AntConc3.2.0 New Release Announcement
Dear AntConc users,
I am happy to announce a new release of my freeware concordancer AntConc for Windows, Macintosh OSX, and Linux. Yes... the Macintosh OSX version of AntConc is now ready!
This is the first stable version of AntConc 3.2.0, which follows several beta versions released over the past few months. The new version features a completely redesigned interface, several new features, and several bug fixes. The new interface follows the basic design used in previous versions, although users should find it 'cleaner' and more intuitive. In particular, all global and tool menu settings have been combined into two groups, where all the related settings can be accessed and adjusted within the same window. This should dramatically improve the usability. All tools now have access to the search engine (including the **Word List** and **Keyword List** tools) and there is also a new advanced search window that can be used to perform list (file) searches, and searches within a particular context. Due to the nature of the changes, this version will not be compatible with the settings files for previous versions.
Although I have tested the program extensively, please understand that as with any software bugs can appear that produce some unexpected results. If you experience any problems, your feedback is very welcome.
The software can be downloaded from my website
http://www.antlab.sci.waseda.ac.jp/ via the "Software" link. No installation is necessary for Windows systems, although Macintosh and Linux users should read the guide to installation. A detailed readme file and help system are available, and also please have a look at the AntConc Homepage (also accessible via the "Software" link), which lists all previous versions of the program.
I hope you enjoy the new version of AntConc.
I would like to say thank you to the many users who have e-mailed me with comments and suggestions for improvements, many of which I have implemented in this version. I would also like to say a special thank you to Laszlo Hunyadi, who very kindly tested the beta versions on the Macintosh platform and gave feedback that was essential in the development of the OS X version.
Best regards,
Laurence Anthony
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The revision history for the new version is listed below (taken from the readme file):
Revision History
3.2.0
This is a major upgrade with a completely redesigned interface, several new features, and several bug fixes. The new interface follows the basic design used in previous versions, although users should find it 'cleaner' and more intuitive. In particular, all global and tool menu settings have been combined into two groups, where all the related settings can be accessed and adjusted within the same window. This should dramatically improve the usability. All tools now have access to the search engine (including the **Word List** and **Keyword List** tools) and there is also a new advanced search window that can be used to perform list (file) searches, and searches within a particular context. Due to the nature of the changes, this version will not be compatible with the settings files for previous versions. Another huge change is that this version will run on Macintosh OS X systems.
IMPRROVEMENTS:
1) Completely redesigned interface
2) Added search and advanced search features to all tools (including **Word List** and **Keyword List** tools).
3) Created new list (file) search available in all tools.
4) Created new context search option in all tools except **Word List** and **Keyword List**, where it has no meaning.
5) Busy cursors are used to indicate when very long sorting operations are being carried out (e.g. when sorting large N-gram list results).
6) Case options affecting whether or not data is converted to lower case are now more intuitive. For example, the 'Case' option in the main window now only affects the operation of the search itself and has no impact on the data under observation. Data can be treated as lowercase (for example in Word list tool) by chosing the 'Treat all data as lowercase' under the approprate category in the 'Tool Preferences' menu.
7) The number of corpus files (and reference corpus files) being analyzed is now displayed.
8) Correct some mistakes in this readme file
9) My name has been removed from the top of the main window! However, please remember that my name is Laurence with a U if you are ever citing me in your research papers!!
10) Now works with Macintosh OSX
BUG FIXES:
1) The program no longer crashes when the 'All Values' option is chosen as the threshold value in Keywords.
2) Negative keywords are now highlighted correctly when the 'Show Negative Keywords' option is selected.
3) The KWIC lines are now alligned correctly even when the hit appears near the very start or end of a file.
4) Collocates frequency values are now correclty calculated even when the span extends further left than the start of the file
5) The action of the 'one word only' wildcard is now more intuitive.
6) Some operations (e.g. creating a word list) now do not crash after restoring the default settings and then performing an operation.
BUG FIXES (since beta1 version):
1) The program now (correctly) only shows files that generate hits in the Concordance Plot tool.
2) The sort function in the Keywords Tool now works correctly. In previous versions, even when the 'Frequency' option was selected, the sort would be based on Keyness. Also, in some cases inverted sorting did not work.
BUG FIXES (since beta2 version):
1) The program now (correctly) hides the various Concordance Tool panes depending on the chosen Display Options. In the earlier beta versions, the options were ignored.
2) The default file type to use when opening directories now works correctly. In previous beta versions, after hitting the apply button, the default file type reverted back to the .txt type.
3) Fixed bug that prevented the n-grams option in the Clusters Tool from working when the search term entry box was empty.
BUG FIXES (since beta3 version):
1) Fixed bug that caused the program to not be able to open files with non-English names correctly if the full-pathname option was selected. There are potentially many problems with non-English filenames, so I recommend that users use English filenames for their corpus files, and also save them under a pathname which only contains English characters.
2) Fixed bug that caused the 'OR' wildcard to not work correctly if a character other that '|' was user defined.
CHANGES (since beta4 version):
1) Made some small changes so that the program could be more easily ported to Macintosh and Linux platforms.
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Laurence Anthony, Ph.D. Center for English Language Education in Science
and Engineering School of Science and Engineering Waseda University
3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan E-mail:
anthony@waseda.jp WWW: http://www.antlab.sci.waseda.ac.jp/
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Laurence Anthony, Ph.D.
Center for English Language Education in Science and Engineering
School of Science and Engineering
Waseda University
3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan
Tel/Fax: 03-5286-3845
E-mail: anthony@waseda.jp
WWW: http://www.antlab.sci.waseda.ac.jp/
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Dear AntConc users,
I am happy to announce a new release of my freeware concordancer AntConc for Windows, Macintosh OSX, and Linux. Yes... the Macintosh OSX version of AntConc is now ready!
This is the first stable version of AntConc 3.2.0, which follows several beta versions released over the past few months. The new version features a completely redesigned interface, several new features, and several bug fixes. The new interface follows the basic design used in previous versions, although users should find it 'cleaner' and more intuitive. In particular, all global and tool menu settings have been combined into two groups, where all the related settings can be accessed and adjusted within the same window. This should dramatically improve the usability. All tools now have access to the search engine (including the **Word List** and **Keyword List** tools) and there is also a new advanced search window that can be used to perform list (file) searches, and searches within a particular context. Due to the nature of the changes, this version will not be compatible with the settings files for previous versions.
Although I have tested the program extensively, please understand that as with any software bugs can appear that produce some unexpected results. If you experience any problems, your feedback is very welcome.
The software can be downloaded from my website
http://www.antlab.sci.waseda.ac.jp/ via the "Software" link. No installation is necessary for Windows systems, although Macintosh and Linux users should read the guide to installation. A detailed readme file and help system are available, and also please have a look at the AntConc Homepage (also accessible via the "Software" link), which lists all previous versions of the program.
I hope you enjoy the new version of AntConc.
I would like to say thank you to the many users who have e-mailed me with comments and suggestions for improvements, many of which I have implemented in this version. I would also like to say a special thank you to Laszlo Hunyadi, who very kindly tested the beta versions on the Macintosh platform and gave feedback that was essential in the development of the OS X version.
Best regards,
Laurence Anthony
##########################################################################################
The revision history for the new version is listed below (taken from the readme file):
Revision History
3.2.0
This is a major upgrade with a completely redesigned interface, several new features, and several bug fixes. The new interface follows the basic design used in previous versions, although users should find it 'cleaner' and more intuitive. In particular, all global and tool menu settings have been combined into two groups, where all the related settings can be accessed and adjusted within the same window. This should dramatically improve the usability. All tools now have access to the search engine (including the **Word List** and **Keyword List** tools) and there is also a new advanced search window that can be used to perform list (file) searches, and searches within a particular context. Due to the nature of the changes, this version will not be compatible with the settings files for previous versions. Another huge change is that this version will run on Macintosh OS X systems.
IMPRROVEMENTS:
1) Completely redesigned interface
2) Added search and advanced search features to all tools (including **Word List** and **Keyword List** tools).
3) Created new list (file) search available in all tools.
4) Created new context search option in all tools except **Word List** and **Keyword List**, where it has no meaning.
5) Busy cursors are used to indicate when very long sorting operations are being carried out (e.g. when sorting large N-gram list results).
6) Case options affecting whether or not data is converted to lower case are now more intuitive. For example, the 'Case' option in the main window now only affects the operation of the search itself and has no impact on the data under observation. Data can be treated as lowercase (for example in Word list tool) by chosing the 'Treat all data as lowercase' under the approprate category in the 'Tool Preferences' menu.
7) The number of corpus files (and reference corpus files) being analyzed is now displayed.
8) Correct some mistakes in this readme file
9) My name has been removed from the top of the main window! However, please remember that my name is Laurence with a U if you are ever citing me in your research papers!!
10) Now works with Macintosh OSX
BUG FIXES:
1) The program no longer crashes when the 'All Values' option is chosen as the threshold value in Keywords.
2) Negative keywords are now highlighted correctly when the 'Show Negative Keywords' option is selected.
3) The KWIC lines are now alligned correctly even when the hit appears near the very start or end of a file.
4) Collocates frequency values are now correclty calculated even when the span extends further left than the start of the file
5) The action of the 'one word only' wildcard is now more intuitive.
6) Some operations (e.g. creating a word list) now do not crash after restoring the default settings and then performing an operation.
BUG FIXES (since beta1 version):
1) The program now (correctly) only shows files that generate hits in the Concordance Plot tool.
2) The sort function in the Keywords Tool now works correctly. In previous versions, even when the 'Frequency' option was selected, the sort would be based on Keyness. Also, in some cases inverted sorting did not work.
BUG FIXES (since beta2 version):
1) The program now (correctly) hides the various Concordance Tool panes depending on the chosen Display Options. In the earlier beta versions, the options were ignored.
2) The default file type to use when opening directories now works correctly. In previous beta versions, after hitting the apply button, the default file type reverted back to the .txt type.
3) Fixed bug that prevented the n-grams option in the Clusters Tool from working when the search term entry box was empty.
BUG FIXES (since beta3 version):
1) Fixed bug that caused the program to not be able to open files with non-English names correctly if the full-pathname option was selected. There are potentially many problems with non-English filenames, so I recommend that users use English filenames for their corpus files, and also save them under a pathname which only contains English characters.
2) Fixed bug that caused the 'OR' wildcard to not work correctly if a character other that '|' was user defined.
CHANGES (since beta4 version):
1) Made some small changes so that the program could be more easily ported to Macintosh and Linux platforms.
-- ###############################################################
Laurence Anthony, Ph.D. Center for English Language Education in Science
and Engineering School of Science and Engineering Waseda University
3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan E-mail:
anthony@waseda.jp WWW: http://www.antlab.sci.waseda.ac.jp/
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Laurence Anthony, Ph.D.
Center for English Language Education in Science and Engineering
School of Science and Engineering
Waseda University
3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan
Tel/Fax: 03-5286-3845
E-mail: anthony@waseda.jp
WWW: http://www.antlab.sci.waseda.ac.jp/
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