PagePlayer

It is very usual to make use of software for presentations during symposium, conference, project presentation, thesis defence or lecture. This type of software that uses slides often requires a big screen where projection can take place with of course some animations to make a transition between the various parts of a subject being presented: such a usage facilitates an understanding, legibility and notes taking for the listeners.

Until recently, the real problem confronting all users of presentation software was the amount of time they were compelled to devote to the making of slides. For the animation of a slide containing an ordinary text only required the creation of several text boxes, which means a lot of time.

The issue became more complex when it comes to designing slides containing:

• a scientific text with mathematical formulae, chemical formulae or macromolecules

• objects such as geometrical drawing, function, electronic and mechanical graphs.

PagePlayer is a new generation of presentation software which simplifies on the one part:

Concept, presentation and animation of slides of various types made up of ordinary texts, mathematical formulae, chemical bonds including macromolecules, two dimension and three dimension graphical representation, geometrical drawings, usual arithmetic operations of primary and secondary standards, experimental tools in physics and chemistry etc…

And on the other part:

concept and animation of geometrical and dynamic constructions including all plane transformations (translation, rotation, symmetry, similarity).

As we can note, PagePlayer has achieved not only once and for all, problems linked with conception and animation of any presentation but also it constitutes an educational tool of inestimable value for scientific people at all levels including students.

There is however a need to mention some functions that make PagePlayer to be not only a revolutionary software but also unique in its kind!

1. Writing of mathematical formulae takes place exactly as in ordinary text with an automatic passage to a new line.
2. Chemical bonds are carried out with the same way we do when drawing with a pen
3. The flexibility of the two dimensional and three dimensional coordinates systems simplifies graphical representation under all shapes wanted.
4. Geometrical construction is carried out with an amazing simplicity due to the fact that necessary tools for conception are automatically available as soon as the corresponding elements of the plan are selected.
5. A library for drawings is available to store drawings and images for a further use.
6. The possibility of animating in an independent manner the selection of any part of the text (including mathematical or chemical formulae) not only simplifies the animation of the text under all shapes wanted, but also make it very flexible animation sequences.
7. The possibility of writing or drawing in full screen mode facilitates corrections during presentation.
8. The ability to explore with PagePlayer solutions to scientific questions widens considerably the field of application of this educational tool.

Finally, we wish to draw the attention of the reader to the fact that the many functions mentioned above are made possible today thanks to a new theory on which the concept of PagePlayer is based: the non linear technique designed by Novoasoft.

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ScienceWord

Before saving or printing a document, a word processor is generally used for typing, formatting, and bringing possibly some modifications to the document. MS Word is undoubtedly the most commonly used word processor today in public or private administrations. Yet it become a very puzzling situation to type and process scientific documents which include mathematical or chemical formulae, geometrical drawings, and graphical representations, etc. To find a way around this problem, most of university institutions resort to some scientific word processors the best of which is LaTex. LaTex has revealed its limitations. Indeed, it is a rather complicated software for an average user because of the necessity for mastery of complex syntaxes before using it. Nowadays, obvious efforts have been made and more flexible scientific software, such as Scientific Workplace, allow a direct insertion of ready-made mathematical symbols as a second option.

Nevertheless, typing a scientific document remains a real brainteaser necessitating the combination of ordinary word processors and specialized scientific editors. Therefore numerous people, including lecturers, chemical engineers, medical doctors, feel reluctant to typing scientific documents.

ScienceWord is a new generation word processor. Not only it realises the processing of ordinary texts as it is done in MS Word, but also it simplifies processing complex scientific and technical documents made of ordinary texts,mathematical formulae,chemical formulae including macromolecules, graphical representation in two dimensional and three dimensional coordinate systems, drawings of all kinds, etc. Besides, ScienceWord enables exchanges and network researches for all kinds of documents.

Any computer typed document can be classified as linear or non linear document type. Non linear technique that constitutes the basic theory of ScienceWord enables to achieve once and for all the typographical arrangement of the simple text, mathematical formulae, chemical formulae, symbols, graphics, curves etc.

The linear or non linear character of a document is identified by the structure of the basic elements of the said document. When a well ordered structure exists between basic elements of a document, this is said to be of linear type. Furthermore, in a linear document type, there are only basic elements; no complex elements. All traditional documents are of linear type. In contrast non linear document type is not only made up of basic elements, but also complex elements (for example CH₃). On spur of a logical behaviour, the basic elements which make up the complex elements do not appear again under the form of a well ordered structure, but appear under so much diversified forms as Down-up

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Left-right ( for example H₃C), Insertion in batches

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Recurrence, Geometrical bonds, Spatial structure, etc. In this type of document, elements structurally maintain between themselves, risky and unpredictable diversified forms. It is for this reason that we say that this category of document is the non linear type. The linear type document is only the expression of the logical shapes whereas non linear type document is the expression of logical shapes but as well as logical behaviour.

Scientific and technical documents are complex documents made up of a number of formulae, graphics, curves, logical graphics etc. there are by excellence non linear type of documents. Non linear technique makes the processing of scientific and technical documents more easy.
For the first time mathematical formulae could be processed as a simple text. Chemical formulae are written with an ease never thought of, thereby establishing ScienceWord as the best editing platform of chemical formulae. ScienceWord offers a new approach which integrates basic geometric elements using a unique unmatched logic. The flexibility of two dimensional and three dimensional coordinates system and the numeral options available in properties dialogue boxes simplify all types of graphical representation.
ScienceWord is a new technology that introduces a simple way of processing complex scientific documents. Indeed ScienceWord has come to fulfill the needs of those who desire a scientific word processor, in which tasks are easy to carry out and do not at all require any in-depth knowledge.

ScienceWord proves of great value to scientists and engineers both in the educational / research and industrial settings. It should also be of immense benefit to schools, training colleges and polytechnics especially in the light of the Governments declared policy of promoting the use of ICT in all educational institutions.