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VDE 1.65C Update Information
E. Meyer - 01 Jun 1993
---------------------------------RECENT NEWS----------------------------------
REGISTRATION FEES
As of June 1993, individual registration fees will increase slightly, and
site license fees will increase significantly; see ORDER.FRM and VDE.DOC.
SPELLING CHECKER COMING SOON
The next release 1.7 of VDE will have an optional integrated spelling
checker, allowing you to spell check an entire document with a single command.
The spelling checker will be available only to registered VDE users. Watch
your favorite shareware source, or write for further information.
GENERIC (ANSI.SYS) SUPPORT ENDS
VDE 1.65 will be the last version to support the Generic installation
(DOS screen output via ANSI.SYS). Future releases will use direct video
output only, supporting IBM compatibles and a few near-compatibles. VDE 1.65
will remain available to users of other MSDOS computers who require it.
NEW DEDICATED HP95LX VERSION
In mid-1993, a version of VDE extensively customized for the HP95LX,
called "fastWRITE", will be offered as a retail product by ACE Technologies.
It will include a number of additional conveniences:
* full multitasking (popup/hotkey) ability under SWITCH! 2.0 API
* special HP95LX-style command menus invoked by MENU key
* manages HP95LX serial port power and light sleep features
* integrated spelling checker
Registered VDE users will be eligible for a discount toward purchase of
fastWRITE for the 95LX. Contact ACE Technologies at 2880 Zanker Rd. #103, San
Jose, CA 95134, tel. (408)428-9722, (800)825-9977.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE VERSIONS
Several foreign language versions of VDE are under development; one,
Finnish, is now available, with full documentation. Please write if you need
a specific foreign version, or are interested in collaborating to produce one.
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The following is a quick guide, for users of previous versions of VDE, to
noticable changes in operation. Please check VDE.REF and VINST.REF for full
details.
VDE 1.65C
Releases 1.65A-C are minor updates with largely internal improvements.
In 1.65B, there were a few changes in VDE's handling of DOS file attributes:
VDE will no longer edit Hidden or System files; the ^KO command can no longer
unprotect a file with the DOS Read/Only attribute; and when you load a file
that causes a "Graphics Overflow" error, the text will become R/O, not
"untitled". In 1.65C, the menubar selection {File:neW} performs the ^KD
function, not ^KL (it now saves the current file, instead of abandoning it).
NEW IN VDE 1.65
* There is a new "Protected mode", toggled by the command ^KO. When
engaged, the flag "R/O" (for Read/Only) displays alone in the header, and no
commands that would modify the file will be accepted.
If you load a file with the DOS R/O attribute, protected mode will engage
automatically. See PROTECTED MODE.
* In the File Browser, the plus key "+" acts to tag or untag files. You
can tag as many files as VDE has room to load. When files are tagged, you can
load them all with the ^T key. See FILES.
* You can invoke the File Browser from the command line by entering VDE
with a command like VDE *.DOC. See SYNTAX, FILES.
* A new feature has been added to filename parsing: you can include a
number in square brackets immediately after the name, and when the file is
loaded the cursor will be placed at that line (for nondocuments; page, for
documents.) This works on the command line and at any VDE prompt. Examples:
C>VDE PROGRAM.C[1204] Starts at line 1204
Load new file(s): MY.DOC[20]/D Starts at page 20
The filemode, if specified, must come afterwards. See SYNTAX.
* A number of MenuBar entries have been redesigned. See MENUBAR MODE.
VINST 1.65
* The quote key used by VINST for alphanumeric data entry in hex strings
is now ['], which most people think of as the "single-quote", instead of [`]
as before. Also, the double-quote ["] can now be used to duplicate the
previous value. See RUNNING VINST.
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VDE 1.64 UPDATE SUMMARY (Aug 1992)
* ^KM (not ^PZ) now sets a place mark. ^QM (not ^QZ) goes to a place
mark. ^PZ now inserts an actual ^Z, as you would expect.
* Filemode /A is now truly ASCII text, and does NOT interpret control
codes as printer commands, allowing them to display and print directly. A new
filemode /D (Document) is now the default; it DOES interpret control codes.
* There is a new find/replace option "W" for "whole word only".
* Different .VDI (installation) files can now be loaded with the AltU
command, or with a semicolon on the command line.
* Block write (^KW) now offers a choice of Overwrite or Append if the
named file already exists.
* The Esc* command has a new toggle "X,x" to control margin release.
* Print toggles/switches (^PS, etc) always insert in document modes,
rather than overstriking, regardless of INSERT status.
* Prompt input now uses ^Y (not ^X) to erase the entire entry.
* The ^QT command will report "not found" if the given character doesn't
occur -- unless it is ^Z. ^QT^Z will still delete to the end.
* In the file browser, pressing [Esc] returns you to the ">dir" prompt,
where another directory or filespec may be given; press [Esc] again to exit.
* VDE is now DESQview aware. It will multitask more efficiently, and no
longer needs special installation to handle direct screen writes. See
MULTITASKING and SCREEN SIZE for further information.
* Backup (.BAK) files are handled more like they were before 1.63: every
MANUAL save (^KS,^KX etc) once again updates the BAK file. Autosave does not.
VINST 1.64
* The printer driver "Reserve header space?" option has been replaced by
"Top margin if header used" and "Lines between header and text".
* There is a new User Option to select a default right justification
setting for documents (on or off).
* There is a new (separate) screen color for error messages.
* The Generic installation now asks whether it will be running on an IBM
PC. Answer Yes to allow display of PC graphics characters.
* Screen colors for the HP95LX are still distinct from the IBMPC colors,
but are now also user-changeable. To change them you must run VINST on the
95LX (still selecting the "IBMPC" installation).
* There is a new 132-column installation option "T" for Trident SVGA.
* As of 1.64C, VINST can accept and display PC keystrokes like [PgUp] in
macro key definitions.
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VDE 1.63 UPDATE SUMMARY (Jun 1992)
* There is a new command ^\. Like ^L, it repeats the last find/replace,
but in the opposite direction.
* Whatever macro you have assigned to the key Esc0 will now run
automatically whenever you first enter VDE. See AUTOEXEC MACRO.
* A pair of new macro test commands, Esc< and Esc>, allow comparison of
characters by ASCII values.
* New synonyms for commands formerly unusable in macros or Generic
Terminal mode: ^O= for [5], ^Q- for Shift[Tab], Esc^R/^C for ^[PgUp/Dn].
* When an error message displays, it is no longer necessary to press
[Esc]; it will disappear after 1.5 seconds, or upon your next keystroke.