than I realized how I wished I could also download
my mail from the server, since I was already online.
So I began working on adding email retreival via
the internet. Then I began wanting to be able to
save email and reply and forward...
I'm not sure if I've created a simple text editor or
a fledgling email client, but whatever it is, I've
begun to like it. I intend to continue developing
it until...well,until it's perfect, I guess. This is truly
an unfinished product. There are features that I
haven't begun to implement. There are kludgy things.
There are bugs. (None disastrous, that I know of).
What's new in Beta 4
Bugs fixed: Find and Replace now work as
expected. File drop from Explorer now works properly.
Double clicking on the Date or Time now inserts
them at cursor instead of at end of document.
Added Features: Additions to the toolbar make it
easier to set font attributes. There are new speed
buttons to make it easier to reach settings, send
email, retrieve email and page setup. The Edit
menu now has an Undo. The Options menu now
has an option to use Page Setup Width. This
setting should give an approximate view of what
your page will look like when printed if you have
run the page setup dialog. The Settings dialog now
offers an option to save a copy to yourself of outgoing
email, and also provides choice of directory to save
copies-to-self.
Features
Currently tfmEditor will do most of the basic things
a text editor should do. Many menu items are
self-explanatory. It will save either rich or plain text
files depending on the Text Attributes/Plain Text Only
setting. It will find and replace text. Page layout is
supported, though hard page breaks are not. Several
font attributes are supported. Word wrap can be toggled
on and off. The form can be toggled to stay on top
of other forms. The installation program that puts
tfmEditor on you computer will allow you to completely
uninstall it should you wish to.
tfmEditor is email enabled. Email information must
be entered in Options/Settings before the email
operations will work (and you need to have a an
Internet connection open). tfmEditor will also save
downloaded email messages in the email directory
set in Options/Settings. These can be viewed at any
later date. Email attachements can be executed by
any associated program.
Features I will implement in the future include a help
file (done in beta 5), paragraph formatting, date formats
(double clicking on the date or time at the top of the
editor will insert them into the document)(done in beta
5) personal signatures for email, other insertions such
as file path and name, etc., spell checking, email and
other address book...
Features I may implement some day include macro
scripting, print preview, and things I haven't even thought
of yet. I will seriously consider any suggestions for
improvement emailed to me.
Installation
You will probably have downloaded this file in .zip
format. To install tfmEditor, unzip the file with Winzip
or another such application to a temporary directory.
Run setup.exe and follow the onscreen instructions.
If you should decide to uninstall tfmEditor open Control
Panel and double click on the Add/Remove Software
icon. tfmEditor will be on the list of software that can
be uninstalled. The precedure will completely take
tfmEditor off your hard drive, including Registry entries.
Registration
This is a free beta version of tfmEditor. There is no
expiration date, nor is registration required. However,
if you register with an email and let me know where
you found tfmEditor, I will notifiy you by email each
time new upgrades are availble to be downloaded
from my website.
Disclaimer
Though this program was written with all due
care and I have used it on my personal computer,
as well as deploying it on many others, all without
any harmful side effects, I cannot guarantee that
it will function as intended in every environment,
nor can I be responsible for the results of its misuse.
Requirements
tfmEditor is a 32-bit Windows application. It will run
only in Microsoft Windows 95 or NT. It requires the
latest version of COMCTL32.DLL, namely: version 4.70.
For more about comctl32.dll see Random Stuff in
the help file
Author
tfmEditor is developed by tfmSoftware
contact JD Wells
email: tfm@pacifier.com
or PO Box 213
Seaside OR, 97138
ps Doubleclick on the logo in the About Box
CAN'T ENTER TEXT INTO tfmEDITOR - READ THIS
By default the maximum document length for tfmEditor is set to 100 MB. On some machines this setting will not work. If when you try to key text into tfmEditor nothing happens then choose Options/Max Doc Size - 1MB from the menu. The problem should go away. The only difference is you won't be able to created documents larger than 1 meg.