G.L.O.S.A v1.4 - Documentation

1. Introduction
2. Features
3. Limitations
4. Legal stuff
5. Contact me

1. Introduction

Basically, G.L.O.S.A. is a program that helps you learn words. I first got the idea for G.L.O.S.A while studying for a big English test. I sat at my desk at home and wrote all those word on paper and quizzed myself by putting the sheet of paper over the correct answer and writing it. This, I thought, was a very uncomfortable way to learn those words. I wasted lots of paper and my hand got tired of writing. It occurred to me that it would be nice to have a program that lets you enter the words and look at them, then tests you on them without you having to put a sheet of paper over the correct answer (and eventually peeking at it :) ). It was when I first got hold of a friend's (Karl-Johan Lind) G.L.O.S.A that I actually started to think about coding G.L.O.S.A.

I studied Karl-Johan's program (which, by the way, was/is coded in Q-basic) and developed G.L.O.S.A with the same principles as Karl-Johan's program. Up to this point our programs are basically the same aside from some minor functions, some layout, and the fact that his is coded in Q-basic and mine is coded in C. I've planned to continue developing G.L.O.S.A as long as I can find the effort to do so :)

Please do contribute with suggestions on functions to add, and if you find a bug send me a mail telling me how it occurred and what happened, thanks :)

2. Features

So far it's possible to:
· Enter words (max 99 characters per word and max 99 words, DO NOT EXCEED this limit) in a list.
· Save the list to a file.
· Open a saved list.
· Add words to the current opened list (though exceeding the 99 character and 99 words limit is NOT recommended).
· View the words in the current opened list.
· Get tested on the words in the current opened list, from the foreign word to the known word and the other way around.

In coming versoins it will be possible to:
· View the filename of the current opened list.
· Cancel a word test.
· Specify the save location directory.
... miss any thing? tell me! :) ...

3. Limitations

· G.L.O.S.A can "only" handle lists with a max of 99 characters per word and a max of 99 words. I strongly urge you NOT TO EXCEED this limit.
· You can't enter a "q"/"Q" or a "b"/"B" as a foreign word as "q" will tell the program that you are finished entering words and "b" will instruct the program to "jump" back one word.
· You can't cancel a word test in progress (you'll have to go through the whole list), which can be somewhat irritating if you have a list of 99 words :) This will be fixed in the next version.

4. Legal stuff

· G.L.O.S.A v1.4 is FREEWARE and may be freely distributed IF the original package is intact.
· G.L.O.S.A v1.4 is provided on an AS IS BASIS. In no event shall the author, David W. B., be liable for any damages whatsoever caused by G.L.O.S.A v1.4 or its related files.

5. Contact me

If you have any questions/suggestions/comments about G.L.O.S.A please send a mail to david.bjoerklund@swipnet.se
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