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Content 8 texts –4 Greek –4 Latin Study tools –Dictionary definition –Parser –Basic commentary –Advanced commentary –Translation –Background material on grammar and context

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Lectrix ROMDIDAC Overview A powerful online tool designed to help students read Greek and Latin texts in the original language by providing them with all the information required to actively construe a text at the click of a mouse. Content 8 texts 4 Greek 4 Latin Study tools Dictionary definition Parser Basic commentary Advanced commentary Translation Background material on grammar and context Texts Included Latin - Apuleius: Cupid and Psyche - Cicero: Catilinarians I-II - Ovid: Heroides - Virgil: Aeneid Book IX Greek - Euripides: Medea - Lysias: Selected Speeches - Plato: Ion - Sophocles: Antigone Key Points Innovative interface Key texts Unique functionality Versatile study support resource Faculty endorsement Dynamic content set Subsets Lectrix home page Quick links to About Lectrix, The Texts and Help notes Links to FAQs, suggestions for use, Subscriber Services, dictionary entries and subscribed texts Information relating to Lectrix and all available texts ROMDIDAC Text overview page Accessing one of the subscribed texts returns a page listing all the sub-divided content, if appropriate to that text ROMDIDAC Lectrix interface Clicking on a subheading from one of the text pages returns the Lectrix tool Four panes are available: the passage in the native language, the basic commentary, dictionary information and a grammatical parser ROMDIDAC Window activation To activate the windows, click on a word. This will then populate the boxes. ROMDIDAC Lectrix windows Any of the windows may be closed by clicking on the red cross in the top right hand corner, and they may also be moved around the screen. Windows can also be stacked and resized. Scroll through the sections of the text ROMDIDAC Advanced commentary To open the corresponding advanced commentary from the Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics series, right-click at the top of the Commentary window (Mac ctrl+click) and select Open scholarly commentary from the context menu ROMDIDAC Commentary window The advanced commentary opens in a new window. ROMDIDAC Text translation Bring up a complete translation by right-clicking the top of the text window (Mac: ctrl+click) ROMDIDAC Translation window A complete, newly commissioned translation of the passage will appear in a new window. ROMDIDAC Basic commentary notes Options to hide linguistic, stylistic and historical notes appear within the basic commentary context menu. Repetitive notes can also be hidden, and users may switch between page and lemma views. ROMDIDAC Highlighting notes Words with corresponding notes within the basic commentary may be highlighted by right-clicking on the top of the main text window (Mac: ctrl+click) In this instance, linguistic notes have been turned off and are not highlighted, nor displayed, in the basic commentary window. ROMDIDAC Support Technical Support - Comprehensive customer support for all post-purchase needs Subscriber Services Access 24 x 7 ICOLC compliant usage stats Extensive help notes available on-site Marketing Support Range of supporting materials Local Support Training available Other Electronic Products Online Products Cambridge Companions Online Shakespeare Survey Online Orlando Historical Statistics of the United States Econometric Society Monographs eBooks www.cambridge.org/ebookstore/ Cambridge Journals Online For further information, orders and free trials, please contact ROMDIDAC. S.C. ROMDIDAC S.A. Str. Sf. Vineri 32, Sector 3, Bucuresti Tel: Fax: Web: