Topic:
dictionary for natural language
Topic:
outlines
Topic:
page formatting
Topic:
report generation
Topic:
spelling errors
Topic:
text editing
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Summary
Systems dedicated to document editing are called word processing systems. They can manipulate paragraphs, text arrangement, pagination, footnotes, literature references, table of contents, section headings, multiple type fonts, indexes, form letters, page headings, and letter addressing. They usually include a screen editor and letter quality printer. In programming systems, an editor is heavily used for both documentation and program modification, making all text in a system a complex interrelated document. (cbb 5/80)
Subtopic: WYSIWYG 
| Quote: WYSIWYG is 'what you see is what you get' for document creation; eliminates iterations required with formatters [»smitDC4_1982]
| | Quote: using a text editor can improve the writing process and product; e.g., use for reviewing work and comments [»daiuC_1981]
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Subtopic: complex documents
| Quote: programming, writing documentation, and building databases are all for producing a large, complex document [»mashJR_1976a]
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Subtopic: document markup
| Quote: Programmer's Workbench Memorandum Macros resulted from examining how people manipulate and stylize their documentation; easy to learn [»mashJR_1976a]
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Subtopic: formatting
| Quote: in Lara, format text by copying attributes from one place to another; use a sample document for format consistency [»gutkJ9_1985]
| | Quote: perform repetitive formatting by dragging the properties of an object with the right mouse button [»machB3_1992]
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Subtopic: paragraph formatting
| Quote: the most useful EMACS command for editing is 'auto-fill space'; it automatically word wraps at the right margin [»stalRM6_1981]
| | Quote: algorithm for breaking a paragraph into lines [»achuJO6_1981]
| | Quote: linear algorithm to optimally break a paragraph into lines [»crocM_1994]
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Subtopic: symbolic references
| Quote: a manuscript should refer to files through indirect symbolic names; prevents dependence on a particular installation [»reidBK_1980]
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Subtopic: visible spaces
| Quote: word processors often represent spaces by a small dot; simplifies counting and aligning text [»byte4_1982]
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Subtopic: hyphenation
| QuoteRef: peteJL_1982 ;;665 article on hyphenation using a dictionary.
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Subtopic: character set
| QuoteRef: grisRE4_1979 ;;26 Icon defines character sets which consist of a set of characters. on output printed in collating sequence
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Related Topics
Topic: dictionary for natural language (41 items)
Topic: outlines (16 items)
Topic: page formatting (16 items)
Topic: report generation (11 items)
Topic: spelling errors (18 items)
Topic: text editing
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