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- - BIGTEXT -
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- - UPDATE INFORMATION -
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- Version 1.2
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- - Fixed bug during conversion of very large files - would
- sometimes halt execution when out of memory.
- - Improved help system.
- - Pressing Alt-C in the viewer program will now toggle the
- screen colours.
-
- Version 1.3
-
- - Fixed bug when repeating a search for text - occasionally
- would not find the text.
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- Version 1.4
-
- - Added ability of viewer program to scroll left and right
- for long lines. This means your text can now extend past
- the right hand side of the screen. Ideal for tables and
- spreedsheets. Maximum line length 255 characters.
- - Added the program JOIN.EXE to replace the batch files for
- joining small text files into a single big text file.
-
- Version 1.5
-
- - Now uses the currently set video mode. For example, if you
- are using 50 line mode, then the executable files created
- by Bigtext will display text in 50 line mode.
- - Line drawing characters are now approximated during printing.
- (with - and | characters).
-
- Version 1.6
-
- - Text viewer programs now have a percentage indicator on the
- bottom line of the screen to indicate the relative position
- within the document.
- - Sometimes the "~" characters were printed out when
- printing. This has now been fixed.
- - You can now use the text compression feature on documents
- that contain graphic ascii characters. However, individual
- lines containing graphic characters will not be compressed.
- - The program Bigtype.exe has been included in the package.
- Using this program you can generate fancy text to make your
- presentations more interesting.
-
- Version 1.7
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- - Text compression will now compress text by an extra 15%,
- meaning you can process even larger volumes of text -
- 700kb or more. (However, this will not necessarily
- decrease the size of the .exe file every time)
- - Text compression is now on by default. Text compression
- can be turned off from the command line (or batch file)
- with the new parameter /CN.
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- Version 1.8
-
- - Fixed problem where English pound sterling symbol "£" did
- not survive compression in version 1.7.
- - When printing, each new section now starts printing on a
- new page.
- - Form feed characters (ascii character No. 12) can now be
- inserted into the text to force a new page when printing.
- This can be used to ensure that a related information (eg,
- a table of data) stays together on the same page.
- Inserting the text *formfeed* in your document will have
- the same effect as inserting a form feed character.
- - Immediately after searching for text with the "F"ind
- option, continuing to press the return key will now have
- the same effect as pressing the "R"epeat key.
- - Added the option to have comment lines in your text. Lines
- beginning with -C- (starting at column 1) will be displayed
- on screen the same as normal text, but will not be printed
- or sent to file.
-
- Version 2.0
-
- - Added ability to execute other programs from within the
- viewer programs. This is great for demos and graphic
- illustrations to enhance your text. Viewer can swap to EMS
- or disk to make more memory available.
- - Small arrows are now used to indicate when text extends
- beyond the right edge of the screen, or beyond the left
- edge of the screen.
- - Improved menu layout in text viewer programs.
- - To return to the viewer menu you can now press "M" or F10
- or Esc. Pressing "Q" from the menu now quits the program.
-
- Version 2.1
-
- - Added option to suppress the pause for a keypress after
- executing a program from within the viewer program.
- - Added option to force no swapping to EMS or disk when
- executing a program from within the viewer program. This
- speeds up the execution of small programs when memory is
- not likely to be limiting.
-
- Version 2.2
-
- - Bigtext executables can now display complex, text-based
- colour images as part of the text. Bigtext now comes with
- the program "Text Paint" for creating screen images, and
- the memory resident program "Text Capture" which can pop-up
- over other programs and capture text screen images in
- full-colour.
-
- Version 2.3
-
- - Added LINK command to link pictures into Bigtext during
- compilation of the .exe file.
- - Now handles the new compressed form of Text Paint files.
- - There are now up to 50 menu types to choose from, made up
- of ten colour combinations and five styles.
-
- Version 2.4
-
- - Code optimization.
- - Much faster compilation and text searching.
- - More text colours. Bold, italics, and underline text now
- appear in different colours.
- - Made it easier to insert codes for bold, italics and
- underline. (eg, ^B+ in the text will turn bold on)
-
- Version 2.5
-
- - The program Bigtype is no longer included in the package
- as the program TEXT PAINT (included) now supercedes it.
- - Cursor did not turn off at times with some new versions
- of Bios. This has now been fixed.
- - Better support for some mono-displays.
-
- Version 2.6
-
- - Added a customizable help screen. Pressing F1 or "H" will
- display the contents of the file HELP.DOC, which you can
- edit to your liking.
- - Added black text on a white background as a colour option.
- - "+" and "-" will now move quickly backwards and forwards
- through sections of a document.
- - Permissions have been modified so that you can now allow
- printing but not sending to file.
- - Pressing Escape from the menu of a viewer program will now
- quit the program.
- - You can now set your own custom colours for both the menu
- and the main viewer screen.
-
- Version 2.7
-
- - Added the option to mark a selection of text (a "block") to
- be printed or sent to file.
- - Added place marker function. "S" to set place marker,
- Ctrl-S to return to it.
- - Added /SM:c command line option to change section marker
- character.
-
- Version 3.0
-
- - You can now use your own .SCR (Text Paint screen files) for
- the main menu screen. This means you can create your own
- colourful and original opening screens.
- - Fixed page length problem when printing with laser printer.
- - When sending text to a file that already exists you are now
- prompted to either overwrite or append to the file.
- - Can now read-in ascii text that doesn't have line-breaks,
- as produced by some word processors.
- - New option for marking style text, eg ^B turns bold on and
- ^b turns bold off.
- - Fixed problem when displaying on a CGA system.
-
- Version 3.1
-
- - Added an option (see permissions) which can restrict the
- user's access to the text to limited marked blocks, giving
- more security to your work.
- - Fixed bug where repeat search did not work correctly after
- capturing text to file or printer.
-
- Version 3.2
-
- - The backspace key will now automatically return you to the
- place you were at before a jump to a place marker or to
- text found in a search. The last ten places are
- remembered.
- - User's screen colours, current place, and place marker are
- now automatically remembered.
- - Added autoscrolling. Press Spacebar in viewer program to
- start and stop auto-scrolling. Press 1..9 for speeds.
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