HYPER LEXICON

Ελληνική Έκδοση

Welcome to the electronic version of Hyper Lexicon by Stafilidis Publications.

###### Users Guide

Operation of Hyper Lexicon

Environment of Hyper Lexicon

Presentation of Stafilidis Publications

Hard disk installation

# Operation of Hyper Lexicon

Hyper Lexicon starts automatically when you place the program’s cd in one of your computer’s cd-rom devices. In case Hyper Lexicon doesn’t start automatically on your computer, you can do the following:

Place the program’s cd in one of your computer’s cd-rom device and double-click on “My Computer” icon. In the window that shows up double-click on the icon labeled “Hyper Lexicon” and the program starts. If it doesn’t start again, but instead a list of the contents of the cd shows up, you can double-click on the icon labeled “HyperLex” or “HyperLex.exe” and the program’s environment will be displayed on your screen.

## Searching for entries

To search for an entry you only have to type it in the entry search f rame. While you are typing, all the entries starting with the word or part of the word you have typed in the entry search frame are displayed in the results list (automatic word completion feature).

Moving up and down the list using the mouse or keyboard (Up arrow, Down arrow, Page Up and Page Down keys) and selecting the proper entry (by clicking the mouse button on it if this is required), the following information is being displayed for the selected entry:

- the selected entry is displayed more clearly at the selected entry area
- the entry’s translation is displayed in the translation frame
- if Hyper Lexicon’s window is so narrow that the translation frame is not visible on the screen, then the entry’s description is presented in a new frame that pops up in front of the results list (see saving space on the desktop).

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## Searching capabilities

Entry searches in Hyper Lexicon can be performed using various criteria. The simplest way to search for an entry is to type the entry in the entry search frame.

Other criteria that can be used to perform a search are:

- English Greek or Greek English dictionary (language indication/selection button)
- start, end and content of entries (composite search button)
- category in which the entry belongs (composite search button)
- entries which contain the specified word (translations search button)

Fast Translation Feature

One of the conveniences offered by Hyper Lexicon is the fast translation feature. This feature enables the connection of Hyper Lexicon with the other applications running on your computer and provides the capability to search into Hyper Lexicon for the translation of words found in other applications, using less steps than those required for the normal operation of Hyper Lexicon. This feature is enabled using the Fast Translation Activation button.

# Environment of Hyper Lexicon

This application consists of the following elements:

Operation

1. Entry s earch f rame

2. Results l ist

3. Selected entry area

4. Translation frame

Toolbar

5. Exit button

6. Main shortcuts button

7. Help b utton

8. Pin button

9. Language indication/selection button

10. Previous entry button

11. List of previous entries button

12. Next Entry button

13. List of next entries button

14. Copy to clipboard button

15. Paste from clipboard button

16. Print button

17. Fast Translation Activation button

18. Entries Editing button

Searching

19. Composite search button

20. Translations search button

Information - Presentation

21. Stafilidis Publications label

22. Copyright label

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### Entry search frame

In the entry search frame you can type the entry you wish to search for, or its starting letters. All the entries starting with the word typed are displayed in the results list.

The first letter of the word typed in this frame defines the dictionary used for the search, English Greek or Greek English.

### Results list

This is the area where all the entries that satisfy the search criteria are displayed. You can move through the entries of this list using the mouse or the keyboard (up arrow, down arrow, page up and page down keys). Every entry currently selected is displayed in the selected entry area for a more clear view and its translation is displayed in the translation frame.

In case you have narrowed the window enough to make the translation frame not visible, the translation for each entry is displayed in a new frame of smaller size which pops up.

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### Selected entry area

Every time an entry is selected in the results list, the entry is displayed in this area for a more clear view of it. The main reason for this is that some entries are too wide to fit in the results list and be displayed properly.

### Translation frame

If an entry is selected in the results list then the translation of this entry is displayed in this frame.

If you double-click a word displayed in this frame you can look up the translation of that word in Hyper Lexicon.

### Saving space on the desktop

Hyper Lexicon has the capability to run on your desktop occupying the least possible space on it, so that you can have more space available for the other applications you’re using simultaneously.

Hyper Lexicon’s window can become narrow enough to allow only the entry search frame and the results list be visible on the screen. In this mode the translation of each entry is presented in a new frame that pops up in front of the results list, as shown in the following screen capture. The only limitation that this mode imposes is that the entries in the results list can only be selected using the mouse and not the keyboard.

### Language indication/selection button

The flag displayed on this button indicates the current dictionary, which can be English Greek or Greek English. For every new search the current dictionary can change depending on the first letter of the word typed in the entry search frame, and the flag on the button changes accordingly.

Before you start typing a new word, by pressing this button you can change the current keyboard layout from Greek to English and vice versa. The new layout can be observed on most computers by an indication at the bottom right corner of the screen, very close to the time indication.

### Previous entry button and list of previous entries button

With the Previous entry button you can display again the entry selected right before the current one. Subsequent uses of this button enable you to go through the latest entries you have looked up, in reverse order.

Every time an entry is selected in the results list, this entry is being added to the list of previous entries. To look for a previous entry, instead of moving backwards one by one, you can select it directly from the list that is displayed when pressing this button.

### Next entry button and list of next entries button

When you move backwards through the previous entries using the previous entry button, using the next entry button you can move forward through those entries again. Briefly, this is the reverse process of previous entry button.

With the list of next entries button a list is displayed that includes all the previous entries you have traversed backwards with the previous entry button. You can move to any one of these entries by selecting it from the list.

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### Copy to clipboard and Paste from clipboard buttons

Hyper Lexicon’s Copy button copies the selected entry in the results list or the text in the translation frame to the Windows clipboard. The copied text can then be pasted into the entry search frame using Hyper Lexicon’s Paste button, or to any other application running on your computer (e.g. a word processor or an editor) using the Paste function of that application.

If during the copy the cursor is in the translation frame then the text in the translation frame is copied (all or the selected part of it if there is). Otherwise, if there is an entry selected in the results list, this entry is copied to the clipboard.

Using Hyper Lexicon’s Paste button you can paste in the entry search frame text that has been selected from another application as well.

Note

In case you paste greek text from Hyper Lexicon to another application and the text does not appear in proper greek, try copying the text again to the clipboard having selected greek keyboard layout (as indicated at the bottom right corner of your screen). The copied text will now be pasted in proper greek in the other application.

### Print button

This button prints the current entry, which is the entry that is being highlighted in the results list. First, the printer selection window is displayed on the screen, which includes a few settings you can change before printing, and by pressing Ok the entry and its translation is printed out on paper.

### Composite search button

This button displays the following window, which enables you to perform composite searches for entries.

You can search for entries that start with, contain or end with a specific word or letter sequence. You can also search for entries that belong to a specific category. Finally, you can make a combination of all or some of these criteria for even more limited results.

#### Examples

· If you type “para” in the first frame of the window and press Ok the search results include all the entries that start with this letter sequence, like parabolic, parachute etc.

· If you type “metic” in the third frame the search results include all the entries ending in “metic”, like arithmetic, cosmetic etc.

· If you type “water” in the second frame the search results include all the entries that contain “water”, like backwater, low-water mark, water etc.

· If you type “para” in the first frame and “is” in the third frame you get all the entries that start with “para” and end with “is”, like paralysis, parataxis, etc.

· If you select “βιολογία, βιολογικός” (which means biology, biological) from the categories list the search returns all the entries that belong in the specified category, like parasitology, polytene, vacuole etc.

· If you select “βιολογία, βιολογικός” from the categories list and type “para” in the first frame then you can get all the entries that belong to the specified category and start with “para”, like parablast, parasitology, etc.

### Translations search button

This button performs a search of a specific word in Hyper Lexicon’s translations. You type a word in the frame and press Ok to perform the search.

##### Caution

This process can be time consuming. Depending on your hardware it may take a few minutes to complete.

### Fast Translation Activation button

This function enables the connection of Hyper Lexicon with other applications running on your computer and offers you the ability to search in Hyper Lexicon for words that belong to other applications, providing the convenience to make fewer steps for the searches than those normally required for Hyper Lexicon’s operation.

Let’s examine the case where you want to look up the translation of a large number of English words found in a document. You have opened this document with a word processor and wish to look up all the words, one by one. The normal procedure for each word is the following:

· switch to the word processor

· highlight a word

· copy the word to the clipboard

· switch to Hyper Lexicon

· paste the word to the entry search frame. The entry’s translation is displayed.

You have to perform the same steps for each word.

Let’s examine now what Fast Translation has to offer. To activate it you have to press the activation button:

Hyper Lexicon’s window title changes to “Hyper Lexicon – Γρήγορη Μετάφραση” and the button’s icon becomes:

Now, the above search is performed as follows:

· switch to the word processor. Hyper Lexicon is automatically minimized and appears only at Windows taskbar

· highlight a word

· Copy the word to the clipboard. Hyper Lexicon is automatically restored on you desktop and the word you copied to the clipboard has already been transferred to the entry search frame. If the entry is found in Hyper Lexicon, then the translation is displayed in the corresponding frame.

You perform the same steps for each word.

It is obvious that the benefits of using the fast translation feature increase with the number of entries from some document that you wish to look up in Hyper Lexicon. The use of this feature is recommended when you are involved in reading or writing a book, spreadsheet, web page or any other kind of document.

To deactivate fast translation feature and return Hyper Lexicon to normal operation you must press the fast translation deactivation button

The title of the window becomes “Hyper Lexicon” again and the button regains its normal icon.

### Entries Editing button

Hyper Lexicon provides the capability to insert your own entries, as well as add your own text to the description of the existing entries.

This button displays the following menu, through the selections of which you can edit the entries of the dictionary.

Display of Edited Entries

Insert new Entry

Modify Entry

Delete Entry

### Display of Edited Entries

Hyper Lexicon provides the capability to insert your own entries and add text to the description of existing entries. With this menu option you can search for all the entries that you have created or edited and display only these in the results list. The entries that you have created are displayed with an asterisk (*) at the end of the entry.

### Insert New Entry

Hyper Lexicon provides the capability to create new entries. The new entries are merged with the existing entries in the dictionary and are included in the results of any search having as an indication an asterisk (*) at the end of the entry.

With this menu option the Insert New Entry window is displayed:

For each new entry, the information that must be inserted is: entry, category and description. Finally, by pressing the button Εισαγωγή the entry is inserted in the dictionary, whereas the Ακύρωση button cancels the process and you return to the main window of the dictionary.

### Modify Entry

With this menu option the Modify Entry window is displayed:

Modification is allowed for all entries in the dictionary..

For the existing entries the only modification allowed is the addition of text at the description of the entries. When displaying the description of an edited entry, the added text is displayed at the end of the description with the indication "Συμπλήρωση δική σας".

For the entries that are created by a user, all information can be modified.

### Delete Entry

The deletion of an entry is only allowed for entries that are created by a user. These entries are displayed with an asterisk (*) in the results list. For all the other entries this menu option is inactive.

In order to delete an entry, first you have to perform a search so that the entry is displayed in the results list. Then you can select it and delete it. Please be careful when deleting entries because after deletion there is no way that an entry can be recovered.

### Main abbreviations button

This button displays a list of the main abbreviations with their descriptions which are used in the translations of the entries in Hyper Lexicon.

### Help button

This button displays Hyper Lexicon’s help menu.

### Pin button

The pin button enables the stay-on-top feature of Hyper Lexicon, which means that Hyper Lexicon is displayed hierarchically on top of all other windows on your desktop and is always visible.

You can easily narrow the width of Hyper Lexicon’s window so that only the entry search frame and the results list are visible and enable the stay-on-top capability. By placing the window at a side of the screen you can have the application visible all the time occupying the least possible space on the screen.

### Exit Button

This button closes Hyper Lexicon.

### Stafilidis Publication s label

Selecting this label the Stafilidis Publications Presentation window is displayed on the screen.

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### Copyright label

Selecting this label a window appears on the screen that contains Hyper Lexicon’s copyright information, as well as contact information with Stafilidis Publications.

# Presentation of Stafilidis Publications

The presentation window of Stafilidis Publications contains information concerning other titles from Stafilidis Publications. Navigation through the titles is possible selecting the titles in the list on the left side of the window using the mouse. For each title selected a descriptive text is presented along with a picture on the right side of the window.

Two other functions that can be performed through this window is the installation of Hyper Lexicon in the hard disk and the uninstalling from the hard disk. Both functions can be performed from the icon placed at the bottom left corner of the window. If Hyper Lexicon runs from the cd then this icon performs the installation process, as shown in the indication next to the icon. If, on the other side, Hyper Lexicon is already installed in the hard disk and runs from there, then this icon performs the removal from the hard disk process.

# Hard Disk Installation

Hyper Lexicon provides the capability to be installed in your computer’s hard disk and run from there. One reason to do so is speed, as the hard disk normally works much faster than the cd-rom device.

The installation process is activated from the presentation window, and more specifically from the icon placed at the bottom left side of the window with the indication “Εγκατάσταση στον σκληρό δίσκο” (Install in the hard disk). By clicking on the icon a window appears which expects you to specify the folder in which the application will be installed. You can specify a new folder or simply accept the folder suggested by the system. Press Ok to start the installation process, during which Hyper Lexicon’s files are copied from the cd to the hard disk and a shortcut is created on the desktop. From now on you can run Hyper Lexicon from that shortcut.

Note

In some cases, while Hyper Lexicon is getting started from the hard disk, a message is displayed on the screen mentioning the program's cd. What you have to do is insert Hyper Lexicon's cd in your computer's cd-rom drive and Hyper Lexicon will work normally again.

### Uninstalling Hyper Lexicon

Since Hyper Lexicon is installed on your computer, there is the option of removing it from your hard disk.

The process of uninstalling Hyper Lexicon can be activated from the presentation window, from the icon at the bottom left corner of the window, with the indication “Απεγκατάσταση από τον σκληρό δίσκο” (Uninstall from the hard disk). Clicking on the icon displays a window which asks for confirmation to start the process. Press Ναι (Yes) to remove Hyper Lexicon from your hard disk and the shortcut from your desktop.