Augmented Syntax Diagrams (ASDs) are networks of directed graphs used to denote English grammar rules.

Although they look similar to finite-state grammars, they are actually more powerful than context-free grammars, yet efficient for parsing.

 The graph nodes can be augmented with computations similar to Wood's ATN registers. An ASDParser and an ASDEditor have been developed in Java by  Prof. James A. Mason  from York University and which are in the public domain.

 We  migrated our Java Applet demos to Java Web Start (JWS) technology as it depends less on browsers and allows developers to specify which JRE version to use for the launch of the application.

Java Web Start updates client machines automatically and gets around most compatibility problems seen with browsers' Java plug-ins and the various JRE versions.

JWS  has been an integral part of the Java Runtime Environment since JRE version 1.4.2 .

 We are continuously upgrading, updating, improving and fixing things. Feedback welcome!

 
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