Annotation of researchv10dc/man/manw/wwb.1, revision 1.1.1.1

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                      2: .id Writer's Workbench version 2.1, January 1981
                      3: .TH WWB 1
                      4: .SH NAME
                      5: wwb \- Writer's Workbench
                      6: .SH SYNOPSIS
                      7: .B wwb
                      8: [
                      9: .B \-flags
                     10: ][
                     11: .B \-ver
                     12: ]
                     13: [
                     14: .B \-mm
                     15: |
                     16: .B \-ms
                     17: ][
                     18: .B \-li
                     19: |
                     20: .B \+li
                     21: ][
                     22: .B \-tm
                     23: |
                     24: .B \-t
                     25: |
                     26: .B \-c
                     27: |
                     28: .B \-x
                     29: standards-file ][
                     30: .B \-s
                     31: ][file ...]
                     32: .SH DESCRIPTION
                     33: The Writer's Workbench is a set of programs designed
                     34: to aid writers and editors in editing documents.
                     35: The command
                     36: .I wwb
                     37: runs modified versions of 2 major programs,
                     38: which in turn run other programs.
                     39: .PP
                     40: The two major programs are:
                     41: .RS 5
                     42: .TP 10
                     43: .IR proofr (1)
                     44: - automatic proofreading system
                     45: that searches for spelling and punctuation errors,
                     46: consecutive occurrences of words, wordy or misused phrases,
                     47: and split infinitives.
                     48: .TP
                     49: .IR prose (1)
                     50: - describes the writing style of a document,
                     51: namely, readability and sentence characteristics,
                     52: and suggests improvements.
                     53: .RE
                     54: .PP
                     55: .I Prose
                     56: compares a document with standards for one of several document types,
                     57: according to the following flags:
                     58: .RS 5
                     59: .TP
                     60: .B \-tm
                     61: Compare input text to good Bell Laboratories Technical Memoranda.
                     62: (this is the default.)
                     63: .TP
                     64: .B \-t
                     65: Compare input text with good training documents.
                     66: .TP
                     67: .B \-c
                     68: Evaluate text for craft suitability.
                     69: .TP
                     70: .BI \-x " standards-file"
                     71: Compare input text with standards contained in user-specified
                     72: .IR standards-file .
                     73: See
                     74: .IR mkstand (1)
                     75: to set up the
                     76: .IR standards-file .
                     77: .RE
                     78: .PP
                     79: Other options are:
                     80: .RS 5
                     81: .TP
                     82: .B \-s
                     83: Produce short versions of
                     84: .IR "proofr " and " prose" .
                     85: .RE
                     86: .PP
                     87: Two options give information about the program:
                     88: .RS 5
                     89: .TP 7
                     90: .B \-flags
                     91: print the command synopsis line (see above)
                     92: showing command flags and options,
                     93: then exit.
                     94: .TP
                     95: .B \-ver
                     96: print the Writer's Workbench version number of the command, then exit.
                     97: .RE
                     98: .PP
                     99: .I Wwb
                    100: runs 
                    101: .IR deroff (1)
                    102: before looking at the text.
                    103: Four options affect
                    104: .IR deroff :
                    105: .RS 5
                    106: .TP
                    107: .B \-mm
                    108: eliminate
                    109: .IR mm (1)
                    110: macros, and associated text that is not part of sentences
                    111: (e.g. headings),
                    112: from the analysis.
                    113: This is the default.
                    114: .TP
                    115: .B \-ms
                    116: eliminate
                    117: .IR ms (1)
                    118: macros,
                    119: and associated text that is not part of sentences from the analysis.
                    120: The 
                    121: .B \-ms
                    122: flag overrides the default,
                    123: .BR \-mm .
                    124: .TP
                    125: .B \-li
                    126: eliminate list items, as defined by
                    127: .I mm
                    128: macros, from the analysis.  
                    129: This is the default.
                    130: .TP
                    131: .B \+li
                    132: Include list items in the analysis.
                    133: This flag should be used if the text contains lists of sentences,
                    134: but not if the text contains many lists of non-sentences.
                    135: .RE
                    136: .SH FILES
                    137: .TP 21
                    138: /tmp/$$*
                    139: temporary files
                    140: .SH SEE ALSO
                    141: prose(1),
                    142: proofr(1),
                    143: style(1),
                    144: spellwwb(1),
                    145: punct(1),
                    146: double(1),
                    147: diction(1),
                    148: splitinf(1),
                    149: deroff(1),
                    150: mkstand(1),
                    151: wwbstand(1),
                    152: spelltell(1),
                    153: worduse(1),
                    154: wwbinfo(1),
                    155: wwbhelp(1),
                    156: wwbmail(1).
                    157: .SH BUGS
                    158: Split infinitives in lists will not be found unless the 
                    159: +li option is used.
                    160: See other manual pages for bugs in individual commands.
                    161: .SH SUPPORT
                    162: .IR "COMPONENT NAME:  " "Writer's Workbench"
                    163: .br
                    164: .IR "APPROVAL AUTHORITY:  " "Div 452"
                    165: .br
                    166: .IR "STATUS:  " Standard
                    167: .br
                    168: .IR "SUPPLIER:  " "Dept 45271"
                    169: .br
                    170: .IR "USER INTERFACE:  " "Stacey Keenan, Dept 45271, PY x3733"
                    171: .br
                    172: .IR "SUPPORT LEVEL: " "Class B - unqualified support other than Div 452"

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