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- Wintertree Writing Style Analyzer (WStyle) 1.16
-
- For information on installing, using, and registering WStyle,
- please read the following files:
-
- INSTALL.TXT - How to install WStyle on your computer
- WSTYLE.DOC - How to use WStyle
- REGISTER.TXT - How to register (pay for) WStyle, and why you should
- register
- ORDERFRM.TXT - Contains an order form you can print out when you
- register
- OMBUDSMN.TXT - Describes the ASP's ombudsman policy
- VENDOR.DOC - Information for shareware distributors and BBS
- operators
-
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- GETTING HELP
- ================================================================
-
- Wintertree Software will be pleased to answer questions and provide
- assistance on installing WStyle to both registered and
- non-registered users.
-
- For registered users, Wintertree Software will answer questions and
- fix problems not related to installation at no charge. Wintertree
- Software reserves the right to limit this assistance to the 90-day
- period following the date of registration.
-
- You can contact Wintertree Software for assistance in one of three
- ways (in order of preference):
-
- On CompuServe: 72060,3056
-
- By telephone: Call (613) 825-6271
-
- By mail:
- Wintertree Software Inc.
- 43 Rueter St.
- Nepean, Ontario
- Canada K2J 3Z9
-
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- User's Guide Changes
- ====================================================================
-
- Using WStyle
- ------------
-
- WStyle now supports three new command-line options: "/a," "/p," and "/s."
-
- The "/a" option tells WStyle that the document you want to check is in
- ASCII format. Use this option if you created the document using a text-
- editing program (as opposed to a word-processing program). If the "/a"
- option is not present, WStyle assumes the document was created by a
- word-processing program and contains embedded formatting information.
- If you're not sure of the document's format, omit the "/a" option from
- the command line.
-
- The "/p" and "/s" options run WStyle in "batch mode," where it checks
- your document and either saves or prints problem reports without
- requiring interaction from you. The "/p" option tells WStyle to print
- all problem reports without stopping. The "/s" option tells WStyle to
- save all problem reports without stopping. WStyle saves the problem
- reports in the "Wnn" file described in the user's guide.
-
- Following is a summary of WStyle's command-line options:
-
- wstyle [/a] [/p] [/r n] [/s] [/t n] [file.ext]
- /a: Set the document-format to ASCII (default is word-
- processor).
-
- /p: Print all problem reports and the statistical report in
- batch (non-interactive) mode.
-
- /r: Set the problem-reporting level to "n."
-
- /s: Save all problem reports and the statistical report to
- disk in batch (non-interactive) mode.
-
- /t: Set the target-reader's level to "n."
-
-
- Customizing WStyle
- ------------------
-
- The "ASCII document" option has been added to the options form. This
- option tells WStyle that the document is in ASCII format. ASCII
- documents are typically produced by text-editing programs, and do not
- include textual effects such as underlining, boldface, or footnotes.
- If you create documents using a word-processing program such as
- WordPerfect or Microsoft Word, set the ASCII-document option to
- "False" (F). If you create documents using a text editor, set the
- ASCII-document option to "True" (T). If you aren't sure of the
- document format, set the ASCII-document option to "False" (F).
-
- See "Word Acceptability" in the "Configuring WStyle" topic for more
- information.
-
- Overall-Style Statistic
- -----------------------
-
- WStyle otherwise works as described in the user's guide with one minor
- exception: it does not calculate or display the overall-style statistic.
- When you register with us, we will send you a copy of WStyle which does
- display the overall-style statistic. We wanted to give registered users
- something in return for their support, something that non-registered
- users wouldn't have. We considered various schemes such as having a
- special "professional" version of the program with extra features
- available only to registered users, but we wanted to make the shareware
- version useful. We decided to leave out the overall-style statistic
- because it isn't essential. WStyle is perfectly usable without it
- (although we do think you'll enjoy having the statistic when you register).
-
-
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- Revision History
- ====================================================================
-
- 1.0 February 1992
- - First release.
-
- 1.10 March 1992
- - Added "batch mode," invoked via /p and /s options on the command
- line.
- - Improved method of distinguishing words from word-processor
- formatting information.
- - Improved checks for words spelled using American or British rules.
- - Now detects printer problems and displays a message.
- - Overall-style score algorithm is now more accurate.
- - Fixed a bug that prevented WStyle from recognizing function keys
- which had been redefined via ANSI.SYS.
- - Fixed some minor problems with the directory display that appears
- when the "Check Doc" action is invoked.
- - Now accepts command-line options prefixed with "-" as well as "/".
- - Added the /a option to the command line, which disables the "Strict
- Words" feature.
- - Added the ASCII-document option to the options form.
-
- 1.11 May 1992
- - Show directories at the beginning of the file-selection
- display.
-
- 1.12 June 1992
- - Accept words containing three vowels in a row.
-
- 1.13 November 1992
- - Fixed a bug that made the cursor invisible in the directory
- window on monochrome screens. WSTYLE.INF now contains suggested
- color settings for monochrome and color monitors, and the default
- settings work on either type.
- - Fixed a bug that prevented carriage returns from being printed
- on some printers.
-
- 1.14 November 1993
- - Changed some key labels and added some explanatory text to
- displays
-
- 1.15 January 1994
- - Changed some key labels and added some explanatory text to
- displays
-
- 1.16 April 1994
- - Display name of save file in key label
- - Display "Saved" after a problem or statistics are saved to file
-
-