AVIM Input method editor (IME) for Vietnamese.
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Input method editor (IME) for Vietnamese. AVIM is a Thunderbird extension that provides an input method editor for Vietnamese, based on Hi?u ?·ng’s embeddable script of the same name. Hi?u was the original developer of this extension. * AVIM supports four standard input methods (Telex, VNI, and two varieties of VIQR), as well as a default “Auto” input method, a combination of Telex and VNI. * Unlike ordinary keyboard layouts, AVIM allows you to enter a diacritical mark anywhere after the letter it belongs to, and diacritical marks can be entered in any order. Various auto-corrections result in well-formed Vietnamese words. So if you use the VIQR input method, ddu+o+`ng, dduo+`ng, dduo+ng`, ddu+`ong+, duon`g+d, and even dduong+'?~.` all produce ???ng. * AVIM doesn’t provide complete spell checking – you need Vietnamese Dictionary for that – but its rule-based spell checking helps keep your writing free of errors. When AVIM encounters a word that doesn’t follow Vietnamese spelling rules, it treats additional keys literally, so a key that would normally add a diacritical mark to the word instead produces the original character for that key. This behavior is useful when using foreign words in your Vietnamese writing. * AVIM understands both styles of placing diacritical marks – old (e.g., xóa) and new (xoá) – and auto-corrects your input to be consistent with your preference. * Input editing bugs are uncommon, because AVIM is well-tested in a wide variety of situations. It has even been tested against the entire word list of the Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project. The script version, already in development by 2005, is used on websites throughout the Internet.The extension comes with a complete user interface, giving you much more control over your typing than webpage-based IMEs: * A compact panel on Firefox’s status bar, much like the panels along Microsoft Word’s status bar, displays the current input method. Left-clicking on the panel reveals a menu for disabling and customizing AVIM. The status bar panel can be hidden. * A similar menu under the Edit menu provides access to AVIM’s basic options even if you hide the status bar panel or your entire status bar. * If you’re used to the row of radio buttons and checkboxes that most webpage-based IME include, the extension provides a set of toolbar buttons that you can add individually (View ? Toolbars ? Customize…). If you don’t use all five input methods, you can add just the ones you do use. * A preferences dialog box, accessible through the Add-ons window (Tools ? Add-ons), allows you to configure AVIM’s behavior in detail. * Several keyboard shortcuts keep you from having to reach for the mouse. AVIM can be quickly enabled or disabled by toggling the Enabled option of either menu, or by pressing Ctrl+Alt+V (??V on the Mac). This shortcut is useful when entering foreign words or source code into a webpage. * AVIM is available in five languages – English, Chinese (simplified and traditional), French, Spanish, and Vietnamese – all in one small download. The extension automatically selects its interface language based on the Firefox localization that you’re using; if AVIM isn’t available in that language, it defaults to English.Unlike other IME extensions for Firefox, AVIM works everywhere: * AVIM recognizes every textbox in every webpage you visit. (AVIM ignores password boxes, however.) * AVIM also recognizes nearly every textbox in Firefox itself, including those in the Bookmark Properties dialog, the Library (formerly known as the Bookmarks Organizer), and any dialog box that a webpage displays using JavaScript. * The extension is known to work with dozens of extensions, including: ChatZilla, iMacros, Pencil, ScrapBook, ScribeFire, StumbleUpon, Vietnamese Dictionary, Vietnamese Language Pack, vnDict, and Zotero. * AVIM fully supports any webpage written in HTML, including Gmail and Google Docs. It can handle rich text editors like FCKeditor and TinyMCE. * The extension supports the Songbird media player, as well as experimental, pre-release versions of the Flock browser and Mozilla Thunderbird, Firefox’s companion e-mail client. It also supports any rich Internet application you create using Mozilla Prism.AVIM goes through great lengths to bring you an experience without surprises: * Any change to AVIM’s configuration is immediately applied to any Firefox windows you have open, and is automatically applied to any Firefox windows you open from that point on. * AVIM’s keyboard shortcuts don’t interfere with any of Firefox’s built-in shortcuts and also don’t interfere with shortcuts used by known extensions. * Textboxes don’t scroll to the top or jump to the beginning every time you add a diacritical mark. * The preferences dialog box detects if the Mudim extension is also installed and turned on and offers to turn it off for you, preventing conflicts between the two extensions. AVIM doesn’t actually disable Mudim, but rather sets it to its Off mode. * Similarly, a script monitor automatically disables in-page IME scripts that could interfere with AVIM. * AVIM uses a completely standard user interface, so it looks like part of Firefox, no matter which Firefox theme you use.How to Install in Thunderbird:1. Right-click the link below and choose "Save Link As..." to download and save the file to your hard disk.2. In Mozilla Thunderbird, open Add-ons from the Tools menu.3. Click the Install button, and locate/select the file you downloaded and click "OK". Requirements: · Mozilla Thunderbird What's New in This Release: · Added support for Bespin 0.2.1 (“Cheeky Cirrus”) and above, including non-Mozilla installations. · Added support for Songbird 1.2. · “?a? ” is now treated as a misspelled word. · Fixed an issue where “gin`” would not become “gìn”. · Fixed an issue in Windows and Linux where options in the options pane were not enabled and disabled correctly. · Fixed an issue where the Restore to Default button was always enabled, even when the ignored IDs list was already set to the default.

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