CyberTaz said:
Not exactly - He asked for a means of "looking for words and phrases that
repeat...like Textanz does".
The subject line of the thread is pretty concise: "Any word repitition
software like Textanz available for Word for Mac?" In Other Words, if
there was a Mac equivalent of a Windows program.
Word's inherent Find feature does so, but not
being familiar with that program I merely asked for clarification of his
requirements [the "...like Textanz does" part - Textanz apparently does a
number of things] in order to point him more specifically in the right
direction.
I'd never heard of it either, but about 12 seconds of Googling made it
abundantly clear what he was talking about.
"Abundantly clear"? Really?
Absolutely. It led to the Textanz developer's site. An abundantly clear
site that describes exactly what Textanz does.
Both utilities you suggested (WordDump & Word
Counter) merely count instances of words, and do so external of the
document. They Find nothing within the document nor do they count or find
phrases - the 2 fairly specific points Nick did mention.
I too pointed out that they were inadequate compared to Textanz.
There's no need for a link nor was one requested. It doesn't seem at all
innappropriate to ask for clarification from the OP rather than searching
the web only to arrive at what is still an assumption about what was being
requested.
I don't know why you're having such a problem figuring out what he's
asking. The subject line asks: "Any word repitition software like
Textanz available for Word for Mac?" Is that not clear, somehow? Does
anyone else have a problem understanding what he's asking?
If he erred anywhere, it was in (apparently) assuming that everyone on
this group would knowhat Textanz is and what it does.
You didn't. I didn't. hence my comment that a link would have been
useful. But instead of moaning about not knowing anything about Textanz
(and I didn't know anything about it) I Googled it and posted the link
-- the link that described *precisely* what Textanz does -- the Missing
Link you might say.
BTW - Have you tested either of those utilities on Word 2008's native .docx
files, or seen any claim that either will work on that format? It's a
totally different structure than the file types referenced on either web
site - neither of which mentions .docx compatibility. They both do their
thing by digging into the file & scrounging around depending on how they're
used.
No.
Have you?
All I did was what I said I did: I looked in Versiontracker to see if
there were any apps that revealed word repetition. It returned two hits.
I posted links to them for the OP and for anyone else who might be
interested.
I'm not a software tester for the OP or anyone else. Not my job. I took
a cursory look, could see that both were pretty useless and said so. End
of story.
If you're so curious about how they behave with .docx files feel free to
kick the tires and report back on your findings -- or not.
Nick didn't say he *is* using 2008, but he didn't state that he *isn't*
using it, either. All the more reason to ask for clarification rather than
slinging haphazzard "solutions" at him & sending him on a wild goose chase.
Perhaps I'm the odd man out, but I prefer to offer considered, responsible
replies based on knowledge & insight rather than guesswork. I think it's
only fair that the asker do their part by supplying adequate info.
As with anything you find on the internet, you pays your money and you
takes your chances. I was just trying to be helpful. Apparently I didn't
meet your standards. Hence:
"Post in a news group and sooner or later someone will either correct
you, denounce the premise of the post, point out some real or imagined
error you have made, react angrily to some inference that was never
implied, gratuitously provide irrelevant information,* insist that you
gratuitously provide irrelevant information, castigate you for the
inadequacy of your research (without any knowledge of said research),
demand that you justify yourself by meeting some previously undisclosed
standard of erudition or education, or all of the above."
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Penna. Dept. Ag. "UNDER PENALTY OF LAW THIS TAG SHALL NOT BE REMOVED
EXCEPT BY THE CONSUMER" *The Schultz Amendment.
No doubt you will now demand even further justification from me to meet
some previously undisclosed standard of erudition or education, but
actually I've had my last kick at this can. If you want another one, go
for it. Mind you don't stub your toe.
