MDBG Chinese Reader

Overview

Control the basic operations of MDBG Chinese Reader's LiveScan and HighlightScan function. By default:

• LiveScan: pointing at any Chinese text will popup the LiveScan window
• HighlightScan: highlighting Chinese text will popup the HighlightScan window
• New!  ClipboardScan: copying Chinese text (Ctrl+C) will popup the HighlightScan window

When enabled, the Ctrl+Scan option let's you invoke these scanning functions only when you press the Ctrl (Control) key:

• Ctrl+LiveScan: Press Ctrl while pointing at Chinese text for the LiveScan window
• Ctrl+HighlightScan: Press Ctrl while highlighting Chinese text for the HighlightScan window

• LiveScan is the most popular feature of Chinese Reader. Hover your mouse over a Chinese word and see a popup window reading the Chinese word(s) while showing you the English meaning and how to pronounce it (Pinyin or Bopomofo). Un-check to disable this function
• HighlightScan lets your understand a range of Chinese text. Highlight the Chinese text and Chinese Reader opens a HighlightScan window. An auto-translation provides a simplistic translation. Hover your mouse over the words in the reading panel to see MDBG's dictionary-based meanings. Un-check to disable this function
• New! ClipboardScan helps you understand Chinese text in the widest range of applications. When you copy Chinese text using the shortcut Ctrl+C or menu command Edit > Copy, Chinese Reader opens the HighlightScan window, similar to HighlightScan (above). Un-check to disable clipboard monitoring
• Ctrl+Scan: Control precisely when Chinese Reader interacts with your text. Hold the Control (Ctrl) key while pointing at text (Ctrl+LiveScan) or highlighting text (Ctrl+HighlightScan) to open the LiveScan or HighlightScan windows
• Auto-start: Check to enable Chinese Reader to launch automatically when your computer starts up
• Minimize on start: Hides the Chinese Reader Main window after starting up
• Systray mode: Hides Chinese Reader from your Program Bar and the Main window. For users who want a minimalist view of Chinese Reader (similar to earlier versions of Chinese Reader)

Tips

Chinese Reader uses Ctrl+C and the Windows clipboard. If your application is experiencing unusual behavior, you may limit Chinese Reader's interactions as you troubleshoot your applications.

• Un-check LiveScan and HighlightScan. By suspending Chinese Reader scan operations interoperability issues with other applications are minimized
• Check Ctrl+Scan option. This resolves many application issues when using Chinese Reader only occasionally

Occasionally, some system utilities (MSCONFIG) may prevent Chinese Reader from starting up automatically. To resolve this issue, you need to update your Startup folder. From Windows Explorer, drag the Chinese Reader program icon into your Windows Startup folder.