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- FEdit 2.0
- ~~~~~ ~~~
- (C)Copyright 1995 by Rob Raper, a.k.a.
- Phantom Lord #1@3807 WWIVnet
- @8852 IceNET
- @18852 WWIVLink
- @8872 ICEnet
- @9 ENDnet
-
- Yes, it's here! I have finally released the long overdue FEdit 2.0.
- My hopes for the editor had about crashed when Wayne decided to start
- releasing WWIVedit with the standard WWIV accessory pack. Talk about
- a monopoly! However, I've found that I'm STILL receiving registrations,
- and this has given me the incentive to keep coding. So yes, your registrations
- definitely have influenced my decision to write a new editor.
-
- THE PAST
- ~~~~~~~~
- To be honest, the 1.x versions of Fedit were very poorly coded.
- I was just learning C at the time, and was unfamiliar with advanced
- techniques like linked lists. There were also some serious fundamental
- design problems, particularly with the way colors were handled. This made
- updates to the code impossible dreams. The simple task of adding a quoting
- feature was a nightmare. It seemed as if every update I wrote yeilded
- newer, nastier bugs (hence all the sub-release numbers like 1.03b and
- 1.1a). This time around, things are different. I intend to thoroughly
- beta test this copy -- No more "a" or "b" releases!
-
-
- THE PRESENT
- ~~~~~~~~~~~
- Feature wise, FEdit will probably seem similar to its older
- counterparts. It still holds all of its predecessors values: to be
- a small, friendly, fast editor. This has only improved in the new version!
- I think most people and sysops are completely unaware of the block
- commands in 1.1. The truth is, they're not really necessary, and no one
- has requested them. If anybody would really like to see this put back
- into 2.0 (2.1?) send me some mail. I'd rather focus on getting the
- rest of the editor's features as solid as possible.
-
- An exciting new feature has been added to this editor. It now
- automatically supports VT100 type terminal commands if they are available
- to it. What does that mean? It means USERS can have scrolling windows!
- It also means that text inserts and deletes will operate many, many times
- faster. Do users have to use or understand VT100 to take advantage of this?
- The answer is NO. It's completely automatic.
-
- What comm packages does this work on? Most terminal programs,
- particularly Telix, Telemate, and ProComm Plus, support the VT100 editing
- commands as a superset to their normal ANSI commands. If the terminal program
- does NOT support the extra commands, FEdit senses this and runs in its
- more traditional operating mode. Qmodem does support the extended commands,
- but only if you tell it specifically to go into VT100 mode. FEdit recognizes
- either mode of operation. Commo does not have a full VT100 implementation,
- and FEdit will not go into enhanced mode for this terminal package. FEdit
- avoids using the ESC[M code, which is often used for ANSI music.
-
- THE FUTURE
- ~~~~~~~~~~
- The new code is written in C++. As usual, the code is available
- to anyone who registers. It's much easier to read or modify. The IO
- routines are now very seperate from the editor code, allowing for the
- editor to be adapted into different environments, if necessary. This new
- code will allow me to (yes) come out with more regular upgrades, and
- even customize it for particular applications.
-
- 2.0's Release History
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Due to lack of time on my end, and some hard-to-find bugs 2.0α has
- been around for almost a year. Changes include:
-
- 1. Fedit 1.02+ macro support has been re-installed
- 2. The /Help function is installed and better than ever
- 3. The quote feature no longer crashes
- 4. A more mysterious trashing of an edited message has been fixed (I hope)
-
- 2.00.02 had another obscure quote crashing bug that was finally
- found and fixed. This was the next thing delaying release.
-
-
- Installation
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~
- FEdit can be put into any directory, as long as the EXE and HLP file are
- together. I recommend the following:
-
- Create the directory FEDIT under your WWIV directory (ie C:\WWIV\FEDIT). Copy
- FEDIT.EXE and FEDIT.HLP to that directory. In the external editor section of
- INIT.EXE put the following (using our example from above):
-
-
- Description : FEdit 2.0
- Filename to run remotely
- C:\WWIV\FEDIT\FEDIT %1 %2 %3 %4
- Filename to run locally
- C:\WWIV\FEDIT\FEDIT %1 %2 %3 %4 S
-
- That's all you need.
-
-
- Registration
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- You can use FEdit all you want, but if you want the source code, you'll need
- to hock 20 bux in my direction. That direction is:
-
- Rob Raper
- SCB Software, Inc
- 11042 Hillhaven Ave.
- Tujunga, CA 91042
-
- Make checks payable to Rob Raper. (Checks or Money Orders recommended, cash
- mysteriously gets lost in the mail).
-
- Oh, yeah, when you register send me the following information so that I can
- create an account on my system (Fade To Black, 818-352-8959), so you can
- download the source code:
-
- Handle:
- Real Name:
- Phone Number:
- Password:
-
-
- That's all I need, the system will prompt you for the rest when you logon. If
- someone already has your handle, your real name will be used.
-
- If you have any comments, questions, etc. I can be reached by the following:
-
- WWIV mail on WWIVnet, WWIVLink, TerraNet and IceNet.
-
- Internet: Plord@Earthlink.Net (visit my page www.earthlink.net\~plord)
-
- Or Subscribe to the FEDIT Support Sub:
-
- Sub Type Host Network
-
- FEDIT 3807 WWIVnet
- FEDIT 8872 ICEnet
- FEDIT 18852 WWIVlink
- FEDIT 8852 TERRAnet
- FEDIT 9 ENDnet
-
- (Yes, it's gated, and it's auto-everything).
-
- Thanks for your support.
-
- (Docs by Rob Raper aka Phantom Lord and David Little aka Zaphod Beeblebrox)