The first version of the Dashes(tm) hyphenation package was introduced in 1986 to the DTP and type-setting markets. Dashes is based on a powerful hyphenation algorithm that is fast and very accurate. In most languages it returns over 98% of all legal hyphen points and is over 99% accurate in all 29 available languages. Even on lower end systems such as Macintosh(R) Plus or IBM-PC/XT(R) Dashes(tm) will hyphenate at a rate of over 200 words per second. The space requirement for all languages together is about 170 KB. Dashes(tm) uses algorithms and exception tables. Other languages have been matched against major dictionaries as well.
Alexander Nizhnikov
Owner Circle Noetic Services 5 Pine Knoll Drive Mont Vernon, NH 03057 USA 603-672-6151 fax:603-672-8025 cirnoet@aol.com