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- ABOUT BBEdit Lite
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-
- BBEdit Lite is an evolution of BBEdit 2.2, the popular freeware text editor.
- BBEdit Lite offers the same overall performance and ease of use as BBEdit 2.2,
- but offers the following improvements:
-
- - linefeed translation for DOS files is much faster;
-
- - Zap Gremlins is much faster;
-
- - an Unwrap command is now available for unwrapping text for
- export to word processors;
-
- - Entab and Detab have been improved;
-
- - Upper Case and Lower Case have been replaced with a general-
- purpose Change Case;
-
- - compatibility with Macintosh Unix systems such as A/UX and MachTen is
- improved;
-
- - BBEdit Lite is approximately 20% smaller on disk than BBEdit 2.2.
-
- To better serve the needs of freeware BBEdit users, and to reduce the
- size and complexity of the program, several features which are technically
- interesting but not of general interest to those users have been removed.
-
- BBEdit Lite is shipped with a QuickStart document which describes many of the
- application's features. Full documentation, as well as a considerable amount of
- additional functionality, is available with the purchase of BBEdit 2.5. See
- the document "BBEdit 2.5 Information" for details.
-
- If you would like to write BBEdit extensions, send a request to the
- address below. If you are sending your request via U.S. Mail, include
- a floppy disk and return postage. The reply package will include
- source for the extensions supplied with BBEdit Lite, and documentation
- on how to write your own extensions. The extension developer's kit is
- also available for anonymous FTP from world.std.com, in /ftp/pub/bbedit,
- and from sumex.stanford.edu, in /info-mac/text.
-
- ABOUT BBEDIT 2.5
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- BBEdit 2.5 is an industrial-strength text editor for use by software developers,
- engineers, scientists, telecommunications users, and anyone else who needs to
- view, edit and manipulate plain-text documents with maximum flexibility and
- performance. BBEdit 2.5 is an ideal companion for THINK C, THINK Pascal, MPW,
- and THINK Reference users. With BBEdit 2.5, you can:
-
- - Browse source files in THINK C and THINK Pascal project documents;
-
- - Use BBEdit 2.5 in conjunction with THINK C 6.0 to compile source
- files and run projects;
-
- - Use ToolServer to execute MPW Shell scripts for building MPW-based
- applications and other MPW-driven tasks, as well as MPW 411-based
- Toolbox searches;
-
- - Use THINK Reference 2.0 to search for Toolbox symbols and insert
- Toolbox call templates;
-
- - Open disk browser windows to easily navigate the directory structures
- of any mounted volumes and view files quickly and easily;
-
- - Take advantage of integrated Claris XTND translation to translate
- text files to and from popular word-processor formats;
-
- - Use a glossary to store commonly-used pieces of text for insertion
- with a single keystroke;
-
- - Use improved ╥grep╙ pattern-matching for more flexible text searching
- and replacement;
-
- - Easily compare text files via a built-in differences engine and
- browser;
-
- - Split editing windows for easier navigation and reference;
-
- - Use On Location 2.0 to search pre-indexed volumes such as CD-ROMs;
-
- - Enjoy many other technical advancements and refinements made since
- the original release of BBEdit.
-
- Additional information on BBEdit 2.5's capabilities, and instructions on
- how to upgrade, are contained in the document "BBEdit 2.5 General Info".
-
- Feature Overview
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- BBEdit Lite offers the following useful functionality:
-
- Ñ Stationery documents. You can create a stationery document with BBEdit;
- whenever you open that document with BBEdit, its contents, format information,
- and window position will be used to create a new untitled window. You can also
- create a ╥global╙ stationery document which will be used as a template for all
- new windows.
-
- Ñ Open Several. This variation on the standard ╥Open╔╙ command enables you to
- open multiple files at once from multiple locations in the file system. You can
- also specify aliases to files, and those aliases will be resolved all at once.
-
- Ñ Powerful multi-file search. BBEdit offers the usual multi-file search, in
- which a disk directory is scanned and the files are opened one at a time;
- however, BBEdit can also display the search results in a window for easy browsing
- (and selected entries in the window can be opened for display). The search can
- also be limited to files that are already opened for editing in BBEdit, or to
- files which were already found in a previous multi-file search. BBEdit also
- offers multi-file replace capability for automated ╥search and destroy╙
- operations.
-
- Ñ Zero cost. BBEdit Lite is free, with no qualification. It╒s not shareware,
- and it╒s not commercial.
-
- BBEdit Lite also offers the following :
-
- Ñ High quality. BBEdit Lite has achieved a remarkable level of stability for
- freeware; it has received years of in-house and external testing. The user
- interface is the result of extensive user feedback and polishing. This commitment
- to quality is further reflected in the commercial version of BBEdit.
-
- Ñ File size limited only by available memory. BBEdit Lite's default partition
- size is 512K of RAM. This can be set as low as 300K, to make BBEdit Lite the
- ideal constantly-resident editor for small to moderate tasks, or turned up as
- high as necessary to edit many large files or perform large-scale
- search-and-replace operations. If you╒re running under System 7.0, BBEdit Lite
- automatically takes advantage of available system memory, so that you don╒t have
- to adjust its partition size to edit large files.
-
- Ñ No hard limit on number of files open. The number of files that BBEdit Lite
- can have open at once is limited by available memory, and can be increased or
- decreased by adjusting BBEdit Lite's partition size as appropriate.
-
- Ñ Easy manipulation of multiple files at once. The "Open Several╔" command
- makes it possible to open multiple files from different folders at once, and the
- Save and Print commands can operate on all open files at once.
-
- Ñ Pattern (╥grep╙) searching. Matching patterns can be constructed so that
- strings other than exact literal matches can be found and replaced; for example,
- converting Pascal comments to C comments, or converting C++ comments to C
- comments.
-
- Ñ System 7 awareness. Besides supporting all of the basic System 7
- functionality such as 32-bit mode, virtual memory, and the like, BBEdit also
- takes advantage of specific System 7 functionality wherever possible in order to
- either improve performance or to improve its appearance. This is done without
- sacrificing System 6 compatibility. BBEdit Lite also includes help balloons for
- most of its menus and dialogs. Some of BBEdit Lite╒s advanced features require
- System 7.
-
- Ñ High performance. Try and enjoy.
-
- The document "BBEdit Lite Quickstart" contains specific information on
- how to take advantage of BBEdit Lite's capabilities.
-
- Distribution
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-
- BBEdit Lite is a freely distributable, copyrighted program, otherwise
- known as "freeware". There is no registration process, no fee requested
- or required, no obligation on your part, and no guilt.
-
- We at Bare Bones Software do not subscribe to the concept of "shareware"; it has
- been our direct experience that many people simply ignore shareware notices. The
- cost of goods related to distributing BBEdit Lite is very low, and can be
- recouped by means other than (unsuccessfully) trying to shame users into paying
- some small amount of money for a program.
-
- We believe that when users of a program make the financial sacrifice to obtain a
- piece of software, they should expect, and receive, significant value added.
- This is why BBEdit 2.5 exists.
-
- If you feel compelled to pay us for BBEdit Lite, don't. Instead, we encourage
- you to order your own copy of BBEdit 2.5. See "BBEdit General Information" for
- information on how to do it.
-
- Some Minor Legal Stuff
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- Although BBEdit Lite is free, it is not ╥public domain╙. It is copyrighted, and
- the copyright will be enforced whenever appropriate; therefore:
-
- Ñ The source is not available.
-
- Ñ BBEdit Lite cannot be sold, either by itself or in combination with any
- other product, without my express written permission.
-
- Ñ If you're a user group which is publishing a CD-ROM or floppy collection,
- you may include BBEdit Lite and all of its included files without restriction,
- save that the original package is included. Contact me for up-to-date versions
- and information.
-
- Ñ If you╒re a hard disk company which distributes PD, shareware, and freeware
- on your disk drives, you╒re welcome to distribute BBEdit Lite. Contact me for
- up-to-date versions and information.
-
- Ñ Commercial publishers and distributors of CD-ROM software collections may
- not distribute BBEdit Lite on CD-ROM without my express written permission.
-
- Ñ BBEdit Lite may be posted on an information service which charges its users
- for general connection time and downloading, but it may NOT be posted to an
- information service which will charge for the specific right to download BBEdit
- Lite, without my express written permission.
-
- Ñ BBEdit Lite may be given away as a support utility for a package which is
- itself to be given away. People who need to distribute BBEdit LIte as a support
- utility should contact me for up-to-date versions and information.
-
- BBEdit Lite is copyright ⌐1992-1994 by Richard M. Siegel. All rights reserved.
- Questions? Problems? Praise? Suggestions? Address correspondence to:
-
- Bare Bones Software
- c/o Rich Siegel
- 1 Larkspur Way #4
- Natick, MA 01760
-
- Internet/Usenet: bbedit@world.std.com
- CompuServe: 73051,3255
- AppleLink: BARE.BONES
-
- Phone: (508) 651-3561
- Fax: (508) 651-7584
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