Version History

3.1.1:

Application -

• Bug fix: Utilities -> Remove Statistics... wasn't clearing the session/history statistics (but it was clearing individual word statistics).
• Tuning: Utilities -> Set Current Word Types to Default Difficulty... now runs much faster.
• On autoupdate, preferences are cleared.
• Save as... now save a copy of the file, rather than renaming the old.
• Set default difficulty message improved.

Wordlists -

Main wordlist has now been updated. Download it here. Changes include -

• Removed session/history statistics (minor issue, you can clear it yourself if necessary).

3.1.0:

Application -

• Main wordlist benchmarked with accurate frequencies, gathered from 30 million words at Ha'aretz online via Alexandra McCauley's Hebrew Word Frequency Database.
• Benchmark feature that can update the frequencies on either Modern or Biblical lists.
• Rolls up all previous auto updates, which are so large it now warrants a 'major' release.
• Fixed a portability bug when exchanging wordlist between Windows running Java 1.5.0 and others (Java 1.5.0 bug).

Wordlists -

• MainWordlist 3.1.0 (updated, benchmarked)
• GIFLsHebrewEnglishWordList 1.2 (updated, benchmarked)
• GIFLsHebrewSpanishWordList 1.2 (new)
• JEsBiblicalParashahHebrewWordlist 1.2 (updated, benchmarked)
• ABsDutchHebrewWordlist 1.5 (benchmarked)
• BHsShaarLamatchilWordlist 1.4 (benchmarked)
• BJUBiblicalHebrewWordlist 1.2 (benchmarked)
• DJBsBiblicalHebrewWordlist 1.2 (benchmarked)
• DRsHebrewFromScratchWordlist 1.1 (benchmarked)
• DRsMilon 1.0.5 (benchmarked)
• EACsModernHebrewWordlist 1.2 (benchmarked)
• ERsModernHebrewWordlist 1.2 (benchmarked)
• EVsHebrewIndonesianWordlist 1.2 (benchmarked)
• FMsHebrewPortugueseWordlist 1.1 (benchmarked)
• FMsHebrewSpanishWordlist 1.1 (benchmarked)
• JEsHugoWordlist 1.1 (benchmarked)
• JEsTelAvivUniWordlist 1.3 (benchmarked)
• JWsPrayerbookHebrewEasyWayWordlist 1.1 (benchmarked)
• MOsHaYesodWordlist 1.3 (benchmarked)
• MWsEncountersMHWordlist 1.6 (benchmarked)
• RBsSeowsBiblicalHebrewWordlist 1.1 (benchmarked)
• SMsGimelMHWordlist 1.1 (benchmarked)
• ZZsCzechModHebrewWordlist 2.3 (benchmarked)
• ZZsHebrewForMeWordlist 1.3 (benchmarked)

3.0.6:

Application -

• 3.0.6 or later automatically upgrades the database to support two way statistics history (ie Hebrew->Translation and Translation->Hebrew are now independant). These lists are not compatable with earlier 3.0.0-5 versions.
• Can now copy/paste from translation areas.
• Paste into lexicon search area now replaces what is there currently.

3.0.5:

Application -

• Bug fix: word duplicates occur now when the word, gender, number and tense are the same (didn't discriminate on tense).
• Don't let other panels move the Editor Panel slider if we are in the middle of an edit.
• Bug fix: changing language doesn't make the native and note pane fonts too big now.
• Choices can have more in them, but still display the same size.
• Editor duplicate message shortened to stop keyboard disappearing.
• Consolidate Word Types feature: puts word types into blocks for easy editing.
• Editor panel save, delete or cancel focuses on the slider for convenience of moving to the next word.
• Statistics graphs now work for velocity strategy.

Wordlists -

Main wordlist has now been updated. Download it here. Changes include -

• Added Gender, Number and Tenses to the existing verb binyaniym.
• Made more obvious the Biblical conjugations not used in Modern Hebrew verb tables, in the existing verb binyaniym.
• Pa'al Lamedh Heh verbs, (a frequently used subtype).
• Pa'al Ephal verbs.
• Pa'al Ayin Vav verbs.
• Common relational words that occur so often in speach you may want to learn them by heart.
• Some grammar rules.
• Expressions.
• 1000 new high frequency words.

3.0.4:

Application -

• Delete now works in the Editor panel.
• Better instructions in Editor panel for what to do when a duplicate is entered.
• FoundationStonePreferences3 so version 3 can coexist with previous versions.
• Download update timeout is now 30 minutes.
• Speeded Lexicon display.
• Lexicon now displays the velocity and difficulty settings.
• Fixed velocity statistics not brought accross on update wordlist statistics function.
• Word Statistics Panel doesn't dip to zero for present time.
• Simplified the remove notes message.
• Speeded the remove notes function.
• Speeded and made the remove statistics functions actually work.
• JDBC exception after combining lists or adding stats is gone.
• better tooltips: 'New wordlist' and velocity buttons's attachment to the velocity strategy.
• Current wordlist filepath is now displayed in the main window title.
• Switched the position of cholam and suruq on the virtual keyboard to speed input.
• Paste now appends to what is already there when editing Hebrew.

3.0.3:

Application -

• Trimmed window size to fit Linux better (1024x768).

3.0.2:

Application -

• Velocity strategy bug fix.

3.0.1:

Application -

• Velocity strategy improvements.
• Upgraded Hibernate3.jar to 3.2.0ga to fix the occassional cglib error on some VMs (MacIntel 1.5.0_06, Linux 1.5.0_06).
• Firefox is now the default browser on Linux.
• Space bar in tutor panel can be used for next.
• Saving an edited word updates the other panels.
• Viewing a Lexicon word updates the other panels.
• Velocity strategy updates the number of right/wrong for the session now.
• Back button changes words in the panels.

3.0.0:

Application -

• Support for recording and storing compressed audio.
• New SQL database word list storage format to enable future multimedia functions.
• New Velocity Strategy for faster learning.
• Refactor of the wordlist assembly to Aggregate/Iterator pattern. Iterators are the various stategies for traversing the list, implemented using the Strategy pattern. This should make for more flexible code. Practically speaking, it means randomisations are now instantaneous.

2.3.5:

Application -

• Now quits at end of minor upgrade. Will take effect for the *next* upgrade.
• Improved Hebrew editing - cursor positions more logically.
• Word Statistics window now automatically populates graph for the current word.
• Automatic updates can now be turned off.
• Launches tute once when a new minor version is installed.

2.3.4:

Application -

• Record Audio/Auto Cycle Wordlist feature implemented.

2.3.3:

Application -

• Time Stretch Audio memory improvements for large files, better default settings.
• Fixed occassional hangs on startup.
• Dutch wordlist fixed and posted here (requires an Internet connection).

2.3.2:

Application -

• Interlinear text internet menu item.
• Hebrew movie internet menu item.
• Refactor of preferences to Observer/Observable pattern.
• Time stretch audio file feature.
• Fixed bug greying out save menu item.

2.3.1:

Application -

• Minor Upgrade to fix first time quit problems.
• Number Right & Wrong are reported separately on upgrade check.

2.3.0:

Application -

• Message window now scrolls more tidily.
• Composer window now has size preferences.
• Move language window to move, copy or delete entire languages in their slots.
• Whats new launched in browser on updates.
• Ectaco handheld dictionaries internet menu link.
• Defaults don't clear every time a new preference is added.
• Defaults easiness within difficulty levels are now 5 not 7.
• Saves wordlists if necessary before an update is applied.
• Tutor has a sensitivity preference to set the number of clicks to move the difficulty.
• Fixed a preferences bug that prevented the application launching under some circumstances.
• Added interlinear text link, davar link, wiki link in the internet menu.
• Copy and paste unicode accelerator keys.
• Current tutor entry is now selected in the editor panel too.
• Shin/sin's now easier to get at on the virtual keyboard.
• Tutor language persists between restarts.
• Editor and lexicon highlights when a word has no translation available - inviting someone to add one so it shows up in the tutor window.
• Spanish online hebrew tutorial.
• Moved strategy choice from filters to control section of tutor panel.
• No extra space in foundation script pastes.
• Fixed null pointer exception when trying to auto open a file that has been deleted.
• Fixed problem with paste of qof degesh & tzadeh dagesh unicode.
• Fixed unicode export problem.
• Fixed MacOSX Tiger font problem - thought it was running on Mac Classic.
• Updated French Localisation.
• Cancel button in transfer stats fixed finally.
• Validation of new words improved and unit tested.
• Lexicon window refreshes word type, gender, number tense when switching languages.
• Progress reported when loading large wordlists.
• Combine wordlist function.
• Turn on/off tooltips bug fixed.
• Preferences are now in the users home directory.
• Java version check complies with apples TN2110.
• Window modifies according to the wordlist state (ie get a red dot on os x).
• Fixed editor panel chapter page tool tip bug.
• No words found displays for languages other than English.
• C launch wrapper for windows (ie a *.exe launch file).
• Palm prefs window grey panel fixed on windows.
• Unicode paste.
• Copy form lexicon window fixed.
• Tool to upgrade newly contributed LocaleConstants.properties translations.
• Import wordlists from various file encodings and fonts - including unicode from excel tab separated files.
• Create a frequency ranked wordlist from an input text file.
• Internet menu for sites that works in nicely with features of the program.
• Export wordlist to unicode text file.
• Fixed a stack of potential singleton related threading bugs.
• Added scale adjustment for note text area width in the preferences.
• A Dutch localisation - thanks Ruben.
• No localisation available reminder/encouragement message.
• Online hebrew tutorial sub menu with each available language and format.
• First several launches opens tutorial in best available localisation - publicising it.
• Paste from bibleworks and shebrew and Universal Hebrew (Davar).
• Message panel for system wide messages.
• Refactored out a model object containing the application state, finally separated from the gui.
• Rearrangement of packages.
• Fixed transfer statistics cancel bug.
• Fixed crashs that may occur while testing a new localisation.
• New paste feature initially from superhebrew.

Known Bugs -

• Windows interferes with the proper function of the alt key on the virtual keyboard.

Wordlists -

• ABsDutchHebrewWordlist 1.2 (updated)
• BHsShaarLamatchilWordlist 1.3 (updated)
• DRsHebrewFromScratchWordlist 1.0 (new)
• EVsHebrewIndonesianWordlist 1.1 (new)
• FMsHebrewPortugueseWordlist 1.0 (new)
• FMsHebrewSpanishWordlist 1.0 (new)
• FSsMainAllWordlists 1.0 (new)
• MWsEncountersMHWordlist 1.5 (updated)
• SMsGimelMHWordlist 1.0 (new)
• ZZsCzechModHebrewWordlist 2.2 (updated)

Online Hebrew Tutorial 2.0 -

Spanish tutorial added.

Listening Skills -

Nil.

2.2:

Application -

• Lexicon panel position in list now works - allowing you to locate words in the editor for updating.
• Validation on wordlist: no hebrew words with identical non blank word type, gender, number and tense in any language is allowed.
• New window to allow checking list for potential duplicates.
• Control keyboard keys show their status.
• Keyboard now responds to keystrokes.
• Russian space bug fixed.
• 0-9 keys added to Hebrew keyboard.
• " and () symbols added to new Hebrew fonts.
• New Hebrew fonts have script and printed versions in synch.
• When adding or removing a word via the editor, the tutor panel word type, gender & number combo boxes are kept up to date.
• History of individual difficulties for each word start at the difficutly of the word at that time, not the default difficulty.
• "-" now maps between MiniFlash and FoundationStone fonts.
• Ignores < in MiniFlash import.
• Ignores ( ) " ' 0-9 , ; ? ! + and / in MiniFlash export.
• Imports MiniFlash 2.3 files (as well as the previous 2.x files).
• Bad import of MiniFlash file no longer disables FoundationStone menus or locks it up.
• Due by dates now correctly import from MiniFlash.
• Shortened wordlists no longer export with all the previous categories.
• New icons.
• Small Windows frame icon.
• Foundationstone is now internationalised (can have the menus, buttons etc appear in your language). If your language does not appear, consult the "localisation" section of the Online Help to see how you can add the translation yourself.
• Added a tense field
• Editor panel remembers your previous choices for word type, gender, number, frequency and tense.
• Cancel button added to editor panel.
• Detailed note panel that supports arbitrary length unicode plain text input (for now) for each of the supported languages.
• Length operations such as searching or randomising display a progress bar.
• Fixed browser launch problem on win98.
• Can now copy the Hebrew word from the uppermost panel to the clipboard using the application fonts or Unicode making the application more useful as a dictionary.
• Reminder message appears if fonts have been forgotten, can't be loaded and screen is very large.
• Order of the combo boxes and their labels have been changed to comply with good user interface design.
• Imports and exports to miniflash in any supported language.
• Compositor panel, a new mini word processor - unicode hebrew text can be placed on the clipboard.
• Font autoload now works on Mac OS X under Java 1.3.x (but not 1.4.x).
• New wordlist menu item.
• Menu shortcuts for platforms that have them.
• Clear notes and detailed notes menu item.
• Threaded, fast startup GUI
• Check and suggested remedy for Java bugs

Known Bugs -

• Windows inteferes with the proper function of the alt key on the virtual keyboard.

Wordlists -

Added new wordlists "FSsBiblicalHebrewProject1", "JEsHugoWordlist1" and "JEsTelAvivUniWordlist1".

Updated all wordlists to the new ten language Unicode format.

"masterWordlist" renamed to "mainWordlist" to be consistent with the tutorial.

Online Hebrew Tutorial 2.0 -

Large pdf download has been updated with bookmarks.

Listening Skills -

Nil.

2.1:

Application -

• Major new feature: palm menu, exchange wordlists with a Palm Pilot.
• Radically faster website.
• New optimal selection strategy options.
• Menus to open browser on tutorial pages and online help pages.
• Splashscreen loads sooner in the startup process.
• Improved display of word statistics plot on startup.
• Better Linux support.
• Statistics graphs now allow user to specify a number or percentage.
• Statistics graphs made unavailable when a wordlist is not loaded.
• Wordlist frequency statistics graph.
• Wordlist difficulty levels statistics graph.
• Wordlist word type, gender and number statistics graphs.
• Performance improvements.
• Validation for out of range difficulties, frequencies and easiness within difficulties.
• Fixed a problem with launcher shortcut under WindowsXP, additional PC launcher shortcuts.
• Fixed up font sizes on MacOS X 10.1.2 or above.
• Java standard preferences.
• Program can on some platforms load the fonts automatically if the user forgets to install them.
• Lexicon search bug fixed: no longer treats repeated characters as one.
• Update check feature.
• Better integration when running on the Mac.
• Integrated help and tutorial from the application menus.
• Simplified Windows install process.
• Tidier pull down selectors.
• File name extensions.

Known Bugs -

• OS X document drag and drop does not work on launch.
• When adding a new word type via the editor, the tutor panel word type pulldown does not update.
• 2.1.1 release fixed a small bug with the lexicon search returning more English words than it should.

Wordlists -

Added new wordlists "DJBsBiblicalHebrewWordlist", "HebrewForMeWordlist" and "MWsEncountersMHWordlist".

Updated wordlists "BHsShaarLamatchilWordlist" and "MOsHaYesodWordlist".

Online Hebrew Tutorial 2.0 -

Due to popular demand, link to large pdf download is now double clickable.

Listening Skills -

Nil.

2.0:

Application -

New panels: editor, lexicon and individual word statistics. Back Button. Tooltip help.

Known Bugs -

• Splash screen displays image erratically on startup (OSX, Windows).
• Some Windows JButtons refuse to accept focus.
• OS X has the watch cursor displaying sometimes after closing some windows.

Wordlists -

Added new wordlists "ABsDutchHebrewWordlist" and "BHsShaarLamatchilWordlist".

Online Hebrew Tutorial 2.0 -

Nil.

Listening Skills -

Added new material -

• SA000730.zip
• SB000730.zip
• SA000813.zip
• SB000813.zip
• SA001008.zip
• SB001008.zip

1.0.7:

Application -

New splash screen and name, less cryptic names of the program parts, otherwise identical to 1.0.6.

Known Bugs -

As per 1.0.6.

Wordlists -

Fixed a problem with "population" in ERsModernHebrewWordlist. Fixed problems in the masterWordlist Binyaniym with some genders being misclassified. Fixed problems with feminine form of 15. Combined entries in binyaniym where the masculine and feminine were the same. Fixed some typographic errors. Adjusted the translation of Binyan Hoph'al in the present tense. More accurate translation for words "animal" and "alive, living, live". Classified adjectives according to gender and number. Added three new wordlists ("EACsModernHebrewWordlist", "MOsHaYesodWordlist" and "ZZsCzechModernHebrewWordlist").

Online Hebrew Tutorial 2.0 -

Completely new version with exercises and video downloads.

Listening Skills -

Added new material -

• SB990829.zip
• SA000716.zip
• SB000716.zip
• SB000708.zip

1.0.6:

Application -

Major work on the internal design. Added a left, right, up, down keyboard shortcuts (ie the arrow keys) to the wrong, right, next and show translation buttons respectively . Fixed bug where the DEFAULTEASINESSWITHINDIFFICULTY was 3, instead of 4. Added the "Psychological Aspects" page with some educational technology principles. The enter button now acts to take the cancel/dismiss button on windows, so you are not forced to use the mouse as often. Added windows that produce graphs of your progress for the session, for the currently loaded wordlist over all time, and comparisons of the number in the current and current versus history sessions. Added extra choices of gender, and number of words. Added a text area to allow personal notes for each word. Updated Online Help for new functionality, highlighted important points more. Russian language translations and support. Reduced the size taken up on screen for the windows version, you can now run it on 640x480 screens. Made the Windows\Unix versions ship with all java files inside RosettaJavaSupport directory. Added a splashscreen. Made an hourglass/spinning watch cursor display when the application is busy. Added an word choice to allow all non Biblical words only for users wishing to focus on Modern Hebrew. Improved support for font mappings - should now support all non asian fonts in the translation, notes, and foreign word sections.

Known Bugs -

The cancel/done button in the transfer statistics window requires clicking twice to be dismissed after a transfer of statistics. Windows Java Bugs (These are problems in versons 2.x and 3.x of MSJVM that impact RosettaStone: Focus on buttons in each screen can fail intermitently. File Dialogs in the Transfer Stats window are not modal, and cannot be made modal). Mac Java Bugs (These are the problems that impact RosettaStone: The note text area only returns English correctly. Trying a version greater than MRJ 2.1.3 may fix this if you need Russian).

Wordlists -

Updated wordlists to have further classifications of number and gender, and fixed some typos. Master wordlist also had some better classifications/translations put on it (eg Biblical words were reclassified); and many duplicate words removed.

Online Hebrew Tutorial 1.0.6 -

Updated "Online Resources", added "The RosettaStone" commercial software (nothing to do with this software). Added further downloads to make it easy to print the tutorial on a postscript printer. Added an errata section.

Font Converter 1.0.6b2 -

Tidied up its appearance. Handles new fields in the 1.0.6 version wordlists. Added a "SHebrew" -> RosettaHebrew converter option.

1.0.5:

Application -

Produced the Online Help system, which provides a much clearer and easily navigable guide to setting up, troubleshooting and customising the application.

Known Bugs -

The cancel/done button in the transfer statistics window requires clicking twice to be dismissed after a transfer of statistics.

Wordlists -

Another 1000 modern Hebrew words ("ERsModernHebWordlist.txt" in the additional wordlists directory).

Online Hebrew Tutorial 1.0.5 -

Added new section called "Online Resources" which provides additional resources on, or available over the internet.

Font Converter 1.0.5a1 -

Now handles Nisus writer conversions, and Apple True Type. On Mac made a double clickable application.

1.0.4:

Application -

General preferences now allows you to simply choose handwritten hebrew, or printed hebrew. Additional documentation on how to make your own wordlists. Fixed bug that turns off autoload if the wordlist file is not found, fixed bug that turns off autoload if another wordlist file is opened. startup script for windows NT users.

Fonts -

Produced a handwritten font (RosettaHebrewScript) and a new printed font to replace Ramat Gan (RosettaHebrew). Wordlists prepared in one font will display correctly in the other.

Known Bugs -

The cancel/done button in the transfer statistics window requires clicking twice to be dismissed after a transfer of statistics.

Wordlists -

Around 3000 words now, new words added for the Online Hebrew Tutorial drills.

Online Hebrew Tutorial 1.0.4 -

Major change here: added many more lessons presenting virtually all language features. Made the html more easily navigable.

Font Converter 1.0.4a3 -

Changed the names of the fonts it converts. (ie RosettaHebrew now appears on the menus instead of Ramat Gan). Now converts ";" and the word binding symbol in SuperHebrew correctly. Converts "!" correctly.

1.0.3:

Application -

Word Type choice now automatically populated from the wordlist - includes support for grouping Word Types (ie ALL Verbs). Menu's are now context sensitive (enabled and disabled according to what the user is doing) and have submenus to aid navigation. Added keyboard shortcuts to the menus. Added an autoload, auto randomise and autosave feature. Fixed bug in transfer statistics window that allowed two updates to be running if apply was pressed more that once. Made some of the on screen messages more specific and helpful. Made the frequency from/to and difficulty from/to menu's allow at least some words through if a crazy setting has been requested by the user. Reduced the number of files for the user to be confused by in the win95 and unix versions. Cleaned up some Java 1.0 deprecated API's and some of the old event model.

Known bugs -

The cancel/done button in the transfer statistics window requires clicking twice to be dismissed after a transfer of statistics.

Wordlist(s) -

The wordlist has been further classified according to if the word is biblical or not to assist those people targeting, (or avoiding) learning those words. Fixed some bugs.

New wordlist thanks to Keith Lester containing around 1000 biblical words.

Online Hebrew Tutorial 1.0.3 -

Another lesson has been added teaching vocalisations.

Font Converter 0.33a -

Now handles Biblework's font conversion.

1.0.2:

Application -

Application is now Java 1.1 compliant. Made the transfer statistics progress dialog more robust. Worked around some bugs in MRJ 2.0 and the Graphical Java Toolkit package to do with modal windows. Speeded up the opening of the help menu displays. Reworked the resizing of the foreign panel. Reduced the size of the download required to get it running correctly on a PC. Made a double clickable Mac application, complete with its own virtual file system - cool!. Made the number of files installed on the hard disk much less. Reorganised and updated documentation in response to user feedback. Simplified distribution. Speeded up re opening of preferences window.

Wordlists -

Improved some translations. added 150 more words. Fixed a bug with the wordlist that resulted in quametz (short u) vowel appearing transposed with its associated consonant.

Known Bugs -

The cancel/done button in the transfer statistics window requires clicking twice to be dismissed after a transfer of statistics. The window that appears on startup if the preferences file is corrupted does not centre properly, so has been turned off. The font used in the help windows is not monoproportional under win95/NT.

1.0.1:

Application -

Added frequency filters, added more word type categories, improved performance of statistics updating with an event based model, Bugs fixed if operations were tried before wordlists were read in, can now set to default the entire list or a certain word type, some refactoring of the internals to make the application more object orientated and maintainable, reorganised and updated documentation in response to user feedback. Added some nice GUI stuff from the Graphical Java Toolkit 1.1. Rearranged the files to create less confusion. Made a utitlity to transfer statistics from old wordlists. Standardised the fonts between Mac & PC.

Wordlists -

The Hebrew word list has grown from 500 to over 1300, Alphabet and vocalisation split and clarified, meaningful frequencies added, now contains all word types.

1.0:

First release.