OpenVanilla 0.7.2 for OS X
Copyright © 2004-2006 The OpenVanilla Project
Overview
OpenVanilla is a text entry (input method) and processing architecture and a collection of popular input methods and text processing filters. It is designed to offer a better text entry experience and alternative input methods that are not either not found in Apple’s built-in set or suit better the needs for Windows “switchers.”
NOTE: This package installs the "Unicode Script" version of OpenVanilla. A few OS X applications are not able to recognize characters sent by an input method framework under Unicode script. If you need to use applications like AppleWork, CarbonEmacs, or older versions of PhotoShop, please install the "Traditional Chinese Script" or "Simplified Chinese Script" version of OpenVanilla instead. 
What’s New in 0.7.2

*	Fixed many bugs since 0.7.1, including stability issue since OS X 10.4.3 (seldom occured before 10.4.3) and the "Num lock" key annoyance.

*	Uninstaller. This version of OpenVanilla comes with an "Uninstalling OpenVanilla" application that can help you clean up older versions and variants of OpenVanilla.

*	A “Phrase Management Tools” saves repetitive text entry efforts and facilitates translation and many writing tasks.

*	Improved reliability and loading speed for the input methods generated by Generic Input Methods Module.

*	OpenVanilla is now a “Unicode” input method listed in the Input Menu tab (under the International settings within System Preferences). This makes inter-language text entry less confusing and more consistent for certain script-sensitive applications (such as Microsoft Word).

*	Customizable “input menu” icon.

*	Extra modules and data tables can be installed into special directories within your home directory now. No more need to fiddle with system folders.

*	Hanyu Pinyin and Wubizixing, two Simplified Chinese input methods, are make part of the Standard Set of Modules.

*	A collection of tools, such as Unicode IME and Unicode Decoder, are provided via an “Extra Pack” download package.

*	A pestering bug that disabled numeric keypad whenever OpenVanilla was in use has been fixed.
For more information on how to make use of these new features, please refer to the documentation available at http://openvanilla.org
Activating OpenVanilla 0.7.2
Due to the system design of OS X 10.4 (Tiger), this installer requires you restart the machine after installing OpenVanilla. If this is your first time installing OpenVanilla, after restart the input menu icon (usually a national flag representing the keyboard you’re using) will show up. By clicking on that icon, you can pull down the input menu, in which you’ll find the “OpenVanilla 0.7.2”. You can click on it. The default input method is Traditional Chiense Phonetic (so-called “Bopomofo” method). Choose the method that suits your needs. You can also disable the modules you don’t use through the Preferences in the menu.
In Case of Conflict with Previous Versions of OpenVanilla
If you have installed OpenVanilla 0.7.1 or other previous versions, it is very likely that it stops working—although the older version does co-exist with 0.7.2 in the input menu. Please go to the “Input Menu” tab in the International settings within System Preferences and disable the one you don’t use (by un-checking the listed item). Although OpenVanilla 0.7.2 can work with previous versions by design, apparently OS X’s internal workings are more mysterious than we can outwit.
Uninstalling OpenVanilla
If you do not want to continue using OpenVanilla, you can simply disable it by un-checking it in the “Input Menu” tab in the International settings within System Preferences. If, however, you do want to remove the installed files altogether, please use the "Uninstalling OpenVanilla" application that comes with the distribution disk image.
Installing Extra Modules and Extra Data Tables
Since 0.7.2, there is no more need to install extra modules and data tables into /Library/OpenVanilla/version/Modules/ or /Library/OpenVanilla/version/OVIMGeneric (for Generic IM Module data tables). The old design made modules and data tables available to every user on the same machine, and if two users want to have a different module or data table under the same name, a conflict might occur. With the new design, per-user modules and data tables always take precedence. You can install the modules and data tables into the following directories:

*	For modules (ended in .dylib, .bundle or .app): ~/Library/OpenVanilla/0.7.2/Modules/

*	For .cin data tables that generate input methods: ~/Library/OpenVanilla/0.7.2/UserSpace/OVIMGeneric/

*	For .cin data tables that serve reverse look-up’s (whose filenames usually start with the prefix “lookup-“): ~/Library/OpenVanilla/0.7.2/UserSpace/OVOFRerverseLookup
In addition, with the new design, you can modify the data tables more easily and freely, and editors will no longer ask you for Administrator privilege to overwrite files within system folders.
For OS X 10.3 (Panther) Users
OpenVanilla 0.7.2 can be installed on OS X 10.3.9. Earlier versions of OS X 10.3 is no longer supported. We recommend you, however, not to use this version, but install OpenVanilla 0.7.2 "Built for OS X 10.3.9" version instead. That special version should be available where the present installation package comes from.
OpenVanilla 0.7.2 "Built for OS X 10.3.9" version will be the last that we build for OS X 10.3.9.
Before We Proceed to Install...
OpenVanilla is a community project. Contributors to OpenVanilla are volunteers. The OpenVanilla Team members hope that this software package is both useful and practical. We welcome your contribution in any form: bug reports, new data tables, code or interface improvements, or even evangelism. Without user participation, OpenVanilla wouldn’t have been where it is today.
OpenVanilla is also an open source project. Its source code is available for free (as in free speech) redistribution and use, so long as you observe the License Terms (shown in the next step of this installation process).
We also welcome your donation, monetary (money) or physical (a nice machine is always good for programming). If you like OpenVanilla, tell us!
For more information, please visit http://openvanilla.org
If you want to donate money to the Project, you can visit http://openvanilla.org/donation
Enjoy OpenVanilla!