The underlying Text Analyser code was programmed by Thomas Castle then GEMed up by Dan Ackerman. Mario Becroft has totally reprogrammed the GEM interface to support modern GEM standards including Drag&Drop, iconify and BubbleGEM support. If you're prepared to face the verdict of a mere computer program simply load up your masterpiece and bite your nails. Text Analyser digests your efforts then presents the results in a neat display featuring the nasty sounding FOG and Flesch readability calculations along with an American high school grade and other statistics. The FOG index is a measure of the "fogginess" of the text, the higher the value the less readable the text. The Flesch index works the other way round, indicating the percentage of the population capable of understanding the text. Generally, long sentences and words composed of many syllables are less readable. The Flesch index is reputed to be the more reliable of the two methods. The word count feature is particularly useful and reason enough for Atari Computing contributors to install a copy on their desktops! Joe Connor
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