Hangul (word processor)

Hangul (word processor)

Infobox Software
name = Hangul (Windows)


caption = Hangul 2007
developer = Haansoft Corporation
latest_release_version = Hangul 2007
latest_release_date = August 2006
operating_system = Microsoft Windows
genre = Word processor
license = Proprietary
website = [http://www.haansoft.com/hnc/haansoft_en/product/Haansoft_Hangul2007.jsp www.haansoft.com]
Infobox Software
name = Hangul (Linux)


caption =
developer = Haansoft Corporation
latest_release_version = Hangul 2008 Linux
latest_release_date = April 2008
operating_system = Linux
genre = Word processor
status = Released
license = Proprietary
website = [http://www.haansoft.com/hnc/product/office_2008Linux01.jsp www.haansoft.com]
Infobox Software
name = Hangul (Mac OS X)


caption =
developer = Haansoft Corporation
latest_release_version = Hangul 2006
latest_release_date = 25 April 2006
operating_system = Mac OS X
platform = Intel
genre = Word processor
status = Released but unmaintained
license = Proprietary
website = none
Infobox Software
name = Hangul (Mac OS)


caption =
developer = Haansoft Corporation
latest_release_version = Hangul 97
latest_release_date = 1998
operating_system = Mac OS
platform = PowerPC
genre = Word processor
status = Unmaintained
license = Proprietary
website = none
Infobox Korean name
title=Hangul Word Processor
hangul = (아래아) 한글, 한/글 "or" ᄒᆞᆫ
rr = (Araea) Han(-)geul
mr = (Araea) Han'gŭl

Hangul (also known as Hangul Word Processor or HWP) is a proprietary word processing application published by the South Korean company Haansoft Corporation. It is used extensively in South Korea, especially by the government.

Hangul's support for the special needs of the Korean written language has gained it widespread use in South Korea. Microsoft Word and Hangul are used alongside each other in many South Korean companies.

The software's name, Hangul, is derived from the Korean word ( _ko. 한글, "hangeul") for the alphabet used to write Korean (see the Hangul article for an explanation of the writing system).

Haansoft was on the verge of bankruptcy in after the release of its 2002 version, due to the widespread use of illegal copies. A widespread campaign to support the development of Korean software and promote the purchase of legal copies of Hangul allowed Haansoft to recover.

Hangul saves documents in HWP format, with the filename extension *.hwp. HWP files, up to the versions created with Hangul '97, can be opened with OpenOffice.org. However, files created with later editions of Hangul, including Hangul Wordian, Hangul 2002, Hangul 2005 and Hangul 2007 cannot be opened with OpenOffice.org, due to the major changes in the document structure. These later versions of Hangul provide adequate support for Microsoft Word .DOC format, the "de facto" standard in word processing applications. These versions also provide an English user interface depending on the location setting of the user's environment.

Haansoft offers an online version of Hangul called "Nethangul" that can be used from computers connected to the internet for a moderate fee.

To open HWP files in a non-Korean Windows system with Microsoft Office installed, users can download and execute a conversion program [http://office.microsoft.com/korea/downloads/9798/ara96cnv.aspx?FinishURL=%2F] , which enables files to be opened with Microsoft Word. This program, however, can only be used with files created with Microsoft Word 2000 and below. Haansoft has also a Hangul document viewer program freely available on its website called "Hangul Viewer 2007" (한/글 뷰어 2007) [http://www.haansoft.com/hnc4_0/haansoft/download/pds.php?mode=read&tbl=haan01_pds&cpg=1&rspg=10&col=&str=&classid=25&no=172&PHPSESSID=b4eb94b3af991f3d18bbdd52a1b4f074] .

Versions

Hangul has many versions, the latest of which is Hangul 2007 for Windows, Hangul 2008 Linux for Linux, and Hangul 2006 for Mac OS X.

Previous versions have included:

; MS-DOS: Hangul 0.9, 1.0, 1.1, 1.2 (1989): Hangul 1.2L, 1.3L (1990): Hangul 1.5, 1.51, 1.52 (1991): Hangul 2.0 Pro/Basic (1992): Hangul 2.1 Pro/Basic/Test/Little (1993): Hangul 2.5 (1994): Hangul 3.0 (1995)

;Windows: Hangul 3.0, 3.0a, 3.0b (1995): Hangul 96, International, Japanese (1996): Hangul 97, 97 strengthen, 815 special edition (1998): Hangul Wordian, Hangul for Kids (2000): Hangul 2002 (2001): Hangul 2004 (2003): Hangul 2005 (2004): Hangul 2007 (2006)

;Mac OS: Hangul 96, 97 (1998): Hangul 2006 (2006) : PPC binary

;Unix: Hangul X 1.0, X 3.0 (1995)

;Linux: Hangul X R4 (1999, bundled in Mizi Linux 1 and 1.1): Hangul X R5 (2000, included in Hancom Office 2): Hangul 2008 Linux (2008, included in Hancom Office 2008 Linux)

;Other related software: Net Hangul (2002, Hangul 2002 SE based): Documan (Hangul with USB storage): Hancom Slide : presentation program: Nexcel : spreadsheet software

Advantages

Hangul, as well as other Haansoft products, is a more affordable alternative to non-native comparable programs such as Microsoft Word. Furthermore, Hangul is widely supported in Korea and has a large user base; many Koreans begin their word processing life with Hangul, not with Microsoft Word.

Hangul provides more support for specific Korean language features than international programs; Hangul comes with a wide selection of fonts and not only supports Korean "hanja", Chinese traditional and simplified "hanzi", and Japanese "kanji" and "kana", but even "gugyeol" characters and obsolete "jamo".

Disadvantages

Although the HWP format has become a standard in Korea similar to DOC, PDF or RTF files in other countries, the program and format is not widely used outside Korea.

ee also

*Ichitaro
*List of word processors
*Comparison of word processors
*List of Korea-related topics

External links

* Official site:
** [http://haansoft.com/english/ Haansoft website] . Uses Flash. (English)
** Haansoft's [http://haansoft.com/hnc4_0/english/ introduction to Hangul 2004] – Somewhat outdated, for the latest version is Hangul 2007. Does not use Flash. (English)
** [http://haansoft.lgcdn.com/haansoft/pds/hancom/HwpViewer2007.exe Hangul 2007 viewer download]


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