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CUMBERLAND STORY - Version 1.1
Write your own or your ancestor's life story!
Suggested BBS name, this version: CSTORY11.ZIP
A shareware software package from
CUMBERLAND SOFTWARE
Ira J. Lund
385 Idaho Springs Road
Clarksville, TN 37043
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| ____|__ | Association of
| | |_| Shareware
|__| o | Professionals
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|___|___| MEMBER
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You must add or edit the following lines of your CONFIG.SYS file in
the root directory and reboot to run this program:
FILES=40
BUFFERS=20
This program is too large to run from a 360K diskette. You must
have a hard drive. The program is distributed in a PKZIP file. Run
the INSTALL program to automatically create a subdirectory called
STORY on your hard drive if you do not know how to extract ZIP
files. On distribution disks of this program the following files
will be found:
README Readme documentation
INSTALL.BAT The installation batch file
CSTORY11.ZIP Cumberland Story ZIP file
PKUNZIP.EXE PKZIP extract program
To install type:
INSTALL <origination drive letter> <destination drive letter>
EXAMPLE: INSTALL A C
To start program type: CSTORY <enter>
The program comes with two sample books which can be used to
study the program. A manual is included on this disk. To print the
manual, select "Print Manual" from the "F7-Utilities" menu.
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WARNING! This program holds data in memory and automatically saves
data as you exit the program. DO NOT TURN OFF THE COMPUTER or
REBOOT WHILE THE PROGRAM IS RUNNING. Data in memory will not be
written to disk and unrecoverable data corruption will occur.
Please backup regularly to insure against inadvertant problems such
as a power failure.
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CUMBERLAND STORY
Write your own or you ancestor's life story!
CUMBERLAND STORY is a shareware application program to help you
write and print a structured book about your life or the lives of
your ancestors. It contains many ideas and suggestions with a
chapter and topic outliner containing memory-jogging prompts. It's
features include:
* Friendly pop-up menus and screens with extensive on-line help.
* A word processor with cut-and-paste features.
* A Spell Check dictionary is available to registered users.
* Suggested or User-defined Chapters and Topics with printable
Table of Contents.
* Imports text from CUMBERLAND DIARY for inclusion into your
book.
* ASCII Text may be exported or imported, allowing swapping of
data with other word processors.
* A multi-entry text search allows you to find embedded phrases
within the diary entries.
* Allows creation of multiple books.
* A printable manual.
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VERSION 1.1 IMPROVEMENTS
* Cumberland Software is now a member of the Association of
Shareware Professionals.
* New ASCII import utility allows import of data from any other
program which can create an ASCII text file.
* New multi-entry text search allows searches of phrases embedded
within the diary entries.
* Data File Backup has been moved to the utilities menu.
* Register users now recieve a copy with the beginning and ending
"beg" screen removed.
* Improvements to the spell-checker and minor spell-check bugs
fixed.
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If you are upgrading from CUMBERLAND STORY 1.0 make certain you
backup your data files before installing this program. Restore
your book(s) as explained under Chapter E.6.c. Data File Backup and
Restore after installing Version 1.1. If your book does not appear
in the book list when the program starts use the [Ins] key to add
the book. Make certain to spell it correctly. This will not erase
or create a new book if one already exists with the specified name.
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FILES ON THIS DISK
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README ReadMe documentation File
--------------PROGRAM-FILES--------------------------------
CSTORY.EXE The CUMBERLAND STORY Program
CSTORY.HLP CUMBERLAND STORY Help Windows
CSTORY.CFG CUMBERLAND STORY Configuration File
--------------TEXT-FILES-----------------------------------
MANUAL.TXT Text file containing manual
REGISTER.TXT Text file containing Registration form
--------------CUMBERLAND-STORY-DATA-FILES------------------
BOOKLIST.DAT Book names file
CHAPTERS.DAT Pre-defined Chapters File
TOPICS.DAT Pre-defined Topics File
BOOKLIST.K01 Book names key file
TOPICS.K01 Topics Key File
--------------SAMPLE-BOOK-#1-DATA-FILES--------------------
SAMPLE1A.DAT Author and Title File
SAMPLE1C.DAT Chapter Definition File
SAMPLE1T.DAT Topic Definition File
SAMPLE1X.DAT Text File
SAMPLE1C.K01 Chapter Key File
SAMPLE1T.K01 Topic Key File
SAMPLE1X.K01 Text Key File
--------------SAMPLE-BOOK-#2-DATA-FILES--------------------
SAMPLE2A.DAT Author and Title File
SAMPLE2C.DAT Chapter Definition File
SAMPLE2T.DAT Topic Definition File
SAMPLE2X.DAT Text File
SAMPLE2C.K01 Chapter Key File
SAMPLE2T.K01 Topic Key File
SAMPLE2X.K01 Text Key File
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CUMBERLAND STORY USERS MANUAL - Version 1.1
Copyright 1992 by CUMBERLAND SOFTWARE
Ira J. Lund, 385 Idaho Springs Road, Clarksville, TN 37043
A member of the Association of Shareware Professionals
$25.00 Registration: Send to the above address
See "The Shareware Concept" Chapter for registration benefits.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
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A. Cumberland Story Program Overview . . . . 1
B. The Help Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
C. The Main Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
D. The Word Processor . . . . . . . . . . . 4
E. Function Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1. F2-File . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
a. Select Book . . . . . . . 5
b. Define Book . . . . . . . 5
c. Define Table of Contents . 5
d. Exit to DOS . . . . . . . 7
2. F3-Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Mark, delete, copy and insert text
3. F4-Topic . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
a. Select Topic . . . . . . . 8
b. Prior Topic . . . . . . . 8
c. Next Topic . . . . . . . . 8
4. F5-Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
a. Title Page . . . . . . . . 8
b. Table of Contents . . . . 8
c. Current Topic . . . . . . 9
d. Choose Chapters . . . . . 9
e. Printer Setup . . . . . . 9
5. F6-SpellCheck . . . . . . . . . 10
a. How it works . . . . . . . 10
b. Proof Word . . . . . . . . 10
c. Proof Topic . . . . . . . 10
d. Misspelled Words . . . . . 10
6. F7-Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 11
a. Text Search . . . . . . . 11
b. CUMBERLAND DIARY Import . 12
c. Data File Backup & Restore 12
d. ASCII Import . . . . . . . 12
e. Print Manual and
Registration Form . . . . 13
(Contents continued...)
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F. Book Suggestions . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
1. Thoughts on Writing . . . . . . 14
2. Writing Your Life Story . . . . 14
3. Updating Your Story . . . . . . 15
4. An Ancestry Story Book . . . . . 16
5. The Illustrated Book . . . . . . 16
6. Ideas for the Appendix . . . . . 17
7. Binding your book . . . . . . . 17
G. The Shareware Concept . . . . . . . . . . 18
H. The Association of
Shareware Professionals . . . . . . . . . 20
I. The Family History Series . . . . . . . . 21
J. Cumberland Software Registration Form . . 23
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A. CUMBERLAND STORY PROGRAM OVERVIEW
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CUMBERLAND STORY is a shareware application program to help you
write and print a structured book about your life or the lives of
your ancestors. It contains many ideas and suggestions with a
chapter and topic outliner containing memory-jogging prompts.
Visually attractive pop-up menus allow you to always know where you
are and where you came from in the program. The simple pop-up
screens make this complicated program appear to be much simpler
than it really is.
The word processor incorporated in this program is very easy to
use. It contains cut-and-paste features, and a 60,000 word
Spelling Checker Dictionary is available to registered users.
CUMBERLAND STORY gives several ideas in the chapter on BOOK
SUGGESTIONS. Using the suggested chapters and topics and the
optional user-defined chapters and topics, an outline of anyone's
life or an entire ancestry book can be created. A unique
illustration book is also suggested.
The Import-from-CUMBERLAND-DIARY feature allows your story to be
continued, once you have completed your story to date. This handy
feature allows you to continually update your life's story.
Limitations: 240 Chapters per book
240 Topics per chapter
10 Pages (approx. 6,600 words) per topic
No limit on the number of books you can create.
Hardware requirements:
IBM PC/XT/AT, PS/2 or compatible with 640K RAM
Hard Drive
User-defined printer setup strings allow almost all
printers to be supported
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B. THE HELP WINDOWS
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This program has extensive Help screens which contain almost this
entire manual. Moving around help is accomplished by just a few
keys. There is a Main Help Menu which is accessed by pressing F1
at the main screen. ALL help screens can be accessed from the Main
Help Menu. In addition all screens are context sensitive and the
appropriate help windows are accessed from within each option
window.
PgDn- Always takes you to the next help window. Sometimes the next
help window is a return to a help menu.
PgUp- Always takes you to the previously accessed help window.
Enter- Works just like PgDn, but never shown as an option.
Esc- Always returns you to the point in the program at which you
requested help.
F1- Pressing F1 while using help will always return you to the
first screen of the currently requested help. This option is
not shown at the window bottoms.
End/- End and Home keys take you to the beginning or end of menus.
Home This works in Help and the Program.
Alpha- At menus, pressing the first letter of an option causes the
cursor to jump to that option. This works in Help and the
Program.
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C. THE MAIN SCREEN
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The structure of books written in CUMBERLAND STORY is based on one
or more chapters with one or more topics per chapter. When printed,
each chapter will begin on a new page with the chapter number and
heading printed several lines down the page. Each topic is printed
after the previous topic with a few lines between topics and the
topic heading printed at the beginning of each topic.
The most prominent feature of the main screen is the word processor
which is described in the next chapter. Immediately above the word
processor are two lines. The top line contains the currently active
book name, the currently active chapter and currently active topic.
The second line contains the topic memory jogger. This short
statement or question is to help you remember ideas, and events to
write in your book under each topic.
At the top of the screen is printed the Book Title and Author Name
which are edited by the Define Book selection from the F2-File
menu. Just below the Title and Author is a list of the available
function keys.
The following keys can be used in most entry screens when data is
entered. (See next chapter for keys used in the word processor.)
Right arrow/
left arrow: moving one character at a time
End key: Jump to last character in field
Home key: Jump to first character in field
Control-End: Erase from present position to end
Insert: Toggles between insert and over-write modes.
(In insert mode cursor is larger,
in overwrite mode cursor is smaller.)
Enter-key: Causes the program to accept the entry and to
prompt for the next field. No entry will be
accepted unless the enter-key has been pressed.
Up arrow/
Down arrow: Moves the cursor to the next or prior field.
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D. THE WORD PROCESSOR
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The word processor consists of 16 lines at the bottom of the
screen. The appropriate method of writing is to type continuously
without carriage returns at the end of lines. The computer will
automatically wrap a word down to the next line if it will not fit
on the current line. Carriage returns (enter key or return key) are
entered at the end of paragraphs only. You may enter more than one
carriage return to put spaces between paragraphs.
The following keys are used during use of the word processor.
All alpha-numeric and typable symbols.
Left and Right Arrow keys - Moves one character to the left or
right, as appropriate.
Up and Down Arrow keys - Moves up or down one line.
Home key - Moves to the first character in the
current line.
End key - Moves to the last character in the
current line.
Ctrl-Home (hold Ctrl and press Home Key)
- Moves to the first line and
character of the current topic.
Ctrl-End (hold Ctrl and press End Key)
- Moves to the last line and
character of the current topic.
PgUp and PgDn keys - Moves up or down 16 lines.
Backspace key <-- - Deletes the letter behind the
current cursor location.
Del key - Deletes the letter at the current
cursor location.
The word processor in CUMBERLAND STORY also contains a cut-and-
paste feature which is explained in the chapter explaining F3-Edit.
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E. FUNCTION KEYS
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The six function keys, F2 through F7, are pull down menus. The
function keys are readily understood by computer novices. For those
who are more familiar with using the Alt-key, you may also access
the menus by pressing the Alt-key together with the first letter of
the appropriate menu. For example: Alt-F will bring up the F2-Edit
menu, Alt-E will bring up the F3-Edit menu, Alt-T will bring up the
F4-Topic menu, etc. Once any one menu is up, menus may be rotated
to the previous or next menu by using the right and left arrow
keys.
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1. F2-FILE
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a. Select Book
This option shows a screen with a list of currently defined books.
Simply point and press enter to select the book to work on. You
may create a new book using the F2-Add Book option. You may also
delete a book. Point to the book to be deleted and press the Del-
key. You will be asked to confirm the deletion before it is
deleted. BE CAREFUL! Once a book has been deleted, it is gone
forever.
b. Define Book
The Define Book Editor is the access to the author name, address
and book title. All of this information is printed on the Title
Page. The author name and Book Title are also displayed on the main
screen.
c. Define Table of Contents
This option will bring up a list of the currently defined chapters.
After a book has been created there will be one chapter shown, the
Introduction with one topic called [introduction]. The
[introduction] topic heading is not printed. Neither the
Introduction chapter or [introduction] topic can be deleted.
ADDING CHAPTERS
There are two ways to add chapters to your book.
1) Pressing F3 will bring up a list of pre-defined chapter
headings, which you may choose from. These are suggested
chapters only and appear in the approximate order of a person's
life. You may use all or some of these chapters. You may use
them in a different order than is presented. You may also
intermix these chapters with user-defined chapters.
2) Pressing F4 will cause a small window to appear,
prompting you to type in your own chapter heading. You may
enter any chapter heading you desire.
When adding chapters, the new chapter will always be
inserted into the existing chapter list immediately after the
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current cursor location. See the chapter on Book Suggestions for
ideas on using these two options to create personal and
ancestral stories.
DELETING CHAPTERS
Pressing the Del-Key will bring up a screen warning you of the
number of topics and lines of text associated with the selected
chapter. These topics and text will be deleted from your book if
you answer "Y"es.
MOVING CHAPTERS
Pressing F5 at the chapter you wish to move will bring up a
screen prompting for the new location of the chapter. Simply
enter in the desired chapter number of the new location. When
the enter-key is pressed the selected chapter will be moved to
it's new location.
ADDING TOPICS
From the Edit Table of Contents Screen, pressing enter at any
chapter location will bring up a list of the currently defined
topics associated with the chapter selected. You may add to this
list in three different ways:
1) Pressing F3 will bring up a list of the pre-defined
topics associated with the selected pre-defined chapter. If the
selected chapter is user defined, this option will not work.
You may choose any or all of the suggested topics. If you choose
a pre-defined topic, there is a memory-jogger line associated
with each topic which will be displayed on the main screen while
editing that topic. You may intermix pre-defined topics with
user-defined topics in any chapter.
2) Pressing F6 will bring up a list of ALL pre-defined
topics for all pre-defined chapters, including some topics not
associated with pre-defined chapters. The first group of topics
which have very similar headings to the chapter headings are not
associated with any chapter. As described in the Book
Suggestions section on Ancestry Story Books, these are useful
when you define each chapter as the life of one individual. Then
these topics become a brief outline of a person's life within
that chapter.
3) Pressing F4 will cause a small window to appear
prompting you to type in your own topic heading. You may enter
any topic heading you desire.
When adding topics, the new topic will always be inserted
into the existing topic list immediately after the current
cursor location. See the chapter on Book Suggestions for ideas
on using these three topic options to create personal and
ancestral stories.
DELETING TOPICS
Pressing the Del-Key will bring up a screen warning you of the
lines of text associated with the selected topic. This text will
be deleted from your book if you answer "Y"es.
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MOVING TOPICS
Pressing F5 at the topic you wish to move will bring up a screen
prompting for the new location of the topic. Simply enter in
the desired chapter number of the new location. When the enter-
key is pressed the selected topic will be moved to it's new
location. Topics can be rearranged within a chapter, but cannot
be moved to another chapter.
To move a topic to another chapter you must define a topic
within the new chapter and use the Mark and Insert Text options
to move the text from the old topic to the new. Once the text
has been moved, then the old topic can be deleted from the F2-
File/Define Contents option.
d. Exit to DOS
This option will bring up a window asking confirmation before
exiting the program. This option also has a short cut key,
Control-X. Without invoking the F2-File menu you may press the X
key while holding down the control key. This will also bring up the
window confirming exiting of the program.
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2. F3-EDIT
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The word processor in CUMBERLAND STORY contains a cut-and-paste
feature which can be accessed by the F3-Edit menu or by using the
shown short-cut keys. These keys are described below.
Ctrl-M - This initiates the mark-text mode. The current
character will be highlighted. You may then use the
four arrow keys, pgup, pgdn, home, end, and ctrl-end
keys to locate the cursor to the end of the text to
be marked. The beginning of the marked text must
come before the ending. If you page up or arrow up in
front of the beginning mark, the cut mode will be
exited and you will be back in the regular word
processor mode.
Esc-key - Exits the mark-text mode.
Del-key - Deletes the highlighted text and copies it to the
paste buffer. The paste buffer can contain 600
lines, just as much as the topic can contain. The
contents of the paste buffer will be erased when the
next Ctrl-M (Mark Text) is executed.
Ctrl-C - Copies the highlighted text to the paste buffer
without deleting the highlighted text.
Ctrl-I - Inserts text from the paste buffer into the current
cursor position.
Only those options currently available will be shown on the F3-Edit
menu. Until a delete or copy text has been issued, there will be no
text in the paste buffer, therefore the Insert Text Option will be
unavailable. Delete and Copy Text options are only available when
text is highlighted.
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Text may be cut (deleted or copied) from any topic in the book and
pasted into the same or another topic. Be certain that pasted text
and current text do not exceed the 600 lines capacity or text may
be lost at the end of the topic.
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3. F4-TOPIC
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a. Select Topic
This option will cause a list of chapters and topics for the
current book to appear. Using the arrow keys you may select any
topic, press enter and immediately call up that topic as the
current one.
b. Prior Topic
This option causes the currently edited topic to change to the
prior topic in the book. If the current topic is the INTRODUCTION
topic, no change takes place. This option has a short-cut key,
Control-P.
c. Next Topic
This option causes the currently edited topic to change to the next
topic in the book. If the current topic is the last topic in the
book, no change takes place. This option has a short-cut key,
Control-N.
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4. F5-PRINT
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All of the print outs are formatted for 8 1/2 by 11 inch paper.
Almost all printers are supported. (See Chapter on F5-Print/
Printer Setup.)
Almost all reports under F5-Print can be aborted early by pressing
"S" as shown while the report is being printed. Be patient, the
report will stop printing at a convenient line, eject a page and
return control of the computer back to you. If you shut off the
printer you will get a red error screen. If you select abort at
this point the program will quit and you will be dropped down to
DOS. The graceful way to stop printing is to press "S" and wait for
the printer to stop itself.
a. Title Page
You may print the Title Page using this selection. The title page
will show all of the information entered in the F2-File/Define Book
option, including: Book Title, Author name, address and Year of
printing.
b. Table of Contents
When selecting this option, you will be prompted to enter the
beginning page number of each chapter. These page numbers will be
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shown on the Table of Contents. It would be better to print this
option last, after the book has been printed, so that the page
numbers of each chapter may be entered.
c. Print Current Topic
This option will print the current topic displayed on the screen.
You may enter in the beginning page number. Page numbers will not
be printed on the Introduction pages.
d. Choose Chapters
You may choose to print one or more chapters, or the entire book
from this option. The first screen will prompt you to select the
first chapter to be printed. The second screen will prompt you for
the last chapter to be printed. The third screen will prompt for
the beginning page number of all the selected chapters. Page
numbers will not be printed on the Introduction pages. The
beginning page number entered will begin on Chapter 1 if the
Introduction chapter was selected as the first chapter.
e. Printer Setup
In this window you may specify a port or file name to output the
report to a file. If a valid port name is entered, the reports are
routed to the appropriate printer or port. Valid ports are as
follows:
LPT1 or PRN The usual port for parallel printers
LPT2
LPT3
COM1 The usual port for serial printers
COM2
If a valid port is not entered (do not enter ":" after the port
name), the entry is assumed to be a file name and all reports are
written to the current drive and directory. Usual nomenclature for
files is 1-8 character base file name, a period, and a 0-3
character extension. (Example: REPORT.PRN)
The printer setup strings are sent to the printer at the
appropriate time. The book is typically printed in 10 character per
inch mode with headings printed bold. The Primary Setup string
should be set to 10 CPI, bold. The Secondary Setup String should be
set to 10 CPI, normal. If an untypable character is needed, enter
the ASCII code in arrow-brackets. (Example: <18> is the code for
Epson 10 CPI. Multiple ASCII codes can be entered with commas
between them: <27,77> ) The appropriate codes for Epson printers
are shown below:
Printer Reset:
<27,64>
Setup String #1 (10 CPI,Double Strike)
<18,27,71>
Setup String #2 (10 CPI,Cancel Double Strike)
<18,27,72>
The appropriate codes for the HP Laserjet are shown below:
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Printer Reset:
<27,69>
Setup String #1 (10 CPI,Bold)
<27,40,115,51,66>
Setup String #2 (10 CPI,Normal)
<27,40,115,48,66>
See your printer manual for other models.
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5. F6-SPELL CHECK
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a. How it Works
To use a spell checker, you must understand it's capabilities and
it's limitations. Contained on the Spell Check disk mailed to
registered users are three files:
CUMLAND1.DIC - This is the dictionary containing over 60,000
words used by the spell checker.
CUMLAND2.DIC - This is the lookup index for finding similar
words to a misspelled word.
CUMLAND3.DIC - This is the dictionary for user entered words.
CUMLAND3.K01 - Key file #1 for user entered words.
CUMLAND3.K02 - Key file #2 for user entered words.
When the spell checker checks a word, all it does is simply look up
the word in the dictionary. If the word is not found, it is assumed
to be spelled incorrectly. Remember, that the spell checker cannot
tell if you used the wrong word. If you typed "your" when you meant
"you're", the spell check will still think that you have spelled
the word correctly.
b. Proof Word
When selecting this option, the word at the current cursor location
will be checked. (This option has a short-cut key, Ctrl-W.) If the
word is spelled correctly you will immediately be returned to your
location in the word processor. When the words has been misspelled
it will be handled as explained under Misspelled Words below.
c. Proof Topic
This option will check all words in the current topic beginning
with the line at which the cursor is located. (This option has a
short-cut key, Ctrl-T.) The screen mode will change and each word
will be highlighted as it is checked. If the highlighted word is
correct, the next word will be checked and so on. When a
misspelled word is encountered it will be handled as explained
under Misspelled Words below.
d. Misspelled Words
If the word is not found in either the spell check dictionary or
the user dictionary a screen with a menu containing four options
will be presented.
1. Suggested words - This option will list several words similar
to the spelling of the misspelled word. It may not always
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list the word you were looking for or it may not even find
any suggested spellings. Generally, if you have typed the
first letter and next few consonants correctly, it will list
several words with the word you are probably looking for.
2. Word Okay - continue.. This option allows you to recognize a
special word which you know is correct (such as names) but do
not want to add to the user dictionary. This option will
simply skip the checked word.
3. Add to Dictionary - If you know you have spelled the word
correctly and want to add it to the user dictionary, then
select this option. Any use in the future of this word will
not result in a misspelling notification. Words greater than
15 characters in length are not included in the spell check
dictionary. Words up to and including 20 characters in length
can be added to the user dictionary.
4. Type a correction - This option allows you to re-enter a
misspelled word. The re-entered word will then be checked for
correct spelling.
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6. F7-UTILITIES
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a. Text Search
This option allows you to search through text within your book for
a word or phrase. (This option has a short-cut key, Ctrl-S.) The
search will always begin on the line on which the cursor is
currently located. It will search to the end of the text of the
current topic. The search is "case insensitive" which means that
regardless of whether you enter the search word (or phrase) in
lower or upper case it will find text printed in either lower or
upper case which matches the search word. The "case" of the search
word and entry text is irrelevent during the search.
You may specify three options for the search; Current Topic Only,
Forward Search or Reverse Search. If you specify "Current Topic
Only", the search will stop at the end of the current topic if the
search word is not found. If the search word is found, you will be
returned to the wordprocessor mode with the cursor pointing to the
beginning of the found word.
If you select "Forward Search", the search will load and search the
next topic if the word is not found in the current entry. This
search will continue to the end of the book if the word is not
found. If the search word is not found you will be returned to the
topic in which the search was started. If the search was successful
in finding the search word, the search will stop at the appropriate
topic and the cursor will point to the beginning of the found word
or phrase.
If you select "Reverse Search", the search still searches in the
current topic from the cursor line to the end of the current topic,
then (if the search word is not found) it loads the PREVIOUS topic
and searches from top to bottom. The search will continue until it
comes to the beginning of the book.
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b. CUMBERLAND DIARY Import
This option will first request the drive and directory containing
your CUMBERLAND DIARY program. (You might not have it installed in
the same directory as CUMBERLAND STORY.) It will then give you a
selection of DIARIES similar to that encountered upon entering the
CUMBERLAND DIARY program. If the Diary you select is password
protected you will be prompted for the password. You may now select
the particular Diary Entry you wish to import. The entire diary
entry will be imported into the paste buffer. To include the text
into CUMBERLAND STORY go to the appropriate topic and text location
and use the Ctrl-I (F3-Edit/Insert Text) command to paste the diary
entry into your book.
c. Data File Backup & Restore
With this option you may specify the drive and directory to backup
to. If you specify a drive only be sure to include the colon, ie.
A:. The backup utility with this program is simply a copy command.
If you create data files too large to fit on one diskette, you
should use your own backup utility to backup the data. The data
files from the current book last specified in the F2-File/ Select
Book option will be backed up.
WARNING! YOU SHOULD MAKE IT A HABIT TO BACKUP REGULARLY. ONE OF THE
MOST COMMON CAUSES OF CORRUPT DATA FILES IS NOT EXITING THE PROGRAM
PROPERLY. BE CERTAIN TO ALWAYS RETURN TO DOS BEFORE TURNING OFF
YOUR COMPUTER OR REBOOTING. In fact this advice applies to almost
all software applications. But should your data become corrupt, a
backup of your work may be the only way to avoid re-entering hours
of work.
To restore your backed-up data, simply type the following command
at the DOS prompt while you are in the STORY sub-directory and with
the backup disk in Drive A:
COPY A:*.*
You should now be able to access your book just as it was the last
time that you did a backup.
d. ASCII Import
This option allows you to enter a file name (or directory,
subdirectory and filename) of an ASCII file to be imported into
Cumberland Story. When a file is imported it will be loaded to the
paste buffer. You then go to the topic and location where you want
to insert the text and use "F3-Insert Text" or Ctrl-I to paste the
imported text into the book.
Because the paste buffer is as large as the maximum size of a topic
(600 lines) the ASCII text file must not be larger than this size.
If you have a large file to import which you want entered into
several topics, you must create seperate files for each topic, then
import and paste each one seperately.
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The import utility will import text with any margin size up to
about 200 characters per line. Because ASCII text does not contain
end of paragraph markers or other formatting features, when the
text is imported the utility attempts to determine the margins and
paragraph endings as best as possible. However, you may find that
you may need to do some slight editing to indent and/or locate
paragraphs as appropriate.
[To export to an ASCII file, see F5-Print/ e. Printer Setup.]
d. Print Manual and Registration Form
These two options allow the printing of this manual and the
registration form. When the manual is printed the README file and
the registration form will also be printed.
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F. BOOK SUGGESTIONS
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1. THOUGHTS ON WRITING
Some people don't write because they don't think they are good
writers. Some people think that they are not good spellers or don't
know and understand grammar. Maybe all of the above are true for
you, but I say that it doesn't matter. Write something anyway. How
much would you give to have a single page written by your great-
grandfather? What a treasure it would be, yet he probably thought
the same thing as you. He probably thought that he was not well-
educated and could not write. But you wouldn't care if he
misspelled words or misused grammar, would you? You would be happy
to hear from him.
"These are not books, lumps of lifeless paper, but minds alive on
the shelves. From each of them goes out its own voice... and just
as the touch of a button on our set will fill the room with music,
so by taking down one of these volumes and opening it, one can call
into range the voice of a man far distant in time and space, and
hear him speaking to us, mind to mind, heart to heart." - Gilbert
Highet
Wouldn't it have been wonderful if your ancestor had talked to you
from a distant time and place? Wouldn't it be wonderful if you
spoke to your yet unborn descendants, as if from the grave, by
recording your life, your experiences and your thoughts? You can
do just that by writing your life story and all that you remember
of your own parents and grandparents.
I have tried to help simplify that process for you with this
program. I hope that yours may be a voice to reach out through
time and space to your own extended family and descendents.
2. WRITING YOUR LIFE STORY
May I suggest a method of writing your own life story? After
creating a new book with the F2-File/Select Book option, use the
F2-File/Define Contents option to begin outlining your life with
chapters. Select chapters which you would like to write about from
the list of pre-defined chapters. If there have been major events
in your life (such as a move) which do not flow with the pre-
defined chapters, create your own with the User Defined Chapters
function.
After you have defined the chapters, then define topics within each
chapter. Again, use the pre-defined topics if possible to help you
recall events in your life. Add user-defined topics as necessary.
Then begin entering text into each topic. You do not need to begin
at the beginning, although you may start that way. You can skip
around from topic to topic as the mood strikes you. If you have a
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thought that needs to go in another topic, simple switch to that
topic and enter the story. As you are writing, if you find that you
need an additional topic or chapter, add them. If you entered text
under the wrong topic, use the cut and paste features to move the
text. When you are near completion and you discover that you don't
need certain topics, then delete them in the F2-Files/Define
Contents option.
How long should a topic or chapter be? It doesn't matter. You need
to define at least one topic within each chapter. But beyond that
there are no rules. Do what you like. You may have one chapter that
is one topic long and another which is 20 topics long. You may have
one topic that is one paragraph long and another which is 20
paragraphs long. You be the judge. You may write a book just 5 or
10 pages long, or you might write a huge 500 page edition. Once you
get interested in this hobby of writing, you might want to write
one book for each of your ancestors! What a treasure such a set of
books will be to your children and grand children!
If you really want to help your writing, you might want to take an
adult education course or get the book "Harbrace College Handbook",
published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers, New York. This
little handbook talks all about sentence, paragraph, and
composition structure, grammar and spelling. But remember what I
said in the previous section - if worrying about your writing
causes you to procrastinate or not write, then don't worry about
your writing, JUST WRITE! Write like you talk. Pretend you are
telling a friend the story of your life and start today!
3. UPDATING YOUR STORY
I personally have written several volumes about my own life. (I
think I'm on volume 6.) I have written several books on the lives
of my ancestors. How do I keep my life story up-to-date? I do it
through my journal. For many years, I used a plain lined spiral
notebook for making entries. I eventually migrated to a word
processor on my computer, but now I have something even better, the
CUMBERLAND DIARY.
Some people say to write in a diary every day. You may find that
that method suits you well. I only write occasionally, but I have
been consistent for almost 20 years. Sometimes I write about once
a week, sometimes it may be a few months between entries. That
method may also suit you.
The CUMBERLAND DIARY program can handle either method. With it,
you can write as often or as little as you want. You could print
your Diary or Journal separately from your life story or you may
import text from the CUMBERLAND DIARY to the CUMBERLAND STORY and
add diary entries as topics under another chapter as shown in the
last chapter of sample book #1 (SAMPLE1) included with this
program.
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4. AN ANCESTRY STORY BOOK
Sample Book #2 (SAMPLE2) contains a short ancestry story book.
Notice how each chapter is devoted to just one person or couple and
how each subsequent chapter deals with their child or backtracks to
pick up the story of another ancestor. Don't forget to look closely
at Chapter one. The diagram shown there helps clarify the
relationships between everyone in the book.
First, create a new book and define the chapters you desire using
F2-File/Define Contents option. Within each chapter use the F6
function to bring up a list of ALL pre-defined topics. At the top
of this list will be a set of topics not associated with the pre-
defined chapters. In fact, they will look like the pre-defined
chapter headings. Use these to outline the topics within each
ancestor's chapter.
Again, I would say, don't worry about how good you write or the
length of each chapter or topic. You may know much more about some
of your ancestors than about others.
You might also consider doing a little leg work here and find out
more about your ancestors by interviewing older members of your
family. How about creating a general outline of a person's life
using the F2-File/Define Contents option and printing out the Table
of Contents. Take that as an outline when you go visit your elderly
relative. Bring along a tape recorder and prepare for an enjoyable
stroll down memory lane. I'll just bet that your older relative
will just love you for your interest in their life and the lives of
their parents or others that you are writing about. They'll be the
first one to want a copy of your book.
5. THE ILLUSTRATED BOOK
Let me share an idea with you. Once my children and I created an
illustrated ancestor book. Each of my (then 4) children (aged 4
through 10) drew pictures at my prompting about events in the lives
of our ancestors and we included them in a book with a short
story of each ancestor. This greatly increased our children's
interest in their ancestors.
You could do something very similar. You might have your family (or
yourself) draw pictures about your ancestors and include them at
the end or beginning of each chapter. Print out each chapter
separately, making sure to leave the appropriate number of page
numbers between each chapter for the pictures. Then when you print
out the Table of Contents you can include the appropriate page
number as the beginning of each chapter.
To copy on a copier properly, the drawings need to be done with a
dark medium. Black ink copies the best. If using pencil, try to
draw as dark and definitive as possible. Gray areas don't always
copy well.
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6. IDEAS FOR THE APPENDIX
You very well may have many things to include in your appendix (if
you decide to use one). An appendix is simply what it says, it is
an appendage (or attachment) to the book. You can include
"APPENDIX" as a chapter heading and not include any topics. A
chapter page with "APPENDIX" can be printed, and it will show up in
the Table of Contents.
You can also enter each appendix inclusion as a topic for printing
on the Table of Contents. If no text has been entered for a topic
it won't print out in the book. (See the appendix in Sample Book
#1. Print out the Table of Contents and the Appendix to see how it
works.)
Think of some of the following ideas for inclusion at the end of
your book:
* A pedigree chart of your ancestors printed from CUMBERLAND TREE.
* Family Group sheets, especially for your immediate families; one
with you as a child, your wife as a child and you and your
wife as parents. These can also be printed out from CUMBERLAND
TREE.
* There are other lists and charts which can be printed from
CUMBERLAND TREE which could be included in the appendix.
* Certificates: birth, baptism, marriage, death, awards and
honors.
* Special letters and cards.
* Stories or poems.
* Photographs and other pictures. (Some copy machines can copy
photographs quite well. Many don't, so be careful when including
photos prior to making copies.)
7. BINDING YOUR BOOK
You may print out your book several times to make several copies,
or you may print one copy and use a copier to make multiple copies.
You might opt to take your book to a printers and have it
professionally bound, either hard or soft. Of course, hard bound
books can cost some money, especially on a small scale. (If book
binding could be programed on a computer, then perhaps I'd write a
program to bind your book.)
The economical method is to punch the pages with a three hole punch
and put in a loose-leaf binder or (my preference) soft-cover
binders that expand to the amount of material included. These soft
binders are inexpensive and the pages do not tear out as easily as
they do from a hard back loose-leaf binder.
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G. THE SHAREWARE CONCEPT
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If you are new to computers you may not have heard the term
SHAREWARE. Basically this means an author or group has prepared a
software program which you are free to copy and encouraged to share
with others, but the author requests a REGISTRATION FEE. If you
received this disk from a shareware distributor who charged $3 to
$5 you have only paid a DISTRIBUTION/HANDLING FEE to copy and
produce a disk of which NO PORTION goes to the author of the
software.
You are encouraged to pay the final REGISTRATION FEE which goes to
the author of this software. This fee is also a matter of good
conscience. The idea is that if the program is useful, you become a
registered user of the program.
CUMBERLAND STORY is a copyrighted program. Although the program is
distributed under the Shareware concept and can be freely copied,
there are limitations to protect the author, the program's quality
and to support future versions. Users may make copies of this
program for trial use by others on a non-commercial basis. You are
permitted to evaluate this program for a period of 30 days. After
that time you are required to register the program and pay the
registration fee or cease using the program.
The entire package is distributed freely. However, if you find the
package of use to you, you are required to register it with the
author. You are encouraged to make copies of this package and
distribute to your friends. If you register any one of the Family
History series programs (CUMBERLAND TREE, CUMBERLAND STORY, or
CUMBERLAND DIARY) you will receive the following benefits:
1. Immediate three diskette package with updated versions of all
three Family History series programs!
2. A printed manual for the registered program.
3. A Spell Check dictionary for registration of CUMBERLAND STORY
or CUMBERLAND DIARY.
4. Registered users of CUMBERLAND TREE will recieve a version
with the GEDCOM Import/Export Utility.
5. Registered users will recieve a version with the beginning and
ending "beg" screens removed.
6. A registration discount of $5.00 each for the other two
programs if you decide to use and register them!
7. After business hours telephone support for the registered
program(s).
8. Future updates will be offered to registered useres at
substantial discounts.
9. Automatic notice of updates and new releases offered by
Cumberland Software.
10. You will be supporting the concept that allowed you to try out
the program before paying for it. Only through user support
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can I continue to enhance and support the program.
11. You will be encouraging others to release valuable programs as
Shareware.
DISCLAIMER
By accepting and using this software, you acknowledge that this
software may not suit your particular requirements or be completely
trouble free. Properly applied this program should operate without
error. However, I am not liable for your specific application or
problems resulting from its use. If the software does not perform
as described liability is limited to replacement of the program and
refunding the purchase price to registered users only. There is no
liability to you or any other person or entity for any damage or
loss, including special, incidental, or consequential damages,
caused by this software, directly or indirectly. Some states do
not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental
or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may
not apply to you. This licence agreement is governed by Tennessee
law. If any part of this agreement is found to be held invalid,
the remainder will remain in effect. This agreement may only be
modified by the written consent of the author.
Under this license you may not distribute this software program
with any other product or service. It is intended for the private
use of individuals only. You may not charge anything for this
software with the exception that computer user groups may charge a
fee not to exceed $10.00 to cover their own costs of distribution.
This program may not be distributed in modified form, meaning that
all files must be distributed with the program and must not have
been modified.
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H. THE ASSOCIATION OF SHAREWARE PROFESSIONALS
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The ASP is an association for shareware authors with the general
goals of educating shareware authors and distributors and the
public, setting standards, sharing resources and information
among members.
This program is produced by a member of the Association of
Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the
shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a
shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the
member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can
help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does
not provide technical support for members' products. Please write
to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442
or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman
70007,3536.
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I. THE FAMILY HISTORY SERIES
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The three programs in the Family History Series offered by
CUMBERLAND SOFTWARE are detailed below:
CUMBERLAND TREE: The Easy Family Tree Program
THE BEST GENEALOGY PROGRAM AVAILABLE!
The CUMBERLAND TREE program is a shareware application program for
doing genealogy work. It allows entry of individual names, birth,
christening, marriage, death and burial dates and places tying them
all together automatically as a family and extended family
structure. It's features include:
* Friendly pop-up menus and screens with extensive on-line help.
* Surnames are allowed at beginning, middle or ending of name for
full international compatibility.
* Automatic copy of father's surname to child.
* Enter place names only once! - pop-up window selection there-
after.
* Printing of pedigree charts, family group sheets, Individual
and marriage listings, and Ordinance check lists. All printed
reports may also be viewed on screen.
* A GEDCOM utility is available for registered users. This allows
trading of data with other major genealogical programs.
* LDS ordinance fields and submission forms.
* A printable manual.
CUMBERLAND STORY
Write your own or your ancestor's life story!
CUMBERLAND STORY is a shareware application program to help you
write and print a structured book about your life or the lives of
your ancestors. It contains many ideas and suggestions with a
chapter and topic outliner containing memory-jogging prompts. It's
features include:
* Friendly pop-up menus and screens with extensive on-line help.
* A word processor with cut-and-paste features.
* A Spell Check dictionary is available to registered users.
* Suggested or User-defined Chapters and Topics with printable
Table of Contents.
* Imports text from CUMBERLAND DIARY for inclusion into your
book.
* ASCII Text may be exported or imported, allowing swapping of
data with other word processors.
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* A multi-entry text search allows you to find embedded phrases
within the diary entries.
* Allows creation of multiple books. * A printable manual.
CUMBERLAND DIARY
Full-featured Diary/Journal entry program!
CUMBERLAND DIARY is a shareware application program designed for
diary or journal entries. Entries may be printed singly, in groups,
as an entire book, or imported by CUMBERLAND STORY. It's features
include:
* Friendly pop-up menus and screens with extensive on-line help.
* A word processor with cut-and-paste features.
* A Spell Check dictionary is available to registered users.
* Optional secrecy mode with password protection and data
encryption.
* Headings can be included for each entry. More than one entry
per day is allowed. Each entry may be up to 10 pages long
(about 6,600 words).
* Selections may be made by date or by heading.
* ASCII Text may be exported or imported, allowing swapping of
data with other word processors.
* A multi-entry text search allows you to find embedded phrases
within the diary entries.
* Allows multiple users. * A printable manual.
ORDERING INFORMATION
These programs may be obtained from your shareware distributor or
from Cumberland Software for $5.00 postage paid (Distribution and
Handling Fee). (Updated versions of all three Family History
programs will be sent to registered users.) Registered users of
one or more program may deduct $5.00 from the registration fee for
the second or third program. To register any of these programs
print the Registration Form under F7-Utilities.
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