JSPELL 2.11 (Release date: Oct.21, 1998)

               Copyright 1993-1998 by Joohee Jeong

                  Email: [email protected]

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 Contents

 o  Introduction
 o  Features
 o  Installation and configuration
 o  Licensing and distribution
 o  Recent changes
 o  Disclaimer

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 Introduction

 JSPELL is an ASCII file spelling checker.

 JSPELL used be a shareware.  But it is now a freeware.

 I may write and release JSPELL for Windows as shareware
 some time in the future.  But I do not know when.  For the paid
 registered users of DOS versions of JSPELL, the registration key
 for the Windows version will be freely sent by email.

 I have added a feature which may be quite useful in replying
 email messages.  Please refer to the end of this file.

 On-line help file jspell.hlp has not been updated.  I could not
 update this file because I have lost the source code for generating
 it.  But the only place that needs updating in the on-line help is
 the contact information of the author, which is given above.

 I am not going to add any feature to DOS version of JSPELL, but
 I am willing to fix any (serious) existing bug.  Please report
 any bug to [email protected].  (Well, I have not received any
 bug report for several years.  So perhaps there is not a bug
 in JSPELL anymore.)

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 Features

   o Ease of use: Mouse support and on-line help.
   o Speed: Fast in loading dictionary, spotting misspelled words,
        and finding suggestions for nearly misspelled words.
   o Dictionary: Multiple user dictionaries, file specific
        dictionary, and an accompanying dictionary manager.
   o Undo: Up to 400 steps
   o Network support: Each user can have his/her own configuration
        and personal dictionary while sharing the executables and
        the base dictionary with other users.
   o TeX support: Versatile and user configurable.
   o Ignoring specific lines (e.g., starting with ">"): This feature
        is useful in spell-checking replies to email messages.
   o Foreign character support: extended ASCII character or
        TeX commands (e.g., G\"odel, Erd\H{o}s)

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  Installation and configuration:

   Prepare a "jspell directory", say C:\JSPELL, by the DOS command

     mkdir C:\JSPELL

   and copy all JSPELL files into this directory.  Then C:\JSPELL
   should contain the following 9 files

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     filename         description
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     00readme.txt     this file
     base.dic         English word list
     dictman.exe      the dictionary manager executable
     jspell.cfg       configuration
     jspell.exe       the spell checker executable
     jspell.hlp       help message file
     jsptex.cfg       TeX configuration
     manual.txt       manual
     sample.txt       sample text for a test drive
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  In order to be able to run JSPELL (and DICTMAN) in any directory,
  either add C:\JSPELL to your PATH or put two batch files
  JSPELL.BAT and DICTMAN.BAT into one of your directories in PATH.
  The content of the batch files jspell.bat and dictman.bat should
  look like

  @echo off
  C:\JSPELL\jspell.exe %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9

  and

  @echo off
  C:\JSPELL\dictman.exe %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9

  respectively.

  The default configuration of JSPELL is set to VGA and AT-keyboard.

  Also we assume that you work under the plain-vanilla English DOS
  environment. If your computer's configuration and/or environment
  is different from this, then you will need to read (Section I.4)
  of the documentation file manual.txt.  If you use non-English DOS,
  for instance the DOS box in Korean Windows 95, then the screen
  will surely look ugly.  In this case, use the command
    chcp 437
  to get into English mode.  To return to Korean mode, use
    chcp 949

  If you are going to run JSPELL under a networked environment,
  then please read (Appendix A.) of manual.txt to complete the
  installation.

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  Licensing, distribution and registration

  This version of JSPELL is free software.

  You may freely distribute this version of JSPELL, unmodified in
  its entirety to others who are interested in this software.
  You may use any file compressor/archiver (e.g, zip,
  arc, zoo etc.) in distributing this software under the provision that
  the first 5 letters of the filename are JSPEL.  However, you may not
  modify, alter, reverse engineer this software in any ways.

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 Recent changes

 Version 2.01:  (Nov.16, 1993)

   Bug fix: couldn't spell-check files in a different drive


 Version 2.02:  (Nov.30, 1993)

   Bug fix:
      (i)  [BaseDic][Count] in dictman didn't work for the
           input `*'.
      (ii) A minor bug in [UserDic][Read] in dictman (for very
           large files)


 Version 2.02c:  (Jan.12, 1994)

   Bug fix: A long session of JSPELL (several hundred user actions)
       could hang the computer if the input file and the user
       dictionary are very large.

   Added features:
      (i) When the edit row is highlighted, the <space> key works
          as the [Ignore] command key only if the cursor is at the
          right end.  (So, Shift-<space> is no longer necessary.)
      (ii) Shows the percentage of work done at the lower right corner.
      (iii) ESC is no longer the [Ignore] command key even when the
          edit row is blank.


  Version 2.03:  (Feb.22, 1994)

   Member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (Feb.21, 1994)

   Branding: JSPELL.EXE for shareware version and the registered
       version are now identical.  Registration is done by placing
       a file JSPELL.REG, an ASCII file consisting of three lines:
       registered name, registration number and the code.  This makes
       the low updating fee possible.  (See Appendix B.Q5 of
       MANUAL.DOC.)

   Bug fix: Shift-<space> inserts a space even when the cursor is at
       the right end of the word being edited.


  Version 2.04: (Jun.7, 1994)

    Bug fix: Alt-Shift-A, Alt-Shift-T didn't work at all.  Undoing
       [Add to user.dic] and [add To file.dic] didn't work
       occasionally.


  Version 2.05: (Jun.15, 1994)

    Bug fix: Computer hangs when the input file contains the word
       "super".  This is because  "super" is itself one of the
       common prefixes and contains the common suffix "er".


  Version 2.10: (Oct.20, 1998)

    JSPELL is now freeware.

    Added feature: JSPELL can be configured to ignore lines
      that starts with a specified string.  For example, JSPELL
      can skip lines starting with >.  This feature can be handy
      when replying an email message.


  Version 2.11: (Oct.21, 1998)

    Bug fix: TeX-mode didn't work at all in version 2.10.

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  DISCLAIMER:  This software comes with absolutely no warranty.  In
    no event the author shall be liable for direct, indirect or con-
    sequential damages, loses, costs, fees or expenses of any nature
    or kind.

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