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- BBEdit 6.0 Compatability Notes
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-
- August 22, 2000
-
- This document contains important information regarding the online
- documentation for BBEdit, as well as known conflicts with third-party
- software. Please read it carefully before installing the Acrobat Reader
- or making use of the electronic documents.
-
- Obligatory Anti-Piracy Notice
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-
- BBEdit is protected by U.S. and international copyright law against
- unauthorized redistribution and duplication. If you are using a non-
- demo copy that you obtained by a means other than a legitimate site
- license, product bundle, or direct purchase, then we encourage you to
- write to the address below and order your own copy. The pricing is
- reasonable, and options are available for discount and quantity
- pricing.
-
-
- Using Acrobat Reader
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-
- Acrobat Reader requires the Adobe Type Manager (ATM) to run. If you do
- not already have a full version of ATM installed, the Acrobat Reader
- Installer will install a minimal version of ATM in the Acrobat Reader
- folder, for its own use.
-
- BBEdit User Manuals
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-
- For your convenience, the BBEdit user manual is provided in two different
- page layouts:
-
- - "BBEdit 6 Manual (Letter).pdf" contains the manual in US Letter
- (8.5 x 11") format, suitable for printing on most printers.
-
- - "BBEdit 6 Manual (A4).pdf" contains the manual in A4 (210 x 297
- mm) format, suitable for printing on printers supporting the A4
- paper size.
-
- Known Issues
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-
- "Can't Purge a Locked Block" error
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-
- If you receive this error message when trying to launch BBEdit, your
- system has been infected with the MDEF-B virus (or a variant of it). To
- correct this, run the Disinfectant utility to identify and repair any
- infected files.
-
-
- PGPmenu Conflicts
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-
- Current (as of this writing) versions of PGPmenu are known to conflict
- with BBEdit in two ways:
-
- - PGPmenu consumes approximately 500K of BBEdit's own application
- memory when BBEdit starts up. If you are going to use PGPmenu
- within BBEdit, you should add 500K to BBEdit's "Preferred"
- memory size.
-
- - In some circumstances, using a key equivalent for a menu item
- will cause the wrong menu title to become highlighted (or stay
- highlighted)
-
-
- Object Support Library Problems
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-
- There is a bug in certain versions of the Object Support Library, a
- component of the OS used to support scriptable applications. This bug
- potentially affects all scriptable applications, not just BBEdit. Inside
- of BBEdit, the most common manifestation of this problem is an
- "insufficient memory" error message that results when you choose "About
- BBEdit..." Another frequently reported symptom is that BBEdit's
- scripting dictionary is unavailable when using the "Open Dictionary..."
- command from Apple's script editor (or other OSA script-authoring
- environments).
-
- Version 1.2 of the Object Support Library (OSL) corrects the underlying
- fault. If necessary, the BBEdit installer will install OSL 1.2 when you
- perform an Easy Install of BBEdit.
-
- The updated OSL is included with MacOS 8. If you're using an earlier
- version of the OS, you can obtain the latest OSL via anonymous FTP from
- <ftp://ftp.scripting.com/apple/objectSupportLib.sit.hqx>.
-
-
- VM 8.0 Fix
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-
- We have identified a Mac OS 8.0 compatibility issue, which arises when
- using Apple's virtual memory (VM). Although this issue was originally
- confirmed to exist on 68040 systems, we have reason to believe that it
- may also occur on PowerPC systems.
-
- When using our products, the problem manifests itself as generalized
- instability when running BBEdit (any version) under Mac OS 8.0 with
- virtual memory turned on. BBEdit may sometimes crash when starting up,
- but if it doesn't, other misbehaviors will present themselves, such as
- errors or garbled text when copying, pasting, or scrolling text.
-
- However, the effects of this compatibility issue are not specifically
- related to BBEdit, and may affect other applications as well.
-
- This compatibility issue has been addressed in Mac OS 8.1, and we
- recommend that you upgrade to the newer version, if possible. In the
- meantime, we have written a system extension which should correct the
- problem. Open the "VM 8.0 Fix" folder, and drag the "VM 8.0 Fix" file on
- to your active System folder. Then restart your machine.
-
- The VM 8.0 Fix extension does not patch any Mac OS routines, nor will it
- load on any version of the Mac OS other than 8.0.0.
-
-
- "Can't Undo" Alerts
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-
- A number of actions, most notably many extensions, are not undoable. As
- a matter of course, BBEdit will pose an alert: "<action> is not
- undoable. Do you still wish to proceed?" If these alerts annoy you, you
- can turn them off. The appropriate option is in the Text Editing section
- of the "Preferences" window. (The "Preferences" command is found under
- the Edit menu.)
-
-
- Desktop File Problems
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-
- On occasion, you may find that the Finder does not display the correct
- icon for BBEdit documents, or that you cannot drag documents onto the
- BBEdit application (or an alias to the application) to open them.
-
- This behavior is not indicative of a problem with BBEdit; rather, it is
- an indication that the database that the Finder uses to associate
- applications, icons, and documents (known as the "Desktop file") has
- become confused or corrupted.
-
- When this happens, it is usually desirable to force the Finder to rebuild
- the Desktop. To do this, reboot your machine, and immediately hold down
- the Shift key until the message "Extensions Off" appears. As soon as
- this message appears, release the Shift key, and hold down the Command
- and Option keys. For each volume that mounts at startup, the Finder
- will ask whether you wish to rebuild the Desktop. Click "OK", and the
- Finder will do so.
-
- Corruption in the Desktop file can also render BBEdit unable to locate
- external services. If you have a service installed (say, the THINK
- Project Manager), but BBEdit does not make the service available to you,
- rebuilding your desktop will usually help. (This assumes that you've
- already checked to make sure that the application you are trying to use
- is of an appropriate version.)
-
-
- External Services and Startup Performance
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-
- The first time BBEdit starts up, it attempts to locate the application
- associated with each external service. If the application isn't found,
- BBEdit will keep trying to find it on subsequent occasions, until it
- either finds the application, or until you turn off the corresponding
- check-box in the "Tools" section of the Preferences dialog.
-
- Since an unsuccessful search for an application takes time, you should
- turn off the check boxes corresponding to any application you do not have
- available. Doing so will decrease the time it takes BBEdit to start up.
-
- You can also improve BBEdit's startup performance by removing unused
- BBEdit tools from the "Plug-Ins" folder located in the "BBEdit Support"
- folder.
-
-
- Memory Usage
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-
- BBEdit uses System temp memory to hold the files it opens, so you will
- not need to increase the application's partition size to edit large
- files. However, if BBEdit warns you that it is low on memory, then
- adding 200K or so to its "preferred" memory allocation may help. Adding
- more than a megabyte or so to BBEdit's preferred memory allocation is
- generally counter-productive.
-
-
- Printing with Substituted Fonts
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-
- Because of idiosyncracies in various printer drivers, including both the
- LaserWriter and StyleWriter drivers, there are some character spacing
- anomalies when printing with a substituted monospaced font (i.e. Monaco).
- To avoid these problems, print in a non-substituted, monospaced PostScript
- font such as Courier. (With BBEdit, you can of course edit in one font,
- and print in another.)
-
-
- Fractional Spacing
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-
- BBEdit supports a "Fractional Spacing" option when printing. We
- recommend that you use this option if you are printing in a small
- (less than 9-point) font size.
-
-
- LaserWriter "Preferences Damaged" Warning
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-
- On occasion, version 8.2.2 of the LaserWriter driver will issue a
- warning message about missing or damaged preferences. We have contacted
- Apple regarding this issue, and they believe it to be due to a bug in
- the LaserWriter driver. We have also had reports that the recently
- released LaserWriter 8.3 driver may exhibit this same problem. If you
- get this message, simply choose "Page Setup" or "Print" from the File
- menu, and you should be able to continue without any difficulty.
-
-
- McAfee VirusScannerPPC
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-
- We have received reports that McAfee's VirusScannerPPC version 2.1.7-PPC
- may cause BBEdit to freeze during multi-file search operations. Suggested
- workaround is to disable the McAfee software and/or update to a modern
- virus scanning package.
-
-
- Famous Last Words
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-
-
- Contact Information
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- Should you have questions about BBEdit, please write or send e-mail to
- us at one of the addresses below:
-
- Bare Bones Software, Inc.
- P.O. Box 1048
- Bedford, MA 01730-1048
-
- phone: 781-687-0700
- fax: 781-687-0711
-
- email: support@barebones.com
- Web: http://www.barebones.com/
-
- For technical support, bug reports, and other issues of an immediate
- nature, we strongly encourage you to use electronic mail.
-
- From time to time, we will release patches to correct problems in the
- software, and/or add minor functionality. These patches are free, and
- may be freely redistributed. We do not send out notification to our
- customers, but we post announcements to the net and major information
- services as a matter of course. Current versions of these patches will
- be made available on our Web page, as well as our ftp site:
-
- ftp://ftp.barebones.com/
-
- We will also provide technical support bulletins, as warranted by
- circumstances, to address some commonly encountered problems. You can
- also find a list of frequently asked questions about BBEdit on our
- Web page with this URL:
-
- http://www.barebones.com/support/support.html
-
- If you do have a problem with the software, please let us know. All
- too often, customers do not report problems for one reason or another.
- Remember that if we do not hear about a problem, we can't fix it.
-
-
- Additional Acknowledgements
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-
- The regular-expression library used for 'grep' searching is based on
- the 'regexp' package, written by Henry Spencer of the University of
- Toronto. Pete Keleher provided a Mac-compatible version, from which
- BBEdit's code is derived.
-
- John Norstad of Northwestern University contributed the code that
- BBEdit uses to resolve Internet URLs.
-
-
- Thanks!
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-
- Thank you for purchasing BBEdit. If you have any suggestions for
- improvements, or any problems to report, do not be shy. Our experience
- shows that feedback from our customers has consistently led to better
- products and happier users.
-
- Thanks also to the many people who, in one way or another, directly
- contributed to the production and success of BBEdit. They're all listed
- in the about box; choose "About BBEdit" from the Apple menu to see their
- names.
-
- Finally, thanks to all of our customers, who have invested in our
- product and our company, and, by doing so, have given us the ability to
- keep producing and improving our software.
-
- =end=
-