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- Add/Strip (version 2.8) Docs - Add/Strip 2.8 © 1987-89 Jon Wind
- - This file MUST accompany Add/Strip 2.8
- - This application is Shareware ($25)
- - Source code is available ($35)
- - Please do not distribute modified copies
-
- Files Included:
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- 1. Add/Strip 2.8 Docs - This file. - Written using 9 point Monaco.
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- 2. Add/Strip 2.8 - The application.
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- 3. Edit Add/Strip 2.8 - An application to edit Add/Strip 2.8.
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-
- Brief History:
- ----------------
-
- Add/Strip (A/S) was originally written to facilitate our desktop publishing
- area’s productivity. They use Aldus PageMaker and Quark XPress (recommended)
- to produce many of our company’s publications. The copy is written on Wangs,
- CPTs, and DOS-based machines. These text files are then sent to the Macs for
- page layout. Unfortunately, these files are seldom formatted properly for
- their needs.
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- A/S has been designed to automatically perform much of the work of cleaning up
- TEXT files destined for import to page layout, word processing, database, or
- spreadsheet programs, as well as export from these programs to a DOS-based or
- mainframe computer, in a fraction of the time ordinarily needed to manually
- reformat using a word processor.
-
- Version 2.8 of A/S is the product of many hours of work, and is available as
- Shareware. If you use it, please pay for it. See the section entitled
- “Registration” for more.
-
-
-
- Commands:
- -----------
-
- --> See the online help for a complete description of current functions and
- limitations.
-
- --> Please note that “Strip CRs” is NOT the same as “Make Paragraphs.” Use
- “Make Paragraphs” or “Make Paragraphs2” if you plan on importing the text
- file to a page layout or word processing program.
-
- --> Depending on which main function is currently selected, certain options
- may be disabled or defaulted. The following table should help explain:
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- Main Function |Strip LFs |Lead Str |Trail Spc |Unhyph | 255 Limit
- --------------------------+----------+---------+----------+-------+----------
- Read & Write File |No |Option |Option |No | No
- Make Paragraphs |Yes |Option |Option |Yes | No
- Make Paragraphs2 |Yes |Option |Option |Yes | No
- WordStar™ -> Text |Yes |Option |Option |No | No
- Add Characters |No |Option |Option |No | No
- Strip Characters |Option |Option |Option |No | No
- Force Line Width |Yes |Strip |Strip |No | No
- Space Runs -> Tab |No |Option |Option |No | No
- Tabs -> Space Runs |No |Option |Option |No | No
- CSV -> Tab Delimited |No |Option |Option |No | Yes
- Tab Delimited -> CSV |No |Option |Option |No | Yes
- Tab Delimited -> Fixed |No |Option |Option |No | Yes
- Tab Delimited -> Variable |No |Option |Option |No | Yes
- Variable -> Tab Delimited |No |Option |Option |No | Yes
- --------------------------+----------+---------+----------+-------+----------
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- Order of Processing:
- ----------------------
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- Read line
- Replacement set #1-9
- Filter noise characters
- Make ellipses
- Make em dashes
- Make ligatures
- Leading String (performed in main process when making paragraphs)
- Strip trailing spaces (performed in main process when making paragraphs)
- Quotes & Apostrophes
- Normalize spaces
- Adjust Case
- Perform Main Process
- Write line
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-
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- New in 2.8:
- --------------
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- 1. Improved MultiFinder friendliness; it demands less attention from
- MultiFinder when running in the background.
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- 2. Changed Edit Add/Strip so that functions are accessed via menus rather
- than a modal window, allowing it to better coexist with MultiFinder.
- Also improved error checking.
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- 3. Fixed right justify numbers bug in “Tab Delimited -> Fixed” process.
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- 4. Added “Tab Delimited -> CSV” process.
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- 5. Added “Insert” item to the “Leading String” popup menu.
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- 6. Altered “Set TEXT File Creator” window to use a popup menu to select a
- new Creator and added a key equivalent to its menu item.
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- 7. Changed file select windows so that the “Open” button will read “Open”
- when a folder is highlighted or, when a file is selected, it will reflect
- the action to be taken, such as “Process”, “Browse”, or “Transfer.”
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- 8. Resolved conflicts that some people were having with processing folders
- not working when certain INITs were loaded.
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- 9. Changes made to the current settings in the “Process Select” window will
- no longer be saved if the Cancel button is chosen.
-
- 10. Added preferences options to enable/disable line wrapping when browsing
- a file and quote counting.
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- 11. Added ability to select or deselect all “Process Select” window toggle
- and “Replacement Strings” window activate set checkboxes by shift-clicking
- on a checkbox item. Also made pressing command-n (where n is 1-9) the
- same as clicking on the corresponding activate set checkbox, while
- command-0 deselects all sets in the “Replacement Strings” window.
-
- 12. Improved “Add Characters” process to better handle lines longer than 220
- characters.
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- 13. Reorganized source code to allow future versions to be compiled using
- Think Pascal. Sorry about that Borland...
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- 14. Added order of processing list to online help.
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- 15. Wrote 30 pages of documentation and increased price.
-
-
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- Operating Tips:
- -----------------
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- 1. Read the online help CAREFULLY.
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- 2. Don’t trash the original TEXT file until AFTER verifying that A/S has done
- what was expected. The “Browse TEXT File…” option may be used to do this,
- though 10-25K can be displayed.
-
- 3. Be certain to verify ALL settings, including replacement strings, before
- OKing to be sure that the correct processing will be done.
-
- 4. Change the Output File Creator to launch a program other than A/S when the
- new TEXT file is opened. For instance, changing it to “MACA” provides
- launching into MacWrite. Be sure that the file whose File Creator is used
- accepts TEXT files.
-
- 5. Lines of text on a Mac are generally terminated with a CR, while DOS-based
- machines use a CRLF sequence. Therefore, if a Macintosh TEXT file is to
- be transferred to an DOS-based machine, it would be appropriate to select
- the “Add LFs to paragraphs” checkbox when it’s available, or the “LFs”
- checkbox when “Add characters” is chosen. “Uncurl” quotes and apostrophes
- should also be chosen.
-
- 6. Consider processing a file 2 or more times to achieve the desired effect.
-
- 7. If CRs are part of your replacement set, consider using something like my
- (soon to be updated) Reponer program, which supports search and replace
- on any characters, in conjunction with A/S.
-
- 8. Because replacements are made blindly, use a word processor to do
- conditional character replacement instead of A/S.
-
- 9. If you plan on processing more than one file using EXACTLY the same
- settings, hold down the Shift key when selecting the “OK” button in the
- “Process Select” window.
-
- 10. Holding down the option key when selecting the “OK” button in the “Process
- Select” window and when selecting the “Browse TEXT File…” menu item to
- display all files for opening.
-
- 11. Make the most commonly used settings the default values by choosing “Save
- settings as Default,” and/or save them as separate files. Opening a
- settings file will launch A/S, loading the values contained in that file.
-
- 12. Notify the author if you find a bug, or it may not get fixed.
-
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- Registration:
- ---------------
-
- Add/Strip is Shareware. This means that if you use it, you should pay for it.
- It’s as simple as that. I believe this a useful program. I hope you feel the
- same. Please don’t rip me off.
-
- Registered users receive a disk with the latest version, printed documentation,
- and may use future versions at no additional cost. Registration is $25. Site
- licenses, which allow for an unlimited number of copies to be used at a single
- location, are available for $100. Users who’ve already sent money and BBS
- operators may use this version free of charge.
-
- Commented source code for both Add/Strip and Edit Add/Strip (approx. 180K of
- Turbo Pascal) is available for $35, which includes registration.
-
- If you choose not to send money, AT LEAST send comments, suggestions, and/or
- bug reports. I can be reached at:
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- Jon Wind (A/S 2.8) <-- let me know which version you’re using
- 2374 Hillwood Drive
- Maplewood, MN 55119
-
- or COMPUSERVE: 70167,3444 or GENIE: JPWIND or MCIMAIL: J.WIND
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- Acknowledgments:
- -------------------
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- Thanks are extended to those individuals who’ve bothered to send money and
- (no less importantly) to those who’ve offered suggestions for improvements,
- especially Charles Vass and John Ware.
-
-
-
- Mandatory Disclaimer:
- -----------------------
-
- A/S SHOULD work on Mac Pluses or above. It works fine on the Macs I’ve
- tested it on, but I cannot guarantee that it will on yours. Still, if it
- doesn’t, please let me know and I’ll see what I can do.
-