Re: Word count

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From: BobVar@xxxxxxxx > > Date: Tue, 1 Aug 1995 10:34:46 -0400 > > Subject: Word count > Something about the WC (word count) command has been bothering me ever since > I started using XyWrite 4 (verson 4.015). According to the manual, "WC" will > not count words in a footnote, unless you expand your screen. In reality, > "WC" counts words in a footnote no matter how the screen is displayed. I have > to change the ≪FN to ≪NT or ≪LB, so that words in a footnote won't be > counted. > > I do freelance writing, and some of the text has to be annotated for editors. > But I need an exact word count of the body text, not the body text plus the > footnote text. It's annoying not to be able to use the footnote command to > make a footnote. Is this a bug? Is there a fix for this? > > Try counting words in this example. Xywrite will always tell you there are 10 > words, regardless of whether you are in draft or expanded mode. This doesn't > make sense to me: > > This is a word count test. ≪NT This is a note.≫ ≪LB This is a lable.≫ > ≪FN This is a footnote.≫ Bob: I will take a look at this and report back to you. If it is a bug it is one we were not aware of. In any event, thanks for the post. Regards Paul Leuba