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subject: FAULT FINDER OVERVIEW
discussion: PC-Type II's Fault Finder will check the spelling of a
particular word, or your entire document, and will
also point out any words used twice in succession.
If a word is encountered which does not exist in the
PC-Type II dictionary file, PCTYPE.DIC, then an
alternative list of words may be requested which may
contain the correct spelling of the desired word.
If a word is used twice in a row, the Fault Finder
will delete the second occurrence at your request.
dictionary: In order to check the spelling of a word, the location
of the file PCTYPE.DIC must be known to the Fault
Finder. This location should be in the .PRO file.
(See the Configuration section of this manual to see
how to define the location of the Fault Finder
dictionary.)
If this path is not defined and you attempt to run the
Fault Finder, a message will be displayed indicating
that the dictionary cannot be found. Should this
occur, use keystroke 7 from the Configuration Files
menu reached by selecting the "(F)ile handling" option
of the Configuration Menu. Then enter the path to the
dictionary.
Words can be added to the dictionary file using the
program PCMERGE.EXE. (See the section Other Programs
to see how this can be done.)
running: Ctrl Z or the "(F)ault Finder" option in the Main Menu
will begin the Fault Finder operation. It will start
at the current cursor position and continue toward the
end of the file. When a word is encountered which
does not appear in the dictionary, or when two words
are found twice in succession, the Fault Finder will
stop and ask how to proceed.
The Fault Finder may be stopped at any time by
pressing the Esc key.
Ctrl O or the "(W)ord check" option in the Main Menu
will check the spelling of the word on which the
cursor is currently located. If the word is not in
the dictionary, an alternative set of words may be
requested.
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subject: FAULT FINDER OPTIONS
discussion: When the Fault Finder is run in its normal mode,
(Ctrl Z) and a word is encountered which does not
appear in the dictionary, the word is highlighted on
the screen and the following menu is displayed.
┌───────────────────────┐
│Word: swhap │
╞═══════════════════════╡
│(A)ccept and continue │
│(I)gnore and continue │
│(P)ut in ADD file │
│(S)earch for alternates│
│e(X)it Fault Finder │
└───────────────────────┘
The options of this menu are described below.
e(X)it: The Fault Finder is stopped and you are returned to
the normal edit mode.
(I)gnore: Selecting this option will cause the Fault Finder to
continue as if the word under the cursor were in the
dictionary. If the same word is encountered again,
the Fault Finder will stop again.
(A)ccept: The word under the cursor is placed in a temporary
buffer and the Fault Finder continues. If the same
word is encountered again, the Fault Finder will not
stop, but will continue as if the word were actually
in the dictionary.
The temporary buffer is only active during the current
PC-Type II session. When you exit PC-Type II, the buffer
will be gone. This buffer holds the first 100 words
assigned.
(P)ut: This option is similar to the "(A)ccept" option
described above. In addition, however, the word under
the cursor is placed in the file PCTYPE.ADD located in
the same directory as the dictionary. You can use the
program PCMERGE.EXE to add the contents of the
PCTYPE.ADD file to the dictionary. (See the section
"Other programs" for a further discussion of
PCMERGE.EXE)
(S)earch: This option provides a list of alternative words which
exist in the dictionary and which may be the correct
word. Any word in the list can be used to replace the
highlighted word. This option is described on the
next page.
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subject: FAULT FINDER ALTERNATIVE WORDS
discussion: If you check the spelling of one word with Ctrl O and
the word does not exist in the dictionary, the message
"Search for Alternate spelling?" will be displayed.
If you press Y for Yes, the Fault Finder will look for
ten words in the dictionary which most closely
approximate the word in question.
If the Fault Finder is running in Ctrl Z mode and a
word is found which does not exist in the dictionary,
and you select the "(S)earch for alternates" option,
the Fault Finder will again look for ten words in the
dictionary as above.
Ctrl Z mode Ctrl O Mode
┌─────────────────────┐ ┌───────────────┐
│Word: procede │ │Word: procede │
╞═════════════════════╡ ╞═══════════════╡
│(A)ccept and continue│ │(0) precede │
│(I)gnore and continue│ │(1) procedure │
│(P)ut in ADD file │ │(2) proceed │
│e(X)it Fault Finder │ │(3) proceeded │
│(0) precede │ │(4) procure │
│(1) procedure │ │(5) process │
│(2) proceed │ │(6) provide │
│(3) proceeded │ │(7) proceeds │
│(4) procure │ │(8) preceded │
│(5) process │ │(9) precedes │
│(6) provide │ │e(X)it │
│(7) proceeds │ └───────────────┘
│(8) preceded │
│(9) precedes │
└─────────────────────┘
If the correct word exists in the list, press the
number (0 through 9) which corresponds to the desired
selection and that word will replace the word under
the cursor. The case of the word replaced is
respected, e.g., if the word is capitalized, the
replacement word will also be capitalized.
If the correct word does not exist in the list, you
can press X for "e(X)it" or the Esc key which returns
you to the edit mode with the cursor on the word in
question. You can then type in the correction.
In Ctrl Z mode, the standard options described on the
previous page are also presented with the word
selection.
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subject: FAULT FINDER DOUBLE WORDS
discussion: When the Fault Finder is running in the Ctrl Z mode,
if the same word is encountered twice in succession,
PC-Type II will tell you and a menu similar to that shown
below will appear:
┌─────────────────────┐
│Word: fifty │
╞═════════════════════╡
│(A)ccept and continue│
│(I)gnore and continue│
│(D)elete │
│e(X)it Fault Finder │
└─────────────────────┘
Each option is described below.
e(X)it: This option will exit the Fault Finder and return you
to the edit mode with the cursor on the second of the
two duplicate words.
(I)gnore: Selecting this option will cause the Fault Finder to
continue as if no word duplication existed. If the
same duplicate words are encountered again, the Fault
Finder will stop again.
(A)ccept: The word under the cursor is placed in a temporary
buffer and the Fault Finder continues. If the same
duplicate words are encountered again, the Fault
Finder will not stop but continue as if no duplication
had occurred. This is handy, for example, if you are
writing a paper about Walla Walla, Washington and
don't want the Fault Finder to stop every time it
encounters that city's name in the text.
The temporary buffer is only active during the current
PC-Type II session. When you finally exit PC-Type II, the
buffer will be lost.
The temporary buffer will hold the first 100 words
assigned.
(D)elete: The second word is deleted from the text just as if
the Del key were pressed repeatedly until the word
disappears.
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