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VDE16A.UPD
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VDE 1.6A Update Information
E. Meyer - 30 Dec 1990
VDE is getting rave reviews worldwide! See "REVIEWS" in VDE.DOC.
Please note my new address in Colorado, as of September 1990.
Version 1.6A differs from version 1.6 (released 12 Dec 1990) only in a
collection of internal improvements to VDE.COM. All other files remain
identical.
This is a quick guide, for users of previous versions of VDE, to
noticable changes in operation since version 1.54. Please check VDE.REF and
VINST.REF for full details.
VDE
* A new "Auto Format" mode (command ^OM or {Text:auto fmT}) provides
continuous reformatting of text during typing or editing, so that manual
reformat (^B) is unnecessary. See AUTO FORMAT.
* A new "Right Justify" mode (command ^OJ or {Text:Justify}) inserts
spaces in text as necessary so that formatting leaves an even right margin.
See JUSTIFICATION.
* A new paragraph tab command (^OG) allows setting a temporary indent.
See INDENTING.
* Command changes: The rename work command has been changed from ^KN to
^KE. (^KN will still work for now, but is reserved for other purposes in the
future.) The proportional mode command has been changed from ^OJ to ^OK,
since ^OJ is now the right justify command.
* Undelete (^U) can now be used repeatedly to recover prior deletions.
See UNDELETION.
* The MenuBar mode has been revised: VDE commands now work in MenuBar
mode as well. (A new choice {Misc:Escape} can access Esc commands.) Also, a
new {User:} menu bar can contain five new commands of your choice. See
OPERATING MODES.
* The preview command (^OD) now shows page numbers, and indicates page
breaks with dotted lines on screen. See PAGE PREVIEW.
* To make hyphenation easier, VDE now uses conditional or "soft"
hyphens, entered with the command ^P-. See HYPHENATION.
* There is a new file mode /U ("U"nformatted), which produces files
without soft carriage returns. See FILE MODES. (The old trick of setting the
right margin to 0 and reformatting to remove all soft returns is no longer
needed, or supported.)
* Two new macro commands have been added:
Esc* is a "universal toggle set", allowing a macro to specify any status
for Insert, Justify, and other toggles. See TOGGLE CONTROL.
Esc$ allows you to control continued execution of a macro when an error
occurs. See MACRO PROGRAMMING.
* The file browser (^KF) can now handle more files; the screen will
scroll if the cursor is moved past the end of the display.
* The print command (^KP) now allows headers on the left side of the
page, using the "<" character. See PRINTING.
* Manual reformat (^B) now acts upon the entire paragraph, not just from
the cursor line downward.
* The Match file function (AltM) now compares word by word, ignoring
formatting differences in documents (line length, word spacing, etc). In /N
mode, it is still an exact character by character match. Also, when files
match, it finishes at the end of the file (no longer a "not found" message).
* The [Esc] key can now be used (like ^U) to escape from all input
prompts throughout VDE (except macro definitions), canceling the operation in
progress.
VINST
* A new main menu item "menu<B>ar mode" lets you customize the new
"User" menu bar to contain 5 commands of your choice. (The choice for MenuBar
vs Command mode has also been moved here from the options section.)
* New user options allow for a choice of default status for auto format,
double spacing, and proportional spacing.
* For convenience, graphic character sets (for the AltG command) can
also now be stored and retrieved as disk files (.VDG).
* The Macro and Function key editing process now allows copying (and
thus moving) a definition from one key to another.
* Proportional character widths are now measured in 1/360" (not 1/256"
as before) for compatibility with most printers.
* The computer installation now supports the Paradise VGA+ video card as
a choice for 132-column mode operation (AltA).
* The printer installation now allows you to specify different ports
(e.g., LPT2) on systems with several printers. (Note: VINST will read .VDP
files from versions 1.52 to 1.54 of VDE as well. Just write them back out
again to convert them to 1.60 format, for use with VDE's AltU command.)
* Printer code entry now allows entering a single quote (`) + character
instead of a hex value, and the use of [BkSp] as a correction key.
============================= VERSION HISTORY ==============================
1984-1987: Development of "Video Display Editor" for CP/M computers.
VDE 1.0 (Dec87): First MSDOS release, for IBM PC compatibles only.
1.01 (Dec87): Faster; several bug fixes; minor changes to VINST.
1.1 (Jan88): Edit 2 files; AltE; AltT,D; DOS shell; ANSI installation.
1.2 (Mar88): AltW; AltM; AltS; ^OQ; ^QT,^QI; AltG; [F]-keys; word count.
1.21 (May88): Auto indent; ^OI enhancements; ^PL as pagebreak.
1.22 (Aug88): AltO; AltA; AltI; append to files; enhanced ^KP, display.
1.3 (Jan89): Edit 6 files; AltC,P; AltV; improved ^QA, ^U; /5 mode.
1.31 (Mar89): ^K#; ^KZ; macro keys A-Z; AltU; ^OD.
1.4 (Jul89): MenuBar mode; Esc"; proportional mode; small improvements.
1.5 (Dec89): 8 files; ^KA; enhanced ^KF, ^OW/AltF, ^QF; use less memory.
1.51 (Mar90): /P, /X file modes; ^]; ^K^; improved proportional mode.
1.52 (Apr90): Various small improvements and fixes.
1.53 (May90): ^QL,N; /M mode; ^PG; foreign language/KEYBxx compatibility.
1.54 (Sep90): Small improvements; supports enhanced keyboard, F11/F12.
1.6 (Dec90): Auto format; Justify; ^OG; {User}; /U; improved ^U, ^OD.
----- Eric Meyer, 3541 Smuggler Way, Boulder, CO 80303 USA -----