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- ABOUT THIS PROGRAM
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- Name : TextInfo
- Version : 1.12 (05 Mar 1995)
- Purpose : Text file information
- Author : Andrew Berry
- Licence : Freeware. Please see conditions at the end of this file.
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- PURPOSE
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- TextInfo is a program to give information on text files. It will count the
- number of characters, words, sentences and lines in a file and display the
- results in a window. The processes used for doing this are (at the moment)
- limited, and the results may not be 100% accurate.
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- USING THE PROGRAM
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- To examine a text file drag it to the TextInfo icon on the icon bar. A
- window will open showing the size of the file and the estimated time that
- the counting will take. The hourglass will appear and the file will be
- analysed. When this process is complete a window will open showing the
- details. If the window is already open (from a previous count) then it will
- be updated and brought to the front. Please note that the estimated time
- is for a file on hard disc with ARM250. It may be slightly wrong for a
- floppy disc or other versions of the ARM chip, and this may be corrected in
- future versions.
-
- Pressing Escape during counting will abort the process and display the
- results so far, including an indication of how far the operation had
- progressed when Escape was pressed. Counting cannot then be continued. This
- could be used to make an estimate of the results for the whole file.
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- Any file can be counted, although the program is specifically designed
- for text files. A warning is given if the file is not typed as text (&FFF)
- but it can still be counted.
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- OPTIONS
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- TextInfo currently supports three options. The options window is accessed
- by clicking on the icon bar. The options are:
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- 1) Include CR/LF in character count: Selecting this will cause all
- &0A and &0D codes to be treated as characters. As they are not
- 'true' characters (i.e. they are not printable) this option is
- off by default.
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- 2) Percentage hourglass: This will show the progress while the
- file is being counted. This option is off by default as it
- roughly doubles the time taken to examine a file!
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- 3) Beep when finished: If this is selected then the bell will be
- sounded when a count has finished.
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- HISTORY
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- 1.00 (21 Dec 1994) : • First version - fully working, no options.
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- 1.10 (22 Dec 1994) : • Added options window
- - Count CR/LF as characters
- - Show progress as percentage
- - Beep when finished
- • File size and estimated count time displayed during
- file examination
- • Escape enabled during examination
- • Display 'results so far' if examination is aborted
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- 1.12 (05 Mar 1995) : • Bug fix - Escape was being left enabled after an
- examination had been interrupted, now fixed.
- • Minor internal alterations
- • Improved documentation
- • Changed licence to freeware.
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- THINGS TO DO
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- • More options
- • Save options to disc
- • Better rules for counting (will take into account !, ?, etc.)
- • More accurate time estimates for media other than hard disc and different
- ARM chips
- • Add filename to results window
- • Option to turn off query if file is not text
- • Interrupting the examination before the file is fully counted will display
- an estimate of the results for the whole file, based on the percentage
- already examined
- • Speed increase?!
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- LEGAL BIT
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- This program is Freeware, NOT public domain. This means that I retain the
- copyright but give everyone the right to distribute it by any means,
- anywhere, as long as all files are supplied and I am fully credited.
-
- Although this program has been fully tested, I (the author) cannot be held
- responsible for any loss or damage caused my the use or misuse of this
- program. It is used entirely at your own risk.
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- CONTACT
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- Please feel free to write to me at the address below. Let me know if you
- can think of any ways to improve the program, or if you find any bugs. Any
- donations will be greatly appreciated, and you can obtain the latest
- versions of all my programs by sending either:
-
- a) A cheque for £1.00
- or b) A disc of PD, a first class stamp and a suitable method of returning
- your disc. (If you send me the disc in a Jiffy bag then I can re-use
- it to send the disc back).
-
-
- Currently (5/3/1995) my other programs are as follows:
-
- - DiscComp 1.06 (23 Feb 1995) : Compact discs from the desktop, various
- options.
- - LoseCaret 1.12 (23 Feb 1995) : Force applications to lose the caret.
- Useful if the app. doesn't pass on
- unknown keypresses.
- - PinExtend 1.14 (23 Feb 1995) : Easy method of putting sprites on the
- backdrop, lots of options, load backdrop
- on startup, etc.
- - DirOpen 1.01 (04 Feb 1995) : Drag directories and apps to icon bar to
- open them. Reopen last dir from icon bar - IconSprit 1.10 (28 Jan 1995) : IconSprites, ToolSprites, save RAM and
- ROM sprites to disc
- - ShowFile 1.01 (13 Feb 1995) : Display files using *Type/List/Dump,
- various options.
- - TidyApp 1.01 (04 Mar 1995) : Rename !Boot, !Run, etc. in application
- directories (to correct wrong case,
- e.g. !boot)
-
- Please write to:
-
- Andrew Berry
- 39 Lancaster Avenue
- Sandiacre
- Nottingham
- NG10 5GW
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