OS/2 Shareware BBS: 5 Edit/05-Edit.zip/escri096.zip/English.doc

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        Escriba Word Processor for OS/2 Presentation Manager
       ======================================================

  This program provides a What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) word
processor for the OS/2 Presentation Manager interface.  It does not attempt
to go head-to-head with the large professional word processors available
for OS/2 PM or Windows, but rather tries to provide a more modest set of
functions.  Normal text formatting is provided for, plus the program has
the ability to handle embedded graphics.  All installed ATM fonts are
supported, in all the native formats and in a wide range of sizes.  Printer
support is strictly through the OS/2 PM interface, providing output on any
printer supported by that interface, including FAX and plotter devices.


        Software Registration
        ---------------------

  This program is shareware.  Feel free to distribute unmodified copies of
the program to anyone interested.  If you find the program useful, and
decide to keep the program for use, then you must pay for it.  The price is
US$30.00, and there are several ways to pay it:

        Check or Money Order: If you wish to pay with a personal check or
money order, please send your payment, together with your name, your
mailing address, the revision number and date of your current copy of
Escriba, to:

                Escriba Registrations
                c/o Rick Papo
                38290 Avondale
                Westland, MI 48186-3830
                USA

        VISA/MasterCard/Discover: If you wish to use a credit-card to pay
for your registration, the company BMT Micro is providing this service for
Escriba. They may be reached by telephone at [phone] (USA only) or
at [phone], by FAX at [phone], or through their BBS at (910)
350-8061.  The voice lines are open from 8am to 8pm (EST,-5 GMT).  The
other numbers function 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.  In addition,
their mailing address is:

                BMT Micro
                452 Horn Rd
                Wilmington, NC 28412-2411
                USA

  NOTE: If you reside in any of the republics which were formerly of the
Soviet Union or of the Warsaw Pact, you may register for $5 (no credit
cards, please).

  Upon receiving your registration, you will be sent a receipt and the
latest revision of the word processor on diskette.  You will be sent one
more copy on diskette later, when the next major revision is released.
Printed documentation is not yet available, but once it is, all registered
users of the word processor will receive a copy.  If you would like later
upgrades on diskette, they will cost $5 U.S. dollars.


        Questions and Bug Reporting
        ---------------------------

  Should you have problems with this program, the author Rick Papo can be
reached by one of the following means:

    Internet        [e-mail]
    Mail            Rick Papo, 38290 Avondale, Westland, MI 48186-3830, USA
    Telephone       USA [phone]

  First priority is given to queries and problems of registered users, but
an attempt is made to deal with all messages that arrive.  Electronic mail
is checked every day.

  In all correspondence, please provide the revision number of Escriba that
you are using and referring to.


        Installation
        ------------

  To install Escriba, you must execute the command-file 'ENGLISH'.  You
will be asked in what directory you wish to install the program.  Please
enter the full path of that directory, including the drive specifier.  If
the directory does not exist, it will be created. Once you have entered the
directory name, the installation will complete. The program's EXE, DLL, HLP
and DOC files will be copied to the target directory.  A folder will be
created on your desktop and a program object will be placed therein.  In
addition, an object to represent the DOC file will be placed there.  Once
installation is complete, feel free to move the objects wherever you wish.

  If by chance you delete any of the objects, simply repeat the
installation procedure.  The program settings will not be lost.


        Translations
        ------------

  Escriba is built to be translatable into other languages easily.  The
Spanish, French, German and Dutch versions have already been translated.
If you wish to translate the program to your native language, send me a
note to my Internet ID ([e-mail]) or to my mailing address. I will
send you the texts that need to be translated (the help file, the
documentation file, the installation script and the text resource
definitions). Once I have the translated material back, I will add the new
language to the next release of the word processor.  Keep in mind, however,
that I will always be asking you for updates as the program gets revised
and enhanced.  In return for your help, your registration is free and you
will get free upgrades as long as you continue to translate them.

  The translators responsible for the existing versions are:

    Spanish   Rick Papo & Xavier Caballe   Internet: [e-mail]
    German    Frank Mersmann               Internet: [e-mail]
    French    Raphaël Vanney               Internet: [e-mail]
    Dutch     Jaap van Veen                CompuServe: 103262,1047


        Acknowledgements
        ----------------

  Thanks to the following individuals for their help in testing, for their
suggestions during development, and for their support:

        Wayne Blankenbeckler    (Sam's Books,Indiana,USA)
        Harry Bush              (Riga,Latvia)
        Xavier Caballe          (Barcelona,Spain)
        Bjorn Fahller           (Sweden)
        Per Gjerlov             (Denmark)
        Dr. Herbert Klaeren     (Tuebingen,Germany)
        Frank Mersmann          (Bremen,Germany)
        Joe Negron              (Brooklyn,New York,USA)
        Marvin Nipper           (Golden,Colorado,USA)
        Walt Rutka              (Southfield,Michigan,USA)
        Leland Sheppard         (California,USA)
        Erwin Vackier           (Belgium)
        Jaap van Veen           (Uithoorn,The Netherlands)
        Raphaël Vanney          (Courbevoie,France)
        Bryan Walker            (Tennessee,USA)
        Ernst Winter            (Munich,Germany)


        Change History
        --------------

13 June 1995 - Revision 0.90 - Beta
  Released under new name.  Formerly known as Pluma, but Pluma Software
    complained.
  Revised to accept large files.
  Added Undo and Redo.
  Added Insert UPC, Insert Page Count, Insert Page Number.
  Added Paste From BMP, PCX, GIF and MET files.
  Added text search/replace commands.
  Added outline font line width, fill color and fill type menus.
  Added Bitmap Background, No Text Aside and Half-tone commands.

10 July 1995 - Revision 0.91 - Beta
  Added connection to ISPELLER spell checker.

13 September 1995 - Revision 0.92 - Beta
  Converted Justification menu to use bitmaps instead of text.
  Fixed error in loading compressed BMP files (Vanney).
  Fixed problem with ruler paint speed (Vanney).
  Altered processing of Date Format string to insure a uniform format
    across languages (Vanney).
  Ctrl+Z now functions as a Zoom All toggle (Winter).
  Document window now cooperates with Font Palette.
  National Language Support added for decimal number formatting and editing
    (Vanney).
  French translation updated with Escriba enhancements (Vanney).
  Dutch translation updated with Escriba enhancements (van Veen).
  German translation updated with Escriba enhancements (Mersmann).
  Spanish translation updated with Escriba enhancements.
  Added 'Version' function to document preface to allow for format
    variation.
  Added 'Line End' and 'Line Join' attribute menus.
  Fixed various bugs in the spell checker.
  Added French, German and Dutch dictionaries & affix files to spell
    checker.

26 September 1995 - Revision 0.93 - Beta
  Added option to General Preferences: Print Reverse.
  Added option to Document Preferences: Codepage.
  Fixed bug with Ctrl+Z used with 100% zoom preference.
  Added Change & Find and Change All buttons to Search dialog.

24 November 1995 - Revision 0.94 - Beta
  Performance revision.
  Added ability to include code-39 bar-codes in a document.
  Added support for DBCS systems (Chinese & Japanese).
  File Open dialog now shows Pluma files as if they were Escriba files.

27 December 1995 - Revision 0.95 - Beta (for OS/2 e-zine! inquiries and
    initial WWW release)
  Fixed shutdown bug in 0.94.
  Reworked Document Defaults dialog as a notebook.
  Added date functions for 2-digit year, short month, short weekday.
  Converted product information menu option into a conditional
    menu including add-on extension products.
  Added ability to recognize non-native document and graphic file types
    and load/save them through add-on extension modules.
  Revised ISPELLER to fit the new add-on extension interface.
  Built the add-on file import/export extension DLL 'PTEXT'.
  Built the add-on graphic import extension DLLs 'BMP', 'GIF' and 'PCX'.

12 August 1996 - Revision 0.96b - Beta
  Added the ability to load graphic files as if they were documents.
  Added the Position, Size, Aspect and Optimize bitmap menu options.
  Added Configure Extensions option, removing the old Spell-Check Setup
    option.
  Changed so that if a second copy of Escriba is started, the documents
    requested there are loaded into the original copy instead.
  Changed to have separate message queues for each document window.
  Added Files/Language submenu to select current menu/dialog language.
  Added ability to include POSTNET bar-codes in a document.
  Added author name and document creation date to document preface
    information.
  Restored and fixed support for metafile graphics.
  Built the add-on graphic import extension DLL 'TIFF'.
  Fixed formatter so that it no longer loops when a graphic fills a page.
  Fixed selection highlight logic so that it no longer leaves scraps
    behind.
  Fixed Bitmap/Halftone option printing.
  Added Bitmap/Reverse menu option.
  Added Edit/SelectAll menu option.
  Added support for hyphenation of words.

28 January 1997 - Revision 0.96c - Beta
  Fixed bug in selection highlight in spanning lines not separated by line
    feeds.
  Added support for UPC-E, EAN-8 and EAN-13 barcodes.
  Fixed memory leak.
  Altered to remember last document/graphic type selected for open/merge.
  Added Comment and Separator function codes.
  Added the ability to position graphics inline with the text.
  Built the add-on graphic import extension DLL 'JPEG'.

19 January 1998 - Revision 0.96d - Beta
  Added drag/drop support for opening document files.
  Added Go To Page function.
  Added support for document titles.
  Altered installation scripts to build all language spell-check
    dictionaries.
  Added new general preference option: Reload most recently edited document
    at startup.
  Fixed bug in using the Home/End keys at the start/end of pages.
  Implemented underscore/strikeout support for the spaces and tabs in fully
    justified text.
  Fixed bug in typing text at end of page in full page zoom mode.
  Added page header/footer support.