1. Grammar Check is operational, but limited to check for buffer vowels of 4 of the most common prepositions.
2. When reading Russian text documents on Internet, sometimes the Latin letter "a" (ASCII character 97) appears instead of the Russian "a" (ASCII character 224). In this new version, the program automatically exchanges character 97 by 224 to avoid confusions and corruption of the Dictionary.
3. The Dictionary was again re-checked. A few minor errors, which still remained,
are now deleted. Some new words also have been added. Everything, to the best
of my knowledge, seems in proper order.
Changes made since version 1.36:
1. Grammar Check was changed to cover six prepositions (‚,ËÁ,Í,Ó·,ÓÚ,Ò)
for buffer vowels.
2. A few more words were added to the Dictionary.
3. A bug was found in Grammar Check, which could, under certain circumstances, force the program into an endless loop. This bug was fixed.
4. The function CHECK DICTIONARY was added. See User Manual for details.
5. ASCII character 97 is replaced by 224 when loading text files.
Changes made since version 1.41:
1. A few more words were added to the Dictionary.
2. Six incorrectly spelled words were found in the Dictionary and removed.
3. A bug was found in CHECK DICTIONARY routine. It was fixed.
4. When loading text files, character 97 is automatically replaced by 224.
5. In GRAMMAR CHECK, the program now also checks masculine and neutral adjectives and substantive in their genitive form. The errors that the program detects, are to be taken as suggestions. The user will notice if he/she made an error or not.
Changes made since version 1.48:
1. New words were added to the Dictionary.
2. Grammar Check now finds even more errors in adjectives and substantive. See
Grammar Coverage text file for details.
3. Two incorrect entries were found and deleted from the Dictionary.
4. A speed boost to the SAVE DICTIONARY routine, cut the time by about 15 seconds.
5. Grammar Coverage text file was added to the Russian Spell Check package.
6. Requirements text file was added to the package.
7. Memory requirement was lowered from 4 MB to 3.5 MB.
Changes made since version 1.58:
1. New words were added to the Dictionary.
2. Memory requirement was lowered from 3.5 MB to 3.0 MB.
3. The dictionary was rechecked for invalid words, but none were found.
4. When saving Your text document, all line feeds and carriage returns are
maintained as when You opened it. In older versions, this information was lost.
5. While spell checking and grammar checking, carriage returns are shown
with the symbol ( ¶ ). This is to avoid confusion when You are comparing
a written document with the text in the Russian Spell Check edit window.
6. Loading time of the Dictionary was reduced by approximately 40%.
7. When saving spelling errors as "Errors.TXT", the words which are added to the
Dictionary, are deleted from this list. The logic in this change is, hopefully,
apparent.
8. For the user with font questions, an ASCII font table text file (with picture) was
added to answer some frequently asked questions.
9. A filter for the KOI8 font standard is now built into Russian Spell Check.
Changes made since version 1.64:
1. The loading time of the Dictionary was reduced from 44 to just 11 seconds.
This was achieved by using a different loading and saving method.
2. The Dictionary now is called "RusSD.TXT" and its size is 2.2 MB. The reason for the
increase in size, is the speedup access time of the spelling Dictionary.
3. Upon delivery RusSD.TXT is compressed, but expanded at start-up.
4. Instead of having to wait 2 minutes and 15 seconds to add new words to the
Dictionary, a separate, temporary dictionary was created. It is called "MySD.TXT".
In this separate dictionary Your added words are temporarily stored. In this way
there is no waiting time for saving just a few new words.
5. When the dictionary "MySD.TXT" is full - it holds 400 words - an EMERGENCY SAVE
time-out interrupts Your work. This operation takes about 3 minutes. You will get
three warnings before the EMERGENCY SAVE is activated. If You ain't sure all the
new words are correctly spelled, simply click ABORT, QUIT Russian Spell Check,
and You can check the temporary dictionary (You can open it from SimpleText)
before it is too late.
6. The main dictionary, "RusSD.TXT", is open for viewing, but due to the new saving
technique, the words are not viewable in alphabetical order. NOTE: all attempts
to manually add or delete words in the dictionary will completely
destroy the dictionary. Therefore, make sure to have a recent backup stored.
7. "MySD.TXT" temporary dictionary is also open for viewing. The words are shown in
alphabetical order. This temporary dictionary is suitable for editing - using
SimpleText - but do not forget that each word must end with a space.
8. A new file, "RSC-090.Pref", was added. This is the preference file for Russian
Spell Check, and, like "MySD.TXT", must always be in the same folder as Russian
Spell Check.
9. A file, containing more GEOGRAPHICAL ENTRIES, was added to Russian Spell Check.
10. You may view the geographical entries - using SimpleText - and, if You wish, add
more entries. To get Your entries into the main Dictionary, You start by running
Russian Spell Check, open this file, and click ADD to DICTIONARY on each new
entry.
11. Two more prepositions are checked. They are "ÔÓ‰" and "̇‰".
Changes made since version 1.77:
1. Spell Checking speed was increased by 30% by optimizing the unique Quick-Halve
Search technique.
2. Improved checking of prepositions.
3. A Grammar Table was added, suitable for printout, as a reference guide.
4. It is now possible to edit, add and delete words in "MySD.TXT".
Changes made since version 1.81:
1. Grammar Check was improved. It now checks for correct endings of adjectives
and nouns following two, three and four ( ‰‚‡, ‰‚Â, ÚË, ˜ÂÚ˚ ).
2. Grammar Check is now open only to registered users. To register, please, follow
the instructions on the Registration Card.
Changes made since version 1.85:
1. When capital letters followed prepositions, the buffer vowel check did not
work properly. This bug was fixed.
2. Grammar check was speeded up.
3. Two new buttons were added for more convenient usage.
4. Font conversion is now available also for Cyrillic fonts (often used on PC
machines).
5. A sample text file, "Sample.CYR", was added for You to try out.
6. Two more prepositions (·ÂÁ, Ô‰) are now checked for buffer vowels. This
should make the buffer vowel check complete on prepositions.
Changes made since version 1.93:
1. A startup photo - of Yours truly - was added to the program. Those who did not
register, will have to watch it for 10 seconds, before using Russian Spell Check.
2. Grammar check now also checks for missing "̇" or "ÌË" which should always
follow the conjunction "ÌÂÒÏÓÚfl".
3. Grammar Check now also covers maculine nouns and adjectives in nominative
and in accusative case declension.
4. A program restructuration was successfully completed.
5. Grammar Check now also covers adjectives and nouns in dative plural case
declension.
6. An extensive and thorough search thru the Dictionary revealed four incorrectly
spelled words. They were deleted.
7. A new button - with a new helpful tool, "VERB AID" - was created.
Changes made since version 1.93:
1. VERB AID was substantially improved. It now completely covers 12 of the 15
verb groups. See Verb Aid Coverage for details.
2. More work was put into refining the VERB AID function.
3. The separate window for registration was deleted. Registration is now entered
via the edit field.
Changes made since version 2.21:
1. More words were added to the Dictionary. This was done by entering words from
two thick dictionaries. Presently, words starting with Ä and Å have been entered
in full. Root words, like verbs in their infinite form ( like ·ÂÎÂÚ¸), adjectives with
nominal declension (like ·ÂÁ‚Ó‰Ì˚È) and so on.
2. Several improvements were made in VERB AID. Although full perfection is yet to
become, VERB AID now covers more than ever before.
3. A part of the program, which checks registration, had a bug. It was fixed.
4. More work was done to improve VERB AID even further. It is primarily the verbs
which end with -‡Ú¸, -ÂÚ¸ and -ËÚ¸ that still are not yet fully covered.
Changes made since version 2.26:
1. VERB AID was again improved.
2. More work was put into VERB AID. From version 2.30 there are many common
verbs that finally will show up correctly.
3. More words were added to the Dictionary. It currently holds over 70,000 words.
4. More coverage was added to VERB AID - especially verbs ending with -ÂÚ¸.
5. VERB AID was re-tested and now we have almost complete coverage of all
verbs. There are only a few, ending with -‡Ú¸, that remain.
6. Some minor changes to improve the main program were succesfully completed.
Changes made since version 2.39:
1. The program now searches for the font "ã‡ÚËÌÒÍËÈ", and automatically locks
on to it. This removes the font problem, that could appear on other machines.
2. A bug was found in VERB AID. If the letter "Ù" was typed in, the verb was not
accepted.
3. VERB AID does no longer accept capital letter typing. This program routine was
added, so that the user is alerted if CAPS LOCK is on.
4. The Dictionary "RusSD.TXT" now has complete root word coverage for letters
beginning with Ä, Å and Ç.
5. When the SUGGEST button is pressed, the most similar word is highlighted in red.
Changes made since version 2.43:
1. An incorrectly indexed variable caused missing reflexive declensions in two
groups of verbs. These problems were fixed.
2. The following buttons were moved to a new position: HELP, YES and NO.
3. A new button, PREFERENCES, was added. Here the user may select desired
program font and font size.
4. More words were added to the Dictionary. Root word coverage from letters
Ä thru É is now 100% complete.
5. VERB AID was further improved. The remaining problems to solve in the
ending -‡Ú¸ are now reduced to 10%.
Changes made since version 2.62:
1. More words were added to the Dictionary.
2. PREFERENCES was improved. It now serves the user with the following options:
(A) Select Font
(B) Select Font Size
(C) Spell Checking: IGNORED errors can be shown on EACH occasion or ONCE.
(D) Grammar Checking: DELAY time selectable at personal preference.
3. VERB AID was improved again. All endings were re-checked, and, a few minor
bugs were fixed. The coverage of -‡Ú¸ is complete to 93% (estimated).
Changes made since version 2.68:
1. Another font, the Danish "Svet Russisk" was added to the font preferences.
2. A new TEXT FILTER was added to the program. While reading a Russian text, it
became apparent, that the writer had mixed Latin letters with Russian. Spell
checking this document was confusing. For this reason, the TEXT FILTER was built
into Russian Spell Check. The filter replaces characters as seen below:
Latin letters: A B C E H K M O P T X Y a c e o p x y
Russian letters: Ä Ç ë Ö ç ä å é ê í ï ì ‡ Ò Â Ó ı Û
It is obvious to all, that these letters, which look the same in both alphabets, can
be mixed by the writer and - escape notice! However, they will be detected by
Russian Spell Check...
3. CHECK DICTIONARY is now using the TEXT FILTER as well.
Changes made since version 2.73:
1. The buttons were re-arranged. The texts on all buttons that require registration
are written in red letters.
2. A new button was added. It reads "GENDER AID". To use the help offered by this
feature, You must register. GENDER AID analyzes nouns to find if they are
masculine, feminine or neutral. This is especially useful in the case of nouns
that end with the soft sign.
3. GENDER AID Coverage text file was added to explain this function.
Changes made since version 2.80:
1. A new neat feature was built into Russian Spell Check. To improve the overall
view of what is going on, two meters were added.
The meter "M" - This red indicator meter shows how much memory is occupied
in the dictionary "MySD.TXT". Since it holds 400 words, this
indicator slowly moves upwards as You enter new words to
the dictionary.
The meter "D" - This blue indicator meter shows how far You have progressed
in the current document. This indicator moves upwards very
fast, if You are checking a small document. This indicator
meter works both while spell checking and grammar checking.
2. Some restructuring work of the program was needed to make the new indicator
meters work together with other parts of the program.
Changes made since version 2.84:
1. GENDER AID coverage was further improved by adding more exceptions to the
rules.
2. GRAMMAR CHECK does now work with the same rules as GENDER AID. This means
that it recognizes which nouns, ending with the soft sign, are feminine and
masculine. All other gender rules, built into GENDER AID, also apply to GRAMMAR
CHECK.
3. The entire program was optimized to limit its size.
4. The indicator meters were adjusted to show "quick fill" when You press the
ABORT button.
Changes made since version 2.90:
1. More exceptions to the rules were added to make GENDER AID work better than
before.
2. REGISTRATION is now checked only once - at the beginning of the program. This
is an added convenience for both registered and un-registered users.
3. The SUGGEST button was disabled for unregistered users.
4. A new INDICATOR METER is now added below the Dictionary size. This meter
shows in blue color the occupied space of the Dictionary. In version RSC-90
it is obvious that there is "not much" room left (<18,000 words). This meter was
added with the new versions RSC-120 and RSC-150 in mind.
5. GRAMMAR CHECK was improved. In feminine accusative, Russian Spell Check
now uses GENDER AID rules to find errors especially connected with the
feminine nouns ending with the soft sign.
6. More words were added to the dictionary, BUT from version 2.97 >> only
registered users can receive the updated Dictionary.
7. Versions RSC-120 and RSC-150 are now available.
Changes made since version 3.01:
1. A bug in GENDER AID was detected - and fixed.
2. GRAMMAR CHECK was improved. It now checks the correct dative usage of
pronouns in connection with frequent prases. See Grammar Coverage for
details.
3. GRAMMAR CHECK was further improved with more checks of correct dative
usage of pronouns.
4. In GRAMMAR CHECK correct dative checks previosly missed capitalized words
- but now it does not.
5. GRAMMAR CHECK was speeded up.
Changes made since version 3.09:
1. More words were added to the Dictionary.
2. GRAMMAR CHECK was improved. It now also checks for errors in word
combinations of necessity and obligation.
3. GENDER AID was improved by adding more exceptions.
Changes made since version 3.12:
1. GRAMMAR CHECK was improved. The words "forced" and "obliged" are now checked
in present, past and future tense.
2. More exceptions were added to GENDER AID.
Changes made since version 3.14:
1. Many more exceptions were added to GENDER AID. More detailed studies gave
results, and now - more than the most usual exceptions are covered.
2. The major part of the buttons were re-arranged.
3. The INDICATOR METERS were enlarged to allow better overlook.
4. A new window, ERROR INDICATOR, was added. It shows what kind of errors are
found in the document. During spell checking, it only shows SPELLING ERROR,
but in GRAMMAR CHECK detailed information is given.
5. More words were added to the main Dictionary.
Changes made since version 3.21:
1. In GRAMMAR CHECK a bug was found and corrected. When the first letters of the
words two, three and four were capitalized, the error was not detected.
2. The ERROR MESSAGE INDICATOR now shows more information.
3. A new feature, "Comma Check", was added to GRAMMAR CHECK. This function
searches for missing commas in the document. Several word combinations are
checked.
Changes made since version 3.26:
1. More word combinations were added to "Comma Check".
2. Buffer Vowel check was improved.
3. GRAMMAR CHECK was improved.
Changes made since version 3.31:
1. GRAMMAR CHECK was improved. It now also checks if the words following BOTH
and ONE AND A HALF ( 1.5 ) are in case GENITIVE.
2. The ERROR MESSAGE INDICATOR now shows more detailed information.
3. More exceptions were added to GENDER AID.
4. 338 names of common Russian birds were added to the Dictionary.
5. Among the above mentioned 338 birds, all masculine bird names, ending in a soft
sign, were added to the exceptions in GENDER AID.
6. More words were added to the Dictionary.
7. A "strange error", occuring in BUFFER VOWEL check, was finally found and this
bug was fixed.
8. The name of the Russian Spell Check preference file was changed from
"RSC-090.Pref" to "RSC-150.PREF".
Changes made since version 3.39:
1. More expressions were added to the COMMA CHECK function of GRAMMAR CHECK.
2. GENDER AID now recognizes prepositions. This, of course, improves GRAMMAR
CHECK.
3. More words were added to the Dictionary.
4. GENDER AID recognizes some adverbs and pronouns. Consequently, GRAMMAR
CHECK has also become considerably better.
5. The final questions in Russian Spell Check were replaced by "click choice".
6. The text file "Russian Top 200" was added to the Russian Spell Check package.
Changes made since version 3.45:
1. More words were added to the Dictionary.
2. GRAMMAR CHECK was improved. It now also checks for correct usage of the
preposition Í and two expressions, ·Î‡„Ó‰‡fl, ÒÛ‰fl ÔÓ ,demanding dative.
3. GRAMMAR CHECK was improved again. More prepositons and expressions are
checked, that demand dative. They are: ‚ÓÔÂÍË, ̇ÔÂÂÍÓ and the expressions
̇ ÁÎÓ, ÚÓÒ͇ ÔÓ, ‚ Ú‡Û ÔÓ.
4. GENDER AID was improved. It now recognizes some verbs too. This, of course,
improves GRAMMAR AID, as it takes advantage of VERB AID.
5. More exceptions were added to GENDER AID.
6. The dialog after checking is now quicker and easy to use.
Changes made since version 3.51:
1. More words were added to the Dictionary.
2. GRAMMAR CHECK was improved. It now checks prepositions that govern the
instrumental case. The following combinations are covered:
