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Re: Swiftforth

Date 2026-03-20 15:30 +1100
Subject Re: Swiftforth
Newsgroups comp.lang.forth
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From dxf <dxforth@gmail.com>
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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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Swiftforth dave <dave6502@gmail.com> - 2026-03-19 11:12 +0000
  Re: Swiftforth dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-03-19 23:10 +1100
    Re: Swiftforth dave <dave6502@gmail.com> - 2026-03-19 14:50 +0000
      Re: Swiftforth dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-03-20 15:30 +1100
        Re: Swiftforth albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl - 2026-03-20 11:58 +0100
          Re: Swiftforth dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-03-21 01:13 +1100
        Re: Swiftforth dave <dave6502@gmail.com> - 2026-03-25 15:56 +0000

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