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RogSoft NotePad+ 1.02 Readme file
=================================
NotePad+ is a free drop-in replacement for Windows 95/NT Notepad, that
retains all functionality of the standard Notepad but adds the following:
- no more 64kB file size barrier under Windows 95
- opens more than one file (Multiple Document Interface)
- MAPI enabled to send files through e-mail
- drag-and-drop of selected text within open file and between open files
- fonts & colors completely user-definable (including fixed/proportional
switch)
- smarter hot keys (almost every function has a hot key)
- several other improvements over standard Notepad
In short: NotePad+ eats standard Windows 95 Notepad for lunch!
Contents of this file:
----------------------
1. Installation
2. Un-install
3. The Story
4. Tips
5. Credits
6. History
7. License & Disclaimer
1. Installation:
----------------
Copy the standard Notepad program file from your Windows directory into a
temporary directory. Then place the executable file from the distribution
archive of NotePad+ (also named Notepad) in your Windows directory,
confirm the overwriting of standard Notepad. After that you can rename the
old Notepad in the temporary directory (for example, rename it to
Notepad Original) and move it back to your Windows directory (that's
necessary for the un-install).
Make sure that you copy, not move, the old Notepad out of the Windows
directory first before dropping NotePad+ in, and also not rename it before
dropping NotePad+ in. Otherwise Windows will automatically change the
path or name of the associated executable, in Option/File Types for files
types that are associated with Notepad, to the temporary directory or new
name. Looks like there's is some object-orientedness in the Windows 95
GUI after all. :)
2. Un-install:
-------------
In case you want to return to your old Notepad, just rename the original
back to "Notepad" and confirm overwriting of NotePad+. Voila, your old
Notepad is back. You also might want to remove the keys in the Registry
for Notepad+, but it's not necessity. They're located at
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\RogSoft\NotePad+.
3. The Story:
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I hated the limitations of standard Windows 95 Notepad so much, that I
decided to write a better one. :)
My goal was to go beyond standard Notepad's possibilities without making
NotePad+ a full-featured text-editor, in order to retain a fast executable
and smooth operation in memory-constraint environments.
This is also my first Delphi 2.0 project and the first program I ever
distributed. It is a 100% 32-bit compiled executable, so no run-time
libraries are necessary to run NotePad+. I hope you'll enjoy this program,
and would like as much feedback as possible.
Comments, suggestions, bug reports etc. are welcome at:
0meurs01@lelystad.flnet.nl
Updates will be placed at the RogSoft NotePad+ Home Page:
http://lelystad.flnet.nl/~0meurs01
4. Tips:
--------
You've probably noticed the behaviour of Windows 95 applications, to
automatically add an extension to a file that is saved. Naturally, this
has a reason. The extensions are associated with programs and you are able
to open a file by just double-clicking it.
But sometimes it can be annoying, especially with files for which you
prefer it would not automatically get any extension. You can overrule this
behaviour by typing the filename in the Save dialog box like this: ["test"]
(without brackets). In this case the file will be saved without any
extension. This works for NotePad+, but also for other Win95 applications.
Another thing is that Windows 95 applications (including NotePad+) can save
a file with the particular extension you want it to have, just by typing in
the file and extension you want it to have in the Save-dialog box, for
example: [file_id.diz] (without brackets) will save your file with the
extension "diz", not "txt". Therefore, even though ".txt" is the only
default extension in (this version of) NotePad+, specifying your own
extension in the Save-dialog box will save your file with the extension you
want it to have.
To make use of the e-mail functionality of NotePad+, you have to have a
MAPI-server installed. If you would like Euroda to act as your MAPI-server,
do the following: go to Tools/Options/MAPI in Eudora, set 'Use Eudora MAPI
server' to Always. That's all there is to it.
5. Credits:
-----------
Thanx to:
- Ed Jay, Bas Rijniersce and Richard van der Steen for beta testing.
- Envy Technologies for their Win95 style About box (which I adapted to
my own needs in NotePad+ but was very useful to learn how several
things are done, like system resources).
- Erik C. Nielsen for his FileDrag component.
- Users in the Delphi newsgroups for their tips.
6. History:
-----------
Versions with an increased number at the end of the version number are
mainly bug fixes. Versions with additional functionality will have an
increased number directly after the dot.
For example, 1.1 will have more functionality than 1.0, while 1.02 has no
significant extra functionality over 1.01. You can always check out the
NotePad+ Home Page for the latest version.
1.0 September 17 1996: First release
1.01 September 18 1996: Fixes 'Invalid data type for Alternative' error.
1.02 September 25 1996: Fixes bug in Fonts/Colors preferences. NotePad+
would change fonts/colors for current session of
application even though the Preferences box was
cancelled after you had messed around with the
Fonts/Colors preferences. (You would only have
noticed this if you used the fixed/proportional
switch after closing the Preferences box.)
Fixes bug where Find function would not highlight
first string found (very irritating!).
About dialog now checks under what OS the
application is running. Skips System Resources
when running under NT (NT has unlimited system
resources). NotePad+ is now fully NT capable.
Reduced program executable's size by >70kB(!) by
removing an un-needed source code unit that Delphi
had automatically added when I was trying some
things out before the first release.
Several other (minor) bug-fixes and adjustments.
Polished the program a bit more.
7. License & Disclaimer:
------------------------
This version of NotePad+ is distributed as Freeware. This means you don't
have to pay for this software, just enjoy it! You are not allowed to modify
this software. You may distribute it by making it available on online-
services and distribution CD's and/or other media (I would appreciate being
notified if this program will be distributed on these media, for example on
a Share/Freeware CD). You may not ask money for the program itself, only
for the distribution of the program. Use of this program is at your own
risk.
Rogier Meurs reserves the right to release future versions of NotePad+ not
as Freeware. This means future version may become Shareware, that must be
registered. Although future versions of NotePad+ may become Shareware, you
may always use this version (1.02) for free for as long as you like.
Happy editing!
Rogier Meurs
Author of NotePad+