═══ 1. ASCII Table ═══ ASCII Table 2.0 ASCII Table is a program to give you easy access to the complete set of characters in a codepage. It consists of a main window, which contains a value set with all the 256 characters, a MLE into which the characters can be typed, and a menubar that gives you access to special functions. In the following list you can select the different parts to learn more about them. Character table value set Edit window MLE File menu Edit menu Help menu The program is available in a free demo version, and a full commercial version. The free demo version differs from the commercial version only in the fact that the save, save as and open commands are disabled. To find out more about the differences between the two versions, or to view the license or the copyright notice you can select an item from the following list. How to register License and copyright notice Differences between the demo version and the full version ═══ 1.1. The ASCII table ═══ The ASCII table The table is the central part of the application. In the table all 256 characters of the current codepage are displayed. However some codepages don't have all characters defined. In that case the characters that aren't defined are left blank. Whether a codepage is completely shown depends on the font. Some fonts don't have all glyphs defined. In general the fonts provide by the system (for example Times New Roman) should have all glyphs, for other fonts you should check with the designer of the font. If you select a character in the table it will be inserted in the multiline entryfield , if you want to insert a character that is already selected you can double click on the character with mouse button 1. The characters are shown in the codepage and font you've selected. If you change codepage the table is updated, you will notice this, unless you have a very fast computer, this is because of the way value sets are implemented in OS/2. ═══ 1.2. The multiline entryfield ═══ The multiline entryfield The multiline entryfield is the part where you can type text. Also if you select a character in the ASCII table it will be inserted into the multiline entryfield at the current cursor position. You can load a file to edit from disk using the File->Open menuitem. An edited file can be saved with the File->Save or the File->Save as menuitem. ═══ 1.3. The File menu ═══ The File menu The file menu gives you access to the common file commands, to learn more about these commands select one from the following list. Open Save Save as Close ═══ 1.3.1. Open ═══ Open When you select this menuitem a common file dialog will pop up, in which you can select a file to open in the multiline entryfield. The contents of the multiline entryfield will be replaced by the contents of the file without warning, if you have changed something you should save you file first. ═══ 1.3.2. Save ═══ Save This function allows you to save a named file, if your file hasn't got a name yet, this function is grayed out and you should use the save as function instead. ═══ 1.3.3. Save as ═══ Save as This function allows you to save your file under a different name, or to save your file if it hasn't got a name yet. When you select it, a standard file dialog will pop up, in which you can type the filename under which to save the file. If you select a file that already exists, you will be asked whether the file should be replaced. ═══ 1.3.4. Close ═══ Close When you select close the program will end. If you have changed a file you should save it before, because close will end the program without warning. ═══ 2. How to register ═══ How to register Although the first version of ASCII Table was freeware, this version is shareware. This is because it became apparent that unless I would ask money for my program I could not continue to support this program and develop new programs. This has different reasons, but they all come down to one simple rule, if you want something you need to pay for it, and this program can't be an exception on that rule. Registration is handled by BMT Micro, and upon registration you will get the full, unlimited version of the program, which you can copy over your demo version. I kindly ask you not to give away your full version, doing so would be a violation of the concept of shareware. It could harm OS/2 shareware programmers, and in the end OS/2. ═══ 2.1. License and copyright notice ═══ License and copyright notice This program is subject to the following license. Please read the license carefully, it contains important information. 1. The copyright on this program remains the property of the author, David J. van Enckevort. 2. This program is distributed with limited warranty. 3. You are granted a license to use this program, you do not own this program and any right that is not explicitly granted to you in these conditions is reserved to the author. 4. You may not reverse compile this program or alter it in any way. 5. You may distribute the demo program freely, as long as you don't ask money for the demo program. A small fee for mailing and a diskette is allowed. Also you may distribute this demo program only in its original zip file. The full version you receive upon registration is not intended for distribution. 6. You may not distribute this program as part of a set of programs, or in any other way combined with other programs without prior permission of the author. 7. By using this program you accept these conditions. ═══ 2.2. Differences between the full version and the demo ═══ Differences between the full version and the demo There exist two versions of this program, the free demo version, which can be distributed, and the full version, which cannot be distributed. These two version differ in some ways. This section will explain the differences between the two versions. On first view the two versions look the same, however the demo version does not support some functions. These functions are: open, save and save as, and can be found in the file menu. When you select any of these functions in the demo version you will get a message that it is not supported. In this way you can easily detect which version you use. (If you downloaded this program it should be the demo version, if not contact the author). The following is a brief description of these functions: The open function allows you to open a file for editing in the multiline entryfield. You can use it to insert special characters in a pre-prepared document. The save function allows you to save the file you opened in the multiline entryfield. If you haven't opened a file yet, or you didn't save the contents of the multiline entryfield with the save as function, this function will be grayed out, and is not selectable. The save as function allows you to save the contents of the multiline entryfield to a file. It will pop up a dialog in which you can type the name of the file, or select the file. If you select a file that already exists you will be prompted whether to replace the file.