6.325 FYI: OE software, Optimality workshop, WordPerfect

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-6-325. Thu 02 Mar 1995. ISSN: 1068-4875. Lines: 99
 
Subject: 6.325 FYI: OE software, Optimality workshop, WordPerfect
 
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Date: Mon, 27 Feb 1995 13:09:06 -0500 (EST)
From: Cathy Ball (CBALL at guvax.acc.georgetown.edu)
Subject: Hwaet! Old English software
 
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Date: Mon, 27 Feb 1995 16:29:43 -0600 (CST)
From: Edith A Moravcsik (edith at csd.uwm.edu)
Subject: Optimality Workshop
 
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Date:          Mon, 27 Feb 1995 09:12:18 GMT0BST
From: David Denison (MFCEPDD at fs1.art.man.ac.uk)
Subject:       Referencing example numbers in WordPerfect
 
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Date: Mon, 27 Feb 1995 13:09:06 -0500 (EST)
From: Cathy Ball (CBALL at guvax.acc.georgetown.edu)
Subject: Hwaet! Old English software
 
At the LSA Software Poster session in January, I gave out some
copies of a Macintosh 'electronic book' I developed for learning Old
English ('Hwaet! Old English in Context', Version 0.5). After I got home
I found some problems and typos, so I've made a new version - if any
readers got the old version, let me know, and I'll send you Version 0.6.
I've also converted a chunk of it to run on the Web: it's at
 
        http://www.georgetown.edu/cball/hwaet/hwaet06.html
 
This version looks best under Mosaic for Windows, which has thorn and
eth, but I haven't converted all the sound files yet. Thanks ...
 
 -- Cathy Ball (cball at guvax.georgetown.edu)
 
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Date: Mon, 27 Feb 1995 16:29:43 -0600 (CST)
From: Edith A Moravcsik (edith at csd.uwm.edu)
Subject: Optimality Workshop
 
Reminder: the deadline for registration for the Optimality Theory Workshop
scheduled for Saturday, April 8, at the University of Wisconsin-
Milwaukee is Friday, March 10. For further information, send e-mail to
edith at csd.uwm.edu
 
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Date:          Mon, 27 Feb 1995 09:12:18 GMT0BST
From: David Denison (MFCEPDD at fs1.art.man.ac.uk)
Subject:       Referencing example numbers in WordPerfect
 
I've held back from adding my 5-cents (or 18-pounds) worth, but in
case it's of interest for users of WordPerfect 5.1/5.2, my NUM
automatic renumbering program provides well-tested and efficient
numbering of linguistic examples, etc - in a way that is FAR simpler
and quicker in practice than using WP's rather clumsy built-in
cross-reference system, and with some extra advantages, such as
automatic shortening of cross-references like "101-109" to "101-9" if
desired, simple cross-referencing between and across files, etc.
Dozens of users worldwide find NUM to be reliable, helpful, even
essential (so they tell me).
 
I have not (yet) upgraded NUM to work with WordPerfect 6.0/6.1,
partly from pressure of other work, partly because I have had mixed
reports on whether the advent of Counters in WP 6+ is enough of an
advance to wipe out NUM's potential advantage in speed and
convenience.  I really need informed advice from linguists who
know what NUM can do with WP 5.1/5.2 and who have also used WP 6:  if
a NUM upgrade worked as well with WP 6 as it does with WP 5.1, would
you use it?  Let me know.
 
And for continuing users of WP 5.1, I'll be happy, as always, to send
info on NUM.
 
David Denison
 
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(Dr) David Denison                       e-mail:  d.denison at man.ac.uk
Dept of English Language & Literature    tel.     +44 161-275 3154
University of Manchester                 fax.     +44 161-275 3256
Manchester M13 9PL,
UK.
 
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