can the dictionary display 'accent' tone markers?

[padjo59]

In the sample of the Oxford dictionary on the Pleco website I see that the pinyin is only shown with the number tone marks (eg zai4jian4). Is it possible to display the other system of showing tones, using accents over the characters?

(ie z?i ji?n)

Also, if this feature is not available in the Oxford dictionary, is it likely to be available in future products?

thanks

Padjo

 

[mikelove]

It's not available now, but I'm 99% certain it'll be available in the initial release of PlecoDict sometime this summer.

 

[padjo59]

(as a follow up question)

If I buy the Oxford dictionary now but plan to upgrade to the Plecodict, is there likely to be any kind of special 'upgrade price'? I need a dictionary now, but it sounds like the forthcoming dictionary would be more appropriate if it will have the accent marking. (I'm assuming that it will still also have flashcard-type features, as that is one of the key things I'd like to buy it for)

(and if you have a way of projecting the flashcards onto the windscreen while I'm driving... no, no, forget I said that...)

Padjo

盖村客

 

[mikelove]

Actually we're planning to make the software part of PlecoDict a free upgrade; the only things we'll be charging for are the new dictionary databases. Now there'll probably be another software upgrade soon that we will have to charge for, since we're revamping our handwriting recognition system and the new one will require us to pay new per-user licensing fees, but the accent marking and improved flashcard system should both be available for free.