dave@uwmcsd1.UUCP (Dave Rasmussen) (09/18/86)
Can anyone tell me, do the programs like style, diction, etc, require nroff macros in the text to yield correct analyses? Or can one just feed plain text files without dot commands, with blank lines between paragraphs and get correct results? I seem to read that it wants the dot commands, yet deroff yanks em out before the analysis is done anyway, right? I used to feed plain text files to these tools and was happy with the results until I read something in the users guide. Of course who am I to know - everyone knows engineers don't know how to write. Lastly, is distribution 2.0.1.10 of Writer's Workbench the latest distribution? -- The views above are those of my keyboard, not my organization. Dave Rasmussen c/o Computing Services Division @ U of WI - Milwaukee INTERNET: uwmcsd1!dave@rsch.wisc.edu UUCP: ihnp4!uwmcsd1!dave
jim@hoptoad.uucp (Jim Joyce) (09/24/86)
Years ago Bill Tuthill and I collaborated on a *style* and *diction* analysis of Hemingway's novel "The Sun Also Rises." We had the text in straight ASCII, no formatting macros. The programs worked just fine. I believe *style* and *diction* are among the most neglected aspects of UNIX software. They are quite useful tools, though it helps to have a background in linguistics (or a solid knowledge of traditional grammar) to keep things in perspective. Unfortunately, none of the documentation on WWB explains how to use these tools properly. If there is enough interest expressed to me (hello, out there?) I might be persuaded to do a short tutorial.