我剛剛完成了「網站親和力工具列」 1.2 測試版的中文化，這一次連帶的把文件以及其他的 JavaScript 檔案都一併中文化了，還加入了行政院研考會無障礙網路空間服務網的檢測服務與資訊。這個版本 (1.2 版) 其實還沒有釋出，但是我想請有興趣的朋友們，不妨來協助我作測試，看看我有沒有翻譯得不好的地方，或者不小心在翻譯過程中把原有的功能弄爛了。測試的方法如下：

1. 如果妳曾經安裝過網站親和力工具列，請先從控制台的「新增或移除應用程式」把它反安裝掉
2. 下載 WAT_EN_1-2.exe
3. 執行 WAT_EN_1-2.exe, 它會開始把網站親和力工具列安裝起來
4. 下載 zh-tw.zip
5. 把 zh-tw.zip 解壓縮，妳應該會得到一個叫 Accessibility_Toolbar.xml 的檔案
6. 把 Accessibility_Toolbar.xml 複製到網站親和力工具列的安裝目錄，通常是 C:\Program Files\Web_Accessibility_Toolbar_EN\ ；這個目錄裏面本來就有一個 Accessibility_Toolbar.xml 了，直接把它覆蓋掉即可
7. 啟動 IE 。如果妳前面的步驟都是用 IE 來進行的話，請關閉 IE 然後重新執行 IE

這樣應該就安裝好全中文化的網站親和力工具列了。然後妳可以盡情嘗試各種功能，如果發現有哪裡不正常、畫面出不來、中文翻譯錯了或是翻譯得很難懂，就請來信或在此發表迴響，我會馬上修改。另外，目前已知有幾個狀況：

• 如果使用了「更新工具列」的功能，就會讓工具列變回英文版。這時候祇要重新把中文化過的 Accessibility_Toolbar.xml 蓋回去即可。
• 中文的說明文件其實是 1.1 版的文件，所以部分功能與畫面會跟實際上的樣子不同。
• 「色彩對比分析程式」並沒有一併中文化；有需要的話請下載這個 cca-zh-tw.zip ，解開得到 translation.txt ，然後請把這個 translation.txt 複製到 C:\Program Files\Web_Accessibility_Toolbar_EN\CCA\ ，覆蓋掉原有的 translation.txt 即可完成中文化
• 有些功能按下去之後會出現錯誤代碼為 "80020101" 的錯誤訊息，這可能是由於 IE 的「封鎖快顯視窗」功能所造成的。妳可以先把 IE 的這個功能關閉，或者在使用這些工具列功能時，先按住鍵盤上的 Ctrl 鍵不放，再按下滑鼠左鍵來執行該功能，看看是否正常。
• 「源碼 > 檢視局部源碼」的功能要先用滑鼠在網頁上選取一段內容纔能運作，否則就算按著鍵盤上的 Ctrl 鍵，也還是會出現 "80020101"
• 英文版中，許多功能會連回 www.nils.org.au ，在中文版中這些功能通通會連到 ais.z6i.org 這台機器，這是因為外部的 JavaScript 需要中文化的緣故

同樣地，如果對「色彩對比分析程式」的翻譯有意見，或者知道有些甚麼參考資料或線上服務應該加進這個工具列的，也請告知。

People's Literature Publishing House is translating the new Harry Potter novel over the course of two months, down from the three months it took for the fifth volume.

They're still too late, though, since Harry Potter fans have been collaborating on an online translation of the book from the moment it first came out, posting segments in forums and on message boards across the web. That translation is now complete.

Shanghai Daily News noted in late July that Rowling's lawyer "confirmed in an e-mail that non-commercial fan fictions including online translations are permitted." The Chinese publisher, however, has a different view - it has not ruled out suing Baidu for hosting the translations on its BBS service, under the philosophy that even if fans can translate freely, hosting and transmitting such translations violates copyright. People's Literature is afraid that once the translation begins circulating online, the pirates won't be too far behind.

Unauthorized translations were published for Order of the Phoenix, too, but the most widely available version was rife with errors, most glaringly in the translation of the title: "order" in was interpreted as "command" rather than "society." The fan translation of Half-blood Prince looks to be an improvement. Forum commenters are calling it "complete" and "acceptable," so we probably can expect paper copies on the street as soon as cover art can be worked up.

有数千亿恒星的银河系被认为像一个盘子，100000光年宽，中间有个突起，带6条螺旋形的臂。我们不能发射探测器到银河之外，来给银河系拍照。但是我们可以给附近天文学家认为应该和银河系类似的星系拍照，来了解我们的银河系从外部看起来会是什么样子的。 这个星系的代号是 NGC 4565，也被称作 Needle Galaxy。最先于 1785 被观测到。我们正好对着它的窄边，离我们大约3千万光年。 这个漂亮的螺旋形星系叫 Messier 83，离我们1千5百万光年，是我们银河系的二分之一大。其中螺旋形的臂清晰可见。 材料来自欧洲南方天文台。

Madonna版本的《Don't Cry For Me Argentina》我都听腻了，记得为了听这首歌，《贝隆夫人》的DVD也买了，不过说真的，不喜欢那种类型的电影（《黑暗中的舞者》除外）。听张靓影唱《Don't Cry For Me Argentina》时我是闭着眼听的，我觉得和Madonna没多大差别，或许是我听不出来吧。凉粉我是做定了，支持张靓影！欢乐波上《Don't Cry For Me Argentina - 张靓影》的在线试听。

杭州某女装公司在《青年时报》上为靓颖打的整版广告！这个公司的老总真聪明！

 

1. An exhibition focussing on the Nanjing Massacre started yesterday at China's National Museum. The exhibition commemorates China's victory in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression as part of the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II. Japanese invading troops occupied Nanjing on December 13, 1937, and launched a six-week massacre, killing more than 300,000 Chinese people.

2. A public hearing will be held on August 14 to decide the new draft regulations to loosen a 12-year ban on firecrackers in Beijing (Currently, firecrackers can only be used outside of the fifth ring road).

3. China's central bank specifies currency basket which consists of the US dollars, Euro, Japanese Yen and Won of the Republic of Korea.

4. 75% of high school graduate students in Beijing enrolled by universities this year.

5. The State Council decides to accelerate the construction of rural cooperative medical system for more than 800 million rural residents.

This morning the Chinese Ministry of Public Security released a report about the 'state of national public security', according to Beijing's Legal Mirror.

The report quotes some interesting figures related to criminal cases that took place in China during the first six months of 2005. Let's have a look:

- The total amount of criminal cases was 2,13 million (a decrease of 1,2% if compared with the same period last year);
- Criminal cases cracked by investigators amount to more than 85,000 (no comparative data were given);

The Public Security report also highlighted five important trends in criminal activities:

1. Criminals are targeting juicier goals: richer people or entities;
2. Car theft is on the rise: during the first half of the year 48,000 cases were filed nationwide, an increase of 15,5% over the same period in 2004;
3. Criminal cases happen more often in public spaces: meaning that the streets are becoming less safe than they used to be;
4. The average age of criminals is lowering: more kids are involved in illegal activities;
5. New types of criminal activities are emerging: blackmailing, cons, and prostitution via the Web.

Other interesting statistics highlighted in the report:

Arson: 4,585 cases (21,3% decrease over the same period last year)
Bombing: 543 cases (17,7% decrease)
Murders: 11,000 cases (13,6% decrease )
Rape: 15,000 cases (5,8% decrease)
Assault and battery: 65,000 cases (0,1% decrease)

Scary stuff! Check out how many traffic accidents happened in this country from January to June 2005:

Traffic accidents: 229,000
Traffic deaths: 46,000
Traffic injuries: 236,000

The above means that every 24 hours there are 1,265 accidents, 254 people dead, and 1,303 people injured on the streets!

So, car thieves, maybe you should change your focus on a safer type of commodity.

Vogue magazine's China edition is on the streets, two weeks in advance of its September launch date. The gatefold cover features Australian super model Gemma Ward, and Chinese models Du Juan and Wang Wenqin with three other Chinese models to their right. They were photographed in Shanghai styled by Patrick Demarchelier, with French Vogue editor Carine Roitfeld as stylist.

The September issue contains 430 pages, with an even mix of foreign and locally produced content. About a quarter of the pages are advertisements.

Judging from the advertisers in this issue which include Gucci, Prada, Dolce & Gabbana, Hermès etc., Vogue is going to do just fine. At last, the trashy Cosmopolitan magazine has some strong competition.

Vogue China has been in the pipeline for more than two years. The magazine is produced in partnership with China Pictorial Publishing House, a state-owned company that has been publishing the propaganda rag China Pictorial (人民画报) in several different languages since 1950, when Mao Zedong inscribed the Chinese characters for its masthead.

According to their own website, China Pictorial Publishing House is "under the administration of the News Office of the State Council and the China Foreign Languages Publishing and Distribution Administration". This is pretty funny when you consider the recent noises emanating from various government bodies about preventing foreign involvement in Chinese media — if the State Council does not take those rules seriously, who will? (The State Council is "the highest executive organ of State power, as well as the highest organ of State administration" according to the People's Daily.)

The nominal President of Vogue China is Wang Jingtang, with Zeng Xiangmin listed as Executive Editor. The real editor of the magazine is Angelica Cheung (张宁).

BBC利用Google Earth，帶我們直接到達所有頭條新聞發生的地方。這個名為NewsGlobe的服務，只要我們下載他們的kmz檔案，就可以在所有的新聞點漫遊。...

今早在家门口的乔家栅买了杯豆浆，然后就把它放到装有手机、公交卡、钱、纸巾、优盘的塑料袋里，然后就上车了。

半路想看看时间，手伸到袋子里一摸，坏了，全是水，豆浆漏了，拿出手机一看，屏幕都不亮了，开机也开不了，泡了十多分钟了，估计报销了，我可怜的Nokia 6100。明天去Nokia服务中心看看，不行的话只好换新的了：（

In the last post, (yikes that was back in July!), we described the new "Feeds" module that lets you pull your personal content from other blogs and web services onto your Yahoo! 360° page via RSS (Really Simple Syndication).

Here's the part we didn't describe so well: the Feeds module on your "My Page" is for friends, family, and fans to find out (by checking their own Y! 360° pages) when your personal stuff updates. It's the place to share your personal stuff via RSS feeds. It's not the place to share all the other stuff you read online via RSS, like Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Buzz, or your favorite famous gossip blog, gadget blog, or mommy blog.  (Try My Yahoo!  for that, it works much better.) 

Another little issue we thought you'd want to know about: RSS is not really as simple yet as the acronym would have you believe. RSS feeds (when they work right) do provide a great way to share your frequently updated content: a blog, a wishlist, a playlist (for example) -- and to consume published/public content such as news feeds, other people's blogs, your friends' movie queues, playlists, calendars, and stuff like that. But, RSS feeds aren't available uniformly across all web sites and services, and we're still working out the details of making it all work smoothly  in Yahoo! 360°.

Bear with us as we improve the update process  sometimes known as a pingstream (because we "ping" your content source to get the latest updates).

So, here's to taking the pain out of your pingstream --  and thanks for your patience.