jBrowse v1.0
jBrowse Website
The jBrowse FAQ and LICENSE are handily included in this internal documentation.
Introduction:
jBrowse is a plugin for Microsoft Internet Explorer, intended to make Japanese web pages easier to read for people with a less-than-perfect knowledge of Japanese. To this end, jBrowse contains the following four features:
Furigana Injection
jBrowse can insert furigana (phonetic characters that help the reader to interpret kanji) into web pages, making them easier to read.
Definition Injection
jBrowse can add definitions of Japanese words to a page, so that when the mouse is over a word the meaning of the word appears in the dictionary or toolbar.
Dictionary
jBrowse can pop up a dictionary that can do Japanese <--> English lookups of complete or partial words, even without a Japanese input device.
Kanji list
jBrowse can pop up a powerful kanji list that allows you to look up kanji by any combination of radical, stroke count, meaning and pronunciation.
The jBrowse Toolbar:
From left to right, the jBrowse bar contains:
Initialize
Click on the jBrowse monkey to load dictionaries.
Options
Show the Options window.
Furigana
Click on this to insert helpful furigana into the web page you are currently viewing.
Definitions
Click on this to inject word definitions into the page. jBrowse reads the page, extracts Japanese words, and looks up each word. Depending on what options are set, the words jBrowse understands can be highlighted. When you move your mouse over a word, the definition is displayed in the jBrowse bar.
Show / Hide Dictionary
Show or hide the jBrowse dictionary window.
Show / Hide Kanji List
Show or hide the jBrowse kanji dictionary window.
Help
Show this help page.
The display window
This is the panel where definitions embedded in the page appear when you move the mouse over a word. This is also where the dancing monkey sometimes appears to indicated that jBrowse is busy.
Credits:
jBrowse is based on Jim Breen's EDICT and KANJIDIC files, maintained here. These files are used under license from the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and are free for personal use. Here is the full EDICT license.
The image at the top of this help page (and the other pages) is my pixel-by-pixel rendition of the well-known 'katatsumuri / kai mo shinano mo / ame no naka' haiku.