Rikaichamp version history - 25 versions
Rikaichamp by Brian Birtles
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You should always use the latest version of an add-on.
Latest version
Version 0.1.20
Released Aug 11, 2020 - 26.05 MBWorks with firefox 65.0 and later* Added Chinese (simplified) localization
* Added recognition of ん as a negative form (分からん, 知らん etc.)
* Added recognition for slightly longer matches
* Added formatting for phantom kanji and kokuji kanji metadata
* Updated word and name dictionariesSource code released under Mozilla Public License, version 2.0
Older versions
Version 0.1.19
Released Jun 24, 2020 - 26 MBWorks with firefox 65.0 and later• Fixed recognition of irregular verbs いらっしゃいます and おっしゃいます
• Fixed mis-recognition of くれる and くさせる
• Fixed recognition of ー (長音符) after ゛゜ and ゃゅょ (e.g. じーちゃん)
• Added language attribute to popup window so we default to Japanese characters even on Chinese language pages
• Fixed selection range when matching years
• Updated word and name dictionaries to 2020-06-23 snapshotSource code released under Mozilla Public License, version 2.0
Version 0.1.18
Released May 18, 2020 - 25.97 MBWorks with firefox 65.0 and later• Fixed regression to recognizing -masu stem forms
• Fixed a bug in handling ー after an い sound
• Added support for recognizing decomposed Unicode text
• Made it ignore Shift when combined with other modifier keys
• Updated word and name dictionaries to 2020-05-17 snapshotSource code released under Mozilla Public License, version 2.0
Version 0.1.17
Released Apr 13, 2020 - 25.92 MBWorks with firefox 65.0 and later* Added support for recognizing and converting Japanese era years, e.g. 昭和５６年、令和元年、平成三十一年
* Made dictionary matching recognize ー in 頑張ろー and そーゆー etc.
* Added matching for continous forms such as 食べている and 食べてた
* Updated the word and name dictionaries to 2020-04-12 snapshotSource code released under Mozilla Public License, version 2.0
Version 0.1.16
Released Jan 7, 2020 - 25.8 MBWorks with firefox 65.0 and later* Made dictionary matching not split up yo-on like じゃ.
* Updated word and name dictionaries to 2020-01-06 snapshot.Source code released under Mozilla Public License, version 2.0
Version 0.1.15
Released Dec 23, 2019 - 25.78 MBWorks with firefox 65.0 and laterHopefully made the database handling more robust.Source code released under Mozilla Public License, version 2.0
Version 0.1.14
Released Dec 12, 2019 - 25.82 MBWorks with firefox 65.0 and later* Add more robust handling of extension storage
* Make browser action warning less noisySource code released under Mozilla Public License, version 2.0
Version 0.1.13
Released Dec 12, 2019 - 25.82 MBWorks with firefox 65.0 and later* More logging for download errorsSource code released under Mozilla Public License, version 2.0
Version 0.1.12
Released Dec 11, 2019 - 25.82 MBWorks with firefox 65.0 and later* Various improvements to make updating more robust and add logging information for when it fails.Source code released under Mozilla Public License, version 2.0
Version 0.1.11
Released Dec 10, 2019 - 25.82 MBWorks with firefox 65.0 and later* Add even more loggingSource code released under Mozilla Public License, version 2.0
Version 0.1.10
Released Dec 10, 2019 - 25.82 MBWorks with firefox 65.0 and later* Added some logging for database failures.Source code released under Mozilla Public License, version 2.0
Version 0.1.9
Released Dec 10, 2019 - 25.82 MBWorks with firefox 65.0 and later* Updated the database handling to hopefully make it more robust.
* Updated the word and names dictionaries. (The kanji dictionary is constantly updated.)Source code released under Mozilla Public License, version 2.0
Version 0.1.8
Released Dec 4, 2019 - 25.94 MBWorks with firefox 65.0 and later* Make failed downloads resume from the most recent failureSource code released under Mozilla Public License, version 2.0
Version 0.1.7
Released Dec 3, 2019 - 25.94 MBWorks with firefox 65.0 and later* Improved error handling and reporting for download errors.Source code released under Mozilla Public License, version 2.0
Version 0.1.6
Released Nov 29, 2019 - 25.93 MBWorks with firefox 65.0 and later* Bug fix: Avoid looking up database when it is unavailable.Source code released under Mozilla Public License, version 2.0
Version 0.1.5
Released Nov 29, 2019 - 25.93 MBWorks with firefox 65.0 and later* Make sure asynchronous download errors are handled correctly.Source code released under Mozilla Public License, version 2.0
Version 0.1.4
Released Nov 29, 2019 - 25.93 MBWorks with firefox 65.0 and later* Better handle the case where IndexedDB is unavailable
* Fix some cases where the content in the kanji window wrapsSource code released under Mozilla Public License, version 2.0
Version 0.1.3
Released Nov 27, 2019 - 25.93 MBWorks with firefox 65.0 and later* Updated database interaction to better handle initial language setting.
* Added logging to various database interactions.Source code released under Mozilla Public License, version 2.0
Version 0.1.2
Released Nov 27, 2019 - 25.93 MBWorks with firefox 65.0 and laterCompletely rewrote the kanji dictionary handling:
* Updates daily 🗓
* New layout 🆕
* Support for French, Spanish, and Portuguese 🇫🇷 🇪🇸 🇵🇹
* Much-refined (and still improving) kanji component list 🔄
* Updated grade levels to 2020 data 📈
* New references (JLPT, Japanese for Busy People etc.) 📖Source code released under Mozilla Public License, version 2.0
Version 0.0.32
Released Jul 10, 2019 - 26.06 MBWorks with firefox 42.0 and later* Added support for display romaji alongside the reading (off by default)
* Updated the dictionaries to 2019-07-05 snapshotSource code released under Mozilla Public License, version 2.0
Version 0.0.31
Released Apr 2, 2019 - 25.67 MBWorks with firefox 42.0 and laterUpdated dictionaries to include 令和.Source code released under Mozilla Public License, version 2.0
Version 0.0.30
Released Mar 12, 2019 - 25.93 MBWorks with firefox 42.0 and later☆ Fixed looking up of entries where the reading is in Katakana.
☆ Reworked handling of keystrokes when a textbox is in use. Hopefully Rikaichamp listens to keystrokes when you expect it to and ignores them when you don't.
☆ Updated dictionaries to 2019-03-11 snapshot.Source code released under Mozilla Public License, version 2.0
Version 0.0.29
Released Jan 27, 2019 - 25.71 MBWorks with firefox 42.0 and later* Added kanji references for Conning's 'The Kodansha Kanji Learner's Course' thanks to Kala-J!
* Make the kanji view show the traditional radical (not the Nelson radical).
The Nelson radical will be shown in the references section in cases where it differs.
* Kanji components are now included when copying a kanji entry to the clipboard.
* Updated dictionaries to 2019-01-26 snapshot.Source code released under Mozilla Public License, version 2.0
Version 0.0.28
Released Dec 31, 2018 - 25.68 MBWorks with firefox 42.0 and later* Added more user-friendly display of annotations for the names dictionary
* Made pop-up key handling work even when CapsLock is on
* Updated dictionaries to 2018-12-30 snapshotSource code released under Mozilla Public License, version 2.0
Version 0.0.27
Released Dec 28, 2018 - 25.67 MBWorks with firefox 42.0 and later* Fixed highlighting so it works correctly with faux-ruby as used on renshuu.org and Japanese learners' stack exchange
* Fixed result trimming so that it sorts by priority before trimming
* Updated dictionaries to 2018-12-27 snapshotSource code released under Mozilla Public License, version 2.0