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SPELLCHECK V1.2 Written by Torgeir Dingsøyr 1991-1992. FREEWARE.
Freely distributable, as long as this documentation
is distributed along with the program, and as long
as you do not make a profit by selling it.
FILES: SpellCheck
SpellCheck.info
SpellCheck.doc
SpellCheck.font
NEEDED FILES: LIBS:arp.library
LIBS:diskfont.library
C:run(*)
SYS:SYSTEM/SetMap(*)
(*) If you want to use the 'Select keymap'
function.
What is SPELLCHECK? SPELLCHECK is a handy program, which enables you to
use your computer to learn new words, whether it be
German strong verbs, French words, or Spanish. You
type in the words you want to be heard in, and the
computer shows you the english word and asks you to
type in the german/french/spanish. (You can of course
use any languages).
How do I use it? The program is very easy to use, so the simples way
to find out how it works is to try it out. If you
should want to use some of the more advanced
features, you should turn to this documentation for
an explanation. The program will run both from the
Workbench and from the CLI. From the CLI you can
specify a filename after SpellCheck (ie SpellCheck
<filename>) and SPELLCHECK will load that file.
Requirements: SPELLCHECK will refuse to run, if not arp.library
and diskfont.library are present in libs: It is also
a must to have RUN in C: and SETMAP in Sys:System to
make full use of the program. If a font named
"SpellCheck" lies in fonts: SPELLCHECK will load
and use it. Make sure that it is an 8*8 pixels font.
Questions? If you have any questions on the use of this program,
comments, bugreports, or suggestions on how to
improve it, please write to: PANTHEON SOFTWORKS,
Po. Box 2049-Høllen, 4641 SØGNE, NORWAY.
The functions available from SPELLCHECK are listed here, as they appear in
the menus in the program
THE "PROJECT" MENU:
* CLEAR ALL will clear all the words you have typed in or loaded
into the program. You will get a requester, and have to click 'YES'
or type 'Y' on the keyboard to clear all the words.
* LOAD (you can also click on the gadget, or press F1) will prompt
you with a requester, and you can select a file to load. The file
should be a file saved from SPELLCHECK previously.
* SAVE (also a gadget for this one, or F2). You will also get a
requester here, you can type in a filename or select one.
* APPEND (shortcut: Amiga+A). This function will add a SPELLCHECK
file to the words that are in memory at the time. The new words will
be put at the end of the other words. You will get a requester to
select the file.
* LIST (also a gadget for this one, or F3) will open a new window,
where you can scroll up and down, and look at all the words that
are in memory. There are four gadgets on the bottom of the window:
CLOSE, which brings you back to the normal window, SWAP, DELETE and
SEARCH. When you click on a word with the mousepointer, there will
come up a requester in which you can edit that word. (From here
you have the following shortcuts: [M] for modify, [RERURN] or
[ESC] to exit.) If the SWAP gadget is pressed down, and you click
on a word, the two words (for instance English and German) will be
swapped. If the DELETE gadget is pressed down, the word you click
will be deleted. If you click SEARCH (or press 'S' on the keyboard),
you will be prompted with a requester, where you can type in a word
to search for. Shortcuts: [S] to search, [ESC] or [RETURN] to exit.
You can use normal (ARP) wildcards here: (* and ?). Note that upper
and lower case differs.
* ABOUT
* QUIT
THE "SPECIAL" MENU:
* SELECT KEYMAP will enable you to select a new keymap, and load
it (a filerequester will come up). To use this function, you need
RUN in C: and SETMAP in Sys:System.
* PREFERENCES enables you to select your favorite colours, and to
make SPELLCHECK load a special keymap, whenever you start it. Your
preferences can be saved. (To the file devs:SpellCheck.prefs).
* SHORTCUTS brings up a list over the shortcuts available in the
program from the normal window.
* LOW<>UPPERCASE. Normally SPELLCHECK will look at uppercase and
lowercase letters as different, when it asks you in words. If you
want uppercase and lowercase to be the same, select this menuitem,
and it will change to LOW=UPPERCASE.
* HELP OFF. If you select this menuitem, it will read HELP ON, and
when you are being asked in words, you can get some help, by using
the menu, or shortcut Amiga+H. First the program will display how
many letters the word you are supposed to type in has, then is
you press Amiga+H once more (or select Help in the menu) you will
get the first letter, press once more, and you will get the next,
and so on...
THE "WORDS" MENU:
* SWAP will swap all the words that lie in the memory. If you
want to swap just one word, read about LIST in the "PROJECT" menu.
* UPPERCASE will turn all the letters in the words into uppercase.
* LOWERCASE will turn all the letters in the words into lowercase.
* SAVE ASCII will save the words in ASCII format (handy, if you
want to print your words). (SPELLCHECK uses a simpler way for
saving normally - so SPELLCHECK's files will be a good deal
larger).
* IMPORT ASCII will load an ASCII file and add it to the words
that are already in the memory (at the bottom). The ASCII file
must be in this format: (For example)
EnglishWord=GermanWord<RETURN>
If the words does not follow this format, you will get a prompt.
* PATTERN. Here you can type in a pattern which all the words you
will be asked in must match. If, for instance you have loaded in
a file containing lots of german words, but only want to be heard
in the male words, type in "der*" in the stringgadget. (That is,
when you are being heard in german words, ie. typing in the german
word).
THE "ASK MODE: MENU:
Here choose between two ways to be asked words in: (Select the
current, and the other will appear).
* AUTOMATIC. (normal) You have only one chance to write the word
correctly, and the program continues after a couple of seconds
after you have pressed return.
* MANUAL. You get two chances to write the word correctly, and
have to press <SPACE> after you have delivered the second answer,
and want to proceed.
That was the menus, now the gadgets: (that have not already been explained):
* ASK will ask you in the words you select in the requester which
pops up when you click this gadget (or press F4).
* INSERT will enable you to type in new words. The shortcut for this
gadget is F5
THE SHORTCUTS AVAILABLE FROM SPELLCHECK:
F1 - LOAD Amiga+A - APPEND
F2 - SAVE Amiga+Q - QUIT
F3 - LIST HELP - SHORTCUTS
F4 - ASK
F5 - INSERT
IN THE LIST WINDOW:
ESC - BACK TO NORMAL WINDOW
S - SEARCH FOR A WORD
Limitations: SPELLCHECK has a maximum capacity of 384 words.
This should be sufficient in most cases. In
SPELLCHECK the words can only be 40 characters.
(or 80 for 'english' and 'foreign'-words).
In General: To get out of the list-window or most of the
requesters, you can simply press <ESCAPE>. In
some, you can also press <RETURN> to make them
disappear. There are normally shortcuts to press
in the requesters as well. The first letter in
the gadget-text is usually a shortcut.
Technical Info: SPELLCHECK only takes up about 40kB of disk-space
(uncrunched), it was written in assembly language,
using DevPac2. It makes use of arp.library and
diskfont.library. If you want the source-code for
SPELLCHECK, or a laser-printed hard-copy of this
manual, send £5 or NKR 50 to Pantheon Softworks.
Special thanks to: Christian Fiott
Tor-Martin Tveit
Preben Randhol
Ole Ingart Karlsen
Jan Reinert Karlsen
Sigmund Vik
Kjell Heimdal
Jarl Nemeth
PANTHEON SOFTWORKS, PO BOX 2049-HØLLEN, 4641 SØGNE, NORWAY.