Thesaurus Version 1.11 30-Day Trial Version
Copyright (c) 1997 David Haupert
email: dhaupert@ddhsoftware.com

Note:  Thesaurus is released as shareware and must be registered for
continued use.  The author assumes no responsibility for damages caused by
this program.   Make sure to back up (hotsync) your data before installing
the program.


This is the 30-Day Trial version of Thesaurus 1.11 for the Pilot.

You are free to use this program for up to 30 days in order to
evaluate it.  If you continue to use it beyond 30 days, you must
register it.  For registration information, please see the registration
section below or visit the web page:
           http://www.ddhsoftware.com
email:     sales@ddhsoftware.com
Address:   DDH Software
           PO Box 970971
           Boca Raton, Fl 33497-0971 USA
Phone:     (561) 470-2133
----------------------------- Files --------------------------------------
THES.PRC       -  The Thesaurus Pilot application.
THESDATA.PDB   -  The Thesaurus Data file.
README.TXT     -  This file.
ORDER.TXT      - An order form to purchase other DDH Products.
-------------------------- Installation ----------------------------------

First, make sure you have the appropriate space available on your pilot.
The space required for the program itself is ~22K.  The thesaurus data takes
up 281K.  You will need somewhere greater than 310K free to be able to
install and run the Thesaurus program.

 To see if you have enough memory, run the Memory application on the
pilot.  If you do not have at least the appropriate amount free, you will
either have to choose to delete apps from the same Memory application, or
choose to not install this program until you have that amount of free memory.

To install Thesaurus onto your Pilot, run the INSTAPP.EXE program which
resides in the same directory as the Pilot Desktop software.  This program
will allow you to specify that a .PRC file should be downloaded to the Pilot
during the next hotsync.  Choose to download both the THES.PRC and the
THESDATA.PDB to your pilot.  Please be aware that this PDB file is huge
relative to many of the programs you may have installed and it therefore may
take several minutes to install.  This data file will not be backed up, so
it won't slow your hotsyncs down after installing.


----------------------- Instructions For Use ------------------------------
--Selecting a Mode
There are two main modes to the Thesaurus program- Thesaurus mode and
SpellCheck mode.  In Thesaurus mode, any search will yield a list of
synonyms, whereas in SpellCheck mode, a search may yield nothing - if it is
spelled correctly, or a list of possible correct spellings.


--The Main Screen
The screen contains one field, the Enter Word.  There are also buttons:
<<, <, Look Up, >, and >>, under the Enter Word field.  In addition there are
word form buttons running up the side of the list box, and Thesaurus and
SpellCheck mode buttons running along the bottom of the screen.   While the
program is searching a small clock will show in the bottom left corner, to
let you know that it is still in search mode.  To the right of the dotted
line along the top, there is a small arrow indicator.  Touching this
indicator, will bring up a list of the last 15 words previously looked up.

--Thesaurus Mode
To put the program into Thesaurus mode, press the button at the bottom
labeled 'Thesaurus'.  To look up a word, touch the field line near the top
of the screen and then write in a word.  Press the 'Find Word' button
to see the synonyms for the word.  The synonyms should appear in the Box
below.  You can limit the search results by pressing the word form buttons
running along the side of the box.  By pressing 'Noun', for example, you will
see only nouns that match the above word.  By pressing 'All' you will return
to showing all word types.  When in this mode, you will see an abbreviation
in []'s showing what type of word each match is.  When running a search, the
'Find Word' button will change into a 'Cancel' button.  Pressing it will stop
the search.

If there are multiple definitions for a word, you will see the definitions
past the first meaning, numbered from 2 on.  There is enough space allocated
to show a total of 80 words including the word at the top.  An arrow will
appear in the list box if more words can be viewed by scrolling.

Depending on the 'List Box Options' Preference (see below), you may be able
to touch a word in the list box and have it look up the word you touch,
and/or copy this word to the clipboard for pasting in another application.

The program will always attempt to find the exact word you entered.  If it
finds the word you will see the word 'Found!' in the middle area of the
screen as it looks for the synonyms.  If it cannot find the word you entered,
it will search for the word as the start of another word.  If finds it this
way the screen will show 'Found within word!', and the closest word will be
shown over the field you entered text on, along with it's synonyms below.  If
it still cannot find the word, it will search for the closest match of the
word, and show 'Closest match!', and show the word's closest match and it's
synonyms.

--Additional Buttons
The << and >> buttons will "rewind" and "fast forward" to the first or
last word in the list, respectively.

The < and > buttons will go back or forward one entry in the list,
respectively.

--SpellCheck Mode
To put the program into SpellCheck mode, press the button at the bottom
labeled 'SpellCheck'.  To look up a word, touch the field line near
the top of the screen and then write in a word.  Press the 'Find Word'
button to see if the word is spelled correctly.  If the word is in the
database, you will see 'Word Spelled Correctly", below the Look Up button.
If it is not found, suggestions for possible corrections are shown in the box
below.  You can limit the search results by pressing the word form buttons
running along the side of the box.  By pressing 'Noun', for example, you will
see only nouns that could possibly relate to the above word.  By pressing
'All' you will return to showing all word types.  When in this mode, you will
see an abbreviation in []'s showing what type of word each suggestion is.
While searching, the 'Find Word' button will change into a 'Cancel' button.
Pressing it while searching will stop the search.

There is enough space allocated to show a total of 80 words including the word
at the top, although you can limit this (for speed considerations) by
changing the preference as explained below.

--Additional Buttons
The << and >> buttons will "rewind" and "fast forward" to the first or
last word in the list, respectively.

The < and > buttons will go back or forward one entry in the list,
respectively.


--Preferences
From the File pull down menu, you can bring up the Preferences choice,
which will allow you to set various preferences for the program's behavior.

  --Startup Mode
  This option allows you to choose the mode that the program will run in upon
  startup.  You can choose to have it always come up in Thesaurus mode, or
  SpellCheck mode, or you can have it remember the mode it was last in, the
  previous time you ran it.

  --Startup Lookup Options
  This option allows you to choose whether the program will look up any word
  in the current clipboard's memory upon startup.  You can also choose to
  have it remember the last word looked up, on the previous time running.
  And if you prefer, you can start with a blank slate each time, by choosing
  'Do Nothing'.

  --List Box Options
  This option chooses what the program will do when you touch an item in the
  list box with the stylus.  If the choice is 'Lookup word selected', the
  program will run a search on the word you selected.  By choosing, 'Copy
  selected word to clipboard', you can have the program place that word
  in the clipboard for later pasting into another application (such as
  Memopad).  Selecting, 'Copy and lookup selected word' will do both of the
  above actions.

  By manipulating the above options, you should be able to set the program up
  to behave the way you'd like it, by default.  For example, if you were
  wanting to use the program as a Thesaurus, you could set the Startup mode
  to Thesaurus, the 'Startup Lookup Options' to 'Lookup word from clipboard',
  and the 'List Box Options' to 'Copy and Lookup Selected word'.  Now, when
  you are reading a memopad entry, you could highlight a word with the
  stylus, select cut from the pull down menu, and run the Thesaurus
  application.  It will automatically look up the word in the clipboard and
  present you with a list of synonyms.  If you wish to replace the word,
  touch the word you would like and then switch back to memo pad. If not,
  just switch back without touching the list box. Now paste the entry back in
  and you have just replaced the word!

  -- Maximum Matches
  Here you set the maximum number of synonyms (for Thesaurus mode) or
  suggestions (for SpellCheck mode).  You can choose betwee 5 and 80 matches,
  in increments of 5.  To optimize the program for speed, go with a lower
  setting.  To maximize your search breadth, go with a higher setting.

--Cut, Copy, and Paste
From the pull down menus, you can cut, copy, or paste to and from the word
on the screen, and bring/take the word into/from another application (such
as the memopad application).


-------------------------------- Menus -------------------------------------

Options -- contains Preferences choices.

Edit -- contains cut, copy, and paste choices as well as a choice to bring up
the onscreen keyboard, as an alternative to entering graffiti.

About -- Gives information about the program.


--Registration

By registering the Thesaurus program you get
  - rid of the splash screen on startup
  - rid of the 30-day trial limit
  - free updates for 1 year.

    To register go to:
        http://www.ddhsoftware.com
    and register via the online forms using either your VISA or MASTERCARD
    or your First Virtual account.

    For information on getting a First Virtual account go to:
        http://www.fv.com

    Or read the file ORDER.TXT included with this file.

    Or send Check or Money order (US Only) to:
        David Haupert
        PO Box 970971
        Boca Raton, Fl 33497-0971 USA

    Please include an email address to send the files to (preferably), or a
    return address to send a 3.5" HD disk to.  Note that free updates will
    only be sent via email.


--------------------------- Release History ------------------------------
9/25/97 - V1.11 -
          Bug fix!
             - Fixed problem with Cancel button occasionally causing what
               appeared to be a lock-up when using the SpellCheck mode.

9/18/97 - V1.10 -
          New Features in response to suggestions!
             - Popup history list trigger -appears to the right of the word
               you are looking up.  Press it, and see the last 15 lookups.
               Touch any lookup to go right to that entry!
             - The hardware up and down buttons now scroll the matches list
               up and down, respectively.
             - A Cancel button!! - The 'Find Word' button toggles to a
               Cancel button during searches.  No longer is it necessary
               to wait around when you already see the word you were looking
               for on the screen.
             - The maximum number of finds is now 80 instead of the previous
               40.  This can be adjusted between 5 and 80 matches in the
               Preferences screen.
          Minor Bug Fixes
              - The current entry is redrawn when you go into the about and
                preferences screens.
              - Fixed bug where < button would sometimes not get all entries
                for a particular word
9/04/97 - V1.01 - Fixed a bug that caused a looong "pause" when searching for
                  entries that started with the letter 'z'.
                  - New Features in response to suggestions!
                    - Adjustable Setting for maximum number of matches for
                      synonyms and spelling suggestions.  Ranges from 5-40.
                    - Added stopwatch icon to lower left portion of screen to
                      easily let you know when the program is still searching.
                    - Added Startup Lookup option of 'Do Nothing'.  This
                      allows you to start with a clean slate each time.
                    - Changed the paste shortcut command from 'v' to
                      'p'.  Changed the preferences shortcut to 'r'.  -
8/26/97 - V1.00 - First release to the general public.
