Welcome to STYLED and STYLLIST. Both programs read and analyze texts. STYLED graphs the texts to the screen. STYLLIST prepares lists which you may use when you edit. This demonstration shows you how to load and run the programs. Read STYLED.DOC to learn how to interpret them. The Way to Start You may begin either program at the MS-DOS prompt by entering just the program's name. Enter the command name plus the key: STYLED or STYLLIST Next, enter the name of a text for the program to analyze. Either: STYLED filename or STYLLIST filename. [For filename, enter the name of a text file. All samples on the disk end with the extension .TXT or .DOC] If you did not enter the text name when you loaded the program, or if you entered the name of a file which does not exist, the program will prompt you: Answer # (plus wild cards) if you wish to see the directory. Hit just if you wish to end. Which TEXT file would you like to analyze? If you do not remember the name of your text, you should answer with the pound sign: Which TEXT file would you like to analyze? # Then the program will list all your files on the current directory. But if you have many files, a long list might confuse you. To see a shorter list, enter either of the MS-DOS wild cards (? or *) after the pound sign. The program will list only those files that match. For example, if you enter as follows: Which TEXT file would you like to analyze? #s*.T?T The program will list only those files that begin with an `S' and end with a 3-letter extension bounded by the letter `T'. At this point, STYLLIST would have all the information it would need. It would tell you to wait while it analyzed your text. Then it would remind you that you could read the analysis in a file named REPORT. STYLED, however, prompts you to specify: 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 � Analyze � � � � 1 = Word length � � 2 = Punctuation � � 3 = Syntax � � 4 = Nominalization � 냐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴캐 � (V)iew the file � � (N)ame another file � � (S)hell to MS-DOS � � (E)nd a session � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 Choice: v Note: Here you have asked to just to look at the text itself. The sample text you asked to (V)iew: As far as science fiction is concerned, the story is not the least interesting. I can hardly read anything really interesting and mysterious: no fancy about the wonderful world on planets, no extremely mysterious, haunted rumors about the bronze statue, no need to puzzle, no way of amusement. Since the author only reports the plot, the story is quite boring. And I was dissatisfied after reading it. When you have finished reading it, you will return to choose the analysis. Regarding studnese.txt 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 � Analyze � � � � 1 = Word length � � 2 = Punctuation � � 3 = Syntax � � 4 = Nominalization � 냐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴캐 � (V)iew the file � � (N)ame another file � � (S)hell to MS-DOS � � (E)nd a session � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 Choice: 1 At your request STYLED graphs the word length, one screen at a time: studnese.txt: Word Length. (No.)=wds per sentence. Words 10+ chars. appear  1 > 栢 栢� 栢 栢栢栢� 栢栢栢� 栢 栢栢栢栢� 栢� 栢栢� 栢 栢� 栢� 栢栢� interesting . ( 14 )  2 > � 栢� 栢栢栢 栢栢 栢栢栢栢 栢栢栢 interesting 栢� mysterious 栢 栢栢� 栢栢� 栢� 栢栢栢栢� 栢栢� 栢 栢栢栢� 栢 栢栢栢栢� mysterious 栢栢栢� 栢栢栢 栢栢� 栢� 栢栢栢 栢栢栢 栢 栢栢 栢 栢栢栢� 栢 栢� 栢 栢栢栢栢� . ( 34 )  3 > 栢栢� 栢� 栢栢栢 栢栢 栢栢栢� 栢� 栢栢 栢� 栢栢� 栢 栢栢� 栢栢栢 . ( 12 ) 栢� � 栢� dissatisfied 栢栢� 栢栢栢� 栢 . ( 7 ) When it has finished, it gives reports: Total word count: 67 Words 10+ chars.: 5 ( 7 %) 1 > interesting 2 > interesting 2 > mysterious 2 > mysterious 4 > dissatisfied Suppose you request STYLED to graph the punctuation of the text: Regarding studnese.txt 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 � Analyze � � � � 1 = Word length � � 2 = Punctuation � � 3 = Syntax � � 4 = Nominalization � 냐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴캐 � (V)iew the file � � (N)ame another file � � (S)hell to MS-DOS � � (E)nd a session � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 Choice: 2 STYLED reports: studnese.txt: Punctuation. Each  = one word.  1 >  ,  .  2 >  :  ,  ,  ,  ,  .  3 >  ,  .  . Periods: 4 Commas: 6 Colons: 1 11 punctuation marks of these kinds in a text of 67 words, i.e., punctuation for every 6 words. You can easily test all other choices on your on your own. But first a couple of cautions. STYLED and STYLLIST work only with texts in ASCII (standard code). Some word-processors (notably WordStar) prepare texts with special graphics characters which these programs cannot handle. See UNWS.DOC for information about how to use UNWS.EXE to convert WordStar texts to ASCII. STYLLIST uses systems commands. For it to work properly, you must place STYLLIST on a disk formatted with the COMMAND.COM, or you must boot with a disk that remains in the drive where you boot. STYLED and STYLLIST require version 2.1 or higher of COMMAND.COM. You can find what version you have by typing COMMAND at the MS-DOS prompt. A note on one other choice on the main menu: 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 � (S)hell to MS-DOS � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 Shell takes you to MS-DOS. STYLED remains in the computer's memory. When you choose to shell, the program reminds you to type EXIT to return to STYLED. If you clear the screen, you must remember that command: EXIT. Shell allows you to work at the MS-DOS level and it even allows you to run other programs, if you have enough memory. STYLED.DOC contains a full manual, with samples of how to use the information which these program give you. STYLED.DOC shows how to write clearly. Share copies of STYLED and STYLLIST with anyone and everyone. Do not sell. Enjoy clarity! --Louie Crew, Director of the Writing Program Chinese University, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong