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I am trying to find a definitive list of all the word in swiftforth and a description of their meaning, the documentation covers the bulk but
definitely not all, for example, counter & ucounter I cant find anywhere.

I am looking for something like the gforth manual where every word is
listed and explained.

Any ideas anyone ?
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From Newsgroup: comp.lang.forth

On 19/03/2026 10:12 pm, dave wrote:

I am trying to find a definitive list of all the word in swiftforth and a description of their meaning, the documentation covers the bulk but definitely not all, for example, counter & ucounter I cant find anywhere.

I am looking for something like the gforth manual where every word is
listed and explained.

Any ideas anyone ?

Doesn't exist unless you make one. SwiftForth system source often has the documentation you want. I assume you've set up your editor so that when
you type (or click) EDIT <wordname> in SF it pulls the requisite file into
your editor so it can be viewed.

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On Thu, 19 Mar 2026 23:10:34 +1100, dxf wrote:

On 19/03/2026 10:12 pm, dave wrote:

I am trying to find a definitive list of all the word in swiftforth and
a description of their meaning, the documentation covers the bulk but
definitely not all, for example, counter & ucounter I cant find
anywhere.

I am looking for something like the gforth manual where every word is
listed and explained.

Any ideas anyone ?

Doesn't exist unless you make one. SwiftForth system source often has
the documentation you want. I assume you've set up your editor so that
when you type (or click) EDIT <wordname> in SF it pulls the requisite
file into your editor so it can be viewed.

That's a shame, I like to browse through and learn obscure words but
without a definitive list I wont know what I am missing :)

I have set up the edit word to open Pulsar editor, and it works well.
Thank you for your help.

PS Think I have now got the hang of using the newsgroup app now.
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On 20/03/2026 1:50 am, dave wrote:

On Thu, 19 Mar 2026 23:10:34 +1100, dxf wrote:

On 19/03/2026 10:12 pm, dave wrote:

I am trying to find a definitive list of all the word in swiftforth and
a description of their meaning, the documentation covers the bulk but
definitely not all, for example, counter & ucounter I cant find
anywhere.

I am looking for something like the gforth manual where every word is
listed and explained.

Any ideas anyone ?

Doesn't exist unless you make one. SwiftForth system source often has
the documentation you want. I assume you've set up your editor so that
when you type (or click) EDIT <wordname> in SF it pulls the requisite
file into your editor so it can be viewed.

That's a shame, I like to browse through and learn obscure words but
without a definitive list I wont know what I am missing :)

WORDS should give all the words you'll need in practice. Create a sorted
list from that. In SF there'll be words that only pertain to the system.
Those are less likely to be documented or needed by users.

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In article <69bccd6b@news.ausics.net>, dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> wrote:

On 20/03/2026 1:50 am, dave wrote:

On Thu, 19 Mar 2026 23:10:34 +1100, dxf wrote:

On 19/03/2026 10:12 pm, dave wrote:

I am trying to find a definitive list of all the word in swiftforth and >>>> a description of their meaning, the documentation covers the bulk but
definitely not all, for example, counter & ucounter I cant find
anywhere.

I am looking for something like the gforth manual where every word is
listed and explained.

Any ideas anyone ?

Doesn't exist unless you make one. SwiftForth system source often has
the documentation you want. I assume you've set up your editor so that
when you type (or click) EDIT <wordname> in SF it pulls the requisite
file into your editor so it can be viewed.

That's a shame, I like to browse through and learn obscure words but
without a definitive list I wont know what I am missing :)

WORDS should give all the words you'll need in practice. Create a sorted >list from that. In SF there'll be words that only pertain to the system. >Those are less likely to be documented or needed by users.

I'm proud that all words present in ciforth are useful, there are no words
that are "internal" (and no word goes undocumented.)
If there are internal words, what is the use of the source license of they
are not documented?

Groetjes Albert.
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On 20/03/2026 9:58 pm, albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl wrote:

In article <69bccd6b@news.ausics.net>, dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> wrote:

...
WORDS should give all the words you'll need in practice. Create a sorted
list from that. In SF there'll be words that only pertain to the system.
Those are less likely to be documented or needed by users.

I'm proud that all words present in ciforth are useful, there are no words that are "internal" (and no word goes undocumented.)
If there are internal words, what is the use of the source license of they are not documented?

AFAIK a license only grants permission. Usefulness is a matter for the user
to determine.

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