Copyright: Copyright Lester Kovac 1993-1994


NewWords for Windows 3.1 Help

Welcome to the NewWords for Windows 3.1 application. This program was designed to help you to learn the words of foreign language. You can easily report and test the new words so that you can faster comprehend a new language. Remember this program is a Shareware. Any comment and advices to improve the program would be appreciated.

Menu commands:

File

Update

View

Test

Dictionary

Help

You can use program with  command line arguments .


File menu command

New

Creates new dictionary with no name. Name will be assigned during saving. Only 20 dictionaries can be opened in the same time.

Open 	F3

Opens an existing dictionary file. To select proper dictionary file, program displays standard Open File dialog. Only 20 dictionaries can be opened in the same time.

To open dictionary files program also supports drag-and-drop technique .

Close

Closes current dictionary. If it was modified you will be asked whether you want to do so. You are not allowed to close the last opened dialog. To do so you have to exit the program.

Save 	F2

Saves current dictionary. If dictionary does not have a name program allows you to type it by displaying standard Save As dialog.

Save As

Allows you to save current dictionary in a different file. To type new file name, program displays standard Save As dialog.

Exit 	Alt X

Exits NewWords program. You will be prompted to save each modified dictionary

See also:

Menu commands


See Save and Save As paragraph in this help screen.


Open File dialog
Lester Kovac


Save As dialog
Berenika Kovac


To find out whether current dictionary was modified, check the caption of the window.


Dictionary does not have a name when it was created through File/New menu command and was not saved yet.


Update menu command

Add

Opens Record dialog to add new dictionary record.

Modify

Opens the Edit Selection dialog to select the record for modification.

See also:

Menu commands


View menu command

Primary language

Opens Primary language view selection dialog where you can select dictionary record to view.

Secondary language

Opens Secondary language view selection dialog where you can select dictionary record to view.

Thesaurus

Opens Thesaurus view selection dialog where you can select thesaurus record to view.

Primary language

Asks you for number of desired session and opens Session view selection dialog where you can select dictionary record to view.

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Menu commands


Test menu command

Any item you select from this popup menu you will be tested to know the meaning of the word in primary or secondary language or according to Thesaurus records . It is up to you to evaluate your knowledge by pressing one of the  evaluation buttons . In any test dialog you will find also Open button and Finish checkbox.

There are five possible tests :

Random - Primary language

Random - Secondary language

Synonyms/Antonyms test

Session test - Primary language

Session test - Secondary language

See also:

Menu commands


Open button

Press this button to disclose the result of the test. You should do that after you determined the result of after you gave up.


Finish check box
Open button

Mark this check box when you want to finish test session.


Random Test according to Primary language

You will be shown the word in primary language and you should know the proper word in secondary language.


Random Test according to Secondary language

You will be shown the word in secondary language and you should know the proper word in primary language.


Synonyms/Antonyms test

You will be shown the word in secondary language and number of its linked synonyms and antonyms. You should know all of them (well, I concede - almost all).


Session Test according to Primary language

Select first the desired session. You will be shown the word in primary language and you should know the proper word in secondary language.


Session Test according to Secondary language

Select first the desired session. You will be shown the word in secondary language and you should know the proper word in primary language.


Dictionary menu command

Here in popup menu you can see all currently open dictionary files (at least one). Current dictionary is marked. You can select any other dictionary what becomes then the current.

See also:

Menu commands


Help menu command

Well, you should check these menu item by yourself...

See also:

Menu commands


Current dictionary

Current dictionary is one of open dictionaries which is currently selected for updating viewing testing, etc. You can find out which directory is current according to Window's caption or check out which dictionary is checked in Dictionary popup menu.


Caption
Window's caption

Caption of NewWords' main window contains information about:

Name of the dictionary file.

Number of records in dictionary file (information in [] brackets).

Information whether dictionary was modified.


File extension
It is convenient and recommended to use file extension DIC.


Record Dialog

Text prompts

Word

Type in the word in primary language. This prompt is mandatory.

Pronounciation

Type in the pronounciation of the Word  . You can use Character Map application to type in special characters.

Explanation

Type in the meaning of the Word  in secondary language. This prompt is mandatory.

Synonyms

You can type in up to three expressions in secondary languagewhich the best describe the Word  and its synonyms.

Antonyms

You can type in up to three expressions in secondary languagewhich the best describe the antonyms to the Word .

Synonyms and Antonyms are used as key words for  Thesaurus records.

Session No.

Read only prompt shows you the number of the session when this record was first time recorded to the dictionary file.

Buttons

Char

Executes Character Map program and swicthes to it's window. It allows user to type in special characters especially for pronounciation  prompt.

OK

Writes new or modified dictionary record in the dictionary.

Cancel

Discards all changes already made in the dialog.

Look for

Searches the current dictionary for the word typed in Word prompt . If record is found, fills all prompts with the recorded information.

Available only when adding a new record.

Paste

Pastes information from Clipboard and fills with it all prompts.

Available only when NewWords record is currently in the clipboard.


It has to be filled.


Primary language
Primary language is the language you are learning.


Secondary language
Secondary language is your first language; i.e. language you were taught in your home.


Basic Windows program. It was installed by default in Accesories group.


Words with the same or similar meaning.


Words with opposite meaning.


Thesaurus record
Thesaurus record is group of dictionary records linked via same word recorded in one of Synonyms or Antonyms fields.


Drag-and-drop technique

Go to File manager select one or more files, click on them with left mouse button and keep the button pressed. Then drag the cursor over the NewWords application window and release the button (drop the files). It is the same as to open the files via File/Open menu command.

See also:

Clipboard technique

Command line arguments


Essential Windows program. It was installed by default in Main group.


Clipboard technique

Clipboard may be used to copy one dictionary record from one file to another; or even to another running instance of NewWords.

See also:

Drag-and-drop technique

Command line arguments


Shareware information

This program is not free. It is a shareware. If you find it useful and will use it for period longer than three weeks you should send a registration fee $20.00 together with your full address (eventually e-mail, too) and the version number you currently use to

Lester Kovac

1019-1343 Meadowlands Drive East

Nepean, Ontario

Canada  K2E 7E8

Address was valid at the beginning of year 1994 and may have changed. You can check it before you send money at e-mail address

ag623@freenet.carleton.ca

After becoming a registered user you'll receive the latest free updates.


Edit Selection Dialog

Prompts

Selection listbox

Select the record. By double-clicking you will start the same process as by pressing the Edit button . Selection is mandatory. Until record is selected action buttons are disabled.

Buttons

Edit

Allows you to edit the selected record. the same effect you can reach faster by double-clicking on desired record in Selection listbox . For more information see  Record dialog .

Delete

Deletes selected record. You will be asked to confirm this action.

Copy

Copies selected record to the clipboard.

Cancel

Closes the dialog without any action.


Primary language view selection dialog

Shows listbox filled with records sorted according to primary language. Select record you want to view and press View  button. The same effect you can achieve faster by double-clicking on desired record. Program opens Record View Dialog for selected record.

See also:

Secondary language view selection dialog

Thesaurus view selection dialog

Session view selection dialog


Record view dialog

Shows record in the dialog; information cannot be modified. To close dialog, press Close  button.


Secondary language view selection dialog

Shows listbox filled with records sorted according to secondary language. Select record you want to view and press View  button. The same effect you can achieve faster by double-clicking on desired record. Program opens Record View Dialog for selected record.

See also:

Primary language view selection dialog

Thesaurus view selection dialog

Session view selection dialog


Thesaurus view selection dialog

Shows listbox filled with Thesaurus records . Select record you want to view and press View  button. The same effect you can achieve faster by double-clicking on desired record. Program opens Thesaurus View Dialog for selected record.

See also:

Primary language view selection dialog

Secondary language view selection dialog

Session view selection dialog


Thesaurus view dialog

Shows Thesaurus record in the dialog; information cannot be modified. To close dialog, press Close  button.


Command Line Arguments

You can add the command line arguments after the program name. It can be one or more dictionary files you want to open immediately when program is executed. I suggest you also to associate files with extension DIC with NewWords application . menu command.

See also:

Clipboard technique

Drag-and-drop technique


Session view selection dialog

Shows listbox filled with records recorded in required session and sorted according to primary language. Select record you want to view and press View  button. The same effect you can achieve faster by double-clicking on desired record. Program opens Record View Dialog for selected record.

See also:

Primary language view selection dialog

Secondary language view selection dialog

Thesaurus view selection dialog


Evaluation buttons

Buttons with assigned marks from 1 to 5. It is up to you what mark you consider to be the best result and what the worst. However, important for you is to know that after you finish your test you will get the average result of your partial test results in the message box.