Bookmaker (software)

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Bookmaker
Other namesBookmaker
DevelopersFounder Group (Beijing Founder Electronics Co., Ltd.)
Initial releaseBefore 1994[1]
Repository
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    Operating systemDOS, Microsoft Windows
    LicenseProprietary
    Websitehttps://www.founderfx.cn/product/102.jhtml

    Bookmaker (simplified Chinese: 方正书版; traditional Chinese: 方正書版; pinyin: Fāngzhèng Shūbǎn) is a batch-processing typesetting software developed by Founder Group, first released in the 1990s.[2] It targets publications like books, periodicals, dictionaries, and scientific literature.[3]

    History

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    Major releases of Bookmaker include v6.0 and 7.0, 9.0, 9.01, 9.1, 9.11, 10.0,[4] the 2008 edition, and 11.0.[5] V9.01 introduced automatic pinyin annotation, a large-character font library, and GBK font support.[6] The 2008 edition added annotation and layout parameters.[5]

    Features

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    Bookmaker runs on Microsoft Windows (old versions support DOS), and can import Microsoft Word documents directly.[2] It offers tools for mathematical formula entry, chemical notation, symbol library management, and colored element design.[7] Output formats include PostScript and PDF, as well as Founder's proprietary CEB format.[5]

    Unlike WYSIWYG systems, Bookmaker uses batch processing: users write scripts in BD typesetting language (Chinese: BD排版语言) to define layout commands.[6]

    Sample files (Chinese: 小样文件, .FBD) contain user-edited text with embedded annotations, while backups (.BAK) are created automatically during processing.[8] The .PRO files store global annotations for the complete publication.[8]

    BD language

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    Commands in BD language are embedded as annotations within sample files.[6]

    Examples
    Content Bookmaker BD language LaTeX Result
    Math expression 🄏🄏ⓏsinⓏ¼(α＋β)🄏🄏 \sin(\alpha + \beta) sin⁡(α+β)

    Limitations

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    • Full-width single and double quotation marks from Word documents may convert to half-width in Bookmaker 10.0; this can be worked around by re-pasting through Windows Notepad or WordPad.[9]

    References

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