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- ║ SeedMaster General Help ║
- ║ Copyright (C) 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993 White Harvest Software, Inc. ║
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-
- -WELCOME TO SEEDMASTER-
- Your personal computer is now a powerful Bible study tool. SeedMaster com-
- bines one or more Bibles, an exhaustive word list, advanced concordance
- searches, personal commentary entry, a sermon/lesson notepad, and option-
- al Resource materials. All in an easy to learn, easy to use, windowed
- program with context sensitive help every step of the way!
-
- This scrolling file is intended to acquaint you with the general concepts
- of SeedMaster. It is NOT intended to replace SeedMaster's more extensive
- user manual. This file contains:
- - Welcome to SeedMaster!
- - Learning SeedMaster
- - Hardware Requirements
- - Memory Management
- - Program Conventions
- - Operating SeedMaster
- - Flow of SeedMaster
- - VIEW Summary
- - WORD Summary
- - SEARCH Summary
- - RABBIT TRAIL Summary
- - NOTEPAD Summary
- - COMMENTARY Summary
- - ASSOCIATOR Summary
- - GRABBER Summary
- - Errors (Oh No! It Didn't Work!)
- For information on available Bible databases and Resources, see
- the REGISTER.DOC file or "Registration Info" on the Help Menu.
-
- -LEARNING SEEDMASTER-
- SeedMaster is a feature-rich Bible study tool. But it will take a while
- for the beginner to "master" SeedMaster. The key to learning SeedMaster
- (without becoming overwhelmed) is to take one step at a time.
-
- This file is organized by SeedMaster's main functions. We suggest you
- read through the sections for each function area you want to learn--
- and experiment on your own. When you register, you'll receive a complete
- user's manual that goes into more detail than we have room for here.
-
- We suggest you learn SeedMaster in an orderly manner:
- 1. Read Program Conventions, Operating SeedMaster and Rabbit Trail.
- 2. Learn SeedMaster's 3 basic functions: VIEW, WORD, and SEARCH.
- 3. Take on the ancillary functions as you have need: NOTEPAD,
- COMMENTARY, RESOURCES, GRABBER, and ASSOCIATOR.
- This is the order we present material in this file. ENJOY!
-
- -HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS-
- IBM XT, AT, PS/2 and most compatibles
- 512K RAM Minimum (See Memory Management Below)
- Hard Disk (At least 4.5 megabytes of free space)
- Color or Monochrome Monitor
- DOS 2.X, 3.X, 4.X, ...
-
- -PROGRAM CONVENTIONS-
- SeedMaster uses many elements of IBM's SAA Common User Access(CUA). CUA
- provides standards for how a program should interact with a user. This
- allows a user who is familiar with CUA concepts to learn new programs
- more quickly. Actually, many of CUA's ideas are already present in
- Microsoft Windows and the Apple Macintosh user interfaces. So, if you're
- not familiar with our menu, dialog windows, radio buttons, check boxes,
- scroll bars, etc., you might as well learn now--you'll be seeing them
- later! One area that SeedMaster does not match CUA is that we do not
- support a mouse (yet). The Windowing package we use disables a mouse
- while the program is running. We anticipate a release in late 1993
- that will use the mouse.
-
- THE MENU
- SeedMaster's main menu (across the top of the screen) is a pop down
- menu. To access the menu, simply press the <Alt> key down and release.
- The menu will pop down into the File function area. Alternatively, to
- go directly to a specific function area, hold down the <Alt> key and
- simultaneously press the first letter of a function area's name. For
- example, to go to the "Search" area, hold <Alt> and press <S>.
-
- For each of the main function areas:
- File Edit View Search Words Window Help
- a list of menu items will automatically appear underneath. You may use
- the <Up> and <Down> cursor keys to highlight a menu item and press
- <Enter> to choose it, or press the highlighted letter in the menu item
- description. Some menu items will be readable, but less bold than
- others. These items are shown in "low intensity" to indicate that
- they are not currently available to you at that point in the program.
-
- Some menu items have checkmarks beside them. This means the menu item
- is enabled. To turn these menu items ON or OFF, select the item from the
- menu. The next time you enter the menu, the check mark will be changed.
-
- Some menu items have a large right arrow after the description. This
- means they have a sub-menu. Press <Enter> to view the sub-menu. Press
- <Esc> to return to the prior menu level.
-
- To move to another function area in the main menu, simply press either
- the <Left> or <Right> cursor key. Also, you can hold the <Alt> key and
- press the first letter of a function area. The next function area's
- menu will pop down automatically.
-
- DIALOG WINDOWS
- Dialog windows are windows drawn on the screen in which you "dialog"
- or communicate with the program. These windows consist of data
- entry fields (like: "FILENAME [ ]"), radio buttons, or
- check boxes--or all three.
-
- After you finish entering your data or options, the OK box will be
- highlighted. If you press <Enter>, you will exit the dialog box
- and accept the information in the dialog window. The next field
- is the CANCEL box. If you press <Enter> while it is highlighted,
- it means you will leave the dialog window and not accept any changes
- you may have made in the window. To move off either the OK or CANCEL
- box fields, press <Up>, <Down>, <Tab> or <Shift><Tab>.
-
- RADIO BUTTONS
- Radio buttons are used to indicate mutually exclusive choices. Just
- like your car radio buttons only allow you to play one station at a
- time. When SeedMaster wants to know how much memory you want to use
- in the NOTEPAD, we ask:
- Size: ( ) 20K (*) 40K ( ) 60K
-
- The filled in "circle" (*) means that 40K is the currently selected
- size. The <Space> bar is used to toggle the radio button on and off.
- If it is on, press <Space> and it will turn off. Note that radio
- buttons require you to choose at least one option.
-
- CHECK BOXES
- Check boxes allow you to mark choices that are not mutually exclusive.
- For instance, when you are printing, SeedMaster lets you choose if
- you want to use your printer margins and special printing codes (among
- other options). You can choose to use both, either or none. The
- check boxes would look like:
- [ ] Use Margins
- [X] Use Printer Codes
-
- In the above example, we are not going to use the margins, but we are
- going to use the printer codes (indicated by the "X").
-
- SCROLL BARS
- Scroll bars are used when viewing more data than will fit in a window
- at one time. The "thumb", or odd colored block in the scroll bar shows
- the relative position of the current screen of data within the total
- range of all the data. (See the scroll bar on the right side of this
- window!) For instance, Genesis Chapter 25 would appear in the middle
- of the scroll bar range since it's in the middle of Genesis.
-
- -OPERATING SEEDMASTER-
- ESCAPE!
- When all else fails... Press <Esc>! SeedMaster has a built in <Esc>ape
- hatch. SeedMaster is not a complicated program, but the <Esc> key will get
- you out of anything you've gotten yourself into. Note that if you press
- <Esc> in a dialog window, you'll lose any changes.
-
- STATUS LINE
- SeedMaster maintains a status line on the last line of its screen. It
- reminds you of the most common keys used at that point in the program, and
- occasionally sends you warning messages.
-
- CURSOR CONTROL
- SeedMaster uses cursor control keys in standard ways: <Up> moves you up one
- line, <Down> moves you down one line, etc. One aspect of the cursor control
- might be new to you and bears some special attention...
-
- META KEYS
- Some software, including SeedMaster, makes use of a "meta key". Word-
- Perfect is another example. Like WordPerfect, the <Home> key is Seed-
- Master's meta key. This key has no meaning in and of itself. It is used
- to modify the meaning of other keys. It is pressed one or more times,
- and then another key is pressed. The use of the meta key is best illus-
- trated by example. Here are the cursor up/down movements (including meta
- key combinations in UPPERCASE), their generic meaning, and an example of
- how they work in VIEW:
-
- CURSOR KEY(S) GENERIC MEANING VIEW MEANING
- ------------------ --------------- ------------------------
- <HOME><HOME><UP> Up much. Go to Genesis 1:1.
- <HOME><UP> Up many many. Go to prior book.
- <PgUp> Up many. Go to prior chapter.
- <Up> Up one. Move up one verse.
- <Down> Down one. Move down one verse.
- <PgDn> Down many. Go to next chapter.
- <HOME><DOWN> Down many many. Go to next book.
- <HOME><HOME><DOWN> Down much. Go to Revelation 22:21.
-
- You'll see that these keystrokes form a logical progression. Meta keys
- allow you a greater number of cursor control movements than the keypad
- allows. This gives you greater control over the program. With them, you
- can position yourself anywhere in the Bible very quickly.
-
- HOTKEYS
- One of SeedMaster's unique features is it provides two means of operating
- it ("User Interfaces"). You can use the menu--or special function keys.
- SeedMaster's function key usage resembles that used by the best-selling
- WordPerfect word processing software. Software functions are accessed
- directly by pressing a single key (sometimes shifted). Function key
- control takes a little longer to learn, but once you do, you'll prefer it
- to the menus. If you forget what function key performs the task you want,
- press <F1> (Help) for a review. Also, the keystrokes that execute menu
- functions are listed to the right of each menu item description.
-
- -FLOW OF SEEDMASTER-
- The SeedMaster program software has five primary components which will be
- described in greater detail later:
- Name Description
- ---------- ---------------------------------
- VIEW View and Scroll Verses.
- COMMENTARY Verse by verse text/Resources
- WORD View/Search exhaustive list of Bible words.
- SEARCH Search for a Word or Phrase.
- NOTEPAD Independent text editor/Resources.
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- ╔════════╗ ╔════════════╗
- ┌───>║ VIEW ╟───>║ COMMENTARY ║
- │ ╚══════╤═╝ ╚═════╤══════╝
- V ^ │ V
- ╔════════╗ │ │ ╔═══════════╗
- ║ WORD ╟───│──┼─────>║ NOTEPAD ║
- ╚════════╝ │ │ ╚═══════════╝
- ^ V │
- │ ╔══════╧═╗
- └───>║ SEARCH ║
- ╚════════╝
-
- * VIEW, WORD and SEARCH can all call each other.
- * VIEW, WORD, SEARCH and COMMENTARY can all call the popup NOTEPADs.
- * VIEW can edit or view COMMENTARYs.
-
- -VIEW SUMMARY-
- VIEW provides viewing and printing of the Bible verses and access to
- COMMENTARYs, WORD, SEARCH and NOTEPADs.
-
- VIEWING VERSES
- * The first verse displayed in the window will have its complete
- reference in the window border's top left corner. This is the "current"
- verse. As you move through the text, this reference will be updated to
- the first verse shown in the window.
- * You can move to other verses by the cursor control keys, the New Verse
- Menu, or through Forward and Backward searches. The Forward and Backward
- searches move to the next or prior verse containing a specified word,
- respectively. To move down a screenful of verses, press <Spacebar>.
- * You may have up to 3 VIEW windows on the screen at once. You can add a
- window, change the current window, and remove the current window.
- * Synchronized scrolling is available for multiple VIEW windows. This is
- helpful in studying parallel passages. When ON, simple cursor movements,
- <Up> and <Down>, are imitated by other VIEW windows. Other movements are
- not synchronized unless you are viewing different Bible versions.
- * Interlinear viewing of multiple Bible versions is available.
- * If you are viewing the KJS with Strong's Numbers embedded, you can
- Hypertext to the Strong's Lexicon for a number by pressing <Tab> or
- <Shift><Tab> to highlight all potential choices--and the choose
- a particular number. To view the definition, press <Enter>. To stop
- Hypertext mode, press <Esc>.
-
- PRINTING VERSES
- * After verifying your current output device (usually a printer or file),
- you are asked for the verse range to print.
- * If you wish to quit printing, press <Esc>. Printing will cease as soon
- as all print buffers are empty.
- * If you print to a disk file, you can load the text (as a DOS TEXT file)
- into an editor or word processor for editing.
- * If you print from VIEW with highlighted search words, you use the option-
- al printer codes for highlight SEARCH words, each SEARCH word is high-
- lighted, even if it occurs in verses not found in the original search.
-
- VIEW OPTIONS
- Via the SeedMaster menu, you can select:
- 1. The number of verses to buffer.
- 2. Paragraph display or separated verses.
- 3. Synchronized or unsynchronized scrolling.
- 4. Embedding Strong's Numbers in the KJS text.
- 5. Interlinear version display and order.
- 6. Alphabetical or normal book menus.
- 7. Special characters for the GNT and RVA Bible versions.
- 8. Fast or normal verse access per Bible version (if memory permits).
- 8. To run the COMMENTARYs for the current verse.
-
- -WORD SUMMARY-
- GENERAL USE
- The WORD list enables you to do Word Studies and AND/OR Logic Searches.
-
- WORD STUDIES
- * The number after the word in the word list is the number of VERSES that
- the word occurs in--in the WHOLE Bible. This may NOT be the number of
- times the word OCCURS in the Bible, and it does NOT reflect the current
- defined search range.
- * While you are in the word list, you can restart to a new word. Incomplete
- or unrecognized words will be matched as closely as possible.
- * You can move to the first word beginning with an alphabet letter by pres-
- sing <A through Z>.
- * You can SEARCH the Bible for a word (using the current search range) by
- pressing <Enter>.
- * Some words appear in the Bible in various cases, i.e., "LORD", "Lord" and
- "lord". The WORD list does NOT consider case (it would find all three
- versions of "Lord"). A SEARCH for a Word/Phrase CAN consider case. As a
- matter of trivia, the case shown in the WORD list matches the FIRST time
- it occurs in the Bible.
- * If you have the STR Database, the Words List will also display Strong's
- Numbers, with the most common KJV rendition to the right of the Heb/Grk
- word. You can pop up the Strong's Lexicon for a given Word List word.
-
- AND/OR LOGIC SEARCHES
- * Logic searches are performed on 2 or more words. AND logic requires each
- search word to be present in a verse for it to count. OR logic only guar-
- antees that at least ONE of the search words is present.
- * AND logic is for studying related words/concepts - "God" AND "love".
- * OR logic is for searching synonyms like "sin" OR "transgression" and for
- for word variations like "sin" OR "sins" OR "sinning" ...
- * You choose your logic words by "toggling" them, using the <Spacebar> or
- the Edit Menu. If a special character appears beside a word, it is
- toggled "ON".
- * The search logic used (AND or OR) is set on the Words Menu. The "|"
- character beside a toggled word reminds you that OR logic is selected.
- The character "&" represents AND logic. You can switch the logic while
- while words are toggled--BUT the new logic will be applied to ALL
- previously toggled words.
- * You start a Logic Search by selecting "Combine Toggled" from the Edit
- Menu or by pressing <Ctrl><Enter>. You will then find yourself in the
- SEARCH list of verses. AND or OR searches take only a little longer than
- a single word search.
-
- SUPPORTING ROLES
- The WORD list has a "supporting role". As you enter word(s) for a forward
- or backward search in VIEW, or a Word/Phrase SEARCH, you may forget a
- word's spelling. Or you may not want to type it all, like "Zerubbabel".
- Type in the first few letters and press <F5>. Up pops the WORD list. Then,
- move the selection bar to your intended word and press <Ins>. The Word List
- word will REPLACE the partial word that you typed in.
-
- -SEARCH SUMMARY-
- TO SEARCH FROM VIEW
- * Select Word/Phrase from the search menu or press <Alt><F2>. Enter your
- word or phrase. Press <Enter> to begin the search.
- * You can use the "*" as a wildcard at the beginning and/or end of a
- search word. For instance, you can use "*lov*" to find "beloved",
- "loved", etc. If you use the wildcard symbol "*" at the beginning of a
- search word, the search will take longer, since SeedMaster must search
- through every word in its word list, looking for the word root.
- * Note that punctuation is IGNORED ENTIRELY for searching.
- * Remember if you type an unrecognized word (SeedMaster will tell you!),
- you can pop up the WORD list by pressing <F5>.
- * You can choose on the Search menu to enforce Case Sensitivity. If you do
- SeedMaster must screen each verse containing the search word(s) to make
- sure the cases match. This takes longer, but it will be faster than you
- can do it yourself.
- * When searching for a phrase (multiple words), you can choose to enforce
- Word Order in your search.
- - If you use "No" Word Order, SeedMaster will find any verses in the
- search range that have all the words - in any order.
- - If you use a Word Order, you have two options, "General" or "Literal".
- "General" order requires the words be in order, but allows other words
- BETWEEN them. "Literal" order enforces the order and does NOT allow
- words in between. Because SeedMaster must screen potential verses for
- word order, General and Literal searches take longer.
- - If you enter a Strong's Number, it will be ignored for word order.
- * If you are already enforcing Case Sensitivity or Word Order, adding the
- other will require very little additional search time.
- * To enter Strong's Numbers (if you have the STR Database), enter OT or
- NT Number(s) to search on ANY Bible version--and you can even combine
- Strong's Number(s) with other words from that translation.
- Orignal Numbers Parsing Extensions
- Old Test. 1 to 8674 8675 to 8853
- New Test. 1 to 5624 5625 to 5899
- To indicate an OT number, prefix it with a '0' or a "H". All other
- numbers are assumed to be NT.
-
- USING THE VERSE REFERENCES
- * You can view Search Statistics by pressing <Alt><S>, <S>.
- * You can VIEW a SEARCH verse reference in context by moving the selection
- bar over it and pressing <Enter>.
- * You can print SEARCH verses. You choose in the Print dialog window whether
- to print the entire list, or only toggled (*'d) references.
- * To toggle a verse reference, press the <Spacebar>. If an "*" appears by a
- reference, it is toggled ON.
- * If you wish to reduce the list to your toggled verses (and remove the
- others), press <Ctrl><Enter>. Make sure you toggle correctly, since you
- must restart the SEARCH to get the others back.
- * You can delete a single verse by moving to it and pressing <Del>.
- * To add a verse/verse range to a search, press <Ins> and select verses(s).
- * You can name and store searches to disk.
- * You can merge a stored search with the current search on the screen
- using AND, OR, XOR or NOT logic.
- - OR logic creates a new list containing ALL verses in EITHER of the
- original searches.
- - AND logic results in a new search containing only verses in BOTH the
- original searches.
- - "XOR" stands for "eXclusive OR". It makes a list containing verses in
- either original search--BUT NOT BOTH.
- - NOT logic REMOVES from the screen list ANY verses in the disk-based search.
- * You can convert a Search to cross references and put them in the NOTEPAD/
- COMMENTARY "Paste Buffer", for pasting into the editor.
- * You can run the ASSOCIATOR for the current verse reference.
-
- USING SEARCH STATISTICS
- * You can view a book by book and chapter by chapter count of a search via
- Search Statistics. Search Statistics is on the Search Menu <Alt><S>,<S>.
- If you press <Enter> on a book, you will see a chapter by chapter summary
- for that book. If you press <Enter> on a chapter, the list of search
- results will advance to the first verse in that chapter--or the nearest
- verse if there are no "hits" in that chapter.
-
- SEARCHING OPTIONS
- * You have up to 26 different search ranges--continuous or non-continuous.
- For example, you may want to study an author's use of a word, for in-
- stance, Luke. You then set two, non-continuous ranges--the books of Luke
- and Acts, excluding the intervening Gospel of John.
- * Case Sensitivity, if enforced, means each verse will match the case of
- your word/phrase. This takes more search time.
- * Word Order. No order generates the greatest number of verses for any word
- combination, and produces the fastest search time. "General" order allows
- other words BETWEEN search words, as long as they are in the proper
- order. "Literal" order ensures proper order AND no other words are found
- between search words.
- * Verse fragment options give you control over the speed and display of
- SEARCH results. If verse fragments are "NONE", only the verse references
- appear. You can VIEW the text for a verse by pressing <Enter>. This
- option results in much faster search displays. If you use "Verse Start",
- the beginning of the verses will show. If you select "Word Context", the
- context of the searched word(s) will be displayed. If more than one word
- is in a verse, the first one is used for context.
-
- -RABBIT TRAIL SUMMARY-
- * SeedMaster's Rabbit Trail lets you backtrack to recent, SeedMaster oper-
- ations (VIEW, WORD, SEARCH) after you finish "chasing a rabbit trail".
- - You can move backward through the order of operations (the trail) by
- pressing <Esc> or <Ctrl><PgUp>. If you press <Esc>, you delete that
- operation from the trail. If you press <Ctrl><PgUp>, that operation
- remains in the trail.
- - You can move forward through the order of operations (the trail) by
- pressing <Ctrl><PgDn>.
- - You can view the trail of operations by pressing <F3>.
- * SeedMaster manages the trail as follows:
- - If you start a VIEW, WORD or SEARCH mode, SeedMaster places that
- operation at the end of the trail.
- - If you move through the trail with the Rabbit Trail Menu or the
- <Ctrl><PgUp> or <Ctrl><PgDn> keys, SeedMaster maintains the operation's
- place in the trail, and updates that place if you make any changes.
- - Changes to the operations are reflected in the Date/Time stamp on
- the operation.
- * The Rabbit Trail Menu begins at the current operation. If that is the
- last operation in the list, press <Up> to view prior operations.
-
- -NOTEPAD SUMMARY-
- * Notepad emulates the basic WordPerfect keystrokes. It is NOT intended to
- replace a word processor, however! The Notepad is a simple text editor.
- We don't want to re-invent the wheel and perform fancy word processing.
- * Notepad "pops up" over the screen you are using. There are 2 sizes for
- a Notepad. It can cover the top or bottom half of the screen, or the
- whole screen. You can switch sizes on the Window Menu.
- * To "pop out" of a Notepad, press <Esc>. The text you enter and your
- cursor position is retained the next time you enter that Notepad.
- * The <Tab> key is not used in the Notepad, since there isn't consistent
- interpretation of tabs by all software programs and printers. Besides,
- we use <Tab> and <Shift><Tab> for Hypertext jump selection.
- * Notepad supports "word wrap" to let you see long lines of text in its
- window. Word wrap is NOT based on your printer margins. It keeps long
- lines of text from going off the end of the window where you couldn't
- see them.
-
- NOTEPAD TYPES:
- BASIC NOTEPAD
- The files created by the basic NOTEPAD are DOS TEXT (or ASCII TEXT)
- files and can be read by any word processor or editor worth its salt.
- One compatibility issue is noted: The "soft returns" created by word wrap
- are stripped out when the file is saved. Thus, paragraphs appear as one
- long line. A few editors and word processors do not handle very long
- lines. To avoid this, set your printer margins to a compatible line
- length and "print" the file to a disk file.
-
- STRONG'S LEXICON
- The Strong's Lexicon is implemented as a special NOTEPAD class. The
- files are automatically retrieved and saved similar to COMMENTARYs,
- but since they are not tied to a Bible verse, you can "pop" them up at
- any time. It supports Hypertext jumps. Press <Tab> or <Shift><Tab> to
- view/select a potential jump. Press <Enter> to jump. You can search
- the Lexicon by pressing <Alt><F2> and entering word(s) / number(s).
- You can then "page" thru the hits with <Ctrl><PgUp> and <Ctrl><PgDn>.
-
- VIEW CROSS REFERENCES
- A special NOTEPAD class, this window allows you to view verse(s) from
- a Hypertext jump on a verse cross-reference in COMMENTARY(s) text.
- When you press <Esc> the window and its contents are cleared.
-
- -COMMENTARY SUMMARY-
- * The Commentary is only available during VIEW.
- * When you enter the Commentary, space is made at the bottom of the
- screen for the Commentary window.
- * You need not worry about "saving" the commentary, SeedMaster will do
- that for you automatically if you change or enter new text AND you
- have "Resource Write Access" (on the File Menu) enabled for the
- Commentary type you are using. If not, changes are not retained.
- * You can "pop out" of COMMENTARYs by pressing <Esc>. The Commentary
- window remains on the screen and the VIEW window(s) become active.
- * As you scroll through VIEW verses with the Commentary window on the
- screen, it will be updated for the current verse automatically.
- * If you are scrolling in VIEW with multiple VIEW windows and the
- Commentary is active, it reflects the "Active" VIEW window only.
- * You may type any text you wish for the current VIEW verse. Note that
- the current verse is indicated at the top of the VIEW window and at the
- top of the Commentary window.
- * You can search these Resources by press <Alt><F2> and entering word(s).
- You can then "page" thru the hits with <Ctrl><PgUp> and <Ctrl><PgDn>.
- * You can convert cross references (on lines with a preceding "#") and
- save them as a Search file.
-
- COMMENTARY TYPES:
- Two Commentarys are intended for User entry:
- - User Commentary
- - User Xrefs
- While there is a distinction in the name, either can contain
- comments or cross-references.
- The other COMMENTARYs (People's NT Commentary, Treasury of Scripture
- Knowledge XRefs, Scofield's Notes and Robertson Word Pictures) do
- not, by default, have "Resource Write Access" enabled. So changes (or
- mistakes) are not saved to the file. These have potential Hypertext
- jumps. Press <Tab> or <Shift><Tab> to view/select a potential jump.
- Press <Enter> to jump.
-
- -ASSOCIATOR SUMMARY-
- * The Associator is designed to allow you to find words that have a signi-
- ficant correlation to a selected word. It looks at the words frequently
- found in the same verse--in the same or different Bible version. Within
- the same Bible version, you can see what words tend to occur with the
- word you are studying ("Holy" and "Spirit" are often found together).
- With different Bible versions, you can try to see how one word is trans-
- lated in a different version (it provides an intelligent guess and can
- save you time in a Greek dictionary).
- * We suggest you practice using the Associator on the same version or on
- two English translations until you become familiar with its capabili-
- ties and limitations. Keep the following comments in mind:
- - The frequency of a given word is significant. High frequency "noise"
- words such as 'the', 'and', 'of', etc., tend to find only other noise
- words. Similarly, very rare words tend to primarily find noise words.
- Between these two extremes, the Associator seems quite accurate.
- - The Associator uses the current defined search range to allow you to
- examine "associations" within segments of the Bible (the writings of
- John, for instance). Generally, a small range will lower frequencies
- and may create "rare words", reducing accuracy.
- - When "associating" with the GNT, SeedMaster automatically masks off
- the Old Testament references for your source word, even if the OT is
- part of your currently defined search range. This makes GNT associa-
- tions accurate.
- - Confidence is computed by taking the percentage of Coincidence for a
- given word and dividing by the total Coincidences for all words with a
- Coincidence of at least 1%. If more than five words have that signifi-
- cance (rare), they ARE taken into consideration in this computation.
- - We use simple integer math in these computations. It is faster, but
- less precise. However, accuracy to the a ten thousandths of a percent
- isn't necessary for most people.
-
- -GRABBER SUMMARY-
- * The Grabber gives you "copy and paste" from all SeedMaster's windows.
- It can be started in VIEW, COMMENTARYs, WORD, SEARCH, or NOTEPADs. It is
- found in the Edit menu.
- 1. When you start Grabber, a cursor will appear and the status line will
- inform you that you are "grabbing".
- 2. Position the cursor at the top left corner of the block of text you
- want to grab from the screen.
- 3. Press <Alt><F4> and move the cursor to the bottom left corner of the
- text. You will see a reverse image block to show you the text block
- you have selected.
- 4. Press <F7> (Exit) or <Ctrl><F4> to copy the text block to SeedMaster's
- "Paste" buffer.
- * The Paste buffer is "pasted" into either NOTEPAD or COMMENTARY text.
- * Note: Any special screen "graphics" characters (lines, arrows, etc.)
- grabbed are NOT pasted into the text. So, you can "Grab" across windows!
-
- -ERRORS-
- (OH NO! IT DIDN'T WORK!)
- MEMORY ERRORS
- SeedMaster uses dynamic memory allocation. This means it asks DOS for
- memory to perform its tasks. If memory isn't available, you are warned,
- and SeedMaster will not perform the task you requested. The Memory
- Management features should reduce or eliminate these problems, but this
- section is especially for those who disable the memory swap support.
-
- If you receive a memory warning, try:
- * Reduce the NOTEPAD size, if used. 20K is the minimum size.
- * Not running NOTEPADs while using COMMENTARYs.
- * Eliminating RAM resident programs. These programs reside in RAM
- while other programs (such as ours) are run. You need at least 512K
- memory to run SeedMaster. (Use the DOS CHKDSK command to see how much
- memory you have--see your DOS manual.)
- * Acquiring additional memory or upgrade to DOS 5/6.
-
- If you want to monitor your memory, you can start SM with a "+" (plus
- sign on the command line. The biggest available block of conventional
- memory will appear on the right side of the Main Menu.
-
- PROBLEMS IN THE BIBLE TEXT(S)
- The texts were obtained from Bible publishers or other reliable sources.
- There should be few, if any, problems with them. There are some variations
- between different KJV texts--you may find some. If you find a genuine
- problem, explain it and send it to us. Please include a phone number and
- your user registration number.
- Note: We will not make modifications beyond compliance with the original
- even if spelling or usage is archaic or inconvenient. As a trivial example,
- the KJV spells "ankle" as "ancle".
-
- PROBLEMS IN THE SOFTWARE
- Software developers hear about two types of "bugs":
- * A genuine bug: The software doesn't do what it is supposed to. SeedMaster
- has been tested in-house and beta tested, but we cannot guarantee it has
- no bugs. If you find what you think is a bug, explain it (with "Print
- Screen"'s, printouts, etc.) and send it to us. Make sure you include your
- phone number and user registration number.
- * A "wishful" bug: The software doesn't do what you want, but we never said
- it was supposed to do so. While we made a substantial effort to make
- SeedMaster very powerful and flexible, you can't please everyone.
- A possible example: After a phrase search enforcing "Literal" Word Order,
- you notice the words in your phrase are highlighted--even those outside
- the Literal Order phrase. You might consider this a "bug". We consider it
- a feature--you have an interest in your phrase words, and highlighting
- all occurrences helps you see word usages you might otherwise miss.
-
- -ASP OMBUDSMAN NOTICE-
- White Harvest Software, Inc. is a member of the Association of Shareware
- Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle
- works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem
- with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to
- help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an
- ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members' products.
- Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI
- 49442-9427 or send a Compuserve message via CompuServe Mail to ASP
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