE]
Note 28: Navigation overhaul remains a hazy thing on my to-do list at the moment [SOURCE]
Note 29: Thinner line should be doable [SOURCE]
Note 30: That’s done for it too. [SOURCE]
Note 31: Definitely in the works, yes. [SOURCE]
Note 32: If Marzipan creates sales, then maybe kickstarter [SOURCE]
Note 33: I'm not sure if there's enough of a market for it. [SOURCE]
Note 34: That should be supported in 4.0 (though it may require digging into some settings screens). [SOURCE]
Note 35: Already implemented for 4.0 [SOURCE]
Note 36: ... we're kind of waiting for the wearables market to flesh out a bit more first ... [SOURCE]
Note 37: ... The new edition of PLC we're working on actually does do this [SOURCE]
Note 38: ... it's something we can easily punt to a later update ... wait for offline voice recognition in iOS [SOURCE]
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(in fact we have an especially cool twist on that which I’m sure somebody somewhere has done before but which is not something anybody’s ever suggested to us)
