Windows 95 Super Collection/Windows 95 Super Collection.iso/win95/texteds/xprdemo/readme.1st

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XPROOF(ER)'s DEMO VERSION on INTERNET

XPROOFER is text proof reader, speller and corrector for the maintenance of
professional texts in one of the European languages. The linguistic mechanisms
are tuned to the properties of any target language. These mechanism are
insensitive for the usual limitations of spell checkers.

XPROOFER is a WIN32 program meant for WINDOWS NT and WINDOWS 95.
For many WINDOWS 3.11 systems XPROOFER can be used in combination with
Microsoft's WIN32s packages for WINDOWS 3.11.

An American English demonstration version of XPROOFER is stored in the file
XPR_DEMO.ZIP.  There are two directories: disk1 and disk2.

For some distributions the "Reformed Dutch Spelling" is included.
The language module agrees with the new recommendations of the
Dutch/Belgian "Nederlandse Taal Unie".

The XPR_DEMO.ZIP file has to be unzipped with

pkunzip -d xpr_demo.zip

Before continuing, please read the copyright notice in the file "copyrigh.ts"

If you do not agree you have to delete any file belonging to *TALO's XPROOFER
package; if you agree, you have to load each disk directory to a 1.4 meg
floppy:

Put a new empty floppy into the drive a:
copy disk1/*.* a:
Put a new empty floppy into the drive a:
copy disk2/*.* a:

For the Reformed Dutch spelling:
Put a new empty floppy into the drive a:
copy disk3/*.* a:
Put a new empty floppy into the drive a:
copy disk4/*.* a:

Disk1 is the installation disk with the content:

README.1st (this file)
INSTALLS.EXE
XPROOF.EXE
XPROOF.HLP
ENGLISH.DOC     (the most ugliest demonstration text)
STANDARD.TXT    (dutch in progressive spelling style)
WIN32S.TXT
UP-DATE
READ_PS.ZIP     (the PostScript manual)

Disk2 is the American English disk with the content:
_AMERICA.LEX
_AMERICA.IDX
_AMERICA.ABB

Disk3 is the first Dutch disk (Dutch 96 disk 1) with content:
_NED961.LEX
Disk3 is the second Dutch disk (Dutch 96 disk 2) with content:
_NED962.LEX
_NED96.IDX
_NED96.ABB

Please read the INSTALL.TXT, UP-DATE and README.1ST files.

The READ_PS.ZIP can be unzipped and thereafter, printed on a PostScript
Printer or it can be viewed with GhostScript (there are several sites
distributing GhostScript and Ghostview; ftp: ftp.cs.wisc.edu:pub/ghost).
If you can not print postscript, you can view and print the overview of
XPROOFER from the help function in XPROOFER's main menu.

Note that a correct installation only occurs when the installs.exe program
on disk1 is executed.
The installation procedure can be executed from the DOS-prompt:

c:> a:installs

For the first INPUT BOX:
Do not enter an authorization number, any number will mismatch.
However, do enter your name and company name.

For the second INPUT BOX:
Do enter the correct floppy e.g. a:
Do enter the correct target directory for 32-bits executables, by preference
                                                                  c:\bin32
Do enter the correct target directory for lexicons, by preference c:\spell

"Installs" automatically appends the "autoexec.bat" file with:

append c:\bin32
set ispel=c:\spell
set history=c:\spell
set temp=c:\spell

If not defined the program will not run.
Please edit this variables in your autoexec.bat file, if necessary and
test whether they are known to WINDOWS.
Please check for the existence of the directories: c:\spell; c:\bin32 and
c:\temp.

c:\bin32 should contain the files:
xproof.exe
xproof.hlp
c:\spell should at least contain the files:
_ned96.lex
_ned96.idx

Thereafter you might create a new entry and group with the program
manager (see README.PS) or you might use XPROOFER from the command line
prompt:

c:> copy a:ned_new.txt .
c:> xproof ned_new.txt


Note that two message boxes are presented. The first message signals demo only,
and the second one signal no authority because no proper language was
selected. You need to continue and selected one of the (demo) languages
from the menu languages (American or Dutch 96).

Thereafter you can use XPROOF and open a file.

This WINDOWS NT/95 version also runs under WIN32S package for WINDOWS 3.11

Please keep in mind that XPROOFER is meant for professional text correction.

If you are interested in the commercial version please e-mail ([e-mail]),
call or fax

This section is only meant for the Dutch language.

DUTCH/NEDERLANDS: OMSPELLEN

De invoering van de nieuwe spelling zoals voorgesteld door de Taal Unie
zal voor grote problemen zorgen bij diverse categorieen van gebruik.
*TALO biedt mogelijkheden om de oude voorkeurspelling of de progressieve
spelling nagenoeg automatisch om te zetten naar de nieuwe spelling.
Hiervoor zijn protected history bestanden samengesteld voor het Nederlandse en
voor het Belgische taalgebied. Deze bestanden zijn gescreened voor dubieuze
beslissingen. Omzettingen die voor tweeerlei uitleg vatbaar zijn worden
vermeden.

Een enkel voorbeeld:
Voor de voorkeurspelling wordt caravaan automatisch omgezet naar karavaan;
voor de progressieve spelling wordt exakt automatisch omgezet naar exact.

PROBLEM SOLVING:

If the installation does not succeed in whatever manner, try to create
the directories needed by Xproof:

md c:\spell
md c:\bin32

and add the following lines to your autoexec.bat file:


append c:\bin32
set ispel=c:\spell
set history=c:\spell
set temp=c:\spell

And reinstall XPROOFER
After entering your affiliations, the next dialog shows the diskette station a,
the target directories c:\bin32 and c:\spell
xproof.exe and xproof.hlp will be copied to c:\bin32 and a confirmation
messages appears. If not an error box will appear.
Please, continue with the installation and select the American language.
The American lexicon will be installed in the directory c:\spell.
The xproof.exe and xproof.hlp can also be copied directly to c:\bin32.
Please, assure that c:\bin32 is added to your PATH.
Restart the system and check the path and environments (see above).

If you install from program manager you need to enter

a:installs

However, now you have to specify the correct target directory for executables,
by preference c:\bin32 !

*TALO bv, Lijsterlaan 379, 1403 AZ Bussum, NL; Fax/Phone [phone] or
phone  [phone]