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- cardFile++ Version 1.0
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- This application is a recreation of the built-in Names application which
- takes advantage of two types of learning. It supports only the detailed
- "Show All" view. It is compatible with the built-in Names application.
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- The application was written for research purposes and therefore does not
- contain all the features of a full-blown application, such as overviews,
- routing, filing, and intelligent assistance. However, since cardFile++ is
- completely compatible with the original Names app, all of these
- unimplemented functions can be accomplished through it.
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- The advantage of cardFile++ over the original Names application is in the
- entering of the name data. This process is much more efficient and user
- friendly when using basic learning techniques to aid the user as much as
- possible. cardFile++ employs two types: Picker Learning and Filler
- Learning.
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- Picker Learning - adds a few, recently entered values to pickers for many
- of the expando lines. For instance, the "Title" expando doesn't have a
- built-in picker, but in cardFile++ it does with up to four titles recently
- entered by the user.
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- Filler Learning - fills in expando lines by looking at previous Names soup
- entries. For instance, when the user enters a "Company", the address,
- email suffix, and phone prefix are filled in by looking in the Names soup
- for another person from the same company.
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- These two methods are combined by adding an extra lookup value to the
- picker. For instance, if there are people from the same company but with
- different addresses, then one address will be inserted into the "Address"
- expando and one will be put into the "Address" picker.
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- There is a demo in the application to show the user how to get maximum
- benefit from cardFile++.
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- This application is freeware brought to you by the Newton AI group at
- Washington State University. Contact Patricia Crane Wells at
- pwells@eecs.wsu.edu for any further information.
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- © 1994 Jeffrey C. Schlimmer & Patricia Crane Wells.
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- Patricia Crane Wells
- School of EECS
- Washington State University
- Pullman, WA 99164-2752
- (509) 335-2215
- pwells@eecs.wsu.edu
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