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This is version 2.2 of J-Write.
This version includes an improved alogrithm for handling large files that is even
quicker than before. It also ensures that when large amounts of text are selected,
there is no risk of the selection endpoints "drifting". Additionally:
* A new setup|preferences option now also allows you to specify whether pasted in
text is automatically selected.
* The file|revert confirmation message has changed in line with user suggestions
so that a "yes" answer confirms the revert.
* A new feature - the Edit|Replace Block menu item - now permits the replacement
of the selected text on each line of text selected in column mode to be replaced
by a specified string.
* Double clicking with the mouse can now be made to select not only the current
word, but also the white space to the right of that word. This new feature is
controlled through a new setup|preferences option.
* Triple clicking to select the current line or paragraph (according to a
setup|preferences option) and quadruple clicking to select the current paragraph
is now supported.
* A new preference can also be configured for determining whether the same
directory is remembered for File|Open and File|Save As dialogs, or whether
different ones are.
This version also consolidates recent bug fixes. These include:
* After deleting text at the end of a file, there should no longer be a risk of
being able to move the cursor to an extra "false" line.
* The handling of hard page breaks should now be fully consistent as regards
navigating around them with the arrow keys and deletion with both Delete and
Backspace Keys.
* Text selection should now be properly preserved when performing actions such as
Text Flow, changing the word wrap, etc.
* On both forwards and backwards search, version 2.1 was occasionally failing to
find a target word, when that word was split across an internal buffer. This is now
fixed.
* There is no longer a risk of file save causing the display window to "drift" to
another area of the text.
NEW FOR VERSION 2.1
This version fixes a bug in the 16-bit which could result in a General Protection
Fault when searching long files. It also includes a new File Information Dialog
(accessible from the File Menu) and an AutoScrolling feature for use when
selecting text with the mouse (see setup|preferences).
NEW FOR VERSION 2.0
Version 2.0 of J-Write has the following new features:
╖ Block Selection of text
╖ Bookmarks
╖ Controlled File Locking
╖ Mail Reformatting
╖ Optional Save Backup
╖ Page Numbering
╖ Page or File Relative Line Numbers
╖ Save Selection to File
╖ Special Characters in Find/Replace
╖ Startup Options
╖ Window Margins
╖ Zoom In/Out
In addition, the J-Write Component Library now includes a data aware version of
the J-Write text editor, ready for linking to text and ôblobö fields in databases.
A number of bugs have also fixed.
Many of the above changes have been requested by users, so keep sending in your
suggestions to help make J-Write a better and more useful PRODUCT!
BLOCK SELECTION OF TEXT
With Block Selection, you can now select a rectangular area of text by dragging
the mouse while holding down both the left mouse button and the ALT key. You can
also perform the same task by holding down the ALT key while moving the caret
while using the cursor movement keys.
Once a block of text has been selected, it may be deleted, using the delete key,
dragged and dropped with the mouse, or copied/cut to the clipboard to be pasted
back in ELSEWHERE.
BOOKMARKS
A bookmark is simply a named pointer into the text. This pointer is kept pointed
at the same text, even when text is inserted or deleted, and may be used to jump
back to the identified location from anywhere in the file. Up to 16,383 bookmarks
can be defined.
ADDING A BOOKMARK
To add a bookmark, position the caret at the position at which the bookmark is to
be defined, and then select the Search|Add Bookmark menu item. This will open the
Add Bookmark dialog. This dialog displays all currently defined bookmarks, as a
list, and suggests a name for the new bookmark in the form ôBookmarknö. You may
accept this name or type in another.
If you click on the OK button, the dialog box is closed and the bookmark is added
to the list. If you click on the Add button, then the bookmark is added to the
list, and the dialog box remains open. You may then return to the edit window (the
dialog remains displayed), select another position, and define another bookmark.
The Add Bookmark dialog may also be used to delete a bookmark. Simply select the
bookmark to be deleted and click on the Delete button.
JUMPING TO A BOOKMARK
You can quickly jump to the most recently defined bookmark by selecting the
Search|Goto Last Bookmark menu item, or by pressing the F12 function key.
To jump to any bookmark, you should open the Goto Dialog, by selecting the
Search|Goto menu item.
CONTROLLED FILE LOCKING
You may specify whether a file is to be locked while it is edited, or available
for reading/writing. The Setup|Preferences menu item is used to control this
feature. To change the current file locking strategy, select this menu item; this
opens the Preferences dialog Box.
If the File Locking checkbox is checked, then files are locked while they are
being edited. Otherwise, they are unlocked and may be read or written to by other
applications.
You should note that if file locking is not selected, it is possible to update the
file in another application, then save it again in J-Write and overwrite the file
saved by the other application.
MAIL REFORMATTING
Mail reformatting is used to tidy up text introduced by Mail Quotes. The text is
reformatted by flowing it into proper lines of text, organised where appropriate
into paragraphs, and each reformatted line may again be prefixed by a mail quote.
Either the current selection is reformatted, or, if no text is selected, all text
from the current caret position onwards is reformatted.
To reformat text, select the text, or place the caret in the required position,
and then press the Mail Reformatting speed button, or select the Edit|Reformat
Quoted Text menu item. J-Write will inspect the first line to be reformatted and
attempt to identify the current mail quotes. A dialog box will then be displayed,
indicating what are the so identified mail quotes, and which suggests their replac
ment with the current default.
You may update either the current or the replacement mail quote.
Click on OK to reformat the text, or Cancel to abort the operation. Note that
reformatting can be undone in a single undo operation.
OPTIONAL SAVE BACKUP
You may specify whether a backup (.bak) file is to be created when a file is
saved.
The Setup|Preferences menu item is used to control this feature. To change the
current file locking strategy, select this menu item; this opens the Preferences
dialog Box.
If the ôCreate Backup Filesö checkbox is checked, then a backup is always created
when a file is saved, otherwise it is not.
PAGE NUMBERING
J-Write maintains both the current page number, and the total number of pages in
the file; the number of lines on a page being determined by the current printer.
Both the current page number, and the total number of pages in the file are
displayed on the status line, after the current character number. The display
format is:
<page number>/<total pages>
Page or File Relative Line Numbers
The current line number displayed on the status line may be either page relative,
or file relative.
The Setup|Preferences menu item is used to control this feature. To change the
current file locking strategy, select this menu item; this opens the Preferences
dialog Box.
Select the appropriate Line Numbers radio button for page or file relative line
numbering.
SAVE SELECTION TO FILE
You may save the current selection to a file. This is achived by using the
File|Sav