From david@shockey.com Mon Mar 19 16:25:19 2001 Return-Path: X-Sender: david@shockey.com X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-7_0_4); 20 Mar 2001 00:25:19 -0000 Received: (qmail 39185 invoked from network); 20 Mar 2001 00:25:18 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by l9.egroups.com with QMQP; 20 Mar 2001 00:25:18 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO c000.snv.cp.net) (209.228.32.78) by mta3 with SMTP; 20 Mar 2001 01:26:23 -0000 Received: (cpmta 3752 invoked from network); 19 Mar 2001 16:25:18 -0800 Date: 19 Mar 2001 16:25:17 -0800 Message-ID: <20010320002517.3747.cpmta@c000.snv.cp.net> X-Sent: 20 Mar 2001 00:25:17 GMT Received: from [209.215.96.3] by mail.shockey.com with HTTP; 19 Mar 2001 16:25:17 PST Content-Type: text/plain Content-Disposition: inline Mime-Version: 1.0 To: Seidensticker@msn.com Cc: lojban@yahoogroups.com X-Mailer: Web Mail 3.7.1.9 Subject: Re: [lojban] Updated: vocabulary trainer for Windows From: david@shockey.com X-Yahoo-Message-Num: 6046 That pointed me in the right directionOn Mon, 19 March 2001, "seidensticker" wrote: > > > > > > > > >

Hmm. It's apparently not quite finished > with its loading procedure because it's not finished painting everything. > If VB only mentioned which procedure call was invalid, that would help > a lot. Has it ever run? I'm assuming not. I assume that the > Version 1.1 splash screen does come up -- right? Did you load and run the > first version? If you have run this successfully before, there are some > things we can try to erase.

All I can suggest is to try this new version > of the .exe. Just copy it into your lojban directory (if you're not sure, > try Start -> Find -> Files and Folders and search for > lojvoc11.exe.

Sorry I can't be more help. Let me know > how it goes and maybe more ideas will present themselves.

Bob

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Subject: Re: [lojban] Updated: vocabulary > trainer for Windows
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I downloaded and installed the new version of the vocabulary > trainer and I'm experiencing some problems. I am running Windows 98 SP2. >

The first thing that I noted was that the install program gave me > messages that the files I was installing were older than the files that were > already installed. I installed the program once by choosing "Yes, keep > the newer file" option and then again choosing the option, "No, write over the > newer version of the file." In both cases the program did not work when > I tried to run it.

When I start the program, the window begins to fill > in and I get a message that says, "Runtime error '5' Invalid procedure > call or argument."

The state of the program at this point is as > follows. The drop down list at the top left says Combo1. The > program choices are: Multiple choice, Lojban -> English, and the Timed box > is checked. Also, "fly" shows in the text entry box and the status box > has the following text "MemnonicBox asdf asdf asdf..."

Good > luck.

On Mon, 19 March 2001, "seidensticker" wrote:

> >
> An version 1.1 of the vocabulary trainer for Windows is > available. (If
> you're asking, "_What_ vocabulary trainer?", see > message #5718 [March 5] for
> a summary of features.)
>
> > New features:
>   * Dictionary Help with Phrases. Type > several words-a phrase or
> sentence-into the Dictionary edit box and > click on any word to get its
> definition. This makes > understanding the words in a long sentence much
> > faster.
>   * Lujvo and Cmavo Breakup. Any word not > found in the dictionary will be
> checked to see if it is a lujvo > (compound word). If it is, the words that
> make it up are shown > and defined. A compound cmavo can also be defined.
>   * > More Vocabulary. The number of vocabulary groups and number of > words
> have both been more than doubled.
>   * Faster > Vocabulary Creation. It's easier to make your own vocabulary
> > groups. Simply by list the Lojban words in the vocabulary file > loj.txt.
> The full definition will be filled in > automatically.
>   * Print to File. A group of > definitions can now be sent to a file instead
> of a printer. A > word processor can edit this .rtf file and do things not
> possible > before, including customizing the formatting, combining or deleting
> > entries, sending it to different printers, or emailing it.
>   > * Oops Button. The correct/incorrect state of the previous question > can
> be changed. If your previous answer was interpreted > incorrectly, you can
> fix it.
>   * Cancel > Button. The extended dictionary search can take several
> > seconds-not long but still unwelcome when done unnecessarily. A > Cancel
> button is now available.
>
> The help is pretty > thorough, so check it out when features aren't obvious.
>
> To > download, go to href="http://www.hobbiton.org/~biomass/lojban">www.hobbiton.org/~biomass/lojban > and download
> voctrain2.zip. It should also soon be at
> href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lojban/files">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lojban/files > (look for a created date of
> 03/17/2001 or later).
>
> Let > me know about bugs and ideas for additional features.
>
> > Bob
> href="mailto:seidensticker@msn.com">seidensticker@msn.com
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