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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. ASCII Table ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.1. The ASCII table ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.2. The multiline entryfield ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.3. The File menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.3.1. Open ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.3.2. Save ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.3.3. Save as ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.3.4. Close ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. How to register ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1. License and copyright notice ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2. Differences between the full version and the demo ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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.