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- ║Boxer v4.0a║
- ║Text Editor║
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- by Tony Curro
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- Several readers and users that I have spoken to use a word processor
- to do even the simplest of editing tasks. It is too much of a hassle to
- bring up a huge word processor to edit several lines in my AUTOEXEC.BAT or
- CONFIG.SYS files. There is also the problem of making sure that the file
- is saved as a pure ASCII file, rather than the default of the WP. I always
- used a text editor. For years I have used QEDIT. A key word there is
- 'HAVE,' past tense. I have just discovered Boxer, and was sold
- immediately. QEDIT is a very good text editor and has features that you
- will find in BOXER. However, BOXER has many more features than can be
- found in QEDIT. You can see the above header that I have created. I did
- it in several keystrokes with BOXER. First I marked the text for the first
- two lines, and then selected the type of box I wanted. Instantly it was
- drawn. I did not have to use the arrow keys to draw the lines around the
- text. In addition, by then highlighting ALL the lines and pressing Line
- Center (CTRL-F8), all three lines were centered as a block. These are
- things I could not do with my previous editor.
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- Boxer has the date and time option on the lower right hand corner of
- the screen, so you can always see either the date or time, or alternate
- between the two. The menu bar is on the top of the screen with the line
- number and column appearing on the lower part. All the menus can be
- controlled by mouse or keyboard.
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- Have you ever accidentally deleted a line or two. Boxer allows you to
- UNDO up 200 changes as a default, and you can set it to a larger number if
- you wish. It will even allow you to restore an accidentally deleted file
- with one keystroke.
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- Sorting a range of lines alphabetically or numerically in ascending
- or descending order, is as easy as blocking a column and selecting sort.
- Boxer also makes extensive use of Block Commands. Multiple options are
- available on selected blocks of text that include: cut, copy, append,
- paste, delete and more. The new version also comes with a Clipboard
- Manager, which has 26 individual clipboards for your use. You can cut
- several blocks of text into one or several clipboards, and then paste them
- to any location or document.
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- Synchronized Scrolling is another addition to Boxer. This allows you
- to open two or more files in adjacent windows, and by turning on scroll
- lock, being able to scroll through the windows. Each window is locked to
- the other, so scrolling up or down will keep all the text together. This
- is very useful for comparing text files.
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- Word Processing programs usually cost several hundred dollars. Boxer
- incorporates many of the features found in high-end word processors at a
- fraction of the cost. Things like page numbering, wordwrap, justify,
- centering, repagination and more are standard features of Boxer.
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- For those who are used to a specific editor or WP, Boxer comes with
- several key files to emulate popular programs. If you use Brief, Norton
- Editor, WordPerfect, WordStar or QEDIT, there is a key file for you. Best
- of all you can change these on the fly; no need to use a configuration
- program to set it. Or by using the SET command in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file,
- you can set many defaults of Boxer to be present each time you bring it up.
- There are even 10 color sets to choose from, or you can create your own.
- There is also the ability to create macros that further simplify your
- keystrokes. Built-in the default is also the ability to call up
- ShareSpell, a shareware spell checker.
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- Can't find a file? Boxer can search across you entire disk to present
- a list of files matching a supplied pattern in a menu you can then select
- from.
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- For programmers, Boxer supports multiple compilers. It will run the
- compiler based on the extension of the file. If an error occurs in a line,
- Boxer will show you the error, and place you on that line ready to edit
- it.
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- Other features included are an ASCII chart, and a calendar. Boxer is
- DESQview aware, and does work within Windows 3.1.
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- Pound for pound, and dollar for dollar, Boxer packs a wallop that
- knocks out the competition. It is truly 'no contest.' For programmers,
- writers, and even students, this program is well worth the price of
- admission. Best of all it is shareware, which means you can download it
- and try it out before you buy it. I never thought I would switch from the
- text editor I was using. After seeing Boxer, I did switch.
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- ║Product Information ║
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- ║Filename on BBS: ║
- ║BOX400.ZIP ║
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- ║Boxer v4.0a ║
- ║Text Editor ║
- ║(Shareware) ║
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- ║Price: ║
- ║$39.00 without printed manual║
- ║$56.00 with printed manual ║
- ║(price includes shipping) ║
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- ║Boxer Software ║
- ║P. O. Box 3230 ║
- ║Peterborough, NH 03458-3230 ║
- ║603 924-6602 ║
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