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WORD FUGUE V3.1 =============== ┌─────────┐ ┌─────┴───┐ │ (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 ================== Disk 1 - ========= 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 ---- 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 ---- 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 - ========= WF311CFG.ZIP Name ---- 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 -------- 1 338k Disk 3- ======= WF311LEM.LEM Name ---- 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 ------------ --------- ----------- --- ------ Disks Only $45 $3 $3 $5 $6 Manual Only $35 $7 $15 $19 $20 Disks & Manual $75 $7 $15 $19 $20 ........................................................................ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ Return to: Fugue Software WORD FUGUE V3.1 REGISTRATION │ │ P.O. Box 425 │ │ CAPALABA QLD 4157 │ │ AUSTRALIA │ │ │ │ Name ______________________________________________________________ │ │ │ │ Company ___________________________________________________________ │ │ │ │ Address ___________________________________________________________ │ │ │ │ ___________________________________________________________ │ │ │ │ Phone _____________________________________________________________ │ │ │ │ My Word Fugue serial number is (REQUIRED): ________________________ │ │ │ │ Diskette size: ____ 5.25" acceptable ____ 3.5" required │ │ │ │ [ ] High density required. Quantity Price │ │ │ │ Word Fugue V3.1 ($75/copy): ________ __________ │ │ (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): ________ __________ │ │ [ ]Australian [ ]American [ ]British │ │ Subtotal __________ │ │ │ │ Shipping charges, per copy: ________ __________ │ │ Postage │ │ Registration Australia New Zealand USA Europe │ │ ------------ --------- ----------- --- ------ │ │ Disks Only $45 $3 $3 $5 $6 │ │ Manual Only $35 $7 $15 $19 $20 │ │ Disks & Manual $75 $7 $15 $19 $20 │ │ │ │ Total enclosed: __________ │ │ │ │ I wish to pay by: │ │ [ ] Visacard [ ] Cheque │ │ [ ] Mastercard [ ] Bankcard (Australia) │ │ │ │Credit Card: __ __ __ __ - __ __ __ __ - __ __ __ __ - __ __ __ __ │ │ │ │ Expiry Date: ___/___ Name: _________________________________________│ │ │ │ │ │ Signature : │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘