README.TXT for NoteTab Light™ 4.9 (Freeware version) ================================= Welcome to NoteTab Light! The ultimate free Notepad replacement and a capable HTML editor. If you are reading this file from your new NoteTab program, open the file Readme.otl to quickly discover some of its most original features. If you are not familiar with technical terms, you will find help by viewing the Glossary.otl file that can be accessed from the Help menu. See the WhatsNew.txt file for information on the most recent changes made to the program. Tip: put the cursor on any of these file names and hit the F7 function key to open it immediately. Contents -------- 1. Introduction 2. Installation 3. Ordering Information 4. Help Files 5. Technical Support 6. Distribution License 7. Legal 8. Feedback 1. Introduction --------------- NoteTab Light is the ultimate free Notepad replacement and a capable HTML editor. A slimmer version of the award-winning NoteTab Pro, this slick application makes text editing a breeze. Move quickly around a stack of large files with a simple tabbed interface. Format your text to your heart's content. Write with the font of your choice, fixed-width or proportional. If you need to cut and paste chunks from a pile of files, forget the Clipboard: you can set up a Paste Board file to save text clips automatically. Strip HTML tags from your files. Call up complete document statistics instantly. Use powerful, system-wide search and replace tools. Speed up your work with text macros: you can use them as shortcuts, or even to auto-replace those persistent typos. Handy sample macro libraries are supplied, and you can easily build your own. Make the most of NoteTab's many options to suit your own workstyle. There's more, much more, in this package -- try the finest piece of freeware available today! Commercial Versions ................... NoteTab Std 4.9 (US $9.95); adds: * Spell checker and Thesaurus * Clipbars * Editable Outline files * Customizable menu shortcuts * Search+Replace text in disk files NoteTab Pro 4.9 (US $19.95); adds: * Same extra's as NoteTab Std, plus: * Faster text processing * Multiple-level undo/redo * URL and HTML-tag highlighting * Bookmarks * Wrap to column * Line-count ruler * Show/Hide nonprinting characters * Choice between real/fixed/smart tabs * WordStar commands Ordering Information: http://www.notetab.com/order.htm 2. Installation --------------- You can install this release over a previous copy if you want to keep all your settings. Just extract the Setup.exe file from the .zip package and execute it. How to Uninstall ................ You can uninstall NoteTab by using the Control Panel's Add/Remove Programs dialog box or the Uninstall NoteTab icon in the Start menu. Note that this will delete your program settings. If you want to save your settings, you should make a copy of the .ini file prior to uninstalling. IMPORTANT - WINDOWS NT USERS: If NoteTab was installed with Administrative privileges, you should then also uninstall NoteTab under these conditions. Otherwise, NoteTab might not be completely removed from your system. 3. Ordering Information ----------------------- You can easily order the commercial versions of NoteTab from the following link: http://www.notetab.com/order.htm (main site) Site licenses are available and purchase orders are accepted from approved companies and organizations (see Web page or Help file for more details). See the file Order.txt if you prefer not to order NoteTab through the Web. To enquire about sales, please write to . 4. Help Files ------------- NoteTab supports two different kinds of Help documents, HTML Help and the older WinHelp. Because HTML Help is appreciated a lot more than WinHelp, NoteTab is now distributed over the Internet with only HTML Help. However, some rare systems (Windows 95 and NT4) are not configured to display HTML Help. If that is your case, you can download the WinHelp versions of the NoteTab documentation from the following Web page: http://www.notetab.com/winhelp.htm 5. Technical Support -------------------- Free technical support is available to registered users of NoteTab Pro and NoteTab Standard. If you have a problem installing or running your registered copy of NoteTab, you can ask for help by writing to . If you have problems ordering or getting your registered copy of NoteTab, please contact the online distributor's customer support (Digital River: ), or write to . Please do not use these e-mail addresses for questions about using NoteTab. We provide a free mailing list to help you with all non-customer support issues (see below). If you have questions about using NoteTab or would like to learn some time- saving tricks from other users, then please join the NoteTab mailing list (even if it is just for one question). It is free for everyone (registered and non- registered users). The NoteTab author frequently answers questions and also uses the list to announce updates and changes to NoteTab. You will find more information about this list on the following web page: http://www.notetab.com/maillist.htm (main site) You will also find useful information, links, and other NoteTab-related resources (Clipbook libraries, patches, dictionaries, answers to common questions, etc.) by visiting one of the NoteTab web sites listed below: http://www.notetab.com/ (main site) or http://www.notetab.ch/ (Swiss site) 6. Distribution License ------------------------ Provided that you verify that you are distributing the most recent version of NoteTab Light, you are hereby licensed to make as many copies of the NoteTab Light package as you wish; give exact copies of the original NoteTab Light package to anyone; and distribute the NoteTab Light package in its unmodified form via electronic means (Internet, BBS's, Shareware distribution libraries, CD-ROMs, etc.). You may charge a distribution fee for the package, but you must not represent in any way that you are selling the software itself. Please read the file License.txt for more details. 7. Legal -------- Fookes Software accepts no responsibility for damages resulting from its use and makes no warranty or representation, either express or implied, including but not limited to, any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. This software is provided "AS IS", and you, its user, assume all risks when using it. The program and accompanying files are copyright material. No part of this material may be distributed with other software packages without the express permission from the author. Before using this software, please read the license agreement that is displayed by the installation program or the copy in the Help file. 8. Feedback ----------- Bug reports, criticism, and comments are very welcome. You can send suggestions to the NoteTab mailing list, or you can write directly to us by sending your e-mail to . Hope you enjoy using NoteTab! -Eric G.V. Fookes _______________________________________________________________________________ NoteTab™ is a trademark of Fookes Software, Switzerland Copyright © 1995-2002, Fookes Software, Switzerland - All Rights Reserved - Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation registered in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks and service marks are the property of their respective owners.