If this is an upgrade, please switch to “If this is an upgrade (4.x)…”.
This version of EnterAct is free. Use EnterAct until other editors implement at least some form of AutoLook, then throw it away (hasn't happened yet). While EnterAct is a copyrighted work, please feel free to give this version to any and sundry, post it or put it on a CD, just don't charge for EnterAct itself.
EnterAct is a language-aware editor for C, C++, and Java code. It is a dumb editor with some nice features (hyperlinks, no-clip printing, etc) for other languages and text.
To install EnterAct, see “Installing EnterAct/tt”, in the same folder as this file. All you really need to do is drop some aliases in your "EnterAct Stuff" folder (of your development environment folders, and your choice of universal header folders and other commonly needed source folders).
CodeWarrior users please note:
• Metrowerks supplies a few third-party source files with nested comment starts (of the form "/*.../*...*/"); the quick fix is to deselect the the option "Detect nested comments" in EnterAct's Options… dialog. A better fix is to remove the few nested comment starts and leave the checking enabled. These are not in toolbox headers, and you will probably not run into them.
TCL users please note:
• the file "TCL #includes.cpp" contains some unparseable junk (quite deliberate) and EnterAct can't quite handle it yet, so please omit this file from your dictionary by holding down the<Command> key and clicking next to its file name in your project window. A dash '-' will appear next to the name, and it will be skipped.
If you'd like to use EnterAct as a replacement for the THINK Project Manager's internal editor, or for CodeWarrior's editor, please see Appendix 4 or 5 in the EnterAct manual.
For a quick introduction:
• "EnterAct in brief" provides a summary of EnterAct's best features, and is the best way to really get started with EnterAct.
• There is also a "whirlwind tour" in the main EnterAct manual that provides an introduction to EnterAct's basic features.
All of the documents and manuals supplied with EnterAct are plain TEXT documents, viewable with any editor (except the readme/install's), but the “EnterAct 4 Manual” and the “hAWK User’s Manual” (and now the "Indent" manual) contain illustrations which only EnterAct will display. For on–line reference, add the manuals to your project for quick access, using the “Add Files...” or “Add All In Folder...” command. They will be listed in the rightmost pane of your project window, and available by double–clicking there.
