Copyright: MGC


Contents

1) Introduction                                     6) Using the Clipboard

2) Registering the equation Editor         7) The Popup Menu

3) System Requirements.                     8) Text Formatting

4) Installation.                                      9) Drawing

5) Using the Editor, an Overview

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Registering The Equation Editor

You may try out The Equation Editor without any costs for the period of one month. If you wish to keep on using it after one month, you have to register it with the author and pay a registration fee.

The Equation Editor does not contain any "time bombs", it will still function even if you don't register after one month. But to encourage you to be honest and pay for the software you use, the unregistered version of The Equation Editor has an introduction screen.

Once you have registered, you will receive a personal registration number that you can enter into the program so it knows that you have registered.

You may enter this number in exactly one (1) copy of The Equation Editor, installed on a single computer. More than one person is allowed to use the software, as long as no two people use it at the same time. Just like a book can be read by many people, but only by one person at a time.

If more than one person needs to use the software at the same time, you have to register a copy for each of them. You can contact me equation2@aol.com for site licenses.

See also: How to register

for latest information http://members.aol.com/equation2/


How to Register

As stated in the Registering Equation Editor 2 topic, you have to register your copy of Equation Editor2 if you wish to keep on using it after trying it out.

The price for a single copy is £10 sterling or US$20 .

Below, you can find out how to register a single copy of The Equation Editor. If more than one person will be using Equation Editor 2 at the same time, you will have to register a copy of Equation Editor 2 for each of them. Please contact me at equation2@aol.com for site licenses.

When I receive your order and payment, I will send you your registration number (and instructions on how to enter it in the program) by email as soon as possible. (So please do not forget to mention your email address when you place your order.)

If you wish to receive the registered version on floppy disk, simply mention it when you place the order. This will cost you £5 Sterling or US$10 for the disk, shipping and handling.

Please note that refunds are not possible. Equation Editor 2 is shareware, so you have the opportunity to try it out before you buy it.

Credit Card Orders

Credit card orders are handled for me by PsL (Public software Library).

PsL is a service that handles credit card orders (and credit card orders only) for shareware programmers. Of course, this is not a free service. This means that the costs of handling the order are added to the registration fee, which becomes US$25 in total.

If you place your credit card order now, as a bonus, you can save 80% on the latest PsL Shareware CD-ROM with thousands of the latest freeware and shareware programs for home and office. The CD-ROM normally sells for $30 plus shipping, but when ordering Equation Editor 2, you can get it for just $6 plus shipping with a full money-back satisfaction guarantee.

The best way to place your order, is to use PsL's secure registration page on the web. You can find the link on my home page at http://members.aol.com/equation2/

or you can go direct to PsL's Secure Online Registration

            or PsL's Secondary Order Link

Alternatively, you can contact PsL by

·	phone: 800-242-4775  Ext. 15757

phone: 713-610-1432  Ext. 15757

·	fax: 713-610-1432 (please print your text, no handwriting)

·	e-mail: 15757@pslweb.com

·	snail-mail: PsL, P.O.Box 35705, Houston, TX 77235-5705 USA

Note that the above numbers are for placing credit card orders only. Any questions about the status of the shipment of the order, registration options, product details, technical support, volume discounts, dealer pricing, site licenses, etc, must be directed to the author at equation2@aol.com

If you have any problems, questions, complaints, after placing your order (e.g.: you are have not received the registration number yet), do not contact PsL but contact me, the author, directly at equation2@aol.com

When placing your order, please mention the following details:

·	What you wish to register: Equation Editor 2 for US$25,

            PsL product ID: 15757

            Author ID: 432227

·	Your name

·	Your postal address

·	Your email address (registration number is sent to this address)

·	Credit card type and number, expiration date and the name on the card if it differs from your name mentioned above.

·	The name Equation Editor 2 has to be registered to (the name of your company or your own name)

·	Whether you wish to receive the lastest version on floppy disk or not (costs $10)

Non-Credit Card Orders

If you do not have a credit card, you cannot order through PsL.

You will have to send your order directly to me.

European users can register by printing and filling out the registration form and mailing me a EuroCheque for £10 sterling. This is the cheapest way to send money across Europe.

If you wish to receive the registered version on floppy disk, the price becomes £15 sterling.

Because of the high costs involved I do accept cheques other than English in pounds sterling.

If you really insist on paying using a check that's not a EuroCheque or is not made payable in £ Sterling, please add a US$20 check cashing fee.

Use the Registration Form

Mail the registration form to this address:

Gordon Whittam

12 Beaconsfield Rd.,

Altrincham,

Cheshire,

WA14 5LQ.

England.

The last option is to send me the registration form and include £10 in cash. But this is entirely at your own risk.

You can send the same amount in your own currency, but please do not send any coins as they cannot be exchanged.

Thanks to Jan Goyvaerts the creator of the help authoring tool used for this program for letting me crib this page :-)


Registration Form
Postal Registration Form

Name:    _________________________________________

Company: _________________________________________

Address: _________________________________________

         _________________________________________

         _________________________________________

Email:   _________________________________________

Name to register Equation Editor 2 to:

(usually your company or your name) Please be precise, the serial number is computed from your Name/Company.

         _________________________________________

Registration details

  Register ____ copy/copies of  Equation Editor 2

                                     Unit price:   US$20 / £10 sterling

  [  ]  Send the latest version on floppy disk     US$10/ £5 sterling

Payment method

  [  ]  Cash

  [  ]  EuroCheque in £ Sterling

  [  ]  Other check (not European and/or not in £ Sterling)

          Additional charge: US$20

Keep me informed about other products by the same author

  [  ] other applications by the same author

Suggestions to improve  Equation Editor 2:

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

I understand the license terms completely.

I understand that I will receive my registration number through email along with the instructions how to enter it in the program. I understand that the software has to be treated like a book: only one person may use the software at a time.

I understand that if several people will be using the software, I have to buy a license for every one of them.

I understand that improper payment will not be returned.

Date: __________________

Signature:

Send to 	Gordon Whittam

MGC Soft,

12 Beaconsfield Rd.,

Altrincham,

WA14 5LQ.

England.

PsL Secure online order service


Ordering From The Public Shareware Library (PSL)

    IMPORTANT

     When ordering from the Public Shareware Library (PSL) whether via phone or FAX it is vital to provide:

1)The product name which is: Equation Editor 2

     	2) The Author ID which is:  #432227

3) Product Number  for 'Equation Editor 2' which is : 15757

If your ordering by phone:

         	800-242-4775 Extension as 15757      	(US)

713-610-1432 Extension as 15757	(US)

FAX 713-523-9803  	(US)

When ordering by FAX please ensure you print or type very clearly.

Make sure you give following details:

Product: 	Equation Editor 2

Company:	MGC

Author ID 	#432227

Product No:	15757

Number of copies of Equation Editor 2      	[  ]

Or Psl's Online secure order service

Connect to PsL


Scroll Palette
The Palette Scroll button

These will be enabled when the edit space is narrower than the character palette. Click to scroll the panel and make hidden buttons visible.


Introduction

The Equation Editor was created in response to a need. While doing a degree course it became obvious that creating equations and special text styles in a conventional word processor was more trouble than it was worth. Having searched high and low for a ready made editor I discovered that they are a bit thin on the ground. Probably due to the 'niche' nature of the application ie., nobody thinks it's worth making one because there is no money in it. Which is all the more reason why you should register. How can I continue to develop if I don't make anything out of it?

My background is in electronics which is why the default palette is loaded with the Greek alphabet. Programming started as an interest which rapidly became an obsession. Virtually all my time is now devoted to programming and developing applications. The application is intended to grow to a MDI app' (Multiple Document Interface) with more drawing functions. Registered users will be able to download minor updates as and when they become available.

I hope you enjoy using the editor, it's been a lot of work and a long time coming, let's hope you can make use of it.

Gordon Whittam.

You can contact me at: 	GWhit41980@aol.com

Or visit my Web site


System Requirements

     	The program is designed to run on W95® and NT® and in conjunction with other programs that support enhanced metafiles. Pasting into programs ported from W3.1 will only successfully use Device Independant Bitmaps (DIB) or Bitmaps. The program was created on a P200 but should run on a 486 albeit a bit sluggish.


Installation

If you obtained the program without an installer.

The font file MGCSerif.ttf must be installed on your system. To do this on the task bar select <start><settings><ControlPanel> double click <Fonts> then <File><Install New Font>. This will open the font dialog slection box. Find the directory where the program was unzipped to and wait a moment while windows finds the file. Click OK once MGCSerif.ttf shows in the list box.

If you obtained the program with an installer.

You need do nothing other than, either; Open the Font folder on your machine or re-start the machine. This is neccessary because, although the font is copied to your font folder Windows® doesn't recognise that it's there till the folder has been accessed. To access the Font folder: from the 'taskbar' do <Start><Settings><Control Panel> double click the 'Fonts' icon. This opens the Fonts folder. Click <File><Close> and that's it done.


Using the Editor, an Overview.
Using the Editor, an Overview

    	There are some essential, important differences between The Equation Editor and conventional text processors.

1) The image you see is the size that will be pasted into an application. If you decide you need more space you need to:

Cut to the clipboard

Resize the window  (click and drag the bottom right corner)

Create a new workspace

and      Undo the 'cut'.

2) Lines are half spaced. If you need 'normal' text spacing then press the down or enter key twice.

3) Text doesn't wrap at the end of a line, it will scroll off the screen. Using the backspace will bring it back.

4) Just a little idiosyncracy but you can't backspace over the first character in a line. Use 'Home' 'Delete' if you need to.

5) You can't highlight and move text in the normal way. The editor is based on a drawing surface not a word processor.

6) The edit space is pre-filled  with spaces from the left, to half way across. This just makes it easier to start where you like.

Note: If you resize the image and undo the cut, spaces will only occupy the size of the previous edit space. New lines will then have to be created by using the 'enter' or 'down' key. These both do the same thing.

7) Because the Editor is based on a drawing surface text and characters can 'wipe over' other elements in the image, when scrolled. Don't worry too much while you're doing it unless the space becomes unreadable. clicking the Refresh on the popup menu will rewrite everything.

8) You will have the option of saving the Editor configuration when you leave the program. Changes to the custom palette are not permanent till you've OKd the save defaults at the end of the session.

9) You can use superscripts as subscripts and visa versa by using them on the line above or below. This enables super/subscripts to placed perpendicular to each other.

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Using the Editor:New Edit Space
New Edit Space

        Clicking the New Edit Space button clears the current edit window. If the image has been resized beforehand then the new editing space will occupy the resized window, below and to the right of the tool bar.


Using the Clipboard

•	Cutting to the Clipboard.

•	Copying to the Clipboard.

•	Clipboard Formats


Using the Clipboard:Clipboard Formats

      	Enhanced Metafiles: Essentially constructed from a series of

commands, Enhanced Metafile records retain true type information and can be scaled. This makes them ideal when equations need to be enlarged for any reason. The disadvantage is that some 'fiddling' has to be done to retain proportions as true type text jumps between sizes while lines grow proportionally. The Word processor must support ENH Metafiles in order to use this format properly. Wordpad® for instance. WPs supporting other formats may not interpret the information properly.

Device Independant Bitmaps (DIB): A format which should show up the same whatever it's displayed on/in. Created pixel by pixel, these bitmaps are not suited to scaling as the pixels forming the text become larger.

Bitmaps:  Much the same as DIBs on the same machine but can't reliably be exported.

In most word processors different formats will be available by selecting <Edit><Paste Special><Select><OK>. Doing this (usually) brings up a list with the available formats.


Using the Clipboard:Cut

Cutting to the clipboard does three things.

1) The current text in the edit window is exported to the clipboard in           three formats.

           	a) Enhanced Metafile.

b) Device independant bitmap.

c) Bitmap.

         	2) The current window text is stored in a five image buffer. This enables            the undo/redo facility.

3) Lines are also stored in the edit buffer for undoing/re-doing.


Using the Clipboard:Copy

Copying to the clipboard provides two clipboard formats. Bitmap and Device Independant Bitmap (DIB). Leaves the current workspace untouched.


Using the Editor: Text Formatting

Text formatting essentials:

It is important to note that text formatting is not applied to special characters ie., Superscripts/Subscripts and functions such as * - / etc. A special feature of The Equation Editor is that superscripts/subscripts are cancelled when a space is inserted. This speeds up the production of mathematical equations.

    See:

                	Superscripts

Subscripts

Bold Text

Italics

and 	The Custom Palette.


Text Formatting:Bold Text
The Equation Editor:Bold Text

    	Clicking makes all following text except special characters and functions Bold.


Text Formatting:Italic Text

Clicking the Italic button makes all following text except special characters and function operators Italic.


Text Formattiing:Superscripts
Superscripts

       	Click to make the next character superscript. Super/subscripts are mutually exclusive when on the same line but you can cheat (did I say cheat! I do of course mean the specially built in feature:-)) by putting sub/superscripts on different lines. Subscripts are cancelled by the space bar to speed editing. Clicking the button again will restore the formatting.


Text Formatting:Subscripts
Subscripts

      Click to make the next character subscript. Super/subscripts are mutually exclusive when on the same line but you can cheat (did I say cheat! I do of course mean the specially built in feature:-)) by putting sub/superscripts on different lines. Superscripts are cancelled by the space bar to speed editing. Clicking the button again will restore the formatting.


Text Formatting:Special Characters
Special Characters

Special characters can be assigned to the custom palette enabling rapid use of frequently used characters. Right clicking the mouse over the appropriate button brings up the Custom Font dialog box. The button clicked will appear in the button number spin edit box.

To change the button caption:

Right click over the button you want to change. This brings up    the custom Font Dialog box.

Select the appropriate Font from the drop down list.

   Change the Font size if neccessary.

Enter the new character in the character box.

Click <Save> This doesn't save the caption as an application default. 	Only for the current session. If you want to save it as a default you will 	get the opportunity when exiting the program and will be prompted to do so.


Using the editor:Drawing Lines

    	Click the pencil icon to enable lines to be drawn. Lines can be drawn anywhere in the edit space.

Lines will 'snap' to black text lines such as square root signs enabling a firm connection to be made. Only horizontal lines are available.

Tip: Leave drawing lines till the equation/text is finished. Lines don't scroll with the text so doing it after saves time undoing them. Lines can be undone with the Undo Lines speed button.


Using the Editor: Undoing Lines

The line undo buffer can store a maximum of 50 lines. Lines are undone in the reverse order they were created in. Lines are also stored when images are cut to the Clipboard.


Using the Editor:Undoing/Redoing text

Whatever has been cut to the clipboard can be brought back into the edit space by using the Undo/Redo speed button on the tool bar. This special function stores up to the last five 'cuts'. This does not apply to the copy to clipboard function. The button cycles through the five memory buffers, which if five cuts have been made will reappear in the edit space as the button is clicked.


Using the Editor: The Standard Palette
The Standard Palette

Clicking on the buttons sends the button character into the edit space at the current position.


Using the Editor: Refreshing the Image

Selecting Refresh from the popup menu will clear the edit space and rewrite the whole area.


Using the Editor: The Custom Palette
Using the Editor: The Custom Palette.

The Custom Palette which is hidden underneath the Standard Palette is accessed from the popup menu; right click in the edit space and select Toggle Palette from the menu. Right clicking on one of the Custom Palette buttons brings up the Set Font Dialog.


The Popup Menu

       All functions on the speedbar are available via the popup menu plus some less frequently used options. And in some cases are invisible when a very small edit window is used.

      Some of these options can be saved for the next session. You will be given the option when closing the program. (the ones that will be saved are in blue)

•	Toggle Custom Palette: Used to bring the Custom Palette up.

•	Stay on Top: Use this to force the window to stay on top. If another window is                     configured in the same way this may not work.

•	Toggle hints. (Hints are the small bits of text that pop up over buttons etc.)

•	Refresh the image.

•	Undo/Redo cut to clipboard

•	Help.

•	Superscripts

•	Subscripts

•	Italics

•	Bold

•	Draw lines

•	Undo lines

•	Copy to clipboard

•	Cut to Clipboard

•	Set Custom Fonts

•	New Workspace


The Character Box

Enter the character you require in this box. It's handy to have the Windows® Character© map on the desktop. This enables you to use the extended character sets by using the Alt + XXXX codes.


The Font Selection Drop Down Menu
Font Selection

Click on the arrow to make the menu drop down, select the desired font.


Font Size Selection

Use the up and down arrows to select the desired font size. Using sizes not supported by the selected font may produce odd results. Check in the Windows® Font viewer for available sizes. Although in most cases this does not cause a problem.


Font Dialog Button Number
Button Number

Select the button number you need to edit. If you right clicked the button with the mouse   to bring the Font Dialog up, then that button number will appear in the box. When you click 'save' the button number is incremented to allow you to edit the next button.

Buttons are numbered left to right top 1:14 Left to right bottom 15:28.


Font Dialog 'Save'

Click save when you have finished defining each character. Clicking save does not save the settings to file. This is done when you exit the program, you will be prompted to do so. Clicking save saves the character to the button in the main edit window.


Font Dialog Close
Font Dialog 'Cancel'

Clicking close will exit the Set Font Dialog. If you've made changes you will be prompted to save. If so required, click Yes and the changes will be saved and the Dialog will close.


Font Dialog Button Preview
Button Preview

Shows the new character as it will appear on the button. This changes when a new character is entered. Don't worry too much about the size that appears on the button in the main editor window. The buttons are small to conserve desktop space, which means that characters can spill over the edges. This doesn't affect functionality. You can test the button at any time while the font dialog is showing by clicking on the button in the main window.