Re: Rules for counting words in XyW 3+

[Norman Bauman nbauman@xxxxxxxx]

I use the XyWrite 3+ WC command all the time (and WCB which counts words
backwards from the cursor, very convenient for seeing how much you've
already written).

XyWrite seems to count as a word anything that is separated by a space or
punctuation mark. So "type-space" would be 2 words, "100.00" would be 2
words, and "100,000.00" would be 3 words. In Word, "type-space" and
"100,000.00" are 1 word. In XyWrite, "N.I. Lobachevsky" is 3 words, while
in Word it's 2 words.

Norman

At 11:46 AM 2/26/02 -0600, Alison Tartt wrote:
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>
>Can anyone tell me how XyWrite 3+ determines a word when counting words in
>a document (WC command)? I'm trying to figure out why XyWrite's count is so
>radically and consistently different from MS-Word's. If this has already
>been address on the list, I apologize.
>
>Thanks,
>Alison Tartt


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