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- ========---- Professional V5.0 ----========
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- MAJOR CHANGES SINCE EDWORD PROFESSIONAL V4.1
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- MARTIN REDDY, 1994
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- This file documents the major changes/additions which have been made since
- the release of EdWord Professional V4.1.
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- *** MAJOR CHANGE: EDWORD NOW REQUIRES WORKBENCH 2.0 OR ABOVE ***
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- NEW FACILITIES
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- · An "Auto-Completion" which will automatically attempt to complete
- the current word based upon the currently loaded Keyword File
- whenever you press the ALT+SPACE combination.
- · A "Find Function" facility has been added to display (and jump
- directly to) any functions/procedures in a source code file.
- · Can now select a block on a character-by-character basis instead
- of being restricted to a line-by-line selection.
- · Can now define the actions for all cursor key modifiers (i.e.
- Shift+Up, Alt+Up, Ctrl+Up etc.)
- · A number of Workbench Tools Types are now supported in addition
- to the current command line options.
- · Added a "Startup Script" option to automatically run an ARexx
- script when EdWord is first loaded.
- · When printing, you can now specify the line spacing (6/8 LPI)
- · An "Open New..." option has been added to the Project menu
- · A "Save Changes" option has been added to the Project menu
- · A "Save & Quit" option has been added to the Project menu
- · A "Capitalise Word" function has been added to the Utils menu
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- MODIFICATIONS
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- · Can now have 8 colour custom screens and totally customise the
- use of colour for the user interface.
- · Menus have been restructured with a new Prefs menu strip to contain
- all preference related facilities
- · Symbol Indent facility moved to Utils menu
- · Calculator is now a separate program (see below)
- · Options like "Select Doc", "View Clipboard", "Screen Mode", "Text
- Casing", "Colours" etc. updated to take advantage of Workbench 2.0
- GadTools functions.
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- FILE REQUESTER
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- · New, redesigned look which has a more Workbench 2.0 feel
- · Can specify size of file requester (in terms of files displayed)
- · Can specify how files and directories are sorted
- · Can optionally ignore ".info" files
- · Added support for the ReqTools file requester
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- USER COMMANDS
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- · Can now define upto 10 User Commands (instead of only 3)
- · Commands not displayed in menus until physically defined
- · Commands can be run Synchronously or Asynchronously
- · Can run commands on the current file in memory or on its
- last saved state on disk.
- · Can discover the AmigaDOS exit return value of a command
- · Can open the custom CLI/Shell on EdWord's screen
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- CALCULATOR
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- · Supplied as a stand-alone program called EdCalc
- · Can insert current calculator value directly into the editor
- · Can be iconified to a title bar when not used (via zoom gadget)
- · Can be used by other programs and other ARexx interfaces
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- AREXX INTERFACE
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- · 18 new commands added. (Details Not Supplied With Demo)
- · Many More scripts supplied including routines to reformat text to
- a margin as well as left, right or full justify a block of text.
- Also scripts to set blocks to bold, italic or underline via use
- of standard ANSI escape codes. (Not Supplied With Demo)
- · Added a "Run Script..." menu option to directly run an ARexx script
- · All scripts defined via the "Macro/Define Scripts..." menu
- option will appear at the end of that menu strip.
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