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        Pluma Word Processor for OS/2 Presentation Manager
       ====================================================

  This program provides a What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) word
processor for the OS/2 Presentation Manager interface.  It does not
attempt to go head-to-head with the large professional word processors
available for OS/2 PM or Windows, but rather tries to provide a more
modest set of functions.  Normal text formatting is provided for, plus
the program has the ability to handle imbedded graphics.  All installed
ATM fonts are supported, in all the native formats and in a wide range
of sizes.  Printer support is strictly through the OS/2 PM interface,
providing output on any printer supported by that interface, including
FAX and plotter devices.

        Software Registration
        ---------------------

  This program is shareware.  Feel free to distribute unmodified copies
of the program to anyone interested.  If you find the program useful,
and decide to keep the program for use, then you must pay for it.
The price is US$30.00, and there are several ways to pay it:

        Check or Money Order: If you wish to pay with a personal check
or money order, please send your payment, together with your name, your
mailing address, the revision number and date of your current copy of
Pluma, to:
                Pluma Registrations
                c/o Rick Papo
                38290 Avondale
                Westland, MI 48185-3830
                USA

        VISA/MasterCard/Discover: If you wish to use a credit-card to
pay for your registration, the company BMT Micro is providing this
service for Pluma.  They may be reached by telephone at [phone]
(USA only) or at [phone], by FAX at [phone], or through
their BBS at [phone].  The voice lines are open from 8am to 8pm
(EST,-5 GMT).  The other numbers function 24 hours per day, 7 days per
week.  In addition, their mailing address is:

                BMT Micro
                452 Horn Rd
                Wilmington, NC 28412-2411
                USA

  NOTE: If you reside in any of the republics which were formerly of the
Soviet Union or of the Warsaw Pact, you may register for $5 (no credit
cards, please).

  Upon receiving your registration, you will be sent a receipt and the
latest revision of the word processor on diskette.  You will be sent one
more copy on diskette later, when the next major revision is released.
Printed documentation is not yet available, but once it is, all registered
users of the word processor will receive a copy.  If you would like
later upgrades on diskette, they will cost $10 U.S. dollars ($5 for
the ex-USSR).


        Installation
        ------------

  To install Pluma, you must execute the command-file 'ENGLISH'.
You will be asked in what directory you wish to install the program.
Please enter the full path of that directory, including the drive
specifier.  If the directory does not exist, it will be created.
Once you have entered the directory name, the installation will complete.
The program's EXE, DLL, HLP and DOC files will be copied to the target
directory.  A folder will be created on your desktop and a program
object will be placed therein.  In addition, an object to represent
the DOC file will be placed there.  Once installation is complete, feel
free to move the objects wherever you wish.

  If by chance you delete any of the objects, simply repeat the
installation procedure.  The program settings will not be lost.


        Translations
        ------------

  Pluma is built to be translatable into other languages easily.
The Spanish, French and Dutch versions have already been translated.
Translations to Catalán, German, Danish, Italian and Portugese are
expected shortly.  If you wish to translate the program to your native
language, send me a note to my Internet ID ([e-mail]) or to my
CompuServe ID (72607,3111), or to my mailing address.  I will send you
the texts that need to be translated (the help file, the documentation file,
the installation script and the text resource definitions).  Once I
have the translated material back, I will add the new language to the
next release of the word processor.  Keep in mind, however, that I will
always be asking you for updates as the program gets revised and enhanced.
In return for your help, your registration is free and you will get free
upgrades as long as you continue to translate them.


        Acknowledgements
        ----------------

  Thanks to the following individuals for their help in testing, for
their suggestions during development, and for their support:

        Wayne Blankenbeckler    (Sam's Books,Indiana,USA)
        Harry Bush              (Riga,Latvia)
        Xavier Caballe          (Barcelona,Spain)
        Bjorn Fahller           (Sweden)
        Per Gjerlov             (Denmark)
        Dr. Herbert Klaeren     (Tuebingen,Germany)
        Frank Mersmann          (Bremen,Germany)
        Joe Negron              (Brooklyn,New York,USA)
        Marvin Nipper           (Golden,Colorado,USA)
        Walt Rutka              (Great Lakes Data Systems,Southfield,Michigan,USA)
        Leland Sheppard         (California,USA)
        Erwin Vackier           (Netherlands)
        Raphaël Vanney          (Paris,France)
        Bryan Walker            (Tennessee,USA)


        Change History
        --------------

18 March 1994 - Revision 1.00
  First public release, after development since September 1992.

21 March 1994 - Revision 1.01
  Fixed bug where the File Open dialog could have multiple copies active at the same time.
  Fixed bug which crashed the program during startup if no printers were defined.

01 April 1994 - Revision 1.02
  Added FILE_ID.DIZ identification file.
  Defined <F2> for Save, <F4> for Save&Close, and <Ctrl><O> for Open.
  Now uses white, not the system background color, for the document window background.
  Altered pageup/pagedown logic to conform more closely to established custom.
  Fixed bug with line-drawing characters.
  Fixed bug with horizontal alignment of monospaced fonts (Courier).
  Fixed bug with spool job submission.
  Fixed bug with cursor positioning on lines without any visible text (just functions).
  Fixed bug with setting initial document default values.
  Altered rulers so that margins can be set as wide as possible.
  Fixed bug in tracking margin settings.
  Added Line Spacing option to Document Defaults and to the Layout Menu.

25 April 1994 - Revision 1.03
  Fixed bug in highlighting initial entry of Defaults' Color and Justification combo-boxes.
  Added APPLY button to the Document Defaults dialog.
  Fixed bug in cursor positioning on lines without any visible text (just graphics).
  Document preface needed margin settings and tab spacing values saved to it and loaded from it.
  Fixed bug where program could loop when top margin was set to top of page.
  Fixed bug in building titles for iconized document windows.
  Added command-line option TRAP.
  Replaced form selection with printer job settings dialog.
  Added Global Save check-box to the Document Defaults dialog.
  Added Ctrl+N, Ctrl+B, Ctrl+I, Ctrl+U key assignments for Normal, Bold, Italic and Underscore.
  Moved Printing status window to document window title-bar.
  Added Merging/Saving status window to document window title-bar.
  Now saves on a separate thread, and shows status in document window title-bar.
  Fixed bug where text strings too long to fit on a line could cause a loop during formatting.
  Added context menu for selected text.
  Reactivated the multi-threaded startup (it had been disabled!).

06 May 1994 - Revision 1.04
  Translation to Spanish by Xavier Caballé.
  Fixed a bug in merging and loading empty Pluma documents.
  Fixed a bug in merging and loading invalid documents.
  Fixed bug in initialization when no printers are defined (new bug to 1.03).
  Now aborts the program rather than allowing all virtual memory to be used up.
  Disabled forms requirement to queue processor, for now.
  Altered method of identifying registered copies.
  Fixed a number of help definition problems.
  Added help buttons to all message boxes.

09 May 1994 - Revision 1.04a
  Fixed bug in document loading.
  Fixed positioning and clipping of Open and Save Confirm dialogs.

11 May 1994 - Revision 1.05 (repost of 1.04a)
  Renamed because of problems with BBSes which do not accept duplicate uploads.

12 May 1994 - Revision 1.06
  Removed help button from exception message.
  Restored load/save/print priorities to normal.
  Fixed bug with deletion when deletion causes a line or page to be emptied.
  Altered page formatting logic to force long words to be formatted one the
    current line if there is space on the page, rather than starting the long
    line on a new page.
  Modified workspace to interact with the Color Palette.

20 May 1994 - Revision 1.07
  Now updates printer job settings to default when a new printer is selected.
  Fixed bug in getting page clipping limits in the general case.
  Reworked logic for splitting the font/size/color menus as they get too large.
  Expanded the size menu.

27 May 1994 - Revision 1.08
  Modified rulers and document workspace to interact with the Color Palette.
  Modified Defaults dialog to require a currently existing printer object
    to be selected, unless there are none.
  Print requests are now denied if no printer object exists.
  Fixed bug in default page clipping limits (when no printer available).
  Fixed bug that appeared when user changed printer object's driver since
    the last setting of document defaults.

17 June 1994 - Revision 1.09
  Added Initial Zoom to the General Preferences dialog.
  Altered Fonts menu to scroll if not possible to show all fonts on the screen at once.
  First revision in French.

08 July 1994 - Revision 1.10
  Fixed bug in page-break insertion.
  Fixed bug in Defaults dialog when very large numbers of fonts are installed.
  Added Expand options to the Attributes Menu.
  First revision in Dutch.

20 July 1994 - Revision 1.11
  Fixed bug in black-and-white bitmap handling.
  Activated the 1x1 aspect bitmap menu option.
  Added interpretation of function at cursor to the status window.

  -- Vacation 21 July - 26 August 1994 --

13 September 1994 - Revision 1.12
  Fixed bug in displaying the Product Information dialog.
  Revised installation procedure to create folder and include documentation files.
  Fixed error in displaying graphic definitions in the status line.
  Added interpretation of character at cursor to the status window.
  Added location and size of item at cursor to the status window.
  Added default context menu with Refresh command.
  Altered all margin settings to be relative to the page edges, not to the lower-left corner.