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W O R D T R A N S L A T O R for Windows version 1.0 Copyright (c) 1990-92, Translation Experts Ltd. All rights reserved. Translation Experts Ltd. 2 Laverton Place London SW5 OHJ Great Britain PHONE: (+44) (0)71 373 6354 FAX: (+44) (0)71 244 8397 In the USA please contact: Halldor Gislason PO BOX 1933 Farifield IA 52556 PHONE: (515) 472 1521 FAX: (151) 472 4434 TABLE OF CONTENTS page 1. Introduction........................................1 2. System Requirements.................................1 3. Installation........................................1 a) First Make a Backup.............................1 b) Installation Procedure..........................1 c) Questions During Installation...................2 4. How to Call Word Translator.........................2 a) From StartUp Program Group......................2 b) From Word Translator Program Group..............2 5. Buttons.............................................3 6. Translation.........................................3 a) Translating a Word or Phrase...................3 b) Typing Your Own Word or Phrase.................3 7. Adding More Translations............................3 a) For a word or phrase not in the dictionary......3 b) For a word or phrase already in the dictionary..4 8. Deleting Translations...............................4 9. Setup Menu..........................................4 10. Russian Language...................................5 11. Authorized Distributors............................6 12. MS-DOS Version.....................................6 13. Macintosh Version..................................7 14. About The Authors..................................7 15. New Versions.......................................8 16. Found Any Problems? / Have New Ideas?..............8 17. Tutorial...........................................8 Sample Session 1: Translate a word or phrase.........9 Sample Session 2: Add a new translation to a word....9 Sample Session 3: Delete a translation from a word...10 Sample Session 4: Add a new word with translations...10 Sample Session 5: Change a 'base word'...............11 1. Introduction Word Translator Can: * look up foreign words on your computer * save time in writing letters, reports, memos and facsimile * help you study for quizzes and tests * speed up your homework * help you improve your language skills Word Translator is a pop-up electronic bilingual dictionary. It can translate words from one language to another with just a few key strokes. Word Translator will happily work inside your favorite word processor. It will translate words from one language much faster than you can flip the pages of your dictionary. Word Translator - shareware version is fully functionally equivalent to the end user version. There are however two extra things that registered users receive: 1) language modules with significantly greater number of words in them and 2) for certain language modules there is a very useful grammar help file (for DOS version only). To see the latest language modules that we offer please see the "invoice.doc" file. 2. System Requirements * IBM - PC/XT/AT, or compatible computer, DOS 2.0 or greater * Microsoft Windows 3.0 or greater * A hard drive with at least 2.5 MB of free space * For users of the Russian language module the program "UKeyFix" is required from XenoTechnix Inc., 3412 Progress Drive, Bensalem, PA 19020, USA, tel: (+1) 215-639-2996, fax: (+1) 215-639-2932. 3. Installation a) First Make a Backup Insert the disk labeled "Word Translator" into drive a:. Insert a blank, formatted disk into drive b:. Type copy a:*.* b: <return>. Label the previously blank disk "Word Translator" and store the original disk in a safe place. b) Installation Procedure NOTE: a hard disk is required for installation. 1) Insert the disk labeled "Word Translator" into drive a: or b: drive. 2) Change your current drive to be the one you just inserted the disk labelled "Word Translator" into (e.g. b: <return>). 3) Type install <return>. 4) Just follow the installation instructions. ____________________________________________________________ page 1 c) Questions that you will be asked during the installation procedure 1) "Please enter your source drive (a: or b:)" - this is the drive that you just inserted the disk labelled "Word Translator" into. It can be either a: or b: drive. 2) "Please enter your destination drive:" - this is the drive where you wish to install Word Translator software into. It can be any letter of the alphabet as long as you have previously defined such a drive in MS-DOS. 3) "Do you have any more Word Translator disks? (y/n)" - some users might purchase more than one language module or might purchase one of the large language modules both of which cannot fit on a single disk. If you have been sent more than one installation disk then you should answer with 'y' here and then you should insert the next installation disk into your 'source_drive'. 4) "Do you want to define a new user dictionary? (y/n)" - some users might want to define their own specialized dictionaries for various purposes. This is the right opportunity to do so. You should enter the name (eight or less characters long without the extension) by which you want to call your specialized dictionary. 4. How to Call Word Translator a) From StartUp Program Group You can copy the Word Translator icon into the StartUp program group and that will ensure that Word Translator is started every time you run Windows. The Word Translator icon is copied to the StartUp program group by copying the destination_drive\wintran\wt.exe by means of File Manager. Double click on the Word Translator icon in order to run Word Translator. For more information on StartUp program group and information on how to copy files please refer to your Microsoft Windows user's guide. b) From Word Translator Program Group You should create a new program group inside of Program Manager and name it Word Translator. Now you should copy the file destination_drive\wintran\wt.exe into the newly created program group. Alternatively you can just copy the file destination_drive\wintran\wt.exe into any program group that you like. Double click on the Word Translator icon in order to run Word Translator. For more information on how to create a new program group and information on how to copy files please refer to your Microsoft Windows user's guide. ____________________________________________________________ page 2 5. Buttons Each button has a specific function that it performs. If the button has dark colored letters inside of it than it can be activated to perform its function otherwise it cannot do anything. The function that each button performs is displayed in the "Message" box whenever you place the mouse cursor above the button. 6. Translation a) Translating a Word or Phrase 1) First select the word or phrase (i.e. highlight the word or phrase). 2) Then click with the mouse on Edit in your word processor. 3) Now click on Copy. 4) Press the "Ctrl" and "Shift" keys simultaneously. 5) Select the word or phrase that you want to translate and then click on Choose. 6) Select the translated word or phrase and then click on Choose. 7) Click with the mouse on Edit and then click on Paste in your word processor. b) Typing Your Own Word or Phrase 1) Press the "Ctrl" and "Shift" keys simultaneously. 2) Click in the top most box in the current window in order to be able to change the word displayed there. 3) Start typing a word or phrase to translate. As you type Word Translator will automatically try to guess what you want to type in the box underneath the one that you are typing in. 4) When you are done typing select the word or phrase that you want to translate and then click on the Choose button. 5) Select the translated word or phrase and then click on the Choose button. 6) Click with the mouse on Edit and then click on Paste in your word processor. 7. Adding More Translations a) For a word or phrase not in the dictionary If you have entered a word or phrase that is not in the current bilingual dictionary module then you may add this word or phrase and its corresponding translations into Word Translator. To do this simply click on the Add button and a new window will come ____________________________________________________________ page 3 up. The top most box in this new window cannot be edited and will display the word or phrase that you want to add. In the box underneath you may type different translations for the word or phrase that you are adding. Once you have finished tying a single translation press <return> for the translation to shoe up in the list of translations. You may at any point in time delete a translation that you have just added (be careful when deleting). When you are done click on the Done button to save the newly added word or phrase and its corresponding translations. b) For a word or phrase already in the dictionary The same procedure as described above should be followed. The only difference will be that when the window for adding new translations comes up there will already be a set of translations in the list of translations. 8. Deleting Translations After you have clicked on the Choose button in the first Word Translator window you will be in the window where you can choose translations. In this window there is a Delete button. If you select any translation in the list of translations and then click on the Delete button the selected translation will be deleted from the list of translations. Be careful not to delete something that you still need. 9. Setup Menu The Setup window can be called in two ways: 1) by clicking on the system button (top left corner of Word Translator windows) and then clicking on Setup or 2) by pressing the "Alt" and "Ctrl" keys simultaneously. Once the Setup window is displayed you will be able to change the following: 1) Current Language - current language module (e.g. English-Spanish-English, English-Russian-English, etc.) 2) Selected font - the font in which the word or phrase and its corresponding translations are displayed in. For more information see 5). ____________________________________________________________ page 4 3) Convert between ANSI and OEM character layouts - this option should be always chosen except for fonts that display the Russian characters and those fonts that contain OEM characters. For all practical purposes leave this option on unless you are using a Cyrillic font. 4) Hot key name - here you can choose to change either the Word Translator hot key or the Setup hot key. Unless the default hot keys interfere with other Windows applications that you are using you should leave the hot keys unchanged. Otherwise to change the hot keys you should change the first and second hot keys in their list boxes. 5) Choose font - Russian language module users will have to choose a Russian font before Word Translator will be able to display the Russian characters. UkeyFix is required software in order to be able to use Cyrillic characters with Word Translator. UkeyFix is available from XenoTechnix Inc., 3412 Progress Drive, Bensalem, PA 19020, USA, tel: (+1) 215-639-2996, fax: (+1) 215-639-2932. 10. Russian Language In order to use the Russian language module you must have an additional program called "UkeyFix" available from XenoTechnix Inc., 3412 Progress Drive, Bensalem, PA 19020, USA, tel: (+1) 215-639-2996, fax: (+1) 215-639-2932. Before starting to use the Russian language module you should do the following: 1) Call Word Translator (please refer to section "4. How to Call Word Translator" in this manual). 2) Press the "Alt" and "Ctrl" keys simultaneously in order to get the Setup window. 3) Change the Setup so that it contains the following # settings: Current Language = English-Russian-English Selected Font = UCourier (or a better Cyrillic font) Convert between ANSI and OEM character layouts = OFF 4) Now you can use Word Translator in the same way as with any other language (i.e. the rest of the text in the manual now becomes meaningful to users of the Russian language module). ____________________________________________________________ page 5 11. Authorized Distributors 1. North America (All language modules) Mr. Halldor Gislason P.O. Box 1933 Fairfield, Iowa 52556, U.S.A. tel: (+1) 515-472-1521 fax: (+1) 515-472-4434 2. North America (Russian and other Cyrillic languages) Mr. Mark Malyj XenoTechnix Inc. 3412 Progress Drive Bensalem, PA 19020, U.S.A. tel: (+1) 215-639-2996 fax: (+1) 215-639-2932 3. Denmark (All language modules) Mr. Jens Rex Jens Rex Consult Benloese Skel 4G DK-4100 Ringsted, Denmark tel: (+45) 53-619-042 fax: (+45) 53-619-391 3. United Kingdom Testware U.K., Ltd. 46 The Avenue Harrogate, N. Yorks. United Kingdom, HG1 4QD tel: 0423 886415 (24 hour line) tel: 0423 880471 (office hours) 12. MS-DOS Version We also have a MS-DOS version of Word Translator. The DOS version has more features being that its evolution started four years before the evolution of the Microsoft Windows version of Word Translator. The DOS version is faster because it does not have the Windows overhead and because it runs in text mode. The drawback of the DOS version is that some word processors are known to be incompatible with Word Translator for DOS. This is not the case for the Windows version. The Windows version will work with all applications that run under Microsoft Windows (although for users of Cyrillic language fonts in Windows there are some applications that have a little problem). ____________________________________________________________ page 6 13. Macintosh version We are very happy to announce that a fully operational Macintosh version of Word Translator is also now available to interested customers. The Macintosh version has been engineered and designed by Mr. Halldor Gislason and is an outstanding peace of software engineering. Please contact us if you would like to have the Macintosh version of Word Translator. 14. About The Authors Nenad Koncar - Principal software engineer and designer of Word Translator software for DOS. Holds M.S. degree in Computer Science at MIU, Fairfield, Iowa, USA. Now doing a Ph.D. on using neural networks in natural language translation. Koert Zeilstra - Software engineer and co-designed of Word Translator for DOS. Holds M.S. degree in Computer Science at MIU, Fairfield, Iowa, USA. Now working as software engineer in Virginia, USA. Halldor Gislason - Author of the Macintosh version of Word Translator. Most experienced software engineer in the whole team with several years of experience of working in a software company. Currently student at MIU, Fairfield, Iowa, USA. Distributor of Word Translator software for North America. Robert Devcic - Microsoft Windows expert, responsible for the Windows version of Word Translator. Holds B.S. degree in Computer Science, Zagreb, Croatia. Now does computer consulting work as well as software development for interested clients. Jens Rex - Main idea engine. This man has given us the best ideas about what our software should do and how. He is the biggest shareware distributor in Denmark and a leading figure in the proliferation of shareware programs in Denmark. Distributor of Word Translator software for Denmark. Dictionary authors and copyright holders: Language Author and copyright holder Spanish Patricio Burbano Portuguese Americo de Almeida Danish Jens Rex Russian Vadim Nisichenko ____________________________________________________________ page 7 19. New Versions 1) More languages 2) More words in each dictionary 3) Thesauruses for each language 4) Better grammar help 5) Bilingual spell checking capability 6) Document translation capability 7) Prediction capability that will predict ahead of time what you want to type in your word processor 8) Speech capability so that each word or phrase found in the language modules can be heard 15. Found any problems? / Have new ideas? First of all please register with us so that we can continue to keep upgrading Word Translator software. Secondly if you find any problems in the operation of our software please report this immediately to us and we will see that the problem is removed as fast as possible. We love to hear all your ideas for our software. What new features would you like to see? Which new language modules would you like to see? Those users that have significantly modified a language module by adding new words/phrases and their translations or have created entirely new custom dictionaries are entitled to receive at a significant discount any new releases of our software as well as other language modules. If you are such a user please contact us because we would like you to send us the dictionary files that you have enhanced in return for the above mentioned discount. Please note that we will not accept any dictionaries that have been simply copied from other sources. The dictionaries should be the intellectual property of the user that created them. 17. Tutorial Please note that some of the sample sessions might be invalid for certain language modules because they lack the required word/ phrase and its corresponding translations. The Spanish language module was used throughout the tutorial. The same instructions are valid for other language modules also. We will lead you step by step through a few sample sessions of using Word Translator for Microsoft Windows. Before any session make sure that these three steps have been taken: I) Follow the instructions on how to call Word Translator (section "4. How to Call Word Translator). II) Call the Setup menu and choose the correct language module. (For Russian please refer to section "10. Russian Language"). III) Call your word processor or any other Windows application. ____________________________________________________________ page 8 Sample Session 1: Translate a word or phrase 1) Type a word or phrase in English. For example "car". 2) Select the typed word or phrase in your Windows application (i.e. highlight it). 3) Copy the selected word or phrase onto the clipboard by clicking with the mouse on Edit and then on Copy. 4) Press the "Ctrl" and "Shift" keys simultaneously. 5) Click on the Choose button with the mouse. 6) Another Word Translator screen will come up. 7) Select a translation with the mouse. 8) Click on the Choose button with the mouse. 9) Paste the translated word or phrase from the clipboard to your application by clicking with the mouse button on Edit and then on Paste. Sample Session 2: Add a new translation to a word 1) Type a word or phrase in English. For example "car". 2) Select the typed word or phrase in your Windows application (i.e. highlight it). 3) Copy the selected word or phrase onto the clipboard by clicking with the mouse on Edit and then on Copy. 4) Press the "Ctrl" and "Shift" keys simultaneously. 5) Click on the Choose button with the mouse. 6) Another Word Translator screen will come up. 7) Click on the Add button with the mouse. 8) Type a "new translation" word or phrase. 9) Press <return> for the "new translation" to appear in the translation list. 10) Click on the Done button to save the "new translation". 11) You will now return to the window where you can choose a translation. You may now also choose the "new translation" or you may want to exit out of Word ____________________________________________________________ page 9 Translator without any choice by clicking on the Exit button. 12) If you have chosen a translation by clicking on the Choose button you should paste the translated word or phrase form the clipboard to your application by clicking on Edit and then on Paste in your application. Sample Session 3: Delete a translation from a word 1) Type a word or phrase in English. For example "car". 2) Select the typed word or phrase in your Windows application (i.e. highlight it). 3) Copy the selected word or phrase onto the clipboard by clicking with the mouse on Edit and then on Copy. 4) Press the "Ctrl" and "Shift" keys simultaneously. 5) Click on the Choose button with the mouse. 6) Select the translation that you want to delete by clicking once with the mouse button on it. 7) Delete the translation by clicking on the Delete button. Be careful not to delete a translation that you will need later because there is no going back once you have deleted a translation. 8) You may now choose one of the remaining translations or you may want to exit Word Translator without any choice by clicking on the Exit button. 9) If you have chosen a translation by clicking on the Choose button then you should paste the translated word or phrase from the clipboard to your application by clicking on Edit and then on Paste in your application. Sample Session 4: Add a new word with translations 1) Type a word or phrase that you know does not exist in the current language module. 2) Select the typed word or phrase in your Windows application (i.e. highlight it). ____________________________________________________________ page 10 3) Copy the selected word or phrase onto the clipboard by clicking with the mouse on Edit and then on Copy. 4) Press the "Ctrl" and "Shift" keys simultaneously. 5) You will know that the word or phrase does not exist in the current language module by the fact that in the list of word/phrases the typed word or phrase will not be seen. NOTE: you may also edit the word or phrase in the top box in order to get a word or phrase that does not exist in the current language module. While editing the word or phrase you will see a constantly updated list of words/phrases underneath it. 6) Click on the Add button. 7) Another Word Translator screen will come up. 8) Type a "new translation" word or phrase. 9) Press <return> for the "new translation" to appear in the translation list. 10) Click on the Done button once you have finished adding new translations in order to save the newly add translations. 11) You will now return to the window where you can choose a translation. You may now also choose the "new translation" or you may want to exit out of Word Translator without any choice by clicking on the Exit button. 12) If you have chosen a translation by clicking on the Choose button you should paste the translated word or phrase form the clipboard to your application by clicking on Edit and then on Paste in your application. Sample Session 5: Change a 'base word' NOTE: 'base word' means a word or phrase that has translations. In other words a word or phrase that is the base for its translations. 1) Type a word or phrase in your Windows application. 2) Select the typed word or phrase in your Windows application (i.e. highlight it). 3) Copy the selected word or phrase onto the clipboard by clicking with the mouse on Edit and then on Copy. ____________________________________________________________ page 11 4) Press the "Ctrl" and "Shift" keys simultaneously. 5) You may now edit the word in the topmost box. While editing this word you will see a constantly updated list of word/ phrases underneath it. 6) When you come across a word in the list that you would like to change (for some reason) then you should select that word by clicking once with the mouse button on it. 7) Now you should click on the Change button. 8) After you have clicked on the Change button the list of words/phrase will turn grey meaning that the list has become inactive. The word or phrase in the topmost box will become selected (i.e. highlighted) meaning that you may now change this word or phrase. Just type the new word or phrase that you would like to change the previous one into. NOTE: Be careful when changing a word because the translations for that word are inherited by the new word. The only time that you will really want to use the Change button is if you find a miss typed 'base word'. 9) Click on the Choose button if you want to accept (i.e. save) the new 'base word' that you have just typed. If you do not want to accept the new 'base word' then click on the Exit button. 10) You will now return to the window where you can choose a word or phrase to translate. 11) Click on the Choose button with the mouse. 12) Another Word Translator screen will come up. 13) Select a translation with the mouse. 14) Click on the Choose button with the mouse. 15) Paste the translated word or phrase from the clipboard to your application by clicking with the mouse button on Edit and then on Paste. ____________________________________________________________ page 12