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- Changes to dbWRITER 1.8
- ================================
- Copyright 1991,1992 David Becker
- GEnie D.Becker8
- Compuserve 73030,3562
-
- Here is another update to my freeware text processor, dbWRITER. Versions 1.6
- and 1.7 were never released to the public so we jump right to version 1.8
-
- Bugs fixed
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
- - There was an intermittent problem when typing at the bottom of a document.
- Sometimes lines would disappear. It seems BACKSPACE on the bottom line
- would sometimes decrease the "last line" counter and dbWRITER would
- "forget" about the last few sentences.
-
- - Some typists report problems when hitting RETURN and RIGHT SHIFT
- together by mistake. They are very close together on the keyboard
- and I can see how this can happen. I've trapped the RETURN - RIGHT SHIFT
- keys so they won't create unexpected results anymore.
-
- - The mouse pointer sometimes leaves garbage on the screen if you move the
- cursor over it. Don't forget SHIFT-CLR redraws the edit screen if this
- bothers you. I've tried fixing this little nuisance, but so far no luck.
-
- - Serial printing should now be trouble free.
-
-
- Changes and additions
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
- - This version of dbWRITER supports the dbWRITER thesaurus available on
- Compuserve and GEnie. Please see full documentation for details.
-
- - The configuration screen <A>C has been re-written. The auto mail merge
- load, auto macro load and auto ruler load have all been removed. These
- configuration options seemed a bit redundant so I decided that when
- the correct filename is present they will be automatically loaded.
-
- DBWRITER.MM for the mailmerge
- DBWRITER.TAB for the custom ruler
- DBWRITER.MAC for macros
-
- Please erase your old DBWRITER.CFG file and create a new one with this
- version of dbWRITER.
-
- - New additions to the configuration screen include:
-
- Auto options after setting a text block
- Share the dictionary with the desk accessory
- and Share the thesaurus with the desk accessory
-
- These are explained fully in the documention file. The dbWRITER accessory
- is now available on Compuserve and GEnie and allows access to the
- dbWRITER dictionary and thesaurus from within other GEM applications!
-
- - I have removed the "walkthru" and "demo" options to make room for the
- additional thesaurus code. No great loss.
-
- - The NON-ASCII import dialog now allows you to bypass the control code
- removal and importation procedures and load any type of text file into
- dbWRITER. The editor was never meant to handle NON-ASCII text and may
- display unexpected or even disasterous results but I have included this
- "As Is" option for the fearless of heart.
-
- - The text encryption/decryption algorythms have been improved thanks
- to some expert advise given to me in this area.
-
- - dbWRITER configuration now defaults to 4000 maximum lines within the
- editor, 50 maximum clipboard lines and 50 mail merge entries. These
- are in effect only if DBWRITER.CFG is not found.
-
-
-
-
- Changes to dbWRITER 1.5
- ================================
- Copyright 1991,1992 David Becker
- GEnie D.Becker8
- Compuserve 73030,3562
-
- Bugs fixed
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
- - The fileselector save path now initially defaults to the same path
- as the last loaded file
-
- - Using the delete key on the last line produced unexpected results
- sometimes deleting lines above! This has been fixed.
-
-
- Changes and additions
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
- - The configuration file DBWRITER.CFG now contains a flag to automatically
- display the "block options dialog box" after you set a text block by
- dragging with the mouse. You can manually edit this file by loading
- it into dbWRITER and changing the flag to 1 for automatic display.
- Save the file back to disk as DBWRITER.CFG
-
-
-
-
- Changes to dbWRITER 1.4
- ================================
- Copyright 1991,1992 David Becker
- GEnie D.Becker8
- Compuserve 73030,3562
-
- Bugs fixed
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
- - The fileselector now defaults to *.* instead of *.TXT
-
- - Backspace sometimes skipped up one line, this has been fixed.
-
- - F10 now correctly searches for the next occurrence of your text string
- from the cursor position to the end of the document.
-
- - Automatic importation of Wordwriter and First Word Plus documents
- has been improved.
-
-
- Changes and additions
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
- - When clicking 'P' within the quick pick grid or pressing <A>P you will
- be presented with the new PRINTOUT CONFIGURATION screen. Important
- additions include multiple copies, form feeds after printing pages or
- after printing the entire document, top and left margin settings for
- only the printout, user selectable spacing between pages and printouts
- beginning from any page number you choose. I have also included an
- indicator box displaying the amount of complete copies printed, not
- pages but entire documents (I wanted to print 3 page resumes the other
- day and I kept losing track of how many had been output).
-
- - The PRINTER DRIVER CONFIGURATION screen <A>W no longer includes a MARGIN
- button. This has been replaced by a FORM FEED button for ejecting a page
- from your printer. Printer margins are now handled within the new
- printout configuration screen.
-
- - The configuration file DBWRITER.CFG now contains a command line colour
- flag. You can manually edit this file by loading it into dbWRITER and
- changing the flag to 1 for a light command line (desktop fill pattern)
- instead of the default black. Save the file back to disk as DBWRITER.CFG
-
- - The configuration dialog <A>C contains a new choice called "Memory saver
- spell check". This feature is meant to help those with a megabyte or less.
- Instead of the normal single pass spell check, dbWRITER will spell check
- your document in two passes, loading only half the dictionary for each
- pass. After the second pass the remaining dictionary is purged from memory.
- This type of spell check uses only 190K compared with 380K the normal spell
- check requires! If you wish to view a word within the dictionary, dbWRITER
- will not load the entire dictionary resident but will instead scan the disk
- file and load only a small section into memory. This takes between 5 and 30
- seconds depending on the word but does not require very much memory.
-
- - The clipboard will now accept multiple entries. If you keep copying blocks
- of text to the clipboard you can stack them on top of one another or you
- can still replace a block, erasing the original clipboard content (I use
- this new clipboard to gather messages from BBS systems as I scan the topic
- and catagory listings).
-
-
- The main documentation file QUICKDOC.TXT has been updated to reflect these
- changes and additions. The dictionary file remains unchanged.
-