May 2018 Release (v1.2.0)

v1.2.0 includes a few new features and visual enhancements. For a full list of changes, see the changelog.

Added

• Added a very basic pinyin detection for search as described in #26
• Added HSK Labels as described in Issue #98
• Added List Filtering in Bookmarks Section as described in Issue #30

Changed

• Decreased load time to bottleneck as described in Issue #99
• Visual enhancements including Issue #100
• Updated CC-CEDICT database to most recent release (May 11 2018)

February 2018 Patch 1 (v1.1.1)

This update (v1.1.1) includes bug fixes for the February 2018 Update (v1.1.0).

Fixed

• Fixed traditional character stroke order error as described in Issue #95

February 2018 Update (v1.1.0)

v1.1.0 includes a few new features and several bug fixes.

Added

• Text to Speech support as described in Issue #67
• Character Stroke Animations as described in Issue #90

Fixed

• Duplicates in search results as described in Issue #85
• Issue with searching for pinyin with tone numbers
• Missing capital letter pinyin as described in Issue #86

Changed

• Updated to a newer version of CC-CEDICT (Released 2018-02-07)
• Changed fields in dictionary database (app/src/db/cc-cedict.json)

Initial Release Bug Fixes (v1.0.1)

Minor release with several bug fixes.

Changed

• Moved prettify-pinyin to Rust (in syng-dictionary-creator)
• Improved startup load times by more than 30% by decreasing syng dictionary file size

Fixed

• Improved searchable terms as described in Issue #40
• Fixed problem with text overflow with notes in bookmarks as described in Issue #81
• Fixed issue prettifying no-tone syllables in prettify pinyin tool as described in Issue #80

Initial Stable Release (v1.0.0)

The initial stable release of Syng 词应 is the biggest release of Syng yet! Including:

• 70% Increase in speed at start up
• Brand new user interface
• New icon
• And much more!

For a full list of changes, please see the changelog.

Release Notes

If you are upgrading Syng from a previous release, please export your bookmarks first. You can reimport them into Syng after upgrading. If you don't back up your bookmarks you will lose all your bookmarks because they are overwritten by the installation, and v1.0.0 changes where bookmarks are stored.

Syng Beta 2 Windows Update (v0.2.1)

This release includes bug fixes and a new packaged app for Windows systems.

Fixed

• Fixed display issues on Windows

Release Note: This installation will install along side any previous installed version of Syng. Syng will be installed to C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\Syng. If you experience a permissions error saying that bookmarks cannot be accessed, run Syng as an Administrator.

Beta 2 (v0.2.0)

Syng v0.2.0 Beta 2

Beta 2 is the largest release of Syng yet, with many new features (see changelog below) and several bug fixes.

Added

• Added Import and Export of bookmarks as described in Issue #36
• Added Error Reports as described in Issue #37
• Added Pinyin Converter as described in Issue #23
• Added Character Converter as described in Issue #22
• Added View Changelog to Help Menu
• Added Logging Platform for Debugging
• Added Automatically Generated Tests Based on Bookmarks as described in Issue #27
• Added Component Characters Section to Search Results as described in Issue #34

Fixed

• Fixed Issue #31, Search Button on New Line on Windows
• Fixed Issue #43, Improper Behavior after Closing Main Window on Mac
• Fixed Issue #47, Pinyin Font too Small to Read

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Installation Notes

Linux

Installing the update will erase your bookmarks unless you are on Linux. If you are on Linux and would like to preserve your bookmarks you can use the update.sh script found in the .tar.gz release candidate.

macOS

You must first allow your computer to install programs from unregistered developers before you can begin using Syng.

Beta 1 Patch 2 (v0.1.2)

Fixed

• Fixed Issue #28 学 simplified character not searchable

Note: Do to the small size of this release, there are no installation candidates for Linux or Windows. If you're interested in using v0.1.2 specifically, you can install the source and package it for your system using electron-packager.

Beta 1 Patch 1 (v0.1.1)

Fixed

• Fixed Issue #28 Path error when adding word to bookmarks

Note: There is no mac installation candidate for this release.

Initial beta (v0.1.0)

This is a beta release and not everything is fully functional yet.

This release includes the following features:

• Search (in English, Chinese, and Pinyin w/o Tone Numbers)
• Bookmarks
• Flashcards

Please note: automatically generated tests have not yet been built into this release.