I’ve packaged and released Jisho 3.1.1 as promised. 

A quick overview of the changes are as follow:

Added

* Kanji (Reading) column only shows a reading if there is kanji.

Fixes

* All searches no longer run as wildcard.

* Updated Database

* Updated German and Japanese localizations

This is something I should have posted about a few days ago, but things have been quite hectic in Tokyo for me. That is, as you may have guessed from the title, Jisho Touch 1.3 is live on the AppStore.

People seem to be updating to the latest version like wildfire, which is great. I hope everybody enjoys it.

As per usual, if you have any feedback etc… drop a line here or in an email and I’ll see what I can do. 

 I’ve got a bug fix build for Jisho ready to go that just needs to be packaged. So be on the lookout for a new version of it in the next 3 or 4 days.

I’ve submitted Jisho Touch 1.3 to the AppStore earlier today.

In this release I focused on cleaning up the interface and tried to focus on clarity of information and making things a bit easier to use.

For instance, first thing on start up the search button bar appears immediately, removing the need for a touch before you can start searching through Jisho.

The results listing has also been reworked dramatically. Firstly, I now include the first english word in the cell. I also removed redundant information on the screen by not displaying the reading the entry was only Kana.

I think if you compare the two images above, the second image is a lot clearer and cleaner looking while giving you more information.

Another major feature is in the large kanji view. You can now swipe left or right to view different kanji and their readings for an entry. Compare this with the current method: Press a blue chevron, view kanji, press back button, press next blue chevron. Swiping wins.

I’ve got a lot more ideas for future development and I can’t wait to get them developed and in your hands.

A lot of verbs in JMDict are prefixed with “to” before them. This means if you search for the “run”, you get a lot of nouns for run. If you are looking for a verb and not having much luck finding exactly the word you are looking for, try adding “to ” to the front e.g. “to run”.

This tip works with both Jisho and Jisho Touch.

Jisho Touch is going on sale half-off for the holidays!

Purchase your copy for $4.99 today!