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WORD FUGUE V3.1
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┌─────────┐
┌─────┴───┐ │ (R)
──│ │o │──────────────────
│ ┌─────┴╨──┐ │ Association of
│ │ │─┘ Shareware
└───│ o │ Professionals
──────│ ║ │────────────────────
└────╨────┘ MEMBER
About The Program
=================
1. This is a heavy duty Word Processing Program intended for a wide
variety of word processing and editing tasks. As installed, it is
ideal for the touch typist - there is no need to take your hands
off the home row to activate any of the functions.
2. The novice should have no difficulty in using the program - the
program is easy to learn, since it comes with context sensitive
help available at the press of the F1 key. There is also a
tutorial on the program disk, for novice users to try out the
various functions.
3. The program comes supplied with industry standard Pull Down Menus
to make learning it even easier. The point and select usage means
that touch typists do not need to lift their hands from the home
row. In addition, each command on the pull down menu can
optionally display the command sequence needed to activate it, so
novices can learn the commands. The pull down menu is activated by
the F10 key.
4. The keyboard commands are fully configurable from an installation
program. Many of the options are also configurable from inside the
program. As supplied, it comes installed with a WordstarTM
compatible interface, which is the industry standard for editor
programs. Experienced users do not need to use the pull down
menus, since all functions of the menu are also available at the
press of one or two keys.
5. The word processor document files are ASCII text files, which
means that there are no funny embedded characters (unless you use
the print control sequences) and no hi order bits set on. The
files are WordstarTM compatible, which means that you can load
them into any word processor that reads Wordstar files. Apart from
printer control strings, all formatting commands are by use of dot
commands (. in column one) or embedded functions ({. }) in the
text body.
6. There are up to 8 editing windows, which can look at different
files or the same file. These files can be loaded from the
parameter line. Any window can be zoomed to occupy the entire
screen.
7. Printer support includes laser printers. It is easy to customise
the printer drivers, and different ones can be selected from a
pick list at print time. Printing also occurs in background,
letting you go on with other word processing tasks.
8. The program comes with a 100,000 word dictionary and an update
program that will add or delete words from the dictionary. In
addition to the main dictionary, you can set up auxiliary
dictionaries in each directory, containing words specific to
particular projects. Main dictionaries are available in American,
Australian and British versions.
9. The program can generate indexes and tables of contents. Both
these files can be customised during the generation by use of
options embedded in the text. In addition, paragraphs can be
numbered automatically in several formats.
10. The program comes with macro facilities, the ability to record
keystrokes, and a number of macro files for additional
flexibility. In addition, macros can be invoked at program start
up from the parameter line.
11. Printing, index and table of contents generation can include other
files, which can in turn include other files, up to 5 levels of
nesting. This means that even the biggest novel or research paper
can be easily managed.
12. Automatic reformatting of text is available. This can be turned ON
and OFF as required. In addition automatic hyphenation is
available.
13. Tables are supported, as is word wrap and justification of each
table column independently. Column mode blocks can be defined and
copied, moved or deleted.
14. Comprehensive monitor support - MONO, CGA, EGA or VGA or HERCULES.
15. DOS shell is supported to permit use of all DOS commands from
within the program. Can also free up memory to run large programs.
16. A pop up calculator with 16 functions is included. The calculation
result can be pasted into your text.
17. The program comes with support for box and line drawing, with
these characters available at the press of a key. Load the macro
files SINGLE.MAC for single lines and DOUBLE.MAC for double lines.
Additional macro files contain European and Greek characters.
18. Optional on screen display of fonts is also available. You can
edit text with this mode operating (unlike wordstar).
19. Printing can have multiple headers and footers, and these can
include functions such as current date or time.
20. Embedded print functions are supported in both headers / footers
and within the text body. Print functions can be evaluated on
screen, and include date and time, file name, revision marking and
so on.
21. Comprehensive text formatting is available and can be stored in
the text as ruler lines. There is no limit on the number of ruler
lines you can have. There is even a file of standard ruler lines
that can be automatically included into your text. You can add
other lines to this file should you so desire.
22. Mouse support.
23. Automatic save feature after number of minutes or number of
keystrokes (can be disabled)
24. Full featured mail merge facility that includes mathematic
calculations, conditional merging using IF ELSE constructs and so
on.
25. File names can have up to 65 character descriptions added to them,
in order to make recognition of files easier. These descriptions
are displayed when files are listed, and can be altered at the
press of a key. In addition, a utility (FI) is supplied to display
and change file descriptions from the dos prompt. It acts like a
replacement of the DOS DIR command.
26. Support for foot notes and end notes. Notes can span multiple
include files.
27. Snaking columns of text supported. These newspaper style columns
(not to be confused with tables) have text wrapping to the next
column when the bottom of the current one is reached.
28. Hundreds of other sophisticated features like insertion of current
date or time (in different formats), the ability to mark changed
text in the left hand margin, offset page number on odd or even
pages, print page numbers as roman Numerals and so on.
29. The installed command make it perfect for Lap tops, while the
cursor can be changed to a hard block of colour where it is
ordinarily hard to see.
Installing the Program
======================
Place the INSTALL DISK #1 in your floppy disk drive.
Make that drive the default drive.
Type in INSTALL and press the ENTER key.
The install program will automatically install Word Fugue.
You will need:
- a hard disk with at least 1.4M of free space
or - a formatted, blank high density floppy (5" or 3")
or - 2 blank, formatted 720k 3" floppies
or - 4 blank, formatted 360k floppies.
If you elect to install the documentation, you will need another 450k
(although the 2 ZIP files will install on 2x360k floppies)
The installation program DOES NOT alter your autoexec.bat or config.sys
files. If you are installing to 360k floppies, you should read Chapter 1
of the printed manual, since not all the files can be available.
Files on the disks
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Disk 1 -
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INSTALL.EXE - The installation program
INSTALL.DTA - Data for the install program
README.V40 - This file
README.COM - Program to view readme file
PKUNZIP.EXE - Program to extract files from compressed format
WFUPDATE.EXE - Upgrade program (if you have a previous version)
WF311EXF.ZIP - Compressed programs file containing:
Name
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WF.EXE - The Word Fugue program
WF.OVR - Overlays for the program
WF311HLP.ZIP
Name
----
WF.HLP - The context sensitive help file
WF.TXT - Text file used by WFINST
WF311MAC.ZIP - Assorted macro files
Name
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WF.RLR - File containing sample ruler lines
Standard macro ESC R will load and select
from this file
DOUBLE.MAC - The macro files
EUROPE.MAC " " "
GREEK.MAC " " "
MISC.MAC " " "
PASCAL.MAC " " "
SINGLE.MAC " " "
WF.MAC " " "
WF.ICO - Windows Icon file
WF-MONO.ICO " " "
WF.PIF - Windows PIF
WF-G.PIF " "
DESCRIPT.ION - 4Dos description file of all files
(40 character descriptions)
FILEINFO.WF - WF proprietry description file
(67 character descriptions)
Disk 2 -
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WF311CFG.ZIP
Name
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WFINST.EXE - The installation program
WF311PDF.ZIP
Name
----
*.PDF - These are the printer configuration files.
Install and edit them from the print menu
(<F10> F P) W will load a print
definition file, E will edit the file, while
S will save the modified definition.
WF311UPD.ZIP
Name
----
ORDER.FRM - File containing order information
LICENSE.DOC -
UPDATE.310 - recent changes
WF311LEX.ZIP
Name
----
WF_MAIN.LEX - This is the small dictionary
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1 338k
Disk 3-
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WF311LEM.LEM
Name
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WFLEXMGR.EXE - The dictionary maintenance program
Adds or Deletes words from dictionary
WF_2_4D.EXE - Converts FILEINFO -> DESCRIPT.ION
WF311DOC.ZIP
Name
----
WF.* - Various files - each one a chapter in documentation
WF.DOC - The top level file
Running the Program
===================
The manual describes how to install and run the program. Briefly - the
overlay file (WF.OVR) must be in the default directory unless you have
installed the home directory:
1. Make the Word Fugue directory the default directory
2. Run Word Fugue by typing in WF
The Manual on Disk
=====================
The manual is set up for printing using Word Fugue, and is a very good
demo of how to go about using many of the print commands. It also
shows you how to set up a large document in several files, with a
master document to pull them all together. It is an abridged version
of the full manual, which currently runs to over 260 pages or 900k.
To read the manual, simply load the files WF.001 to WF.018 into Word
Fugue and browse them. They will also show you how to set up a large
document consisting of several chapters, how to use ruler lines and
formatting and so on. If you need to print the manual, make sure you
have plenty of paper in your printer (at least 180 pages), load WF.DOC
into Word Fugue, press Ctrl K P to activate the print menu, select
an appropriate PDF file (Which printer will show you a list to choose
from), and press P to commence printing.
ASP Ombudsman
=============
This program is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware
Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware
principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a
shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member
directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you
resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide
technical support for members' products. Please write to the ASP
Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442 or send a CompuServe
message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.
Registration
============
Registration entitles you to a printed manual, the latest version of
the software, a periodical newsletter, and technical support. All fees
are payable in Australian dollars, although you can issue a personal
cheque (check) in your local currency for the equivalent amount.
Personal cheques are subject to clearance before we dispatch the
goods. We also accept Master card or Visa card (or bank card in
Australia).
When you register, you will also receive details of our technical
support contact numbers. (24 hours Phone & Fax are available, as well as
compuserve) Non registered users may receive technical support by
writing to us at the address below, or by emailing us on compuserve.
Compuserve Id 100036,311
Postage (overseas is airmail)
Registration Australia New Zealand USA Europe
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Disks Only $45 $3 $3 $5 $6
Manual Only $35 $7 $15 $19 $20
Disks & Manual $75 $7 $15 $19 $20
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│ Return to: Fugue Software WORD FUGUE V3.1 REGISTRATION │
│ P.O. Box 425 │
│ CAPALABA QLD 4157 │
│ AUSTRALIA │
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│ (including manual & disks & one large dictionary │
│ & utilities & document templates) │
│ Word Fugue V3 disks only ($45/set ): ________ __________ │
│ Word Fugue V3 manual only ($35/copy): ________ __________ │
│ Additional Dictionary ($5/copy): ________ __________ │
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