The help facility of the TCN Program includes all the options presented on the Help menu.
Major features are:
1) Topical (context sensitive) help
2) Tutorials
3) a Glossary
4) Menu Option Help
TOPICAL HELP consists of information related to each object that appears on the various screens of the TCN Program. You can press F1 anytime the TCN Program is operating. Information related to the most recently accessed object on the TCN Program screen is displayed. You can toggle display of help information using the CTRL+A key combination.
TUTORIALS (plural) consist of information and instructions automatically displayed in sequence. Tutorials guide you through your evaluation of the TCN Program. Tutorial I is passive. Tutorial II is active. You can access separate portions of Tutorial II from the help menu. Tutorial text can be printed. The CTRL+A key combination toggles display of tutorial text.
GLOSSARY is a short list of terms defined as they relate to the TCN Program.
MENU OPTION HELP for the Notebook is available from the Help menu. Scroll through the text that appears until you find information related to the pertinent option. Options are discussed in the order they appear on each menu.
GLOSSARY,5,2,70,22,2,0
UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION is THE(!) document that answers the following questions: Of what does government in the United States consist? Of what is it constituted? What is the extent of power of government at the Federal, State, and LOCAL level? What is the limit of powers at the Federal, State, and LOCAL level? What rights do individuals have in the United States?
ACCESS is to gain entry or to enter a box on the screen so as to interact with the information in it or to activate the TCN Program function controlled by it. Topics are accessed in order to interact with the information contained under them.
CURRENT WORD determines what phrases are 1) affected by the indexing features or 2) displayed by the Previous and Next buttons. Current word can be in the key words box or the vocabulary list box unless the topic title line is accessed.
INTERACTIVE INDEXING FEATURE is the ability of the TCN Program to cross reference specific occurrences of a word to a topic heading. Highlight the word or phrase of interest, press the right mouse button or ENTER.
INTERACTIVE SEARCH FEATURE is a capability of the TCN Program to find specific words in the vocabulary list. HINT: After you find a specific word, press F2. The phrases containing that word are displayed. A well chosen word results in a manageable number of displayed phrases.
KEY COMBINATION refers to two or more keys pressed at the same time. To type a key combination, press and hold the ALT, SHIFT, or CTRL key(s), then press the other key, then release both (or in some cases, all three) keys. Key combinations are denoted with one or more + signs.
KEY SEQUENCE refers to a series of keys typed one after another to actuate a menu option. Press and release the ALT key, then type each of the other letters in the sequence. Key sequences are denoted by listing the keys in the order they must be typed.
OBJECT is a term related to the graphical user interface (GUI) of the TCN Program. Access the GUI option of the Help menu for more information.
SELECT means to highlight. By highlighting a phase, word, or title, you make it possible to use the indexing features on it, make it the current word, or edit a title or access it.
SEMINAR is a unique set of information related to the Constitution. Each seminar consists of a series of topics. The topics in a seminar can be related or they can be thrown in potpourri.
TOPIC is a unique set of information related to the Constitution. Each topic has a separate heading, mandatory. To this heading, comments, lists of key words, and cross indices can be added.
Monitor,0,0,0,0,0,0
If you have a color monitor press the space bar.
If your monitor is not color, press the TAB key and then press the space bar.
HELLO!,14,2,50,20,1,0
Thank you for being interested in the United States Constitution.
The CONSTITUTION Notebook (TCN) Program can help you further your study of the Constitution.
About the TCN Progam,10,2,58,27,2,0
The CONSTITUTION Notebook Program
Windows Trial Version 1.1
Copyright 1989 - 1994 by TCNbP Company
Shareware
You are licensed to use the TCN Program as follows:
Individuals participating in a class organized to study the Constitution can use the program for the term of one semester or one quarter (not to exceed six months, total) to complete coursework.
Individuals studying the Constitution on an independent basis can use the TCN Program up to 20 times for the purpose of evaluation.
You are obligated to register if you use the TCN Program more than licensed above.
Anyone can make and distribute unmodified copies of this package at will. A nominal fee can be charged.
Contact Information,10,1,58,23,1,0
You can contact TCNbP Company using the following information:
Telephone: (318) 495 - 3484
USPS: TCNbP Company, P. O. Box 516, OLLA, LA 71465-0516
E-Mail Userid: TCNbP@aol.com (NOTE: If you are logged on to America On-Line, omit "@aol.com".)
NOTE: TCNbP is a trademark of TCNbP Company.
Disclaimers,9,1,61,24,2,0
No part of the provided commentary is to be construed as legal advice.
TCNbP Company assumes no liability for any consequences, direct or otherwise, resulting from your use of the TCN Program.
Any views expressed in the provided commentary are those of TCNbP Company and are not necessarily held by any distributor.
TCNbP Company makes no claims regarding the suitability of the TCN Program for any particular purpose.
TCNbP Company warrants only those trial copies that it distributes. All other warranty is between you and your distributor.
Mouse and Keyboard Equivalents,14,1,50,25,1,0
The TCN Program is intended for use with a mouse. However, where necessary, keyboard equivalents are provided. All major functions have keyboard equivalents. You can accomplish everything with keyboard keys that you can accomplish using a mouse.
Information about keyboard equivalents is summarized under the Keyboard option of the Help menu which appears when the TCN Program starts. Tutorial and help screens provide information for mouse users and keyboard users.
NOTE: A GUI tutorial is provided for novice users. Try Tutorial I first. After that, press and release the ALT key, type h, then type g to access the GUI tutorial.
Getting Started,14,1,50,26,1,0
To get started with your evaluation of the TCN Program, perform the following steps:
1) Review the remainder of these notices carefully. Write down any key sequences given. (You can access these notices manually later; however, automatic display is not repeated.)
2) Access Tutorial I.
3) Review the provided commentary.
4) Access Tutorial II.
5) Decide to register.
Tutorial I and the Provided Commentary,10,2,58,23,2,0
Tutorial I shows you how to review the (100+ pages of) provided commentary.
The provided commentary was prepared with the TCN Program
During Tutorial I you can learn a lot about the Constitution and the TCN Program at the same time.
Tutorial I is automatically offered to you when the TCN Program starts the first time. TCNbP Company recommends that you review Tutorial I when it is offered.
You can access the Tutorial I anytime from the Tutorial I option of the Help menu.
Tutorial II and the Notebook Features,10,2,58,24,1,0
Tutorial II shows you how to use the Notebook Features of the TCN Program.
The Notebook Features include the INTERACTIVE SEARCH and the INTERACTIVE INDEXING features of the TCN Program.
When you know how to use the Notebook Features, you can start using the TCN Program in your own study of the Constitution.
You can access the Tutorial II anytime from the Tutorial II option of the Help menu. Go through Tutorial I first.
Registration,10,2,58,25,2,0
Without incurring any obligation to TCNbP Company, you can use the TCN Program up to 20 times or 6 months as is authorized in the copyright notice. (See the "About" option of the Help menu.)
You should register the TCN Program when you determine that it is useful to you.
Otherwise, you should cease use of the TCN Program when you have used it the amount allowed by the license.
Registration Benefits
Registration entitles you to perpetual use of the TCN Program.
Also, when you register, you can purchase additional materials related to Constitutional study from TCNbP Company.
How to Register
Information concerning registration, forms, fees, and benefits is available under the "Shareware" menu that appears when the TCN Program starts.
The TCN Program includes an interactive on-screen registration form, or you can print and complete a hard copy of a blank form.
Exiting the TCN Program,14,1,50,23,1,0
After the Browse screen appears, you can exit the TCN Program by performing the following steps:
1) Quit the tutorial or helps if they are displayed.
2) Press and release the ALT key.
3) Type the letter "b".
4) Type the letter "q".
Start-up Time,14,1,50,23,1,0
The TCN Program requires time to start.
On a 33 MHz 486 DX, it starts in approximately 25 seconds.
On the very earliest (and slowest) PC models, it requires up to 8 minutes and 30 seconds to start.
In this time, the TCN Program loads a data base that exhaustively cross indexes the occurrence of every word in the Constitution.
Accessing Notices,14,4,50,17,1,0
To review the preceding notices, use the Notices option of the Help menu. Press and release the ALT key, type h, then type an n.
Automatic display of the preceding notices is not repeated.
Starting the TCN Program,14,4,50,16,1,0
When you press the space bar, the TCN Program loads the exhaustive data base described previously. The Browse screen will appear when the data base is loaded.
Improper Unzip Procedure,7,1,58,21,0,0
The TCN Program is not properly unzipped.
Be sure to specify the -d (unzip directories) option.
Try to unzip the TCN Program again. If this message reappears, contact your distributor. If you cannot get the TCN Program to unzip after that, send $10.00 to TCNbP Company, Box 516, OLLA, LA 71465. A properly zipped package will be sent to you.
Tutorial I,14,1,50,20,1,0
You have accessed Tutorial I.
Tutorial I provides information required to review the provided commentary.
The provided commentary was prepared using the TCN Program. By reviewing it, you can learn about the TCN Program and the Constitution at the same time.
Using the Tutorial,14,1,50,20,2,0
To use Tutorial I,
1) Read the descriptive text and instructions presented in each step.
2) Access the TCN screen if desired.
3) View the related part(s) of the TCN screen or perform the instructions given.
4) Access the tutorial again.
5) Go to the next step in the tutorial.
Moving Forward through the Tutorial,14,1,50,20,2,0
To go to the next step in the tutorial:
Keyboard users can press the space bar.
Mouse users can click the Ok button.
To examine the related part(s) of the TCN screen or perform instuctions given, toggle display of tutorial instructions as follows:
Keyboard users can use the CTRL + A key combination. Press and hold the CTRL key, type the letter "a", then release both keys. Repeated use of the CTRL + A key combination alternately hides and displays tutorial instuctions. Try it now.
Mouse users can hide tutorial instructions by clicking the Hide option on the Tutorial box menu bar (2nd line, upper left). Or, click the < TCN> button at the right hand side of your screen.
Mouse users can access the tutorial instructions by clicking the <Info> button at the right hand side of the screen. Try it NOW(!!!).
Moving Backward through the Tutorial,14,1,50,20,2,0
NOTE: Before going to the next step in the tutorial, be sure you are familiar with this screen and the two immediately preceding it.
To move back to a previous tutorial screen, mouse users click on the Back option of the tutorial box. Keyboard users, press and release the ALT key, then type the letter b.
Exiting Tutorial I,14,1,50,20,2,0
The trial version of the TCN Program includes over 150 topics. Few users will review all this material in one session.
If you exit Tutorial I while reviewing provided commentary, your place is saved. To resume where you left off, access Tutorial I again. You are given a choice of studying the tutorial again or resuming your review of the provided commentary.
To exit Tutorial I, you can 1) review all topics, 2) access Tutorial II, or 3) quit the TCN Program.
Tutorial I, 14,1,50,20,2,0
Tutorial I tells you how to review the provided commentary.
The preceding material has told you how to use Tutorial I.
The next screen is the beginning of instructions about the TCN Program.
Let's get going!
Step One,14,1,50,20,1,0
Topic number 1 has been automatically accessed and is presented on the notebook screen of the TCN Program for you.
1. Press CTRL + A to see the notebook screen.
2. After viewing the notebook screen, press CTRL + A again to display the tutorial.
3. Press the space bar to continue the tutorial.
NOTE: Steps 1, 2, and 3 are typical for each set of tutorial instructions. They do not appear in some subsequent tutorial materials. You can use CTRL + A as you see fit.
Text of Constitution,24,12,50,14,1,0
Above this tutorial box, the text of the United States Constitution appears on the notebook screen.
Text Information Line,20,9,50,16,1,0
Above the text of the Constitution, a line tells you what part of the Constitution is presented. It is called the text information line.
More information about the text information line is automatically presented as part of Tutorial II.
Topic Title,14,6,50,16,1,0
A line with the caption "TOPIC TITLE: " tells you the title of the topic currently displayed on the notebook screen.
Key Words Box,25,1,51,20,1,0
A small box entitled "Key Words" appears at the left side of the screen below the "TOPIC TITLE: " line.
In this topic, the Key Words box happens to be empty.
More will be said about it later in Tutorial I.
Vocabulary List Box,25,1,51,20,1,0
Below the Key Words box is an unlabeled box. This box contains a list of punctuation marks, numbers, and words.
It is ok for you to explore this list on your own during Tutorial I.
Comments Box,1,0,33,16,2,0
Below the text of the Constitution, an unlabeled box appears. This box contains comments.
TCNbP Company provides some comments with every topic included in the trial version.
Reviewing comments,1,0,33,25,2,0
To review a topic, you should read the comments provided with it.
To read the provided comments, you must first access the comments box. Mouse users click on it. Keyboard users press TAB until a flashing cursor appears in it.
Try this now.
Keyboard users, use the CTRL+A combination to access the notebook screen. (The tutorial text will disappear.) Then use TAB key until the comments box is accessed. Mouse users can click on the comments box.
When you have accessed the comments box, press CTRL + A to display the tutorial text again. Then press the space bar to continue.
Scrolling the Comments Text,1,0,33,25,2,0
After you access the comments box, you can scroll through the comments as follows:
Mouse users can scroll using the scroll bar. Keyboard users use the PG UP, PG DN, CTRL + HOME, CTRL + END, up arrow and down arrow keys to scroll.
The comments for topic 1 include more information about the vocabulary list. Also, an exercise walks you through using the INTERACTIVE SEARCH feature of the TCN Program.
Try scrolling through the comments for topic 1 now. Perform the search exercise if you care to.
Remember the CTRL + A combination to toggle access between the tutorial and the notebook screen. After you scroll and search, press CTRL + A to get this screen back. Then press the space bar to continue.
Topic 2,14,1 50,20,2,0
Topic 2 of the provided comments now appears on the notebook screen.
If you care to, access the comments section now and review what is written there.
Key Words Box,24,0,51,20,2,0
The Key Words Box is not empty.
As part of reviewing each topic, you can view contents of the Key Words box.
To do this, access the box and then scroll through it.
NOTE: Naturally, if the Key Words box is empty or only partially filled, you can view its content without performing these steps. Also, if it is empty, you CANNOT access it.
Mouse users can access the Key Words box by clicking on it. Keyboard users can press the TAB key until a flashing cursor appears in the Key Words box.
Mouse users can scroll using the scroll bar. Keyboard users can scroll with the PG UP, PG DN, HOME, END, up arrow and down arrow keys.
Access the notebook screen with the CTRL + A key. Access the Key Words box and scroll through it. Press CTRL + A to display the tutorial again. Then press the space bar to continue.
Reviewing Indexed Phrases,15,1,50,20,2,0
With most provided topics, phrases are indexed. As part of reviewing each topic, you can review the indexed phrases.
To review all phrases indexed under a topic, you must highlight the "TOPIC TITLE: " line. Mouse users click on it. Keyboard users press the TAB key.
When the "TOPIC TITLE: " line is accessed, its highlighting changes and the flashing cursor appears on the topic title line.
Phrase Review Options,15,1,50,20,1,0
Phrases indexed under a topic can be reviewed in two ways:
1) as part of text, and
2) separately.
Reviewing Phrases in Text,15,10,50,15,2,0
When phrases are indexed with a topic, one of the lines in the Constitution is highlighted. On color monitors, one word on the highlighted line is brown or red and the rest of the words on that line are blue. Monochrome monitor users may have to adjust brightness and contrast to see the difference in brightness.
The line that is highlighted is the first occurring index. That is, it is the index that appears closest to the beginning of the Constitution.
Reviewing Phrases in Text,22,1,50,19,2,0
Also, when phrases are indexed under a topic, the Previous and Next buttons appear more or less in the middle of the screen below the comments box.
You can move among the other indexed phrases using these buttons. Mouse users click on them. Keyboard users use the ALT+P or ALT+N combinations.
Note appearance of a button before and after the first time you operate it. After you first operate it with the mouse or key combination, you can continue operating it with the space bar.
Note that each time you operate either button, the text of the Constitution is scrolled to another index. The direction of the scrolling depends on which button you operate. Observe the text information line above the Constitution text box.
Analysis,15,4,50,15,1,0
As each indexed phrase is displayed, think about how it is related to the current topic.
Reviewing Phrases Separately,5,1,51,19,2,1
To the left of the Previous and Next buttons is a button labeled "Phrases F2". When this button is operated, the text of the Constitution and the comments box disappear. Individual phrases are displayed in their place.
To operate the button, mouse users can click on it. Keyboard operators press the F2 function key.
Use CTRL+A to access the notebook screen. Press F2. Press CTRL+A to display tutorial again. Press space bar to continue.
Phrases Information Line,24,8,50,15,2,0
A Phrases Information Line appears above the box in which phrases are displayed. This line provides information about the status of the phrase display.
The phrases information line is one line below the text information line.
More information about the phrases information line is automatically presented as part of Tutorial II.
Scrolling Phrases,15,3,50,20,2,0
To scroll through the phrases, access the scroll bar to the right of the phrases box. Mouse users click on it. Keyboard operators press TAB until the flashing cursor appears below the upward-pointing arrow at the top of the scroll bar.
The PG UP, PG DN, HOME, END, up arrow, and down arrow keys provide scrolling. Scrolling with the mouse is as usual on scroll bars.
Try scrolling phrases now. Note update of phrases information line after each scroll.
Text F3,7,5,50,15,1,0
To get the Constitution and commentary back, operate the Text F3 button. Mouse users click on it. Keyboard operators press the F3 function key.
Status,13,3,50,21,1,0
At this point, you have been guided through the review of topics one and two. Only 100 more topics remain to be reviewed. Each of them can be reviewed in the same way topics one and two were reviewed.
Topics one and two were accessed for you. The next screen tells you how to access topics for yourself.
Topic Access,13,3,50,19,2,0
You can access the next topic by operating the Topic + button which appears at the lower right corner of your screen.
Mouse users click on it. Keyboard users use the ALT+T combination.
Before operating Topic +, take a last look at the notebook screen for topic 2. Note the topic title.
Access the notebook screen with CTRL+A. Operate Topic +. Glance over the screen. Then use CTRL+A to display the tutorial again and press the space bar to continue.
Reviewing Provided Commentary,13,3,50,20,2,0
Note the topic title has changed. Then review the
1) comments,
2) key words, and
3) indexed phrases
for topic 3. Access each item and scroll through it as described previously. Then use CTRL+A to display the tutorial again and press the space bar to continue.
Evaluation,15,1,50,20,2,0
Reviewing the provided commentary is one of the steps in evaluating this trial copy of the TCN Program.
As you go through each topic, keep in mind that all of the provided commentary was produced using the TCN Program including each and every list of keywords, phrase cross references, and all comments under each topic title.
What better way to evaluate a computer program? In the trial version you get over 100 pages of provided commentary. This provided commentary is a good indication of what can be accomplished using the TCN Program.
Completing Tutorial I,15,1,50,20,2,0
To complete Tutorial I, operate Topic + to access topic four. Review it and continue. You will be advised when you review all available topics.
If you quit before reviewing all available topics, your place is saved. Access Tutorial I again to resume where you left off.
Access Tutorial II when you are ready to learn how to generate your own topic heading, key words, indexed phrases and comments.
This concludes Tutorial I instructions.
Tutorial II,15,3,50,20,2,0
You have accessed Tutorial II.
In Tutorial I, you learned how to access topics sequentially in the order of their occurrence. Tutorial II tells you how to access topics in any order desired.
Tutorial I told you how to passively review commentary produced by TCNbP Company. Tutorial II tells you how to produce your own commentary. A simple problem of interpretation is presented. You are guided through the use of the INTERACTIVE SEARCH and INTERACTIVE INDEXING features of the TCN Program while analyzing the problem.
Tutorial II provides additional details about other aspects of the TCN Program mentioned in Tutorial I.
Accessing Tutorial II,15,3,50,20,2,0
Tutorial II can be accessed:
1) in its entirety, or
2) by specific topic.
To access Tutorial II in its entirety, select the "Tutorial II" option of the Help menu. Keyboard users, press and release the ALT key - then type the letters h o .
The other options related to Tutorial II are displayed between two horizontal lines to separate them from unrelated options.
To access a specific topic, select the corresponding option of the Help menu. Mouse users, click on it. Keyboard users begin by pressing and releasing the ALT key. Then type the letters h , and then type the letter that is highlighted in the menu option that names the specific topic of interest to you.
Exiting Tutorial II,15,2,50,20,2,0
The instructions in Tutorial II span over 50 screens. Few users will finish Tutorial II in one session.
You can exit Tutorial II at any time by using the Quit button. Or, you can quit the TCN Program or access Tutorial I.
If you accessed Tutorial II in its entirety, your place is saved. When you access it again, it offers to resume where you left off. Or you can start over.
Moving through Tutorial II,15,2,50,20,1,0
Moving through Tutorial II is just like moving through Tutorial I.
Toggle display of tutorial materials using the CTRL+A key combination or the TCN and Info buttons at the right side of the screen.
Use the OK button to move to the next step in the tutorial.
Use the Back feature to repeat prior tutorial steps.
Tutorial II,15,2,50,20,2,0
The preceding materials describe Tutorial II and its use.
Later screens provide information about the TCN Program.
Browse Screen,14,1,50,21,1,0
The browse screen has been automatically accessed.
It is the first screen to appear when the TCN Program starts.
The INTERACTIVE SEARCH feature of the TCN Program is available on this screen.
Use CTRL+A to see the browse screen.
Text of the Constitution,1,0,33,25,1,0
The text of the Constitution appears at the right side of the browse screen.
It is the same text that appeared on the notebook screen in Tutorial I. Accessing it and scrolling through it is the same as on the notebook screen.
Fidelity,1,0,33,26,2,0
Excruciating care has been exercised to ensure that the text appearing in the TCN Program is a faithful rendition of the original Constitution. A photogenic copy was used to check everything through the 10th amendment in the Bill of Rights. After that, the pocket sized version of the Constitution produced by the BiCentennial Commission was used as a reference.
No effort was spared to ensure that 1) every word is there with original spelling and capitalization observed and 2) every punctuation mark is there and matches the original.
Some concessions were made for certain aspects of the TCN Program. Preparation of the text files is more fully described in the documentation included with the registered version. (Benefit of extended registration.)
Vocabulary List,21,0,56,24,1,0
The vocabulary list appears at the left side of the browse screen. It includes every word, Arabic numeral, Roman numeral, name, abbreviation, and punctuation mark that appears in the text of the Constitution as presented with the TCN Program.
A scroll bar at the right of the vocabulary list box allows you to move through the vocabulary list. It works in much the same manner as the scroll bar at the right of the Constitution.
The Search Key Words box below the vocabulary list allows you to access specific words quickly.
Search Key Word Box,21,0,57,25,2,0
The Search Key Word box appears below the vocabulary list box.
When the TCN Program starts, the words "Search Key Word" appear in the box. You can access the box anytime it is displayed by pressing the F6 key. The content of the box is reverse highlighted. Begin typing your search word to erase the previous contents of the box.
As you type each letter, the Vocabulary list box is updated to display the first word that matches the content of the Search Key Word box.
Each time you access the Search Key Word box, the Vocabulary List box is updated to show the current word. If you scroll the current word off the screen in the Vocabulary List box, access the Search Key Word box to display the current word in the Vocabulary List box.
Search Exercise,21,0,57,25,2,0
NOTE: TCNbP Company recommends that you print this exercise. Type the ALT+P key combination.
As you slowly type in the following series of letters one at a time, observe the update that occurs in the vocabulary list and note the sounds made by your computer.
Pretend you are looking for the word "nothing". Slowly type in the letters n o t h j. The table below tells what should happen after each letter is typed and explains what it means.
n name appears highlighted
o No is highlighted.h
t Not is highlighted.
h nothing is highlighted.
j Notice is highlighted.
Now hit the backspace key. "nothing" is highlighted again.
Seminars Menu,14,1,50,20,1,0
This is the Seminars Menu screen. The term seminar refers to a series of related topics. Use this screen to see which seminar is selected. Or use it to select another seminar.
Access this screen using the Seminars option of the Notebook menu.
Topics Menu,3,1,73,23,2,0
This is the topics menu screen. The term topic refers to a heading, a list of keywords, a set of indexed phrases, and a series of hand typed notes. Any topic can have some or all of these.
You can review topics provided with the TCN Program. These topics were produced at TCNbP Company using the TCN Program. Or you can create your own topic related to any aspect of Constitutional interpretation that interests you.
Use this screen to see which topic is selected. Or use it to select another topic.
Access this screen using the Topic option of the Notebook menu.
Manual Topic Access,15,3,50,20,2,0
Now is a good time to manually access a topic.
With the topic menu displayed, select a title. Mouse users click on it. Keyboard users use the SHIFT + up arrow or the SHIFT + down arrow key combinations to select a topic of interest. The selected topic is highlighted. On color monitors, it appears in blue letters.
To access the selected topic, mouse users double click on it. Keyboard users press ENTER. The Topic Menu disappears and the notebook screen appears with the accessed topic displayed.
Press CTRL + A, access a topic, and view the notebook screen. Then press CTRL+A again to display the tutorial and press the space bar to continue.
Manual Access of the Topic Menu ,15,3,50,20,1,0
Now is a good time for you to manually access the topic menu.
Pull down the Notebook menu and select the Topic option. Keyboard users press and release the ALT key - then type the letters b t .
Try it now.
Where are all the Topics?,15,3,50,20,1,0
Scroll through the titles displayed on the topics menu. If over 100 topics are provided with the TCN Program, where are the rest of them?
They are in other seminars.
Manual Seminar Selection,15,3,50,20,3,0
Mentally note some of the topic titles displayed.
Now, access the seminars menu. Mouse users, pull down the notebook menu and select the seminars option. Keyboard users press and release the ALT key - then type the letters b s .
The seminars menu is displayed. Note which title is highlighted. Select a different title. Mouse users click on it. Keyboard users use the SHIFT + up arrow or the SHIFT + down arrow key combinations to select a title. The selected title appears highlighted. On color monitors, it appears in blue letters.
To access the selected seminar, mouse users double click on it. Keyboard users press ENTER.
The seminars menu disappears and the notebook screen appears with the first topic in that seminar displayed.
Pull down the TOPIC menu (not the Seminars menu) as before and compare the titles to those noted earlier.
To select a topic, be sure to select the appropriate seminar first.
Registration Screens,7,1,65,21,2,0
What was all that?!!!
Ten screens were just displayed in rapid succession with no explanation.
They are the registration screens for the TCN Program. To see them again, click Back (or type the ALT key followed by the letter b), then press the space bar.
To register the TCN Program, complete a form which is presented on those interactive screens. You can access them using the Registration option of the Shareware menu.
Four screens are provided for required information. These screens present information about registration options and automatically calculate the registration fee for you. You can edit the form multiple times to compare fees and benefits.
Six other screens are provided for optional information.
Notebook Screen,14,1,56,20,3,0
This is the default notebook screen.
Tutorial I told you how to use this screen to review provided commentary.
Access this screen by selecting a title from the Seminars Menu screen or the Topics Menu screen. You have already done this as part of Tutorial II.
Both the INTERACTIVE SEARCH feature and the INTERACTIVE INDEXING feature are available when the notebook screen is displayed. The comment editor is also available.
Now is a good time to exercise those features of the TCN Program.
A new topic is needed to provide a place for you to perform these exercises. For the purposes of these exercises, you will be guided through the creation of a new topic.
Creating a New Topic,14,1,50,20,1,0
For simplicity, the "Sample Topics" seminar has been automatically accessed for you and its topic menu is displayed.
Press CTRL + A, then press the F8 key. Notice what happens. Then press CTRL+A and press the space bar to continue the tutorial.
Editing the New Title,14,1,50,20,1,0
The reverse highlighted line at the end of the topic menu is a new heading. It does not have a title yet. Type "Antonyms for the Word Rights".
Accessing the New Title,14,1,50,20,2,0
Now that the new title is typed in, you can access it. Mouse users double click on it. Keyboard users press ENTER.
The topics menu disappears and the notebook screen takes its place. The Key Words box and the Comments box are empty. The Phrases F2, Previous and Next buttons are not displayed.
Finding Words,21,1,50,20,1,0
Press the F6 key. The Search Key Words box is accessed.
Power seems to be a good antonym for the word "rights". Type power in the Search Key Words box and look at the vocabulary list. The words power, Power, powers, and Powers appear there.
Indexing All Occurrences of a Word,21,1,50,20,2,0
Access the vocabulary list box. Mouse users click on it. Keyboard users press the TAB key.
Highlight the word "power". Mouse users click on it. Keyboard users use the up arrow or down arrow keys as required.
Make "power" the current word. Mouse users double click on it. Keyboard users press the space bar. In response, the text of the Constitution is scrolled to the first occurrence of the word "power".
To index all occurrences of the word "power" under the current topic, mouse users press the right mouse button. Keyboard users press the ENTER key.
The word "power" appears in the Key Words box and the Phrases F2, Previous and Next buttons are displayed.
Indexing the Other Antonyms,21,1,50,20,1,0
To index the other antonyms, Power, powers, Powers, highlight each one in turn, make it the current word, and then press the right mouse button or the ENTER key.
Finding another Antonym,21,1,40,20,2,0
Press the F6 key and type "authority".
Access the vocabulary list. Highlight authority. Double click on it or press the space bar to make it the current word. Press the right mouse button or the ENTER key to index all occurrences of the word authority under the current topic.
Repeat these steps for Authority (initial cap).
Isn't that a lot of work . . .,21,1,50,20,2,0
. . . just to get six words listed in the Key Words box? Well, it would be, BUT, that's not all that happened. To see the full results of your efforts, access the Topic Title line. Mouse users click on it. Keyboard users press the TAB key until its highlighting changes and the flashing cursor appears in it.
Then press the F2 key. Each phrase that appears contains one of the six keywords highlighted in red or brown on color screens. They appear here because you indexed them as part of this exercise.
You can press the F3 key and step through these phrases in text by operating the Previous and Next buttons. Mouse users click on them. Keyboard users type the ALT + P or the ALT + N key combinations. Each time you operate one of these buttons, the text of the Constitution is scrolled to another occurrence of one of the key words and the text information line is updated.
Adding Some Comments,14,1,50,20,2,0
To add your own comments, access the comments box. Mouse users click on it. Keyboard users press the TAB key repeatedly until the flashing cursor appears in it. Then type the first thing that comes to mind, like "Power and authority appear to be antonyms to rights in the context of the Constitution."
You can type up to 5,000 words in the comments box under one topic.
You can edit comments in any box at any time. This includes comments created by you or provided by TCNbP Company.
Saving your Work,14,1,51,20,1,0
The TCN Program saves your work automatically as required for its operation. If you want to save more often, access the Save option of the Notebook menu. Mouse users click on it. Keyboard operators press and release the ALT key - then type the letters b v .
More Indexing Capabilities,14,1,50,20,2,0
So far, you have exercised one of the four indexing capabilities of the TCN Program. You have exercised the capability to index all occurrences of a word under a heading. The other three capabilities are as follows:
1) Index a specific occurrence of a word,
2) Delete all occurrences of a word, and
3) Delete a specific occurrence of a word.
The operation of each of these capabilities is described on a separate screen following this one. You can skim over these now without actually performing them. The material describing all 4 indexing capabilities can be accessed separately from the help menu when you need them.
Indexing Specific Occurrence,14,1,50,20,2,0
To index a specific occurrence of a word,
1) access the vocabulary list,
2) highlight the word, and then
3) make it the current word. The display of Constitution text or phrases is updated to show the new current word. Then,
4) if text is displayed, press F2 to display phrases.
5) Highlight the desired occurrence of the word in the phrase display.
6) To index the phrase, mouse users press the right mouse button. Keyboard operators press the ENTER key.
If the word is not already a key word, it is added to the key words box. The highlighted phrase is indexed under the current topic.
Deleting All Occurrences,14,1,50,20,2,0
To delete all indices of a key word under a topic,
1) access the Key Words box,
2) highlight the word, and then
3) make it the current word. Mouse users double click on it. Keyboard users press the space bar. The display of Constitution text or phrases is updated to show the new current word.
4) Press the DELETE key. A prompt appears to doublecheck the delete operation.
To delete, operate the Yes button. The key word is removed from the Key Words box and references to all phrases indexed using that word are deleted from the current topic.
To cancel the delete command, operate the No button (default). Key word and phrases are not deleted.
Deleting Specific Occurrence,14,1,50,20,2,0
To delete the reference to a specific phrase under a topic,
1) access the Key Words box, highlight the word, and then
2) make it the current word. Mouse users double click on it. Keyboard users press the space bar. The display of Constitution text or phrases is updated to show the new current word. Then,
3) if text is displayed, press F2 to display phrases.
4) Highlight the desired occurrence of the word in the phrase display.
5) To delete the phrase, press the DELETE key. A prompt appears to doublecheck the delete operation.
To delete, operate the Yes button. The phrase index is removed from the current topic.
To cancel the delete command, operate the No button (default). The phrase is not deleted.
Splitting Parts of the Notebook Screen,14,1,50,20,2,0
The comments box or the Constitution text box on the notebook screen can be split horizontally. Either box can be split, both boxes can be split, and either or both boxes can be unsplit. This capability can be applied in the following situations:
1) When you want to compare two separate parts of the Constitution.
2) When you want to access two topics at one time. This is useful when the comments in one topic refer to another topic, a situation which occurs in some of the provided commentary.
3) When you want to view two parts of the comments under one topic. This is useful when comments refer to something cited earlier under the same topic, another situation which occurs in some of the provided commentary.
Splitting the Constituton Text,14,1,50,20,1,0
To split the Constitution text on the notebook screen, access it. Mouse users click on it. Keyboard users, press the TAB key repeatedly until the flashing cursor appears in the scroll bar to the right of the text. Press the F9 key. The text box now appears in two identical parts.
Comparing Separate Parts,14,1,50,20,1,0
Note which Constitution text box has a scroll bar. It is the active box.
Operate the Previous and Next buttons. The active box is updated to display the next occurring index under the current topic. The other box is not affected.
Accessing the other Box,14,1,50,20,2,0
To access the other box, mouse users can click on it. Keyboard operators repeatedly press the TAB key as required to place the flashing cursor in the scroll bar to the right of the other box.
Operate the Previous and Next buttons. As before, the active box is updated to display the next occurring index under the current topic. The other box is not affected.
You can swap access back and forth as often as you like. Keyboard users, use the SHIFT + F9 key combination.
Accessing Two Topics,14,1,50,20,2,0
Now that the Constitution text is split, you can access two topics.
Actually, you can access two topics after either box is split, or even when both are split.
You can access the second topic manually or with the Topic + button. The new topic is displayed in the active side.
Try it now.
Swapping Sides,14,1,50,20,2,0
When two topics are accessed, the key words box, the topic title and the comments box (if it is not split) all change to the other topic each time you swap sides. To see the key words box, mouse users click on the left edge of it which is visible to the left of the Constitution text boxes. Keyboard operators, press F6, TAB, TAB.
Swap sides now and observe the changes that occur on the notebook screen with two topics accessed.
Unsplitting the Constitution Text,14,1,50,20,2,0
To unsplit the Constitution text, click on the side you are interested in and press the F9 key. The Constitution text box is returned to its default appearance. The Constitution text that appears in the unsplit box is the text that appeared in the active box when F9 was pressed.
The comments box, the Key Words box, and on the Topic Title line are unchanged.
Swapping Topics after Unsplit,14,1,50,20,2,0
At this point, the text of the Constitution appears in a single unsplit box.
However, the second topic is still accessed. To see it, mouse users and keyboard users alike can use the SHIFT + F9 key combination.
Try this now and observe the changes that occur on the notebook screen in the comments box, the Key Words box, and on the Topic Title line.
Splitting the Comments Text,14,1,50,20,2,0
Splitting and unsplitting the comments text works like splitting and unsplitting the Constitution text. Access the comments box. Mouse users click on it. Keyboard users press the TAB key until the flashing cursor appears in the comments box. Then press the F9 key.
Comments and Constitution text can be split and unsplit in any order. In the tutorial, the Constitution text was split first. You can split the comments first if desired.
"Split Comments Example 1",14,1,50,20,2,0
One reason to split comments (mentioned earlier) is to simultaneously view two parts of the comments under one topic. This capability is helpful when part of the comments refer specifically to something cited earlier.
A topic in which this occurs has been automatically accessed for you. The topic is [32] in the Declaration of Independence seminar. At the beginning of the comments, a very long sentence in the Declaration has been broken up into several sections identified by lower case letters in brackets. This part of the comments is presented in the left comments box.
In the right comments box, another part of the comments in the same topic appears. In this part of the comments, [a] is described. Both [a] and the commentary relating to it can be viewed at the same time.
"Split Comments, Example 2",14,1,50,20,2,0
Another reason to split comments (also mentioned earlier) is to simultaneously view two topics. This capability is helpful when the comments in one topic refer to another topic.
A topic which refers to another topic has been automatically accessed for you. It appears in the left comments box. It is the topic "The Second Amendment, Continued" which appears in the seminar "The Tenth Amendment and States Rights". You can see the topic title displayed on the notebook screen. If you like, access the Seminars menu (Seminars option on the Notebook menu, ALT, b, s) to see the seminar title.
In the comments box, notice that another topic in a different seminar is cited. It is the "Article 4" topic in the "French Bill of RIghts" seminar. You can access that topic using the SHIFT + F9 key combination. The complete topic title is visible on the notebook screen. Access the Seminars menu to verify the seminar if desired.
Both topics can be viewed at the same time. This capability makes it more convenient to access a cited topic. After all, the citation can be made visible while you access the Seminars menu and the Topics menu. Also, comparing analysis of the two topics is more convenient.
Since citations are convenient, the student of the Constitution is encouraged to use them. Since citations shrink and simplify analytical text, their use can allow the student to cover more ground thereby furthering his or her understanding of the Constitution.
Suffice it to say that since it encourages citations, the screen splitting capability increases the usefulness of the TCN Program.
Manual Access of a Second Topic,14,1,50,20,2,0
To manually access a second topic,
1. Split the screen.
2. Access the side where you want to display the second topic.
3. If the cited topic is in another seminar, access the seminars menu and access the other seminar.
4. Access the topics menu and select the cited topic.
"Splitting Comments, Example 1 Continued",14,1,50,20,2,0
Example 1 of comment splitting pertains to simultaneously viewing two parts of the comments under the same topic. After accessing two topics, you can still do this.
1. Access the side that does NOT contain the topic you are interested in.
2. If necessary, pull down the seminars menu and access the appropriate seminar.
3. Pull down the topics menu. If the topic you are interested in does not appear, scroll or see step 2.
4. Select the topic of interest. The topics menu disappears and the notebook screen appears with the same topic in both sides. You can now simultaneously view two separate parts of the comments under this topic.
Deleting a Topic,14,1,50,20,2,0
You can delete any topic. This is true of topics provided by TCNbP Company as well as those that you create.
To delete a topic, access its title in the topic menu and press F4.
Or, press F4 while the topic is displayed on the notebook screen.
A prompt appears to doublecheck the delete command. To delete the topic, mouse users click Yes. Keyboard users press the TAB key and then the space bar. The topic is deleted. All key words, phrase cross references and comments associated with it are gone.
To cancel the delete command, mouse users click the No button. Keyboard users press the space bar. (No is the default.) The topic is not deleted. All key words, phrase cross references and comments associated with it are still there.
Printing a Topic,14,1,50,20,2,0
You can print a hard copy of any topic by pressing the F7 key.
Or you can make an ASCII file copy of any topic by pressing the F5 key. The topic is appended to a file named TCNTOPIC.DOC. Use your word processor to embellish the type styles, perform spelling checks, or incorporate your topic in other documents.
Each time you use F5, TCNTOPIC.DOC grows. To avoid it becoming too big for your word processor, rename it, or delete it periodically.
Summary,14,1,50,20,2,0
At this point, the major features of the TCN Program have been described to you and you have been guided through the exercise of its major capabilities.
However, your evaluation of the TCN Program is not complete, and neither is your study of the United States Constitution.
Further tutorial screens provide general guidelines for continuing your evaluation of the TCN Program and your study of the Constitution.
This concludes the part of the tutorial in which explicit descriptive text and guided exercises are presented.
Continuing Your Evaluation of the TCN Program,14,1,50,20,2,0
To complete your evaluation of the TCN Program, perform the following steps:
1. Finish reviewing the materials in Tutorial II.
2. Finish reviewing the provided commentary.
3. Try completing the three exercises (one easy, others not so easy) presented on separate screens which follow.
4. Make your decision regarding registration. This is the final step of evaluation. Only two decisions are possible. If you decide to register, send a completed registration form along with your payment to TCNbP Company, Box 516, OLLA, LA 71465. If you decide not to register, delete the trial version from your hard drive.
A Timely Exercise,14,1,50,20,2,0
During a recent event, the issue addressed in this exercise became relevant. The question arose, "Are supreme court justices appointed for life?" What does the Constitution have to say on this matter?
Aha! You have the TCN Program. It has an interactive search feature. But to use it, you have to know what words to look for. However, the vocabulary list provides a source of exact search words. BUT (!!!), those lists are almost 1400 words long!
You could search the entire list of words for promising search key words. And if you have absolutely no idea about what is in the Constitution, that's exactly what you will have to do. BUT(!!!), if you have absolutely no idea about what is in the Constitution, how likely does it appear that you will be able to spot pertinent search key words or recognize the relevant text?
To illustrate the intended point, can you answer the following question:
Is the issue of the length of terms for supreme Court justices even addressed in the Constitution? Yes or No.
If you answered yes, in what Article of the Constitution would you expect to find the answer? Is it in the original document? . . . the Bill of Rights, maybe? . . . or in amendments 11 - 26?
Enough. Happily, in this case, TCNbP company will provide you with relevant search words and leading questions. The key words are:
Behaviour,
Impeachment
Impeachments.
The questions are:
"Does the Constitution explicitly state that supreme Court justices are appointed for life?"
"Does the Constitution explicitly exempt supreme Court justices from impeachment?"
By now, you should be able to use the key words to find and index the relevant phrases. And you should be able to use the comment editor to type in the preceding questions and your answers to them.
And this is what the TCN Program was designed to do.
What the TCN Program cannot do is ask the question. To ask the question, you must have some idea about what is written in the Constitution. Having the TCN Program is no substitute for that awareness. Acquiring that awareness is your responsibility.
Another Timely Exercise,14,1,50,20,2,0
The events that led to the development of the TCN Program are described under the "Introduction" option of the Help menu. Review that material now if you care to.
One of the highly charged issues addressed by the supreme Court that year was that of abortion. "Pro-life" and "pro-choice" advocates made contradictory statements about rights to each other. It was those exchanges which led to the writing of the TCN Program. A topic titled "Synonyms for the Word Rights in the Constitution" lists some of the phrases in the Constitution related to that issue.
TCNbP Company has compiled a more complete list of phrases in the Constitution that relate directly to this issue. Can you identify any such phrases? Try to find them with the TCN Program. When you do, compile them and comment on them in the comments box according to your convictions.
If you register at the extended level, you will receive the findings of TCNbP Company on this issue.
Exercise Three,14,1,50,20,2,0
The Constitution provides for forcible restraint of six types of actions. In the "Summary" topic of the Preamble seminar, four of these types of actions are listed. Can you identify the other two? TCNbP Company includes its findings on this topic as part of extended registration benefits.
Continuing Your Study of the Constitution,14,1,50,20,2,0
The evaluation exercises demonstrated the strengths of the TCN Program.
Limitations of the TCN Program were also mentioned. Some of these limitations were limitations not only of the TCN Program, but limitations also of any computer program (and any computer for that matter).
The TCN Program cannot ask a question.
The TCN Program cannot become concerned about its rights and neither can the computer it runs on.
The computer it runs on cannot experience happiness, so why would it ever pursue it?
But the individual who operates the computer CAN experience happiness.
And that person is probably actively involved in the pursuit of happiness every waking moment.
And that person must be concerned with the legitimate limits of activity involved in that pursuit.
And that person must be concerned with the possibility of undue interference with legitimate activities involved in that pursuit.
And out of these concerns arise the questions about rights.
And out of these concerns arise questions about the legitimate limits of government powers and the proper exercise thereof.
The TCN Program can help you find what the Constitution has to say regarding such questions.
If you find segments of the Constitution related to such questions, the TCN Program can help you organize what you find and store it for future reference along with your comments about what you did or did not find.
But it is up to you to ask the question.
And it is up to you to decide whether the policies, procedures and activities of officials are in keeping with the Constitution.
And it is important for every Citizen to ask these questions and make their judgments.
The Constitution contains a guarantee to provide a Republican form of government to every state. With the active participation of the private Citizenry, this guarantee IS fulfilled. Without it, that guarantee CANNOT be fulfilled.
And what has been said here concerning the Constitution's guarantee of a Republican form of government is also true of every guarantee the Constitution contains.
For the guarantee to be fulfilled, the Citizenry must participate.
To participate, to ask relevant questions and make reasonable judgments, each Citizen must know at least what is written in the Constitution.
Whether or not you continue to use the TCN Program, please continue your study of the Constitution.
Thank you for trying The CONSTITUTION Notebook Program.
Abbreviated Trial Version,14,1,50,20,2,0
Tutorial Access,14,1,50,20,2,0
You can access Tutorial I (default) or Tutorial II at any time. Each is an option of the Help menu.
Mouse users can access either tutorial by clicking on it.
To access Tutorial I, keyboard users press and release the ALT key, then type the letters h u.
To access Tutorial II, keyboard users press and release the ALT key, then type the letters h o.
Registration,14,1,50,20,1,0
Registration is the process by which you obtain a license to use the TCN Program beyond the trial period.
To register, you must send a completed registration form along with payment to TCNbP Company, Box 516, OLLA, LA 71465.
Benefits of Registration,14,1,50,20,1,0
By registering at the BASIC LEVEL, you receive a perpetual license to use the TCN Program.
By registering at the EXTENDED LEVEL, you receive additional software along with the perpetual license.
Registration Form and Fees,14,1,50,20,2,0
You can register the TCN Program
1) using an interactive on-screen form, or
2) by printing out a blank hard copy of a registration form and
completing it manually. (Click "Blank Hard Copy" button.)
The fee for registration varies from $10.00 to $35.00 depending on the options you select.
The fee is automatically calculated as you indicate your selections on the interactive registration screens.
The registration form is automatically checked for required information and printed on your printer.
Effectivity of Benefits,14,1,50,20,1,0
Fees and benefits posted with Windows Version 1.0 of the TCN Program will be honored through January 1, 1996.
Registration Help,14,1,50,20,2,0
The help facility for the registration screen includes context sensitive help, help-on-help, manual access of notices, and manually accessible information for keyboard users. In addition to topical help, the terms "level" and "category" are defined in a glossary.
CONTEXT SENSITIVE HELP is provided for every individual registration option and every item of registration information. In some cases all items in a box are discussed in one help screen. In other cases, each item in a box is discussed in a separate help screen. To get context sensitive help for any item, access it. (Mouse users click on it. Keyboard users, repeatedly press the TAB key until the flashing cursor appears somewhere in the box. Then press the up arrow, down arrow, left arrow, or right arrow key until the flashing cursor moves to the item of interest.) Then press F1. Scrolling is necessary in some cases.
HELP-ON-HELP is actually this help screen. To access it, use the SHIFT + F1 key combination.
NOTICES consists of this series of screens which are presented automatically each time you access the registration feature of the TCN Program. You can manually access the notices by using the Notices option of the registration screen help menu. Mouse users click on it. Keyboard users press and release the ALT key, then type the letters h n.
KEYBOARD information tells how to operate the registration screens using your keyboard instead of a mouse. Keyboard operators can access this information when other notices are NOT displayed. Press and release the ALT key, then type the letters h k.
LEVEL & CATEGORY help menu options. If you press F1 while the category or level box is accessed, the text that appears describes the specific combination of combination and level that is currently selected. The terms "basic", "extended", "individual", "instructor", and "department" are discussed individually under registration help menu Glossary option. Access this information if you need clarification of terms.
Hardware Requirements,14,1,50,20,2,0
A hard drive is REQUIRED to operate the software included in the extended benefits package.
TCNbP Company recommends at least 2 megabytes of free space on your hard drive before attempting to install the entire extended benefits package.
NOTE: The install program included with the extended benefits package allows you to install selected items individually. You do not have to install the entire benefits package. The install program automatically evaluates available space on your hard drive and compares it to the space required by options selected for installation. This information is updated each time you select or de-select options for installation.
Perpetual License,14,1,50,20,2,0
You receive a perpetual license to use the trial version of the TCN Program when you register at any level and category.
If you register at the extended level, you receive a perpetual license to use the registered benefits software.
Constitution Seminars,14,1,50,20,2,0
You get two seminars related to the Constitution.
In each topic, one seminar (uncommented) presents a paragraph of the Constitution followed by a line of asterisks in the comments box. You can type your comments after the asterisks. You can index related phrases as with any other topic.
In each topic, the other seminar (commented) presents a paragraph of the Constitution followed by a line of asterisks in the comments box. Following the line of asterisks, TCNbP Company provides commentary on that paragraph of the Constitution. Some topics have phrases indexed. You can edit any topic in this seminar as you see fit.
The volume of the provided commentary is approximately double the volume of the Constitution and all 27 amendments. Every paragraph is commented except the signature paragraphs. Most paragraphs have a paragraph or two of comments. In the Bill of Rights, commentary is much heavier. The text of the comments on Amendment IV is three printed pages.
You can install either seminar as many times as you want to on your computer. Most people will install the commented seminar once. The uncommented seminar can be installed once to allow you to respond to TCNbP Company's commentary. The split screen feature of the notebook is very handy for this. You can install the uncommented seminar again to approach the Constitution from an angle that suits you.
Answers to Trial Program Exercises,14,1,50,20,2,0
You get a seminar in which TCNbP Company presents its answers to the exercises presented at the end of Tutorial II in the trial copy.
The trial exercises were:
1) Are supreme Court justices appointed for life?
2) What phrases in the Constitution are directly related to the issue of abortion?
3) For what six kinds of activities does the Constitution provide or allow forcible restraint.
In addition you get a series of axiomatic statements related to Constitutional interpretation.
Bonus Disks,14,1,50,20,2,0
Bonus disks contain shareware programs or files that are germane to study of the Constitution. On the screen where the titles of the Bonus disks are displayed, click on a title and press F1 for a description of that bonus disk.
Default,14,1,50,20,2,0
The default version of the extended benefits package includes
1) the perpetual license associated with the category you select,
2) upgraded TCN Program documentation and software with one seminar.
The default seminar includes:
a) TCNbP Company's answers to the two exercises presented at the end of Tutorial II. One of these topics lists phrases in the Constitution that are related directly to the issue of abortion. Access the Continuing TCN Program Evaluation option of the Help menu to review these exercises.
2) Another topic containing axiomatic statements related to lay (personal, individual, non-professional) analysis of the Constitution.
Audio Proof Tapes,14,1,50,20,2,0
The audio proof tapes (two 60 minute audio cassettes provided on an "as is" basis) contain a verbatim oral reading of the United States Constitution with capitalization, punctuation, and unusual spellings enunciated.
HEARING the Constitution read aloud is a totally different experience than reading it silently. That is reason enough for TCNbP Company to make this product available to you and to recommend it highly. In addition to this basis for recommending the tapes to you is the situation that led to the creation of the proof tapes.
Following the discovery of minor (and even major) discrepancies among various published renditions of the United States Constitution, the proof tapes were recorded in order to compare the TCN Program's Constitutional text with a photogenic copy of the original obtained from the National Archives. You can use these tapes to help verify the fidelity of the particular copy of the Constitution you use as a reference.
Uncommented Seminars,14,1,50,20,2,0
You get 5 seminars. One of the following rights documents is contained in each seminar:
Magna Carta
English Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence
French Bill of Rights
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Each topic heading in these seminars contains one paragraph of text from the associated rights document followed by a line of asterisks. You can add your own commentary and phrase cross indices. After you install an uncommented seminar, you can use the split screen option to display TCNbP Company's commentary on the same topic. Applaud or criticize TCNbP Company's comments according to your convictions.
Registration Category and Level,14,1,50,20,2,0
Indicate your selection of registration category and level on this screen.
When you have indicated both selections,
1) a brief description of your registration benefits is automatically displayed,
2) the registration fee is automatically updated and displayed in the box at the lower right hand corner.
Make another selection to compare benefits and fees.
If you indicate the extended level, you have the option of purchasing two additional items when registering. To see a description of these items, access one, press the space bar, and then press F1. Repeat for each item.
An X in the brackets [ ] to the left of each item in the Extended Options box indicates that it is selected. The registration fee is automatically updated each time you change the selections.
GLOSSARY of Registration Terms,22,2,58,22,2,0
BASIC, as a level of registration, entitles the registrant to perpetual use of the TCN Program TRIAL version.
CATEGORY, as it relates to registration, pertains to the registrant. It is the registrant who is empowered by the license.
DEPARTMENT, as a registration category, is an organizational subdivision. A department can be a local chapter of a Fraternity, Sorority, or other social organization. A department can be a single congregation of a religious group. In a for-profit organization, a department is typically a group of 20 or less individuals with a dozen or fewer computers among them.
EXTENDED, as a level of registration, entitles registrant to all benefits of BASIC level registration plus . . . You get additional software, documentation and commentary produced by TCNbP Company. You have an option to purchase additional materials. REGISTRANT (and registrant only) is licensed to perpetual use of extended benefits.
INDIVIDUAL, as a registration category, is any registrant who does not or cannot claim to be an instructor, a department, or a member of a class.
INSTRUCTOR, as a registration category, refers to any registrant who typically leads organized courses of instruction related to or involving the United States Constitution. If you register as an instructor, you receive written permission to notify students in your class that they can use the TCN Program trial materials up to 6 months without incurring an obligation to register. Instructor's license is permission only; there are no additional fees or obligations. Your use of the TCN Program in your class is appreciated.
LEVEL, as it relates to registration, pertains to amount of licensed materials that the registrant is eligible to obtain from TCNbP Company.
INDIVIDUAL BASIC,22,2,58,22,1,0
You have selected the individual basic registration option.
For $10.00 you receive a perpetual license to use the trial copy of the TCN Program. This license is stated on an original hand signed letter with your name at the top and is non-transferable.
INSTRUCTOR BASIC,22,2,58,22,2,0
You have selected the instructor basic registration option.
For $10.00 you receive a perpetual license to use the trial copy of the TCN Program.
You receive written permission to notify students in your class that they can use the TCN Program trial materials up to 6 months without incurring an obligation to register. Your use of the TCN Program in course work is appreciated.
This license is stated on an original hand signed letter with your name at the top and is non-transferable.
DEPARTMENT BASIC,22,2,58,22,2,0
You have selected the department basic registration option.
This option is for use by organizations which, by virtue of having paid the registration fee, desire to have a license that is independent of changes in personnel.
For the $10.00 fee, the license permits perpetual use of the TCN Program TRIAL version installed on computers OWNED or operated EXCLUSIVELY by the department identified on the registration form. Any person authorized to operate those computers is licensed to use the TCN Program on them.
INDIVIDUAL EXTENDED,22,2,58,22,2,0
You have selected the individual extended registration option.
You have several options at this level. Your registration fee depends on the options you select.
Your registration fee appears in the box at the lower right hand side of the screen.
For this fee, you receive a perpetual license to use all the materials you order. This license includes use of the trial copy of the TCN Program. You can install the registered software on any computer that you OWN or FREQUENTLY use. This license is stated on an original hand signed letter with your name at the top and is non-transferable.
INSTRUCTOR EXTENDED,22,2,58,22,2,0
You have selected the instructor extended registration option.
You have several options at this level. Your registration fee depends on the options you select.
Your registration fee appears in the box at the lower right hand side of the screen.
For this fee, you receive a perpetual license to use all the materials you order. You can install the registered software on any computer that you OWN or FREQUENTLY use.
This license includes perpetual use of the TRIAL copy of the TCN Program.
You receive written permission to notify students in your class that they can use the TCN Program TRIAL materials up to 6 months without incurring an obligation to register. Your use of the TCN Program in course work is appreciated.
This license is stated on an original hand signed letter with your name at the top and is non-transferable.
DEPARTMENT EXTENDED,22,2,58,22,2,0
You have selected the department extended registration option.
This option is for use by organizations which, by virtue of having paid the registration fee, desire to have a license that is independent of changes in personnel.
Several options exist at this level. Registration fees depend on the options selected.
The amount of the registration fee appears in the box at the lower right hand side of the screen.
For this fee, the department receives a perpetual license to use all the materials ordered. This license includes use of the trial copy of the TCN Program. The registered software can be installed on any computer that the department OWNS or uses EXCLUSIVELY. Any person authorized to operate those computers is licensed to use the TCN Program registered software on them.
This license is stated on an original hand signed letter with the department name at the top and is non-transferable.
Registration Contact Information,14,1,50,20,2,0
Identify the registrant and provide a complete valid mailing address on this screen.
The Name, City, State, and Zip Code field must contain something before the registration form will print. Also, you must type something on at least one of the other 3 lines.
Your registration benefits package will be mailed to the address provided on this screen.
Floppy Drive Size,14,1,50,20,1,0
Indicate the size of floppy drive(s) available on your machine. If you have both size drives, click the provided option. Benefits are sent on 360K or 720K format diskettes.
Optional Information Screens,14,1,50,20,1,0
Please provide requested information. Click provided options or type information in space provided.
OK Button,14,1,50,20,1,0
Displays next registration information screen. Cycle through all screens as many times as you want to.
Print Button,14,1,50,20,1,0
Checks required information for completeness and prints registration form. If you are advised of incomplete information, use help information related to each registration screen to assist you in completing form.
Cancel Button,14,1,50,20,1,0
Resumes operation of TCN Program's normal functions. If complete registration information is found and it has not been printed, you are advised. Registration information is not retained by the TCN Program.
Power-Up Operating System,14,1,50,20,2,0
Indicate the operating system that you use to boot your computer.
Type the version number in the "Version" box.
If your power-up operating system is not specified as an option, click the "Other" option and type the name in the "Specify" box.
Comments,14,1,50,20,2,0
Type comments as desired (up to 7 pages). If your comments require an additional page or pages, manually insert carriage returns at page breaks. (Locate cursor at desired page break and press ENTER 6 to 12 times.)
Of special interest to TCNbP Company are any remarks you have regarding the following:
1. Technical difficulties with the TCN Program (crashes, hang ups)
2. Provided commentary topics that you especially liked, did not like, or did not understand.
3. Would you prefer a version of the TCN Program that operates under DOS as opposed to Windows?
4. Topics you'd like TCNbP Company to address in registered materials.
5. Mouse users, did the attention devoted to keyboard users distract you in the helps or tutorials?
6. Keyboard users, was sufficient attention given to your needs in the helps and tutorials?
7. Your opinion of the tutorials - enough, too much, understandable, etc?
Registration Instructions for Keyboard Users,14,1,50,20,2,0
Keyboard users use the ALT + O key combination to move from screen to screen in the registration area of the TCN Program. (Press and hold the ALT key, type the letter O and release both keys.)
Use the ALT + P key combination to print the registration form.
Use the ESC key to return to the notebook screens of the TCN Program.
Options are enclosed in boxes. Repeatedly press the TAB key to access a box.
If options in a box appear with a circle to the left, use the up arrow, down arrow, left arrow, or right arrow key to move among them. A heavy "dot" appears in the circle to indicate which option is selected. The dot moves as you press the arrow keys. Only one such option can be selected in a box.
If an option is enclosed in [brackets], you can move among them using the TAB key or the arrow keys as above. Press the space bar to toggle selection. A capital letter "X" appears between two brackets to indicate when an option is selected. Multiple options with brackets can be selected in a box.
Shareware,14,1,50,20,2,0
Shareware is a marketing approach for software.
Software marketed using the shareware concept can be freely copied and distributed by anyone. A nominal fee can be charged for the service of making a copy and sending it to a user.
Any user with a copy of a shareware program is granted a temporary license to use the program for the purposes of evaluating its usefulness for the user's purposes.
When the temporary license expires, the user must register with the author to receive a license to continue using the program. Otherwise, the user must cease use of the program to avoid being in violation of applicable copyright statutes.
This package, which contains the TCN Program, is marketed using the shareware concept.
Copyright,14,1,50,20,2,0
NOTE: The basis for copyright law is explicitly stated in the Constitution. Use the search key word "Authors" to find the related section.
This package, which contains the TCN Program, is copyrighted 1989-1994 by TCNbP Company.
TCNbP Company reserves the following rights:
1. to update or distribute modified copies of the package or parts thereof.
2. to produce hard copy user documentation based on the on-screen helps or tutorials.
3. to publish code listings and software documentation of the TCN Program software in any medium.
License,14,1,50,20,2,0
By virtue of the fact that you possess a copy of the TCN Program, you are granted a limited license to use and distribute it.
LICENSE FOR USE
Your license to use this trial copy of the TCN Program is a temporary license. It expires:
1. After you use the TCN Program 20 times,
OR,
2. After you use the TCN Program for 6 months if you are a member of a class organized to study the Constitution.
You become obligated to register at the expiration of this temporary license or when you determine that the TCN Program is useful to you, whichever occurs first. To register, access the Registration option of the Shareware menu.
LICENSE FOR DISTRIBUTION
Your license to distribute trial copies of the TCN Program is a permanent license. You are authorized to distribute unmodified copies of the trial program and its setup utility.
Edit Title F10,45,0,34,25,1,0
Below and toward the left of the large title box is a button labeled Edit Title F10. To change the title of a topic, press F10 or click on this button. The current title is reverse highlighted and a cursor appears under the first letter.
The INSERT, DELETE, and BACK SPACE keys are active. HOME, END, left arrow, and right arrow keys move the cursor within the selected title. You can also locate the cursor by clicking the mouse. You can select text in the title using the mouse, or by using the SHIFT key in combination with any of the cursor movement keys.
When you are through editing a title, you can click on another title (Keyboard users use the SHIFT + up arrow or SHIFT + down arrow key combination) and edit it. When you have edited all the titles you need to edit, press F10 or click the Edit Title F10 button again. The reverse highlighting is removed.
While the reverse highlighting is displayed, you cannot select a topic for review by double clicking or by pressing ENTER.
Cancel,18,0,44,18,1,0
Below the middle of the large title box is a button labeled Cancel. You can exit the Topics Menu screen without changing the selected topic and without saving edits to titles by clicking on this button or by pressing the ESC key.
Add Title F8,0,0,0,0,0,0
Below and to the right of the large title box is a button labeled Add Title F8. To add a new title, click this button or press F8. At the end of the current title list, a blank highlighted line appears. Type in the new title. When finished typing the new title, you can select the new title for review as you would any other, or you can add additional titles.
Constitution Text,1,10,50,15,2,0
The text of the Constitution is presented in this box. The text that appears on the browse screen is identical to the text presented on the notebook screen. The box is made smaller on the notebook screen to accommodate the comments box which appears below it.
Excruciating care has been exercised to ensure the fidelity of this text. See Tutorial II.
The Constitution text box on the notebook screen can be split into two parts. The F9 key splits and unsplits it.
If a line is highlighted in this box, the reference given in the text information line is the reference of the highlighted line. Otherwise, the reference given is the reference of the top line in the box. If the top line is blank, the reference given is for the paragraph that precedes the blank line.
If a line is highlighted, you are viewing a reference to a current word in the Vocabulary List box, the Key Words box, or to the current topic. You can move among these references using the Previous and Next buttons.
If you access the phrase display, one of the displayed phrases will be highlighted. The highlighted phrase is the most recently accessed phrase in the Constitution text box (1st phrase is default). You can select a different current phrase by highlighting it. When you return to the Constitution text display, that phrase will appear highlighted on the screen.
Comments Text,1,0,50,15,2,0
The large box at the lower right hand side of the notebook screen is the comments box. The content of the comments box can be provided by TCNbP Company or typed in by you. A maximum of 32,000 bytes (approximately 5,000 words) can be typed in a box.
The comments box can be split into two parts. The F9 key splits and unsplits it.
You can select text for delete, copy, cut, or paste in this box. Drag the mouse or use SHIFT + scroll key combinations. CTRL+INSERT copies. SHIFT+DELETE cuts. SHIFT+INSERT pastes.
Key Words Box,21,3,50,20,2,0
At the upper left hand corner of the notebook screen is a smaller box labeled Key Words. The term "key words" conveys that each word appearing in the box is used as the key to index a phrase under the selected topic. The content of the key words box is derived from the vocabulary list which appears below it.
You can scroll through this box using the scroll bar or scroll keys.
You can make a word in this box the current word by accessing the box, highlighting the word, and then double clicking on it or pressing the space bar.
When a word in the Key Words box is the current word, you can
1) review phrases indexed under the current topic using that word. Access Constitutional text and use the Previous and Next keys to review text. Or access Constitutional phrases and scroll through the display of phrases.
OR
2) delete it and all references to phrases made using it under the current topic by pressing the delete key. Or press F2 and delete the highlighted phrase if you want to delete the reference to a specific phrase under the current topic. Delete commands are double checked.
If the Key Words box is empty, you cannot access it.
Vocabulary List Box,21,3,50,20,2,0
On the left hand side of the screen is a box that contains every word, name, Arabic numeral, Roman numeral, abbreviation, and punctuation mark that appears in the text of the Constitution as presented in the TCN Program.
On the browse screen, this box is labeled Vocabulary List. On the notebook screen it is not labeled. It appears below the Key Words box.
You can scroll through this box using the scroll bar or scroll keys.
You can make a word in this box the current word by accessing the box, highlighting the word, and then double clicking on it or pressing the space bar.
When a word in the Vocabulary List box is the current word, you can
1) review phrases in the Constitution which contain the current word. Access Constitutional text and use the Previous and Next keys to review text. Or access Constitutional phrases and scroll through the display of phrases.
OR
2) index phrases in the Constitution which contain it under the current topic. Press the right mouse button or the ENTER key to index all occurrences of the word in the Constitution under the current topic. Or press F2 and index the highlighted phrase if you want to cross reference a specific phrase under the current topic. Use the right mouse button or the ENTER key.
Topic +,25,0,50,20,2,0
To the right of the Next button is a button labeled Topic +.
In the trial version of the TCN Program, over 150 topics are included in 8 seminars. The Topic + button allows you to review all these topics without popping up the Topics Menu 150 times.
To advance to the next topic, simply operate the Topic + button. Mouse users click on it. Keyboard users type the ALT + T key combination.
When you operate the Topic + button, the next topic appears on the notebook screen. When you reach the end of a seminar, Topic + automatically advances to the next seminar. You are advised when you have reviewed all available topics.
Topic Title Line,25,3,50,20,2,0
Above the Key Words box and the Constitution box is a highlighted line labeled TOPIC TITLE:. The title of the current topic is displayed on this line.
When the topic title line is accessed, you can
1) edit the title,
2) review all phrases indexed under the topic. Use Previous and Next buttons or access the phase display.
3) delete the topic. Press F4 and respond Yes to the double check prompt. All comments, key words, references to indexed phrases, and the title are deleted.
Unsplitting and Resplitting,14,2,50,20,2,0
Previous and Next Buttons,14,2,50,20,2,0
The Previous and Next buttons, when displayed, move you among the current indices. If you access a title or key word with no related indices, these buttons disappear.
If a word in the Vocabulary List is the current word, the current indices all occurrences of that word in the Constitution.
If a word in the Key Words box is the current word, the current indices include all occurrence of that word which are indexed under the current topic.
If you click on the Topic Title line, the current indices include all occurrences of all key words indexed under the current topic.
Notebook Menu options,14,1,50,20,2,0
Each option of the Notebook pull down menu is discussed in a separate paragraph below.
BROWSE Accesses the browse screen at any time.
NOTEBOOK Accesses the notebook screen at any time. Notebook screen appears as it last did. If you access this option when the TCN Program is first started, the notebook screen appears with the first topic of the first seminar displayed.
FIND F6 Press F6 to access the Search Key Word box.
SEMINAR Accesses the Seminar Titles menu.
TOPIC Accesses the Topics Titles menu.
PRINT F7 Press F7 to print a topic.
EXPORT F5 Press F5 to export a topic to the file TCNTOPIC.DOC. Skim Tutorial II to access further information. Print the related screen if desired.
SPLIT F9 Press F9 to split or unsplit either the Constitution Text box or the comments box on the notebook screen. See Tutorial II.
ACCESS OTHER SHIFT+F9 Use the SHIFT + F9 key combination to access the other topic after the notebook screen has been split. This can be used by keyboard users to move from the right topic to the left topic. SHIFT + TAB does not work in this case. This option is useful both to mouse users and keyboard users when the notebook screen is unsplit after two topics are accessed. You can use it to access the other option without resplitting the screen. See Tutorial II.
EDIT TITLE F10 Press F10 to edit a title on a titles menu.
ADD TITLE F8 Press F8 to add a title to a titles menu.
DELETE TITLE F4 Press F4 to delete a title from the Topic Titles menu.
SAVE Stores all updated key words, indices, comments, topic titles, seminar titles, display options and tutorial place on disk.
QUIT CTRL+F4 Use the CTRL + F4 key combination to exit the TCN Program. All updated information is automatically saved.
Indexing All Occurrences of a Word,21,1,50,20,2,0
To index all occurrences of a word,
1) Access the vocabulary list box. Mouse users click on it. Keyboard users press the TAB key.
2) Highlight the word. Mouse users click on it. Keyboard users use the up arrow or down arrow keys as required.
3) Make it the current word. Mouse users double click on it. Keyboard users press the space bar. In response, the text of the Constitution is scrolled to the first occurrence of the word.
To index all occurrences of the word under the current topic, mouse users press the right mouse button. Keyboard users press the ENTER key.
The word appears in the Key Words box. The Phrases F2, Previous and Next buttons are displayed. All occurrences of the word are cross referenced under the current topic.
Text Information Line,22,4,50,20,2,0
The line immediately above the Constitution text box is the text information line. Information at the end of this line tells you what part of the Constitution is displayed.
If a line of Constitution text is highlighted, the article, section, and paragraph number of that line is given.
If no line of the Constitution text is highlighted, the article, section, and paragraph number of the top displayed line is given. If the top line in the Constitution text box is blank, the reference given is that of the paragraph that precedes the blank line.
"Art" is the abbreviation for "Article". "Amd" is the abbreviation for "Amendment". "Sec" is the abbreviation for "Section". The number to the right of the decimal is the paragraph number. Paragraph numbers are always included, even if a Section consists of only one paragraph.
Phrases Information Line,19,7,59,18,2,0
When the phrases box is displayed, the Phrases Information line appears immediately above it. This line provides information about the status of the phrase display.
The phrases information line is one line below the text information line.
The information presented on this line is as follows:
Top: # Cur: # Qty: ## Ref: Art # Sec #.#
The number following "Top:" tells you which phrase appears at the top of the box.
The number following "Cur:" tells you the number of the current phrase. The current phrase is highlighted. On color screens, it is blue with a bright red key word.
The number following "Qty:" tells you how many phrases are accessed in the phrases box.
The text following "Ref:" tells you where the current phase occurs in the Constitution by article, section, and paragraph number. "Art" is the abbreviation for "Article". "Amd" is the abbreviation for "Amendment". "Sec" is the abbreviation for "Section". The number to the right of the decimal is the paragraph number. Paragraph numbers are always included, even if a Section consists of only one paragraph.
"Ref:" helps orient you in the Constitution. "Top:", "Cur:", and "Qty:" help orient you to the current phrase. They are more useful when the number of phrases accessed is larger than 13 (more than can be displayed in one box).
GUI,14,1,50,20,2,0
You have accessed the GUI segment of the help facility for the TCN Program.
GUI (pronounced goo eee) is the acronym for Graphical User Interface.
The screens presented in this segment discuss GUI concepts as they relate to the TCN Program.
Novices and keyboard users may find this information helpful. Even if you are already good with a mouse, you may pick up a fine point or two.
The Essence of GUI,14,1,50,20,2,0
Computers need instructions.
Computer instructions are called programs.
If a program does more than one thing, it requires directions from the user while it is operating. The method employed by the user to impart these directions is called an interface.
The terms "Graphical User Interface" suggest the use of pictures to impart directions to the computer program. And that is exactly what a GUI does.
The GUI incorporated into the TCN Program allows you to direct the operation of the TCN Program using images that appear on your screen.
GUI Objects,14,1,50,20,2,0
The term "object" refers to any of the several images drawn on your computer screen while the TCN Program is operating.
Each GUI object has a specific purpose related to the operation of the TCN Program.
You can interact with each object using a mouse or using the keyboard.
GUI objects that appear while the TCN Program is operating include:
Buttons
Pull Down Menus
Options (Registration)
List Boxes
Text Boxes
Single Line
Multi-line
Title Menus
Scroll Bars
Buttons,14,1,50,20,2,0
In the TCN Program, buttons are small rectangular boxes that appear in the lower part of your computer screen. Each button has a caption.
TCN Program buttons have the following captions:
Phrases F2
Text F3
Topic +
Previous
Next
Add Title F8
Cancel
Ok
Print
Quit
Color
Mono
Interacting with Buttons,14,1,50,20,2,0
Mouse users can interact with any button by clicking on it.
Keyboard users can press the TAB key or the SHIFT + TAB key combination repeatedly until the highlighting changes in the desired button. Then press the space bar.
If the caption for a button contains a function key (F2, F3, or F8), you can perform that button's function by pressing the corresponding function key.
If a letter is highlighted in a button's caption, you can perform the button's function by typing the highlighted letter while holding the ALT key.
If a button with the caption Cancel is visible, you can press the ESC key to escape.
Button Help,14,1,50,20,2,0
Help is available for each button used in the TCN Program.
Mouse users and keyboard operators alike must use the following instructions to get button help.
1. Access the button by repeatedly pressing the TAB key or the SHIFT + TAB key combination until:
a) it has a double line border, and
b) the caption highlighting changes.
2. Then press F1.
Pull Down Menus,8,3,44,21,1,0
Appearing on the second line of your screen are the words "Help", "Notebook", "Shareware", and "Option".
The line containing these words is called the Menu Bar.
Each word on the Menu Bar is the title of a separate menu.
Accessing Pull Down Menus,5,1,63,23,1,0
Mouse users can access a pull down menu by clicking on the corresponding menu title that appears on the menu bar.
Keyboard users can press and release the ALT key. In response, one letter is highlighted in each menu title on the menu bar. To access the menu, type the corresponding highlighted letter.
When a menu is accessed, a box containing a list of options appears below the title.
Accessing Menu Options,5,1,71,23,1,0
When the box containing a list of options appears below the title, mouse users can click on a desired option. Or they can drag the cursor down to a desired option and release the left button when the desired option is reverse highlighted.
Keyboard users can use the up and down arrow keys to move the highlighting among options. When the desired option is reverse highlighted, press ENTER. The box containing the list of options disappears and the accessed option is performed.
OR, when a menu is accessed, some of the options have highlighted letters. The menu option can be accessed by typing that letter.
Menu Keys,14,1,52,22,2,0
Some menu options have keys listed to their right. By pressing the corresponding key or key combination when the menu is NOT accessed, you can access the option. In this case, the menu option occurs, but the menu options are not displayed.
If you press the indicated key or key combination while the menu is displayed, a beep is sounded and the option is not accessed.
NOTE: If a menu option is not visible when the menu is displayed, or if it appears "shaded" or lighter than other menu options, you cannot access it by any method.
Cascading Menus,14,1,52,19,1,0
Some menu options have an arrow pointing to the right displayed on the same line with them. When you access these options, another menu appears to the right of the first menu. This second menu is called a cascading menu.
Sometimes the term "sidecar menu" is applied.
Accessing Cascading Menus and their Options,5,1,70,23,1,0
Mouse users can access a cascading menu by clicking on the option.
Keyboard users can access a cascading menu typing the highlighted letter or by using the up and down arrow keys to reverse highlight the option. When the option is reverse highlighted, use the right arrow key to make the cascading menu appear. To make the cascading menu disappear, use the left arrow key.
The method for accessing options on a cascading menu is similar to that for menus described previously.
Menu Option Help,14,1,52,22,1,0
To get help for an option of the Notebook menu, access the Menu Help option of the help menu. Help for all options of the Notebook menu is available. Scroll through the text until you come to the information you need. Options are discussed in their order of appearance from top to bottom.
Registration Options,14,1,50,20,2,0
Registration options have a caption with
[] brackets
OR
() parenthesis
to the left.
If brackets appear to the left of an option, you can select more than one item in that list of options. If parenthesis appear to the left of an option, you can select one and only one item in that list of options.
A capital letter "X" between brackets, OR a heavy dot or "bullet" between parenthesis indicates the corresponding option is selected.
Mouse users click on brackets to toggle selection. Or click on parenthesis to indicate selection.
Keyboard users, access brackets by repeatedly pressing TAB key. Press space bar to toggle selection. Access parenthesis by using TAB key to access box. Then move "bullet" with up arrow, down arrow, left arrow, or right arrow keys.
List Boxes,14,1,50,20,2,0
In the TCN Program, the vocabulary list and the key words lists are presented in list boxes.
Access a list box by clicking on it or by repeatedly pressing the TAB key. The flashing cursor appears at the highlighted word in the list box when it is accessed.
NOTE: If the Key Words box is empty, you cannot access it.
Access these boxes and press F1 for more information.
Text Boxes,14,1,50,20,2,0
Help text, tutorial text, comments, and your search key words appear in text boxes in the TCN Program.
Help text and tutorial can be scrolled.
You can type in the search key word box or the comments box.
Access the Search Key Words box or the comments box and press F1 for more information.
Title Menus,14,1,50,20,2,0
The Seminars Menu and the Topics Menu are the titles menus.
Unlike pull down menus, these menus allow you to add or delete items from them. Unlike list boxes, these menus allow you to edit individual titles.
Access either titles menu from the Notebook menu and press F1 for more information.
Scroll Bars,14,1,50,22,1,0
Several of the boxes displayed by the TCN Program contain either text or lists of words, phrases, or titles. At the right of these boxes is a shaded area with arrows pointing up and down at the top and bottom, respectively. This is a unique GUI object called a scroll bar.
A scroll bar appears at the right side of THIS box.
Features of a Scroll Bar,14,3,50,20,2,0
At the top of each scroll bar is an arrow pointing upward.
At the bottom of each scroll bar is an arrow pointing downward.
Between the two arrows is a shaded area.
In the shaded area, an unshaded box appears. At this time, the unshaded area should appear below the middle of the scroll bar.
Purposes of the Scroll Bar,14,3,50,20,2,0
Scroll bars in the TCN Program have two purposes.
1. Control scrolling in a box,
2. Indicate your approximate position within material currently accessed in a box.
NOTE: Consider the Constitution text box and the Vocabulary list box. The material accessed in either of these two boxes is always greater than can be displayed at one time. A glance at the scroll bar can help you see if you are close to the top of the material, near the end, or somewhere in the middle. This feature of the scroll bar is also useful in phrase displays, title menus, and comment boxes when they are overflowing with content.
Each feature of the scroll bar contributes to either or both of these purposes.
Accessing Scroll Bars,6,0,68,23,1,0
To scroll the content of the various boxes, you must first access the corresponding scroll bar.
Mouse users can access any scroll bar by clicking on it.
If a box contains text of the Constitution, phrases from the Constitution, or a list of titles, keyboard users can access the corresponding scroll bar by using the TAB key. When these scroll bars are accessed, the flashing cursor appears below the upward pointing arrow at the top.
Scroll bars for other boxes are accessed when the box is accessed.
Scrolling One Line,14,1,50,19,1,0
Mouse users can scroll one line by clicking on the arrows at the top or bottom of the scroll bar.
Keyboard users can scroll one line using the up or down arrow keys when the scroll bar is accessed.
Scrolling One Screen,14,0,57,22,1,0
A solid box appears in the shaded area of the scroll bar. Mouse users can scroll down one screen by clicking on the scroll bar below the solid box. To scroll up one screen, click on the scroll bar above the solid box.
Keyboard users can use the PG UP, or PG DN keys to achieve the same effect.
The position of the solid box in the scroll bar represents your approximate position in the material in the box.
Rapid Scrolling to End,8,1,64,22,1,0
To scroll immediately to the end of the material in a box, mouse users place mouse cursor over solid box in scroll bar, press and hold the left mouse button, drag the cursor to the bottom of the scroll bar, release left button.
NOTE: It is ok if the mouse cursor gets off the scroll bar while you are dragging it.
Keyboard users can press END or CTRL + END to achieve the same effect.
Rapid Scrolling to Top,14,1,50,21,1,0
To scroll immediately to the beginning of the material in a box, mouse users place mouse cursor over solid box in scroll bar, press and hold the left mouse button, drag the cursor to the top of the scroll bar, release left button.
Keyboard users can press HOME or CTRL + HOME to achieve the same effect.
Rapid Scrolling to Middle,14,1,50,18,1,0
By dragging the solid box to the middle of the scroll bar, mouse users can move quickly to the middle of the material in the box.
No keyboard equivalent exists for this feature.
Scroll Bar Exercises,14,1,50,18,2,0
Following the text at the beginning of this exercise are lines numbered 2 - 20 by two's.
Use up and down arrows to scroll this material one line at a time. Mouse users click on the scroll bar arrows.
Use PG UP and PG DN keys to scroll a screen at a time. Mouse users click above and below the solid box in the scroll bar.
Use CTRL + HOME to scroll to the beginning. Mouse users, drag the solid block to the top of the scroll bar.
Use CTRL + END to scroll to the end. Mouse users, drag the solid block to the bottom of the scroll bar.
NOTE: CTRL + HOME and CTRL + END is required in tutorial text boxes, help text boxes, and comment boxes. HOME and END scrolls to beginning and end of other boxes.
Try dragging the solid block to places other than the top and bottom of the scroll bar.
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Keyboard Equivalents,14,1,50,20,2,0
The following information is a summary of keyboard equivalents for operation of the TCN Program's GUI using a keyboard instead of a mouse:
BUTTONS
One method to operate a button with the keyboard involves repeatedly pressing the TAB key until a button is accessed. Then press the space bar.
Another method works with buttons that contain a highlighted letter in the caption. Press and hold the ALT key. Type the letter that is highlighted in the button's caption. Release both keys.
If part of the button's caption is a function key mnemonic, press the function key.
If a button has the caption Cancel, press the ESC key to escape.
PULL DOWN MENU OPTIONS
To access a pull down menu with the keyboard, press and release the ALT key. Then type the letter that is highlighted in the menu's title. Then type the letter that is highlighted in the desired option. If a sidecar menu appears, type the letter that is highlighted in the desired option displayed in it.
SELECTING TITLES OR PHRASES
If seminar titles, topic titles, or phrases from Constitutional text or displayed, use the SHIFT + up arrow or the SHIFT + down arrow key combination to highlight a different phrase or title.
SCROLLING
Use the PG UP, PG DN, HOME, END, up arrow, or down arrow keys to scroll. Be sure the appropriate box or scroll bar is accessed.
SELECTING TEXT, DELETING, CUTTING & PASTING
To select text in a comments box, press and hold the SHIFT key while using the other scroll keys. SHIFT + HOME selects to beginning of current line - SHIFT + END to the end of the current line. Use SHIFT + CTRL + HOME to select text all the way to the beginning of the comments - SHIFT + CTRL +END to select text all the way to the end of the comments. Selecting with the other key combinations is intuitively obvious.
Selected text appears in reverse highlighting.
To delete selected text, press the DELETE key.
To cut selected text, use the SHIFT + DELETE key combination.
To copy selected text, use the CTRL + INSERT key combination.
To paste text that has been copied or cut, use the SHIFT + INSERT key combination. Locate cursor in desired position first.
CURRENT WORD
To make a word current in the Vocabulary List, access the Search Key Word box or the Vocabulary List box. Scroll or use the search feature to highlight the desired word. When the desired word is highlighted, press the space bar.
To make a word current in the Key Words box, access the Key Words box, scroll to highlight the desired word, and then press the space bar.
ADDING AN INDEX OR INDICES
To index all occurrences of a word under the accessed topic, highlight the desired word in the Vocabulary List box and press the ENTER key.
To index a specific occurrence of a word under the accessed topic, highlight the desired word in the Vocabulary List box, press F2, highlight the desired phrase and then press ENTER.
DELETING AN INDEX OR INDICES
To delete all occurrences of a word under the accessed topic, access the Key Words box and scroll to highlight the desired word. Then press the DELETE key.
To delete a specific occurrence of a word under the accessed topic, highlight the desired word in the Key Words box, press F2, highlight the desired occurrence and press the DELETE key.
Current Word,14,1,50,20,2,0
The current word determines which phrases will be accessed by the Previous and Next button. Indexing also involves the current word.
Unless you access the Topic Title line, the current word is in either the Vocabulary List box or the Key Words box.
To make a word the current word, access the box, and highlight the word. Then double click on it or press the space bar.
Phrases F2 and Text F3 Buttons,14,1,50,20,2,0
The Phrases F2 or Text F3 button appear to the right of the Search Key Words box when displayed. If you access a title or a key word with no phrases indexed, these buttons are not displayed. Press F2 to display phrases, or press F3 to display text of the Constitution.
Constitution Phrases,1,10,50,15,2,0
Phrases derived from the text of the Constitution are presented in this box.
A highlighted word appears in each phrase. On color monitors, it is red. The highlighted word is the key word used to index that phrase under the current topic.
The reference given in the phrases information line is the reference of the current line. If the current line is among those displayed, it is highlighted. On color monitors it will appear in blue letters with the key word in bright red.
You can select a different current phrase. Mouse users click on it. Keyboard users use the SHIFT + up arrow, or the SHIFT + down arrow key combination.
When you return to the Constitution text display, the current phrase will appear highlighted on the screen.
You must access this screen to add or delete cross references to specific occurrences of a word.
To add, you must make a word in the Vocabulary List the current word. Then, access this screen, highlight the desired phrase and use the right mouse key or ENTER key to add the index.
To delete, you must make a word in the Key Words box the current word. Then, access this screen, highlight the desired phrase and use the delete key to delete a specific index. Delete commands are doublechecked.
Topic Titles Menu,14,2,50,20,2,0
Displayed on this screen is a list of topic titles.
You can scroll through this list using the scroll bar or the scroll keys.
If the topic title of interest does not appear, try accessing a different seminar. Use the Seminars option of the Notebook menu to accomplish this.
You can select a title by clicking on it or using the SHIFT + up arrow or the SHIFT + down arrow key combination.
When a title is accessed you can
1) Edit it.
2) Delete it by pressing F4. When you do, your delete command is doublechecked. If you respond Yes to the doublecheck prompt, the title, all key words, phrase indices and comments related to the selected topic are deleted.
3) Access it by double clicking on it or pressing the ENTER key. The notebook screen appears with the selected topic displayed.
Also on this screen, you can add a topic title by pressing the F8 key. TAB to the ADD TITLE F8 button and press F1 for more information.
Access the Glossary option of the Help menu for a definition of Topic.
Seminar Titles Menu,14,2,50,20,2,0
Displayed on this screen is a list of seminar titles.
You can scroll through this list using the scroll bar or the scroll keys.
You can select a title by clicking on it or using the SHIFT + up arrow or the SHIFT + down arrow key combination.
When a title is accessed you can
1) Edit it.
2) Access it by double clicking on it or pressing the ENTER key. The notebook screen appears with the first topic in the accessed seminar displayed.
Also on this screen, you can add a seminar title by pressing the F8 key. TAB to the ADD TITLE F8 button and press F1 for more information.
Access the Glossary option of the Help menu for a definition of Seminar.
SEMINAR IS FULL,14,3,50,20,2,0
PRINT YOUR COMMENTS OR EXPORT THEM.
The F7 key prints your comments. The F5 key exports them to the file TNCTOPIC.DOC.
The TCN Program cannot save all of your comments in this seminar. The last part of your comments under this topic will not be available in this seminar the next time you try to access the topic or the next time you start the TCN Program.
All of your comments are available now. That is why you should PRINT them or EXPORT them NOW. By doing so, you are assured of a permanent record of your current train of thought.
Try splitting the screen, access a different seminar, and create a new topic in that seminar. Then copy and paste these comments into the new topic in the other seminar.
Introduction,15,1,50,23,2,0
What EXACTLY is written in the United States Constitution?
And what does it mean?
Any sound attempt to interpret the Constitution must answer these two questions, especially the first.
The CONSTITUTION Notebook Program can help you answer these questions for yourself.
Concepts of the Constitution and of the TCN Program
If government is a restraining force in society and the Constitution proposes a form of self-government, then
the ultimate source of that restraint,
the ultimate source of self-government,
is each and every individual Citizen - WE THE PEOPLE
The Constitution explicitly states activities that are to be constrained by force.
To avoid becoming subject to this force, an individual need only avoid engaging in those activities.
It is a duty for each Citizen to know what activities the Constitution requires to be constrained by force.
Beyond knowledge and the exercise of self-restraint regarding these activities, the duty of each Citizen extends to their informed oversight of other Citizens, who by virtue of holding Public Office, are charged with the application of constraint by force.
Each Citizen has a vested self-interest in how Public officials apply constraint by force. Each Citizen has a legitimate concern to see that when an individual's activities merit it, Public officials apply the proper constraint by force. Also, each Citizen has a legitimate interest to see that when an individual's activities are wholly within Constitutional bounds, Public officials apply NO constraint by force.
The duty to know and observe Constitutional constraints (regarding both self/individual behavior and application of force by Public officials) is a great duty.
The privilege of living in a society thusly ordered is a great opportunity and in all of human history, a rare one, (perhaps the only one so far) for all members of a society to pursue happiness in an atmosphere of personal Liberty and safety.
The CONSTITUTION Notebook Program is dedicated to those individuals who wish to determine for themselves, based on EXACTLY what is WRITTEN in the United States Constitution, their own role as Citizens in a self-governed society, and their own rights and duties.
How It All Got Started
The following text describes the events that immediately preceded the earliest efforts toward producing the TCN Program.
On July 3, 1989, CSPAN carried live coverage of the events surrounding publication of that year's rulings by the supreme Court.
Highly controversial and emotional issues were addressed, and the Court's decisions made individuals on both sides of more than one issue very unhappy. Shouting each other down at times, individuals with opposing views made irreconcilably conflicting statements about rights on the steps of the supreme Court building.
An attempt was made to manually index every occurrence of the word "rights" in the Constitution. During that attempt, synonyms for the word right were discovered. Upon that discovery, the need for a better method to find and compile lists of phrases and words related to a topic became apparent.
On July 5, 1989, code writing for the earliest version of the TCN Program began. Over the next 4 years, that code was improved and combined with other materials until it became the package now in your possession.
Trial Copy of TCN Program DOS Version,14,1,50,20,2,0
The TCN Program is available for DOS. DOS Version 2.3 is slated for release in late July, 1994. It is very much like the Windows version of the TCN Program.
DOS Version 1.22 is a menu driven version of the TCN Program. It is for much older slower computers without a mouse or hard drive. It can be operated from floppies, or it will install itself on a hard drive if you would rather use it that way. For Constitution enthusiasts with clunky computers, this is the way to go. It is available on 2 720 K disks or 4 360 K disks. Has 100 + pages of commentary, limited context sensitive help and a 14-page tutorial that you can print out. Sorry, no technical support or registration benefits are available for version 1.22.
Version 2.3 or later is the default. Specify 1.22 if you want it for someone else. To receive both, add $2.00 to your registration fee.
Constitutional Common Law Library Disk,14,1,50,20,2,0
Contains a shareware program called the Constitutional Common Law Library. This program includes the Bill of Rights from each of the 50 states.
Other shareware on this disk is related to Constitutional Study, was prepared by TCNbP Company, or is durned interesting.
ASCII Files of Rights Documents,14,1,50,20,2,0
Each of the six rights documents presented in the trial copy of the TCN Program is included. The ASCII (or Text format as it is called in Windows) files can be used by nearly all common word processors. A handy resource if you want to excerpt for reference without having to do the actual typing.
