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- BIGTEXT -
- UPDATE INFORMATION -
Version 1.2
- Fixed bug during conversion of very large files - would
sometimes halt execution when out of memory.
- Improved help system.
- Pressing Alt-C in the viewer program will now toggle the
screen colours.
Version 1.3
- Fixed bug when repeating a search for text - occasionally
would not find the text.
Version 1.4
- Added ability of viewer program to scroll left and right
for long lines. This means your text can now extend past
the right hand side of the screen. Ideal for tables and
spreedsheets. Maximum line length 255 characters.
- Added the program JOIN.EXE to replace the batch files for
joining small text files into a single big text file.
Version 1.5
- Now uses the currently set video mode. For example, if you
are using 50 line mode, then the executable files created
by Bigtext will display text in 50 line mode.
- Line drawing characters are now approximated during printing.
(with - and | characters).
Version 1.6
- Text viewer programs now have a percentage indicator on the
bottom line of the screen to indicate the relative position
within the document.
- Sometimes the "~" characters were printed out when
printing. This has now been fixed.
- You can now use the text compression feature on documents
that contain graphic ascii characters. However, individual
lines containing graphic characters will not be compressed.
- The program Bigtype.exe has been included in the package.
Using this program you can generate fancy text to make your
presentations more interesting.
Version 1.7
- Text compression will now compress text by an extra %15,
meaning you can process even larger volumes of text -
700kb or more. (However, this will not necessarily
decrease the size of the .exe file every time)
- Text compression is now on by default. Text compression
can be turned off from the command line (or batch file)
with the new parameter /CN.
Version 1.8
- Fixed problem where English pound sterling symbol "£" did
not survive compression in version 1.7.
- When printing, each new section now starts printing on a
new page.
- Form feed characters (ascii character No. 12) can now be
inserted into the text to force a new page when printing.
This can be used to ensure that a related information (eg,
a table of data) stays together on the same page.
Inserting the text *formfeed* in your document will have
the same effect as inserting a form feed character.
- Immediately after searching for text with the "F"ind
option, continuing to press the return key will now have
the same effect as pressing the "R"epeat key.
- Added the option to have comment lines in your text. Lines
beginning with -C- (starting at column 1) will be displayed
on screen the same as normal text, but will not be printed
or sent to file.
Version 2.0
- Added ability to execute other programs from within the
viewer programs. This is great for demos and graphic
illustrations to enhance your text. Viewer can swap to EMS
or disk to make more memory available.
- Small arrows are now used to indicate when text extends
beyond the right edge of the screen, or beyond the left
edge of the screen.
- Improved menu layout in text viewer programs.
- To return to the viewer menu you can now press "M" or F10
or Esc. Pressing "Q" from the menu now quits the program.
Version 2.1
- Added option to suppress the pause for a keypress after
executing a program from within the viewer program.
- Added option to force no swapping to EMS or disk when
executing a program from within the viewer program. This
speeds up the execution of small programs when memory is
not likely to be limiting.
Version 2.2
- Bigtext executables can now display complex, text-based
colour images as part of the text. Bigtext now comes with
the program "Text Paint" for creating screen images, and
the memory resident program "Text Capture" which can pop-up
over other programs and capture text screen images in
full-colour.
Version 2.3
- Added LINK command to link pictures into Bigtext during
compilation of the .exe file.
- Now handles the new compressed form of Text Paint files.
- There are now up to 50 menu types to choose from, made up
of ten colour combinations and five styles.