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General Help

Pythoñol's help topics can be easily searched by first closing this Help window, then pressing the 'F4' button . Below is a quick overview of what's inside Pythoñol .



[Main Components]

CONJUGATE :
      Click the 'Conjugate' tab to conjugate a Spanish verb into over 25 different verb tenses . Click the 'Help' button within the 'Conjugate' section for more specific help on this feature .

TRANSLATE :
      Click the 'Translate' tab to translate entire sentences or phrases from one language to another . To use the 'Translate' feature, you must have a working internet connection and be currently connected to the internet . On the 'Help' menu, click 'Translate Help...' for more specific help on this feature .

DICTIONARY :
      Click the 'Dictionary' tab to lookup words and phrases in the Spanish-English and English-Spanish dictionaries . Click the 'Help' button within the 'Dictionary' section for more specific help on this feature .

THESAURUS :
      Click the 'Thesaurus' tab to search for Spanish or English synonyms for a word or phrase . Click the 'Help' button within the 'Thesaurus' section for more specific help on this feature .

IDIOMS :
      Click the 'Idioms' tab to list or search common phrases and expressions (Spanish and English) . Click the 'Help' button within the 'Idioms' section for more specific help on this feature .

PRONOUNCE :
      Click the 'Pronounce' tab to hear any text of your choice read aloud in Spanish . Click the 'Help' button within the 'Pronounce' section for more specific help on this feature .

VERB BROWSER :
      Click the 'Verb Browser' tab to browse through over 25,000 Spanish verbs in alphabetical order . On the 'Help' menu, click 'Verb Browser Help...' for more specific help on this feature .

VERB FAMILIES :
      Click the 'Verb Families' tab to browse through approximately 90 known Spanish verb families . On the 'Help' menu, click 'Verb Families Help...' for more specific help on this feature .




['File' Menu]

'Quit' :
      Click 'Quit' on the 'File' menu to exit Pythoñol .

'Print...':
      If you are running a Linux/Unix version of Pythoñol, and have an LRPng/LPR-based spooler system on your computer, you may print the text in almost any window by clicking 'File', then 'Print...' on the Pythoñol main menu . Printing uses a modified version of my PyPrint module . PyPrint supports ONLY LPRng/LPR-based local printer spools . Cups and other printing systems are NOT supported . In other words, the following executables need to be on your PATH on the computer you are using: lpr, lpstat, lpd, ppsselect, ghostview, and a2ps . Basically, you need LRPng, postscript, and any2ps installed on your computer (apsfilter is also recommended) . Sorry Windows users, printing under Windows is NOT supported on Pythoñol, and there is no immediate plan to support printing on Windows . Remember, this is a LINUX application that has been ported to Windows to be 'nice' to Windows users, but Pythoñol will always be a LINUX application first . Windows users, in most cases, can click the 'Save To File' option in the section they are viewing, save the data they wish to print to a plain text file, then open the file in something like Notepad and print from there .



['Settings' Menu]

'Content' :
      Click 'Content' on the 'Settings' menu to control the content available in the current Pythoñol session .

'Content-->Disable Mature Content' :
      Click 'Content-->Disable Mature Content' on the 'Settings' menu to temporarily disable all mature content, such as swear words, in the current Pythoñol session .

'Content-->Enable Mature Content' :
      Click 'Content-->Enable Mature Content' on the 'Settings' menu to re-enable all mature content, such as swear words, in the current Pythoñol session . All of Pythoñol's data files will be reloaded, and mature content will be enabled . NOTE: This feature does nothing on 'Child-Friendly' versions of Pythoñol .

'Change Translation Service...' :
      Click 'Change Translation Service...' on the 'Settings' menu to select the translation service you wish to use . The translation service chosen here will be used for retrieving translations in both the 'Translate' section and the 'Translation Exercise' section . It is a good idea to change the selected 'Translation Service' if you are receiving repeated error messages indicating that a translation could not be retrieved, or if you feel that you are receiving too many errors in the translations being retrieved .

'View Pythoñol's Capabilities...' :
      Click 'View Pythoñol's Capabilities...' on the 'Settings' menu to view some interesting information about what Pythoñol is able to do .




['Reference Section' Menu]

Click the 'Reference Section' menu to browse through Pythoñol's library of Spanish grammar topics, organized in a self-explanatory manner .



['Exercises' Menu]

'Random Vocabulary List' :
      Click 'Random Vocabulary List' on the 'Exercises' menu to create a vocabulary list of randomly generated words . You will be asked how many words you want in your list (10, 25, 50, or 100) . Your list will then be created in a new window for your personal studying purposes . You may then click 'Save To File' to save your vocabulary list for later use and studying .

'Vocabulary Quiz' :
      Click 'Vocabulary Quiz' on the 'Exercises' menu to open Pythoñol's vocabulary quiz section . You will be given 5 words at a time to translate . When you are done translating the quiz words, click the 'Show The Answers!' button . (Keep in mind that words may have more than one definition . So, do not feel discouraged if the answer you provided does not exactly match Pythoñol's answer.) You may then start a new quiz by clicking the 'Start A New Quiz' button . The quiz can be done as both Spanish-to-English and English-to-Spanish . Simply select your desired language setting from the drop-down menu, then click the 'Start A New Quiz' button .

'Translation Exercise' :
      Click 'Translation Exercise' on the 'Exercises' menu to open Pythoñol's translation exercise section . You will be given a sentence or phrase to translate . Type the best translation you can for the sentence or phrase . When you are done, click the 'Show The Answer!' button . (Be aware that not all of the translations retrieved from the translation service are 100% correct . So, do not feel discouraged if the answer you provided does not exactly match the answer in the 'Answer' box.) You may then start a new translation exercise by clicking the 'Next Sentence' button . The translation exercise supports 3 levels of difficulty ('Short sentences', 'Medium sentences', and 'Long sentences') . You may change to a new level of difficulty by selecting your desired level of difficulty from the drop-down menu and, then, clicking the 'Next Sentence' button . NOTE: To use the 'Translation Exercise' feature, you must have a working internet connection and be currently connected to the internet .

'Reading Comprehension' :
      Click 'Reading Comprehension' on the 'Exercises' menu to browse through a small collection of texts suitable for practicing your Spanish reading comprehension . The exercises are organized by length and level of difficulty, with reading comprehension exercise #1 being both the shortest and the easiest . Some of the exercises have quizzes and questions at the bottom, which you may find helpful in testing your comprehension and overall understanding of the passage . The reading comprehension exercises are in no way 'graded' by Pythoñol . Instead, they are intended for your personal studying purposes . It is adviced that you re-read the reading comprehension passages periodically as your knowledge of Spanish improves .

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