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MAIN MENU OPTION 6
The Parameter Search (Words) function allows you to compile a list of
words, the usage parameters of which conform to a set of values that you
indicate on an interactive screen. A description of the interactive
screen, task-oriented (step-by-step) procedures for using the screen, and
practical hints for using this function are included in this file.
Description of the Interactive Screen
When option 6 is selected from the Main Menu, the interactive screen for
the parameter search (words) function appears. On the top line of the
screen is the title WORD PARAMETER SEARCH.
On the third line of the screen is a field labeled 'Word List Selection'.
This field allows you to select a vocabulary list. When the screen is
first displayed, the cursor is placed in this field, and the default value
is 3.
Beginning at approximately mid screen, 5 other areas for input are
displayed. Each of these five areas (described in the following material)
has two fields to receive input related to a specific word usage
parameter. In each of these five areas, one field is for a maximum value,
and the other field is for a minimum value to be used during the search.
These maximum and minimum value determine what will be 'found' during the
search. Four of the areas require numeric input. The fifth area accepts
number(s), letter(s), or word(s). When the screen is first displayed, the
maximum and minimum occurring values for the selected version or portion
are displayed in each of these five areas as the defaults.
You can move the cursor among the fields using the TAB, up arrow, or down
arrow keys. You can enter data in each field using the typewriter keys,
F9, DELETE, and the left or right arrow keys.
Press ENTER when cursor is in the top field to select a vocabulary list.
Press ENTER when the cursor is anywhere else on this screen to initiate
specified search.
Press ESC while cursor is on this screen to return to the Main Menu.
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Parameter Field Descriptions
Five areas on the screen contain two fields intended to receive your
input. The input for each field in an area depends on what you are
looking for. The value entered in the left field of any area can be equal
to or less than the value entered in the right field of that area. Words
falling within the limits specified by your input will be displayed in a
list on another screen. You can return to this screen by pressing ESC.
If no words fall within the limits you specify, an advisory message to
that effect is displayed. If a value in the left field of any area is
greater than the value in the right field of the same area, no matches
will be found.
Each area is displayed on two lines.
The top line has a number, a title and another number. Each title
specifies the word usage parameter that is entered in its area. The left
number indicates the minimum occurring value for a word usage parameter in
the selected version or portion. The right number indicates the maximum
occurring value for a word usage parameter in the selected version or
portion. The numbers displayed on the top line of each area may vary for
each version or portion. They are determined during execution of Main
Menu option 10. The numbers on the top line of an area cannot be changed
by the user.
The second line contains a number, the symbols '<= target <=' and another
number. When the screen is first displayed, the numbers displayed on the
second line are the same as the numbers displayed on the first line. The
left field for an area begins where the left number is displayed on the
second line. The right field for an area begins where the right number is
displayed on the second line. The second line can be read, 'The words
that I am searching for (target) have a value for 'the title on first
line' that is greater than or equal to the value in the left field and
smaller than or equal to the value in the right field. You can change
the value in any field on the second line by accessing it (use the TAB
key, up arrow or down arrow keys) and then typing in a desired value using
the typewriter keys.
Syllables Area
The area with the title syllables is displayed on the 13th and 14th lines
of the screen. This area is used to specify the maximum and minimum
number of syllables in the word(s) (if any) found during the specified
search.
NOTE: A search is 'specified' by the entries in all the fields of all the
areas on this screen, including the 'Word List Selection' field.
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The minimum default value displayed on the top line is 0 because that is
the number of syllables entered for punctuation marks. The maximum
default value depends on which version or portion you select. The number
1787 which occurs in Article VII with the signatures has 7 syllables. If
you select USACONST.DOC or ORIGINAL.DOC using Main Menu option 2, 7 is the
maximum default value for the syllables area. The maximum can be smaller
for other versions or portions.
To compile a list of 6 syllable words, you can enter 6 in both the left
and right fields of the syllables area. If you leave the values in the
fields of the other areas at their defaults, you get all the six syllable
words in the selected vocabulary list.
To compile a list of 7 syllable words, enter 7 in both fields of the
syllables area and leave the fields of the other areas at their default
values. When you press ENTER, you get the 'No matches found' advisory
message. Why is this? The reason is that 1787 is not included in the
default vocabulary list.
To access a list containing 1787, press the TAB or up arrow key until the
cursor is in the 'Word List Selection' field. Press ENTER. Select 4.
Return to the parameter search screen and repeat the search. The number
1787 is 'found'. The reason that 1787 is found is that it is included in
the vocabulary list number 4 that you selected. (This is not true if you
select the BILLRITE.DOC or AMENDS.DOC portion using Main Menu option 2).
The preceding exercise is intended to show the functioning of the
syllables field. The exercise demonstrates how the selected vocabulary
list and selected version or portion interact with the syllables field.
The 'Letters' area and the 'Occurrences' area behave in a similar fashion.
The exercises are not repeated for them. The 'Place' area and the 'Word'
area are somewhat different. See the corresponding paragraphs for further
information about the 'Place' and 'Word' areas.
For more information about vocabulary lists, see file MM13.DOC. For more
information about versions and portions, see file MM2.DOC. For
information about entering syllable data, see file MM11.DOC.
Letters Area
The area with the title letters is displayed on the 13th and 14th lines of
the screen to the right of the syllables area. This area is used to
specify the maximum and minimum number of letters in the word(s) (if any)
found during the specified search.
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NOTE: A search is 'specified' by the entries in all the fields of all the
areas on this screen, including the 'Word List Selection' field.
For the default version, the minimum default value displayed on the top
line is 1 because that is the number of letters contained in the article
adjective "A", the Roman Numerals "I" and "X", as well as the personal
pronoun "I". The maximum default value is 16 for the default version
resulting from the use of 'constitutionally' and 'disqualification'. The
minimum and maximum default values may vary with the selected version or
portion.
To compile a list of 6 letter words, you can enter 6 in both the left and
right fields of the letters area. If you leave the values in the fields
of the other areas at their defaults, you get all the six letter words in
the selected vocabulary list.
Occurrences Area
The area with the title occurrences is displayed beneath the syllables
area on the 17th and 18th lines of the screen. This area is used to
specify the maximum and minimum number of times that the word(s) (if any)
found by a specified search are used in the selected version or portion.
NOTE: A search is 'specified' by the entries in all the fields of all the
areas on this screen, including the 'Word List Selection' field.
For the default version, the minimum default value displayed on the top
line is 1 because numerous words are used once in that version. The
maximum default value is 700 for the default version because that is the
number of times that the article adjective 'the' is used. No other word
occurs more times in the default version. The minimum and maximum default
values may vary with the selected version or portion.
To compile a list of words that occur 6 times, you can enter 6 in both the
left and right fields of the occurrences area. If you leave the values in
the fields of the other areas at their defaults, you get all the words in
the selected vocabulary list that occur 6 times.
Place Area
The area with the title Place is displayed beneath the letters area on the
17th and 18th lines of the screen. This area is used to specify where in
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the Constitution you want to search for the word(s) (if any) found during
the specified search.
NOTE: A search is 'specified' by the entries in all the fields of all the
areas on this screen, including the 'Word List Selection' field.
The minimum default value displayed on the top line is always 1 because of
the way place is defined. The maximum default value is depends on the
total number of words, numbers, and punctuation marks in the selected
version or portion. The maximum default value nearly always varies with
the selected version or portion.
Place is defined as the location of a word, number or punctuation mark
relative to the beginning of a selected version or portion. Remember, a
word is a group of alphanumeric characters between two blanks, a
punctuation mark and a blank, or between a blank and a punctuation mark.
To obtain place information for a particular occurrence of a word, number
or punctuation mark, highlight the item of interest in a vocabulary list
and press F2. Highlight the occurrence of interest. Place information is
displayed at the top of the screen.
To find what word occurs in the middle of the Constitution, divide the
default maximum by 2 and enter the rounded off value in the left and right
fields of the Place area. If you leave the other areas at their defaults,
the word displayed is the word in the exact middle of the Constitution.
A more practical application of this field might be to confine your search
to a particular Article, Section, or Amendment. This would involve
finding the place information for the beginning of two consecutive
articles, sections, or amendments. Enter the place information for the
first item in the left field and enter the place information for the
second item in the right field. This allows you to perform your search
with a given article, section, or amendment.
Actually, you can specify any place value as beginning or end. Valid
input is NOT limited to beginnings of Articles, Section, or Amendments.
Word Area
The area with the title Word is displayed beneath the Occurrences area on
the 21st and 22nd lines of the screen. This area is used to specify the
word(s) (if any) found during the specified search. The words that will
be found are based on an alphanumeric evaluation of your input.
To see what is greater than what in alphanumeric sorts performed by this
program, select Main Menu option 13 and then select option 4. The
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displayed list is in the order that is used by this search function to
evaluate your input. Generally speaking, blank comes first, followed by
punctuation marks and numbers, then capital letters, then lower case
letters.
Also, to be found, a target word must be contained in the selected
vocabulary list. The default vocabulary list contains no Arabic numbers.
Hence, if you look for the item with 7 syllables while 3 appears in the
top field, you get 'No matches found'. But there is a term with 7
syllables. To find it, move the cursor to the top field and press ENTER.
Select 1 or 4 from the menu that appears. Enter 7 in the left field of
the syllable parameter. Press ENTER. Surprised?
NOTE: A search is 'specified' by the entries in all the fields of all the
areas on this screen, including the 'Word List Selection' field.
The defaults on this screen are intended to be such that all words are
included within the default ranges. Hence, all blanks is always the
default for the left field and lower case zz is always the default for the
right field.
One practical application of this area involves using it in conjunction
with the place area. You can specify a search within a given article,
section, or amendment as previously described while the same word is
entered in the left and right fields of the word area. The resulting
display tells you if the word occurs in the specified article, section, or
amendment (get the place information by using F2 on the word ARTICLE,
SECTION, or AMENDMENT in all upper case), and if so, how many times.
Performing a Search
To perform a search, proceed as follows:
1) Determine the appropriate values to specify your search, including
which vocabulary list.
2) Select 6 from the Main Menu.
3) Select the appropriate vocabulary list if it is other than the one
indicated in the 'Word List Selection' field.
4) Type the previously determined values in the fields of the appropriate
areas.
5) With the cursor in any field except the 'Word List Selection' field,
press ENTER.
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After a delay, you either get a list of words that fit your input, or
you get an advisory message, 'No matches found'.
If the 'No Matches found' message appears, press ENTER to return to
the interactive screen.
If the list of words 'found' requires more than one screen to display,
scroll through the list using PG UP, PG DN, HOME, or END keys. You cannot
access phrases or text using F2 and F3.
You can print the list using the F7 key.
You can export the list to disk using the F5 key.
Using the screen print function of your computer, you can print a hard
copy of the interactive screen title WORD PARAMETER SEARCH with your
input. F7 won't print that screen. F5 won't export it to disk.
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