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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