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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Installation Notes ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Requirements
You must have Rexx support installed to run this program. Rexx is
normally part of the default installation of OS/2. If Rexx is not
installed you must go to Selective Install and install support for it
there.
If you don't have the Enhanced E installed on your system you MUST run
the install procedure to setup the editors to function properly. This is
now required before the program will run.
This version includes a changed ini file structure that needs to be set
up by the install procedure.
If you haven't done so already unzip the archive in any directory and run
"install". You may install to the directory you started the install operation
from or key in a new directory to install this program to. The install program
will create the directory (1 deep) if needed and copy the files to it. The
installer will also write an uninstallation script specific to your
installation.
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There is a neat utility by Henk Kelder called "assoed03.zip" at the PillarSoft
site or on Hobbes in "/os2/editors' that will change any associations on your
system. If you would like to make the Enhanced E or Enhanced EE your default
editor the best method is to use this terrific tool. Be sure and send Henk a
thank you note when you're done. It is only 40k in size and available on
Hobbes "/editors/assoed03.zip" or on the PillarSoft website.
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Introduction ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Enhanced E Editor (EE.EXE, freeware) is a 32 bit multi-threaded editor much
like the OS/2 "E" system editor with a few enhancements. Some of the Enhanced
E's features are:
PRINT FILE - Allows you to print the file presently loaded. Why wasn't
this included in "E" the OS/2 System Editor?
PRINT SELECTED - Prints the text that is presently highlighted. This is
helpful when you just want to print a small section of a larger file.
PRINTER SETUP - Allows you to change the settings on the system default
printer only.
POPUP MENU - Right mouse button brings up a menu with all commands. Menu
function help tips are also available on the 'tips' bar at the bottom of
the window.
TIME & DATE - Insert Time or Date from menues or hot keys.
HELP TIPS - As mentioned above.
FILE NAME - The full path and name of the loaded file is referenced in
the titlebar.
FILE IMPORT - Allows blending external file content into a file that is
already loaded.
DRAG & DROP - Drag selected text to another application or the print
object for processing or drop any text file onto the Enhanced E icon or
the edit window to load it.
MULTIPLE LANGUAGE SUPPORT - Language support for menu items that make the
Enhanced E seem native to your tongue. See "PseeLang.zip" at the
PillarSoft page for more information.
HTML CODE STRIPPING SUPPORT - Strip html code from files while they are
loaded thanks to Otto Raeder's HTM2TXT that plugs right into the Enhanced
E and the Enhanced EE Editors.
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The Enhanced EE Editor (EEE.EXE, commercial product) is has everything the
Enhanced E Editor has with a few other improvements. Here are some of it's
features.
PRINTER SETUP - Allows you to choose a printer and change it's properties
including printing to a fax program.
PRINT FORMAT - Allows you to set a Title, header and footer. Also set the
number of copies and font (if supported by your printer) .
TOOLBAR - One button access to the most often used commands. Toolbar
button function help tips are available on the 'tips' bar at the bottom
of the window.
SEARCH BY LINE # - A search dialog that allows you to find a particular
line # in a file. Handy for system or compiler errors that are referenced
by line number in a file.
SAVE TRACKING - The EEE Editor knows when you have made changes and
haven't saved your file. It will give you the opportunity to save it
before opening a new file, starting a new file or exiting the program.
AUTOSAVE - Set the AutoSave feature "ON" to save your work at specified 1
minute intervals from 1 to 60 minutes.
SAVE SELECTED - Save selected text to a temorary file for later
processing.
OPEN TEMP FILE - Opens temp file created by "Save selected".
TIME, DATE, NAME & SIG FILE - Insert Time, Date, Name or a Signature file
from menues or hot keys.
FILE IMPORT - Allows blending external file content into a file that is
already loaded.
SPAWN NEW WINDOW - Allows starting another Enhanced EE session
concurrently.
DRAG & DROP - Drag selected text to another application or the print
object for processing or drop any text file onto the Enhanced E icon or
the edit window to load it. Also allows moving text from place to place
within the edit window.
FILE HISTORY - One of the really nice features of EEE. The file history
tracks the most recently loaded files for quick retrieval. It keeps the
last "x" number (user selected) files used in 'most recently loaded'
order. The limit will allow you to keep the combobox and ini file from
getting too unwieldy. The user can set his own limit in the full version.
Really helpful for editing or reading several files in a group. The
unregistered version has a built in limit of 10 files.
MULTIPLE LANGUAGE SUPPORT - Language support for menu items that make the
Enhanced EE seem native to your tongue. See "PseeLang.zip" at the
PillarSoft page for more information.
PRESENTATION MODE - Switches editor to full screen view from the menu or
by hot key <Ctrl+p>.
HTML CODE STRIPPING SUPPORT - Strip html code from files while they are
loaded thanks to Otto Raeder's HTM2TXT that plugs right into the Enhanced
EE Editor.
TEXT TO IPF - Convert any text file to IPF format for use with the IBM
Information Presentation Facility.
CODE TEMPLATES - A code template tool is built right in. It is is user
extendable and allows you to pass code snippets etc. (or any type of text
for that matter) to the edit window.
BUBBLE HELP - Text boxes automatically popup to help identify toolbar
items as the mouse passes over them.
RUN COMMAND - Brings up a command line dialog to run programs without
leaving the editor.
PLUGIN SUPPORT - Create your own tools for the editor.
SELECTED TEXT FORMATTING - Upper, Lower, Mixed or Toggle case on selected
text. Strip spaces or sort lines.
You'll find more specifics on some of these items in the General Help section.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. General Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Click on "Search" to find help on any particular item.
Most of the controls have a tip on the message bar at the bottom of the screen
and are otherwise pretty well understood by most experienced computer users. If
you look down there you'll see the tips as you move your mouse over the menu's
and buttons. If you don't look down there you'll actually be able to see what
you're doing and hit the mark most of the time with your mouse clicks.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1. Bubble Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
BUBBLE HELP
As the mouse passes over the toolbar, textboxes popup to help identify each
button. This can be toggled on or off from the "Settings" dialog. The bubble
help boxes close when the mouse returns to the edit window or they time out.
Bubble help can be turned on or off from the "Settings" dialog.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.2. Changing Colors ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
CHANGING COLORS
The color selection utility allows you to choose from a sixteen color palette.
The utility will show the example text in the colors you choose by clicking on
a selection from the Foreground and Background listboxes. You may elect to
"SET" new colors or "Cancel" a color change. Be aware that if you hit the "SET"
button without choosing new colors the edit window will set to the default
Black on White mode.
SET - If you decide to keep a new color selection, click on "Set" and the
new selection will be saved.
APPLY - To preview your selection in the Enhanced EE Editor window click
on "Apply". This is sort of the "Free home trial" of color selection. The
colors you apply will not "stick" until you click the "Set" button.
Choose as many combinations as you like and preview them.
CANCEL - If you decide you don't want to change, click on "Cancel" and
your original colors will be cheerfully refunded.
HELP - Brings a small popup help panel.
"I WANT A DIFFERENT COLOR!" - The Enhanced EE Editor will support more
(up to 16 million) colors through drag and drop actions from your desktop
Color Palette if your monitor/video card will allow it. Open the "OS/2
System Color Palette", choose or edit a color then drag and drop it on
the edit window. When changing the foreground color (text color) you will
need to hold down the <control> key while dropping it. The new colors
will be saved when you exit the program.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3. Changing Fonts ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
CHANGING FONTS
Press the "Font" button on the toolbar or on either menu select "Options",
"Set", "Set Font" to open the font dialog. Choose your new font from the font
dialog and click "OK". The new font setting will be saved. Notice that the edit
field and history combobox can have two different fonts and must be changed
separately. The history combobox font dialog is accessed from the "Settings"
dialog.
You can also drag fonts from the font pallette and drop them on the editor.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4. Changing Settings ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
CHANGING SETTINGS
When the settings dialog opens you will notice that you can toggle the WordWrap
on/off, set the TabStop, turn AutoSave on/off, set the File History Limit,
toggle the bubble help, add a name for inserting and find a signature file for
insert. Notice also that the file statistics (EE only, EEE file stats are in
the "Find, by Line#" menu item) are updated as you edit. When finished
selecting your settings press the exit button and the settings will be in
effect.
WORD WRAP - Toggles WordWrap on or off. This may also be toggled from the
menu.
TABSTOP - Sets size of the tab in the editor in characters.
AUTOSAVE - Toggles AutoSave on/off and sets the interval in minutes
between saves. The spin button selects the number of minutes between
automatic saves or you can type the number in. It is only enabled when
the "AutoSave" checkbox is checked. The light just to the left of the
File History combobox will light up during any disk activity the EEE
creates. AutoSave is available only in the EEE editor. Be careful using
AutoSave, it saves mistakes too... (EEE)
HISTORY LIMIT - Sets the limit of file names and locations that are
tracked in the File History combobox. The limit was installed as a
measure against having an ini file with so many names that it degrades
loading performance and creates a huge unusable combobox. Set it to suit
your taste and cpu. The shareware version of EEE has a built in limit of
10 History Files stored the full version has no limit. (EEE)
HISTORY FONT - Opens the font dialog to set a new font for the History
combobox. (EEE)
NAME - Enter the name to be used for "Insert - Name" (EEE)
SIG FILE - Enter the full path to the signature file to be used for
"Options - Insert - Sig File..." or click on "Browse" to locate one.
(EEE)
BUBBLE HELP - As the mouse passes over the toolbar, textboxes popup to
help identify each button. This setting toggles bubble help "On" or
"Off". (EEE)
CONFIRM SAVE - Uncheck to turn "File saved" dialog OFF after saving a
file.
CONFIRM CLOSE - Uncheck to turn "Do you want to Exit?" dialog OFF at
program exit.
CHANGED FILE - Uncheck to save changed files automatically at program end
with no confirmation. (Dangerous... best left ON)
PRESENTATION - Uncheck to turn "Toggle Presentation mode with ctrl+p" OFF
when switching to Presentation Mode.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.5. Search Functions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
SEARCH BY KEYWORD OR LINE # (EEE only)
Searches in documents can take on two forms.
SEARCH BY KEYWORD - The search dialog for text lets you key in a word in the
"Find" field and if desired the "Change to" field allows you to change the
search word by confirming the change or by electing to change all instances of
the word from the present cursor position to the end of the document. Once the
search stops on the object word of its' search you can "Cancel" to end the
search or click "Find" again to search for the next instance of the word in
question.
SEARCH BY LINE # - The search dialog for "Line #" searches shows you the number
of characters in the file and the number of lines. In the Enhanced EE a line is
defined as a string of characters located on the same row as opposed to a
string that ends in a carraige return/line feed pair. If you turn off the
wordwrap you can see just how long a true line can actually get in some cases.
The spin button will only allow you to choose a legal line #. You may also key
in any legal number in the spin button field. When the selection is made click
on "Goto Line #" to search or "Cancel" to close the dialog without a search.
(EEE)
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6. Presentation Mode ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
PRESENTATION MODE
One of the truely neat things about IBM's WebExplorer was its' Presentation
Mode. I used it all the time, It was so nice to sit and read without so much
clutter all around. I only wish Netscape had thought to do the same. The
Enhanced EE Editor is equipted with a presentation mode that takes the edit
window to the full extents of your screen. It's not flashy, there is nothing
else to see, BUT... there is no clutter, just the text loaded in the editor.
You can still do almost everything you could do from the main window but all
commands go through the popup menu or the Hot keys. Just right click anywhere
on the screen for the popup. You can toggle the presentation mode on & off with
the "Control+p" key combination or from the menues.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.7. Multiple Language Support ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
MULTIPLE LANGUAGE SUPPORT
Beginning with Beta v.11 the Enhanced E's offer multiple language support. At
this point only the menu items and bubble help text can be changed. The editors
look each time they start for a file called "LANGUAGE". If the file exists then
it is read into a stem variable and the menu items are updated with their new
names. There is a template for translation available at the PillarSoft website
called PseeLang.zip. It has about 65 commands to interpet. If you decide to try
it, let me know of the outcome.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.8. Html Stripping Support ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
HTML CODE STRIPPING SUPPORT
Stripping html code is easy right from the desktop once you plug in HTM2TXT.
The htm2txt1.zip file can be downloaded from the PillarSoft site, Hobbes or any
of the usual OS/2 FTP sites. Just copy the "Htm2TxT.cmd" file into the Enhanced
E directory and the Enhanced E's will do the rest. Load any html (or htm) file
and click "Strip Html" or hit the hot key "Ctrl+h". The red light beside the
history list will glow while Htm2Txt is quietly working. Be aware that a large
file will take a few seconds to be processed. The TXT version of the file will
be saved with the original html files' name and a ".txt" extention in the
original files' directory.
Htm2Txt has command line options if you want to investigate it further. The
editor sends commands that limit it to processing only the object file but it
will allow chaining of any files mentioned in the object htm file plus a few
other little goodies.
Otto Raeder, the writer of Htm2Txt, has done a real nice job with this utility.
It would have taken alot of work to do what he has done so rather than reinvent
the wheel I asked Otto if I could include his code in this editor. He
graciously said "Go for it" but rather than do it that way (I'd feel like a kid
cheating on an exam!) I decided just to make the Enhanced EE work with it like
a plugin so I won't be inadvertantly taking credit for his work. He distributes
it freely and I would like to say thank you anyway to Otto, and thanks from the
OS/2 community for all your work.
In keeping with the free nature of Otto's work the HTM2TXT command file has
been incorporated into the freeware version of the Enhanced E also. Hopefully
this combo will get alot of good, hard use out of the users of OS/2.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.9. Drag and Drop ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
DRAG AND DROP
The Enhanced E's now support;
Dropping text files onto the desktop icon to start the editor with the
selected text file loaded.
Dropping text files on the edit window while the editor is running. When
a file is dropped on the edit window you will be asked if you wish to
save the previously loaded file before the newly dropped file is loaded.
The editors will only accept complete "plain text" files that physically
exist somewhere on your drive.
Dropping text from other locations inside the edit window causing it to
be rearranged.
You may now also drag selected (highlighted) text to;
Another editor or application that accepts dropped text.
The printer object. Makes sending a file to a different printer or fax
easier than changing to another driver. With the file loaded just click
on "Select All" and drag the file to your selected printer object.
The desktop to save snippets of information in temporary files. Each file
dropped on the desktop gets a unique temporary name (up to one thousand
unique names) that you can rename whatever you please. TIP: An easy way
to rename icons (and the filename with it) is to hold down the <alt> key
while left clicking the mouse on the icon. After editing the title, click
the mouse elsewhere on the desktop to close the icons' entry field and
save the new name.
Another location inside the edit window to "Move" text from place to
place or to "Copy" text (by holding the <Control> key down while
dragging) to another location in the editing field.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.10. Code Templates ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
CODE TEMPLATES
The Enhanced E has a code template tool built in. The template tool is outside
the original scope of what the Enhanced E was to become but it seemed to be a
nice enhancement to the editor and will remain.
To use the code template tool you must have code files installed in the
Enhanced E directory. (available free at the PillarSoft website or you can
build your own) Select the "Code Templates" menuitem fron the "Options" menu, a
file dialog will open listing all the template files available in the Enhanced
E directory, chose one and the code template will open with your selection.
There are three ways to transfer code from the template tool to the editor:
Double click on the entry you wish to use, it will be sent to the current
cursor postion in the editor. This is by far the easiest method of
transferring your choice to the edit window and one that is not
implemented by any other editors that I know of. Double clicking will
only send code to its' parent editor so if you have two or more instances
of the Enhanced E running you may also run two or more different code
types and they will only send information to their individual editors.
Highlight your choice, choose "Create link to clipboard" from the popup
or "Options" menu and paste it into the editor. (always pastes to current
cursor location)
You may also drag a snippet to the location of your choice in the editor.
This is a very powerful method of inserting code exactly where you want
it.
The template tool is extendable to allow it's use for many types of code or
general information insertion. It follows a format widely used by other
applications that will allow use of code from the other apps as well as making
these code lists available elsewhere.
You can set up your own templates, add them together, modify them or even make
templates that list taglines or jokes. It's up to you! If you have templates
you would like to share with others, we can make them available for you on the
PillarSoft website.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.11. Plugin Support ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
PLUGIN SUPPORT
Plugin support extends the opportunity for you to manipulate text in the
editors text window. The text window will be refered to as the MLE (Multiple
Line Entry field) for the purposes of this discussion.
The Enhanced E has 5 slots available in the Plugin menu to make your plugins
available during an editing session. You can set up plugins to do just about
anything with the text that VisPro/Rexx would allow.
Your plugin has to be a properly laid out rexx .cmd file but with a ".plg"
extention and placed in the "PlugIns" directory for the editor to recognize and
load it. No checking is done on your syntax etc. so it is up to you to do the
proper error checking. That being said, writing a plugin can be quite simple
or, it can be made very complex.
The Code Template Tool can be a great help when building a plugin. Select the
call you want from it and double click it, the Code Template Tool will then
insert the chosen code snippet at the current cursor location. We will be
adding a new template called "VPRexx.ext" that will contain many VisPro/Rexx
calls as well as standard Rexx calls. These templates are available for
download from our website.
In general you will:
Decide what text to operate on.
Get the text.
Do the operation.
Return the text back to the MLE
Take a look at the "Sample.plg" file in the "PlugIns" directory for a simple
example of how to build a plugin.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.12. Printing ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Printing
While formatted printing was not an original goal for the editor there have
been enough requests for it that we have added at least some type of margin and
line length control to give you a bit more control over how you pages print
out.
In the EE:
What we do is to send the font currently used by the editor to the
printer driver that is "selected" from the "Print" dialog during
printing. If the driver doesn't support that font, it substitutes it's
own default selection.
You can set the font in either editor by selecting "Options" --> "Set..."
--> "Set font..." from the menu. (or the "Font" button in the EEE)
We have also added an adjustment for setting the left and top margins of
the printed page. The adjustments can be found under the "Options" -->
"Set..." --> "Settings..." menu item.
EE users should be able to access their printer "Properties" from the
"Print" dialog to change any defaults their "selected" printer driver
allows.
In the EEE:
The print options are extended from those of the EE and allow you to also
select the title, subtitle, font and footer as well as the left margin
and line length.
The title, subtitle, font, footer, margin and line length selections may
all be made from the "Print options" menu item.
The "Footer" field will print the page number if you like by using the
"%d" option. For example: Page %d will print Page 1 on the first page
etc.
EEE users should also be able to access their printer "Properties" from
the "Print" dialog to change any defaults their "selected" printer driver
allows.
It may take a little bit of "trial and error" to find the settings you like.
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Spell Check
It is now possible for registered users of SpellGuard to selectively check
spelling in a loaded document. There are three selections on the menu
concerning spell checking.
CHECK WORD - Check word will check only the word you have highlighted.
CHECK SELECTED - Check selected will check all of the words you have
highlighted.
CHECK ALL - Check all will run SpellGuard against the whole document.
While doing a spell check you will be presented with a dialog window that
will:
Show you how many questionable words it has found and queued up for you
in the "Queued" box.
Show the number of matches for the word in question from the SpellGuard
database in the "Matches" box.
Allow you to set the "Match" tolerance.
Allow changes to the "Tolerance" and researching the database again by
selecting "Match" after the adjustment.
Allow you to "Copy" the current word to the clipboard for pasting
elsewhere.
Allow you to "Add" the current word to the database.
Allow you to "Cancel" the spell check.
Allow you to "Replace" the current word with one selected from the
listbox.
Allow you to "Skip" the current word with no action.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.14. Ring Edit ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Ring Edit
When editing several files in succession it is possible to go back and forth
between them in a "ring". The arrows on the menu work just like a browser
would. Clicking on the left arrow goes one direction while the right arrow goes
the opposite way.
It is possible to add, delete or adjust the order that the files in the ring
are viewed by selecting the "Ring editor..." menu item from the "Tools" menu.
The ring editor is rather simple and should be easy to use. The only thing that
may not be obvious about it is that the buttons with the arrows on the right
side will move any highlighted file up or down in the ring listing. This will
allow you to shift files into the order you prefer to view them in.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.15. Text to IPF ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
TEXT TO IPF
You will find the Text to IPF conversion selection in the menu under "Options".
Open the text file you wish to convert and select "Text to IPF". A progress
indicator will pop up and after the work is done the file will be saved in the
same directory with, the same root filename, the extention ".ipf" and it will
automatically load the ipf file into the editor. This conversion, along with
the IPF code templates will give you a good start on converting existing files
to help files or online books etc.
The IPF conversion will set up a general IPF skeleton for you to modify. Insert
the code needed for special characters and truncate lines for the IPF compiler.
Because it has to test every character of the file, it will take some time but
it still beats doing it by hand.
We may add a compile button etc. to call the IBM Information Presentation
Facility for compilation if there is enough interest.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.16. Mime decoding ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
MIME DECODING
Mime decoding (base 64) is available by highlighting the mime section of any
file and selecting the "Mime decode" menu item. The decoding option is quite
slow right now but hopefully we will find the same increase in speed that we
were able to find with the TXT2IPF services.
This was added because of a local situation. My nephew sends WAV files once in
a while and they are always inline rather than attached. My emailer (MR2ICE)
does attachments beautifully but when they are in the message instead of
attached, I could find no way to get them decoded. I worked on a decoder enough
to get one working and put it in the editor. Now I could at least save the
message from my email as a file and use the editor to decode it.
To decode a section of a file you must:
Highlight the portion of the file that is encoded.
Select "Mime decode" from the "Options" menu.
Enter the target filename.
Select the "Continue" button.
The mimed portion should be a solid block of characters. The block of chars
may or may not include 1 or 2 "Equal" signs at the end and never any spaces.
Be sure to include the "equal" signs in the section that is highlighted. There
is no way for me to make sure you only highlight the mime block but if you're
careful, it should work.
To select large expanses of encoded data you can remember a couple of tricks.
Set the cursor just before the first character of the actual mime code. While
holding down the <shift> and the <control> keys, press the <end> key. The
highlighting should now be from the first character to the end of the file. If
you need to deselect any characters at the end of the file you can use the
arrow keys while the <shift> and the <control> keys are still depressed.
Conversely, the <home> key will take the highlight to the top of the file
while the <shift> and the <control> keys are depressed.
There are no guarantees as to the usefulness or validity of this utility. I
haven't been able to study the mime format in depth but have taken only enough
time to learn enough about it to suit my needs elsewhere. It has been added to
the editor in hopes that it will be useful to you.
I got too involved in this and did a uudecoder too but just can't see the
value in adding more of this junk. A guy may be better off doing it as a
plugin.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.17. Errata ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
ERRATA
FILE CHAR COUNT - Located in the "Settings"(EE) or the "Find - by
Line#..."(EEE) dialog the total number of characters in the currently loaded
file is displayed.
FILE LINE COUNT - Also located in the "Settings"(EE) or the "Find - by
Line#..."(EEE) dialog the total number of lines in the currently loaded file
are displayed. Notice that if the file uses long lines you may have to set
WordWrap "off" to find the correct line referenced by a compiler error comment
etc.
The <Ctrl>+<Home> key combination will take you to the top of the file.
The <Ctrl>+<End> key combination will take you to the end of the file.
When saving a file that has the "Read Only" bit set, the editor says the file
is saved when in all actuality the editor cannot overwrite it. It is safest to
leave it that way but is this something I should add the option of overriding?
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Menu Items ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Menu item help
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.1. File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
FILE MENU
NEW - Clears the edit window in preparation for a new file to be pasted
or keyed in.
OPEN FILE- Brings up the file dialog box to search for an existing file.
OPEN FILE *.txt - Brings up the file dialog box filtered to search for
*.txt files.
OPEN TEMP FILE - Opens temporary file created by "Save selected".
SPAWN NEW WINDOW - Opens a new instance of the editor, prompts for new
file to open.
IMPORT - Places the contents of a text file into the editor at the
current cursor location.
SAVE FILE- Saves the edited version of a file over the top of the old
version.
SAVE AS - Brings up the file dialog box to save the file under a new
name.
SAVE SELECTED, START NEW - Saves the selected text to a temporary file.
(overwites previous text)
SAVE SELECTED, APPEND TO - Appends the selected text to the temporary
file. (adds to previous text)
PRINT FILE - Sends the file loaded to the printer queue.
PRINT SELECTED - Sends the currently highlighted text to the printer
queue.
PRINT OPTIONS - Set Title, Subtitle, Footer and Font selection. (EEE)
RUN A PROGRAM - Pops up a command line dialog to run programs.
EXIT - Exit the program. If the loaded file is changed you will be
prompted to save.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2. Edit ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
EDIT MENU
UNDO - Undo last edit, cut, copy, paste, selection etc. operation
performed.
CUT - Cuts highlighted text out of document and stores it for later
retrieval.
COPY - Copies highlighted text to clipboard for pasting elsewhere.
PASTE - Pastes text from the clipboard to the current cursor location.
CLEAR - Deletes the highlighted text from the current document.
FIND - Brings up the search dialog to find and/or replace words in your
document.
FIND by Line# - Brings up a search dialog that will locate any line in
your document.(EEE)
SELECT ALL - Easy way to highlight all the text in the current document.
SELECT NONE - Unselects any currently highlighted text.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3. Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
OPTIONS MENU
TOGGLE WORD WRAP - Turns word wrapping of text on/off.
PRESENTATION MODE - Switches editor to full screen mode. (EEE)
INSERT TIME - Inserts Time at cursor location.
INSERT DATE - Inserts Date at cursor location.
INSERT NAME - Inserts Name at cursor location. (set in "Settings") (EEE)
INSERT SIG - Inserts Signature file contents at cursor location. (set
location in "Settings") (EEE)
SET FONT - Brings up Font dialog. (see Changing Font)
SET COLORS - Brings up Color Selection dialog. (see Changing Colors)
SETTINGS - Brings up WordWrap, TabStop, AutoSave (EEE), History Limit
(EEE), Name (EEE), Signature file (EEE) Confirmations (EEE) & History
font (EEE) settings dialog. (see Changing Settings)
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.4. Tools ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
TOOLS MENU
STRIP HTML - Strips html code from web pages and reloads as plain text.
TEXT TO IPF - Converts a text file to IPF format for the IBM Information
Presentation Facility (EEE)
MIME DECODE - Converts mime (base 64) coded files to their original state
(EEE)
CODE TEMPLATES - Opens a window that holds coding info for pasting into
the editor. (EEE)
RING EDITOR - Allows browsing back and forth among files that have been
loaded during the editing session. more (EEE)
PLUGINS - Let's you write tools to manipulate text in the editor. The
menu has room for 5 plugins. See the "Sample.plg" file in the "Plugins"
directory. (EEE)
SPELL CHECK SUBMENU
CHECK WORD - Checks selected word only. (EEE)
CHECK SELECTED - Checks selected text. (EEE)
CHECK ALL - Checks all of the text in the document. (EEE)
More info on spell check
SELECTED TEXT TOOLS SUBMENU
UPPERCASE - Converts selected text to uppercase. (EEE)
LOWERCASE - Converts selected text to lowercase. (EEE)
MIXEDCASE - Caps first letter and lowercases remainder of each word in
the selected text. (EEE)
TOGGLECASE - Converts selected chars to their opposing case
(lowercase/uppercase). (EEE)
SORT LINES - Sorts selected lines by position in the ASCII chart. (EEE)
STRIP SPACES - Strips all leading spaces from selected text. (EEE)
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.5. Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
HELP MENU
HELP INDEX - Opens an indexed listing of help topics.
EXTENDED HELP - The "Psoft" toolbar button or the Help menu item will
bring up the general help dialog. Use the "search" facility or the
"index" to maneuver.
HELP FOR HELP - Brings up the help dialog to teach you how to use the
help dialog? (Hey! Great idea!)
PRODUCT INFORMATION - Product name and version number... and a little
self indulgent advertising.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Ordering ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
ENHANCED E EDITOR (EE.EXE)
The Enhanced E Editor is free to any individual that will send a postcard
depicting something interesting from their part of the world and a short
comment on their reason for using the Enhanced E editor. The Enhanced E Editor
may not be used in a commercial business or government agency without prior
license and written consent of the author.
Support? - I'll try to make any adjustments that are needed or in my power to
make as I would prefer that this program would prove useful to everyone that
chooses to use it but remember - You get what you pay for.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
ENHANCED EE EDITOR (EEE.EXE)
The Enhanced EE Editor is comes fully functional for a 30 day evaluation. After
the 30 day trial period you must either register it with the author or delete
it from your system and discontinue use of it.
Commercial environments and government agencies must inquire on registration or
site licensing deals.
$25 registers the most recent version for online delivery (email attachment),
gives you tech support and low cost upgrades. All documentation is online. If
and when there is a packaged version with printed documentation the price
structure will change.
You can order online from BMT Micro (http://www.bmtmicro.com/) or order via
mail. The BMT Micro and PillarSoft order forms are included in this help file.
To order via mail, you may print out either order form by opening the form you
wish to use, select "Services" from the menu and then choose "Print". A dialog
box will open, choose "This section" and then click on "Print".
BMT is a full service order desk. They accept many forms of payment (credit
cards etc.) and can give you the fastest service as far as getting your editor
registered. Check the "BMT Order Form" in this archive to find out how to
contact BMT.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.1. BMT Order Form ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Mail Orders To: BMT Micro
PO Box 15016
Wilmington, NC 28408
U.S.A.
Voice Orders: 8:00am - 7:00pm EST (-5 GMT)
(800) 414-4268 (orders only)
(910) 791-7052
Fax Orders: (910) 350-2937 24 hours / 7 Days
(800) 346-1672 24 hours / 7 Days
Online Orders via modem: (910) 350-8061 10 lines, all 14.4K
(910) 799-0923 Direct 28.8K line
via Internet: orders@bmtmicro.com
telnet@bmtmicro.com
http://www.bmtmicro.com
Secure Ordering: https://wwws.wilmington.net/bmtmicro/secure_form.html
Ordering and general ordering questions:
Via AOL: bmtmicro
Via MSN: bmtmicro
Via Prodigy: HNGP66D
Via Compuserve: 74031,307
We accept Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express, Diners
Club, Carte Blanche, Cashiers Check, Personal Check. Personal
checks are subject to clearance. Eurochecks in DM are welcome.
DM, Sterling, and US Currency is welcome but send only by
registered mail, return receipt requested. We cannot be liable
for lost cash sent through the mail.
If you reside in a country with an unconvertible currency please
contact us for alternatives.
Purchase orders are welcome, subject to approval. The minimum
amount is $250.00.
Information for our German customers is explained in the last
paragraph of this order form.
_____________________________________________________________________
Company:_____________________________________________________________
Name:________________________________________________________________
Address:_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
City: _______________________________State/Province: ________________
Postal/ZIP Code: ____________________Country:________________________
Phone:_______________________________________________________________
Fax: _______________________________________________________________
E-Mail #1____________________________________________________________
E-Mail #2____________________________________________________________
Product Quantity Price Number of copies
_________________________ ______________ ________________
Enhanced EE Editor ____$25.00____ x ____________ = + $ _______
Latest Version on Diskette _____$3.00____ x ____________ = + $ _______
North Carolina Residents add 6% Sales Tax $ _______
Shipping and Handling (no quantity limit / see below) $ _______
Email - Subject to Credit Card Verification Free
Fax (USA/Canada)........................... 1.00 US
Fax (Non-North America).................... 2.00 US
Worldwide 1st Class ....................... Free
2nd Day Priority, USA Only ................ $ 4.00 US
US Postal Service International Express
(Including Canada and Mexico), allow up to
7-10 days ............................... $ 25.00 US
Airborne Select Delivery (USA Only) $ 8.00 US
FedEx Overnight, USA Only (delivery by
3:00 pm the following day) .............. $ 15.00 US
FedEx Europe/Japan (guaranteed delivery
within 3 days) .......................... $ 35.00 US
Total: $ _______
For credit card payment only
Circle one: VISA / Master / Discover / American Express / Diners
Credit card number: _____________________________________________
Expiration date: ________________________________________________
Authorization signature: ________________________________________
ORDERING FROM INSIDE GERMANY ONLY
=================================
Persons in Germany wishing to order shareware may also transfer funds
into our account with Deutsche Bank. Once the money is deposited you
may either fax a confirmation to us with proof of deposit or wait until
Deutsche Bank notifies us of the transaction (usually 10-18 business days).
Account information is as follows:
Deutsche Bank / Frankfurt Branch
EmpfДnger: Thomas Bradford
Konto-Nummer: 0860221
Bankleitzahl: 500-700-10
When you make the transfer, be sure to put your name and the program you
are registering on the transfer.
Current exchange rates can be obtained by sending an email to
dm_to_us@bmtmicro.com. An automated reply will return todays exchange
rates.
It is very important that you send us a completed order form by
either email or fax if you deposit money into this account for a
registration. Fill the order form out as usual except in the credit
card number field put "DEUTSCHE BANK". We will file the order and
use it to match against the deposit information we receive from the
bank.
IMPORTANT!
----------
When you email us your order form, we will reply with an
acknowledgement. If you do not get an acknowledgement within 24 hours
please send your order again in case it was lost. This extra bit of
caution can save a lot of confusion.
If you are concerned that your order is taking too long to process, feel
free to check with us about the status of your order. It's important
to all of us that you feel safe doing business with our company and
please feel free to suggest ways we can improve our service to you.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.2. PillarSoft Order Form ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
ORDER ENHANCED EE
______ # of copies of the Enhanced EE Editor @ $25/copy
______ Shipping and Handling (US & Canada)($3)
(no charge for email delivery)
______ Shipping and Handling (overseas)($8)
(no charge for email delivery)
______ Total charge
______ Deliver by email
______ Deliver by mail
Name, address:
________________________
________________________
________________________
________________________
Email address:
________________________
Make checks payable to:
PillarSoft
PO Box #1403
Jamestown, ND 58402
Fax: 1(701)252-5543
email: Psoft@Tech-Center.com
http://www.fm-net.com/pillarsoft
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Troubleshooting ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Trouble?
Did you use the install program? Try running it and see if that solves
your problems.
If things still aren't working right try running the uninstallation
script and rerun the installer. Be sure the install directory information
box has the correct directory entered.
If the install program chokes with an error message that says "routine
not found" the most likely cause is a dll conflict with another program.
The easiest way to overcome this is to reboot and run the install program
before running anything else that may using the "rexxutil.dll" functions.
The install program will unload any functions it loads upon its'
completion.
Is there a dot as the first entry of your LIBPATH statement in the
config.sys? example - LIBPATH=.;C:\OS2; This tells OS/2 to check the home
directory first.
Did you copy over ALL the old files if you had the Enhanced E installed
previously? With version .14 a new "Vprexx.dll" was introduced. Some
features will not work without this new dll.
All files for the Enhanced E's must reside in the installed directory with the
following exceptions:
The DLL files can be moved to the \os2\dll directory or to a directory
that you have setup in your path for "user.dll's" if you prefer but
shouldn't need to be moved. If you have more than one copy of a
particular dll, put the newest one in os2/dll or a user/dll directory to
save disk space. Before deleting the older dll, make sure all your
programs work with the newer one.
In order to use the Enhanced E's from the command line, OS/2 needs to
know where they are. Rather than adding to your already LONG Path
statement or adding an environment variable etc. Try copying the two
files EE.EXE & EEE.EXE to your \OS2 directory. They are small and the
effect on your freespace will hardly be noticeable.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. What's new ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Update history
Version 1.20 - 04/05/99
Added some basic print formatting
Added ring editing (EEE)
Added ring editing editor (EEE)
Added support for SpellGuard (will only work for registered users of
SpellGuard) (EEE)
Added support for Daniel Hellerstein's HTML_TXT.CMD
Removed some silly dialog boxes
Many small fixes
Version 1.10 - 01/15/99
New Installer
Interface for plugins added - See "Sample.plg" for help
Now saves without that pesky end-of-file char (html authors hate that)
Name change for "Install.cmd" to "rebuild.cmd" (rebuilds desktop objects,
does not install)
Recognizes "Read Only" files and offers to set it off, save the file and
reset it.
Fixed slow clearing window on large files when starting a "New"
Fixed bug in sizer when changing video resolution.
Convert selected text to lowercase
Convert selected text to uppercase
Convert selected text to mixedcase
Toggle case on selected text
Strip leading spaces from selected text
Added routine to Sort selected lines (ascii based sort)
Reworked Balloon help to cut out a huge amount of math. Simpler and
quicker now.
Doubled speed on Mime decodes. (Still excrutiatingly slow on large files)
Removed limit of 10 history items for non registered version
Allow Code Template tool use in non registered version
No drop dead date. Now allows 30 working days with short grace period.
Version 1.05 - 07/06/98
Didn't update this file and have destroyed the old notes without
realizing it.
Version 1.04 - 04/27/98
Changed icons on both editors
Added printer choices and setups in the free EE.EXE
Enhanced Text 2 IPF (much better conversion now)
Speed up Text 2 IPF conversion (speed increased 10 fold)
Added Mime decode (slow, but it works)
Fixed location and chaining of converted Htm2Txt files
Expires June 30, 1998
Version 1.03 - 12/27/97
Added "Run" command
Expires March 1, 1998
Version 1.02 - 10/25/97
Text to IPF conversion runs in separate thread
Minor changes to printing procedures.
Enlarged history list combobox
Changed dll loading procedures
Expires December 15, 1997
Version 1.01 - 10/01/97
Text to IPF conversion added
Changed printing procedures for better formatting
Expires November 30, 1997
Version 1.0 - 8/28/97
Full version is here
Now reads files with spaces in the name
Expires October 31, 1997
Version .19 - 7/28/97
Cleanup version before end of test
Split into English and International versions
Expires August 31, 1997
Version .18 - 6/01/97
Added integrated code template tool
Added Line and character number in infoline
Changed "Save as" to allow upper and lower case
Expires July 31, 1997
Version .17 - 5/01/97
Import menuitem added
Drag and drop of text inside the edit window is added
Speedier signature file insertion
Spawn new window
Confirmation toggles
Expires June 30, 1997
Version .16 - 4/15/97
Drag and drop ability extended
Changed "Select all" and "Select none" hot keys to OS/2 standard
Consolidated about 800 lines of redundant code
More system calls renamed to avoid problems with other apps using same
calls
Expires May 31, 1997
Version .15 - 4/04/97
Drag and drop files on edit window
Help file moved to IPF format
New font dialogs
History box font change is now working
Built with new version of development tool
Expires May 31, 1997
Version .14 - 3/17/97
Added bubble help to the toolbar in the Enhanced EE
Incorporated Otto Raeders HTM2TXT into the Freeware Enhanced E
Removed all but 1 entry from the os2.ini file
Fixed command line call from any root directory
Expires May 1, 1997
Version .13 - 3/2/97
Fixed white flash on splash and help screens
Changed old history file deletetion routine
Added title bar updating for new "Save as" name
Incorporated Otto Raeders HTM2TXT to strip html
Added hot keys in Presentation mode
Expires April 15, 1997
Version .12 - 2/20/97
Presentation Mode
Added accelerator keys to all events
Finished mnemonic keys
Fixed Save as when exiting
Fixed filepath call from command line
Changed language loading routine
Added "Presentation mode" to line #44 of language template
Expires March 31, 1997
Version .11 - 2/15/97
Fixed selected printer highlighting
Changed product information screen
Changed graphic style for the help system
Changed dll loading style so two programs accessing a dll concurrently
don't ruin each others fun
Added language support for menu items (See "PSE_Lang.zip" at the
PillarSoft site for info)
Expires March 31, 1997
Version .10 - 2/11/97
Added save selected text to temp file for later processing
Added append selected text to temp file for later processing
Added open temp file
History now dumps non-existant file references
Fixed Sig file change to null when no new sig file is selected after
browsing
Filled in missing help tips
Expires March 31, 1997
Version .09 - 2/10/97
Added Time and Date insert to Enhanced E
Added Time, Date, Name, Signature file insert to Enhanced EE
Expires March 31, 1997
Version .08 - 2/07/97
Recompiled for smaller executables
Expires March 31, 1997
Version .07 - 2/04/97
Menu accelerator keys working
Fixed crash when trying to print with no printer selected
Added Product Information
Expires March 31, 1997
Version .06 - 2/02/97
Got rid of the splash screen on startup (EEE), no more waiting...
Fixed "Delete" key action in edit window
Put initialization information in os2.ini
Added ability to make EE or EEE the default System Editor.br (Disabled
for safety but you can bypass it)
Added uninstall to clean out os2.ini and deregister objects
The EEE still expires on March 31, 1997
Version .05 - 1/28/97
First release of the freeware PillarSoft Enhanced E and the shareware
Enhanced EE Editors v.05 Beta
The Enhanced EE (EEE.EXE) expires on March 31, 1997
Version .04 - 1/20/97
Closed Beta
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. License Agreement ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
LICENSE AGREEMENT
For the purposes of this document the Enhanced E (EE.EXE) hereafter shall be
referred to as the Enhanced E. The Enhanced EE (EEE.EXE) shall be referred to
as the Enhanced EE. When referring to both the Enhanced E (EE.EXE) and the
Enhanced EE (EEE.EXE) the term used shall be the Enhanced E's.
Enhanced E Specific
The Enhanced E is not public domain software but is to be freely used by
individuals that agree to adhere to this license agreement.
Individual users are granted a limited license to use the Enhanced E on a
fulltime basis if it is suitable for their needs. Use of the Enhanced E
by any business, corporation, governmental agency or other entity or
institution is strictly forbidden without prior written consent of the
author.
Enhanced EE Specific
The Enhanced EE is not public domain software, nor is it free software,
it is user supported.
Non-registered users are granted a limited license to use the Enhanced EE
on a trial basis for the purpose of determining whether it is suitable
for their needs. Use of the Enhanced EE, except for this limited
purpose, requires registration.
Use of non-registered copies of the Enhanced EE beyond a 30 day
evaluation period by any person, business, corporation, governmental
agency or other entity or institution is strictly forbidden.
Use of registered copies of the Enhanced EE by any business, corporation,
governmental agency or other entity or institution is strictly forbidden
without prior licensing arrangements and written consent of the author.
Registration grants a user the right to use the Enhanced EE only on a
single computer unless prior arrangements are made with the author. A
registered user may use the program on a different computer, but may not
use the program on more than one computer at the same time.
Specific to Both Programs
You may not modify the Enhanced E's in any way, including but not limited
to, decompiling, disassembling or otherwise reverse engineering the
program.
All users are granted a limited license to copy the unregistered version
of the Enhanced E's only for the trial use of others subject to the above
limitations. The following limitations also apply:
The Enhanced E's must be copied in unmodified form, complete with the
file containing license and ordering information.
The full documentation for the Enhanced E's must be included in the
archive.
No fee, charge or other compensation may be accepted or requested by any
licensee beyond a reasonable price for the media the Enhanced E's are
transferred on.
Operators of electronic bulletin board systems and internet web/ftp sites
may post the unregistered version of the Enhanced E's for downloading by
their users as long as the above conditions are met.
Distributors of public domain or user supported software may distribute
copies of the unregistered version of the Enhanced E's subject to the
above conditions.
The Enhanced EE is a shareware product and can be registered through BMT Micro
or directly from PillarSoft for $25.00.
Enhanced E's are copyright (C) 1997-1999, PillarSoft
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Support ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
We are happy to answer any questions you may have regarding this software. Keep
in mind that the email workload has been almost overwhelming at times. When
there is too much email be assured that registered users get immediate and
prompt attention.
How to contact us
PillarSoft
PO Box #1403
Jamestown, ND 58402
email: support@pillarsoft.net
http://www.pillarsoft.net/