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- BREEZE Copyright (c) Kevin Solway, 1989-91
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- UPDATES
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- (Since 1990)
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- Version 2.1
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- - Added paragraph sorting
- - Added statistical analysis of columns of numbers.
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- Version 2.2
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- - Improved dictionary. Increased number of words to 37,000.
- - Compressed BREEZE.EXE to about half its original size on
- disk.
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- Version 3.0
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- - Added the text to .EXE file converter.
- - Improved dictionary. Increased number of words to 67,000.
- If you misspell a word the list of words you are prompted
- with to replace the misspelled word are now listed in
- order of similarity to the word you typed. I also
- improved the dictionary compression algorithm.
- - Added screen saver.
- - Frees-up a lot more memory when you shell out to DOS,
- making more memory available to your applications.
- - Double spacing can now be set from the print menu as well
- as from the page settings menu.
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- Version 3.1
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- - Added print spooling. This does printing in the
- background while you get on with something else. You
- don't need to wait for printing to finish before you can
- start typing again.
- - Added mail merging (enabling you to print form letters).
- This includes the new program BRZMERGE.EXE which creates
- and maintains a database for use in mail merging.
- - Added auto reformatting option. Automatically reformats
- the text while you edit it.
- - Added the option to turn the screen saver on or off, and
- to save this in the configuration file. Fixed bug with
- screen-saver - it sometimes made characters blink on
- restoring the screen.
- - Executable files created with the text to .EXE converter
- now give you the option to pause after each page of
- printing, especially useful when printing to single
- sheets. The line editor used to input the search string
- now supports both insert and overwrite modes. A far
- greater range of colours are available in the resulting
- viewer program. Up to nineteen default colour
- combinations can be set at the time of creating the viewer
- program. In addition, users are given the option to
- select their favourite colour combination at the time of
- running the viewer program, A new program COLOURS.EXE is
- included, which displays all the colour options available,
- and how to access them. You are encouraged to distribute
- the program COLOURS.EXE with all the text viewer programs
- you create with BREEZE. When creating viewer programs you
- now have tho option to enable or disable permission for
- the user to send the contents to a disk file instead of to
- the printer.
- - Maximum size for text that can be made into an executable
- file is now 63,000 bytes (after automatic compression)
- instead of 61,000 bytes.
- - BREEZE used to write empty lines to get to the end of each
- page when printing, this is now achieved by sending
- genuine form feed instructions to the printer.
- - Added an option to print only the odd numbered pages or
- only the even numbered pages. This enables you to print
- on both sides of fanfold paper, book fashion, by printing
- all the odd numbered pages first, turning the paper
- around, and then printing all the even numbered pages
- (good conservation - set an example!).
- - Added a go-to-page function.
- - Added a restore line function. Lets you restore a line
- back to its original state, provided you have not left
- the line.
- - Added the option to print with proportional letter spacing
- or with micro-justification if your printer supports these
- functions.
- - Added the option to select a line spacing of 4 lines per
- inch or 5 lines per inch when printing.
- - When sorting you are now given a countdown, giving you a
- rough idea how long the sorting process will take. And
- you are now able to interrupt the process at any time by
- pressing the escape key.
- - Added automatic line and box drawing.
- - When marking blocks, the block now follows the position of
- the cursor until the end (or beginning) of the block is
- marked, or until a block operation is selected.
- - Auto screen save and auto save can now be set to any
- period up to 255 minutes.
- - Files can now be quickly selected from the directory
- window by pressing the first letter of the file. The
- highlight bar will immediately move to the first file
- or directory starting with that letter. Pressing the
- same letter again will move to subsequent files starting
- with the same letter.
- - Inserting and deleting columns can now be done with
- multiple columns for speed.
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- Version 3.2
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- - Much faster sorting, especially noticeable on large files.
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