# text: "Text file comparison program, sponsored by the Mac developers of the ICONtact User Group on DELPHI."
# item 6: TEXT (0x88) disabled
# bounds: x1=16 y1=104 x2=368 y2=136
# text: "You may use and distribute this program freely as long as you do not modify it in any way."
# item 7: TEXT (0x88) disabled
# bounds: x1=16 y1=144 x2=360 y2=160
# text: "For more information about ICONtact or DELPHI, call"
# item 8: TEXT (0x88) disabled
# bounds: x1=48 y1=168 x2=240 y2=184
# text: "(800) 544-4005,"
# item 9: TEXT (0x88) disabled
# bounds: x1=48 y1=184 x2=240 y2=200
# text: "or in Massachusetts"
# item 10: TEXT (0x88) disabled
# bounds: x1=48 y1=200 x2=240 y2=216
# text: "(617) 491-3393."
DITL_257.txt
# 16 entries
# item 0: BUTTON (0x04) enabled
# bounds: x1=301 y1=214 x2=361 y2=234
# text: "OK"
# item 1: BUTTON (0x04) enabled
# bounds: x1=208 y1=214 x2=281 y2=234
# text: "Give Up"
# item 2: TEXT (0x88) disabled
# bounds: x1=16 y1=8 x2=88 y2=24
# text: "First File"
# item 3: TEXT (0x88) disabled
# bounds: x1=152 y1=8 x2=272 y2=24
# text: "Length in bytes:"
# item 4: TEXT (0x88) disabled
# bounds: x1=272 y1=8 x2=368 y2=24
# text: ""
# item 5: TEXT (0x88) disabled
# bounds: x1=16 y1=32 x2=368 y2=48
# text: ""
# item 6: TEXT (0x88) disabled
# bounds: x1=40 y1=56 x2=96 y2=72
# text: "Status:"
# item 7: TEXT (0x88) disabled
# bounds: x1=96 y1=56 x2=368 y2=72
# text: ""
# item 8: TEXT (0x88) disabled
# bounds: x1=16 y1=104 x2=104 y2=120
# text: "Second File"
# item 9: TEXT (0x88) disabled
# bounds: x1=152 y1=104 x2=272 y2=120
# text: "Length in bytes:"
# item 10: TEXT (0x88) disabled
# bounds: x1=272 y1=104 x2=368 y2=120
# text: ""
# item 11: TEXT (0x88) disabled
# bounds: x1=16 y1=128 x2=368 y2=144
# text: ""
# item 12: TEXT (0x88) disabled
# bounds: x1=40 y1=152 x2=96 y2=168
# text: "Status:"
# item 13: TEXT (0x88) disabled
# bounds: x1=96 y1=152 x2=368 y2=168
# text: ""
# item 14: TEXT (0x88) disabled
# bounds: x1=16 y1=216 x2=112 y2=232
# text: "Mismatches:"
# item 15: TEXT (0x88) disabled
# bounds: x1=112 y1=216 x2=168 y2=232
# text: "0"
DITL_258.txt
# 6 entries
# item 0: BUTTON (0x04) enabled
# bounds: x1=280 y1=184 x2=340 y2=204
# text: "YES"
# item 1: BUTTON (0x04) enabled
# bounds: x1=200 y1=184 x2=260 y2=204
# text: "NO"
# item 2: BUTTON (0x04) enabled
# bounds: x1=56 y1=216 x2=344 y2=240
# text: "YES, and show all files, not just TEXT files"
# item 3: TEXT (0x88) disabled
# bounds: x1=24 y1=8 x2=368 y2=72
# text: "The program will ask for three files in succession. The first two are the input files to be compared. The third is the file to which the list of differences will be written."
# item 4: TEXT (0x88) disabled
# bounds: x1=80 y1=80 x2=304 y2=144
# text: "The output file name will default to “Diff FIRST and SECOND” where “FIRST” and “SECOND” are the names of the two input files."
# item 5: TEXT (0x88) disabled
# bounds: x1=32 y1=152 x2=383 y2=173
# text: "Do you wish to start over entering the file names?"
DITL_259.txt
# 5 entries
# item 0: BUTTON (0x04) enabled
# bounds: x1=280 y1=216 x2=340 y2=236
# text: "YES"
# item 1: BUTTON (0x04) enabled
# bounds: x1=200 y1=216 x2=260 y2=236
# text: "NO"
# item 2: TEXT (0x88) disabled
# bounds: x1=16 y1=8 x2=311 y2=63
# text: "There is a problem creating the output file. Here are some possible reasons why the output file could not be created:"
# item 3: TEXT (0x88) disabled
# bounds: x1=64 y1=80 x2=312 y2=168
# text: "The output disk is write protected.\nThe filename is too long.\nA file with the same name already\n  exists and was not closed\n  properly (rebooting will fix this)."
# item 4: TEXT (0x88) disabled
# bounds: x1=40 y1=184 x2=384 y2=205
# text: "Do you want to try entering the files names again?"
DITL_260.txt
# 2 entries
# item 0: BUTTON (0x04) enabled
# bounds: x1=280 y1=216 x2=340 y2=236
# text: "OK"
# item 1: TEXT (0x88) disabled
# bounds: x1=17 y1=9 x2=266 y2=67
# text: "There was a problem opening one or both of the input files. Look in the output file for an explanation."
DITL_261.txt
# 5 entries
# item 0: BUTTON (0x04) enabled
# bounds: x1=264 y1=216 x2=360 y2=240
# text: "Next Screen"
# item 1: BUTTON (0x04) enabled
# bounds: x1=32 y1=216 x2=224 y2=240
# text: "OK, I’ve read enough!"
# item 2: TEXT (0x88) disabled
# bounds: x1=16 y1=8 x2=384 y2=40
# text: "This program compares two files, producing a third file listing the differences between the two."
# item 3: TEXT (0x88) disabled
# bounds: x1=16 y1=56 x2=384 y2=104
# text: "Both files have to be text-only! MDS Edit produces such files, and so do MacWrite and Microsoft Word, but only if the file is saved as text-only."
# item 4: TEXT (0x88) disabled
# bounds: x1=16 y1=120 x2=384 y2=200
# text: "The program works best if the files contain reasonably short lines. For instance, if you create a text-only file by typing in Monaco 9 and hitting the return key at the right margin of each line, you will get a file which is easy to compare."
DITL_262.txt
# 5 entries
# item 0: BUTTON (0x04) enabled
# bounds: x1=264 y1=216 x2=360 y2=240
# text: "Next Screen"
# item 1: BUTTON (0x04) enabled
# bounds: x1=32 y1=216 x2=224 y2=240
# text: "OK, I’ve read enough!"
# item 2: TEXT (0x88) disabled
# bounds: x1=16 y1=8 x2=384 y2=60
# text: "If you create a file which has long paragraphs of text where the return key is only pressed at the end of the paragraph, it will be difficult to compare."
# item 3: TEXT (0x88) disabled
# bounds: x1=16 y1=64 x2=384 y2=144
# text: "The program compares the text line by line, and a “line” is a string of characters ending with a carriage return. When entire paragraphs are lines, changing anything in the paragraph will cause the program to decide that the whole paragraph is different."
# item 4: TEXT (0x88) disabled
# bounds: x1=16 y1=152 x2=384 y2=200
# text: "This program works well with program source files, since they are usually formatted as lines with a maximum length of 50 to 100 characters."
DITL_263.txt
# 5 entries
# item 0: BUTTON (0x04) enabled
# bounds: x1=264 y1=216 x2=360 y2=240
# text: "Next Screen"
# item 1: BUTTON (0x04) enabled
# bounds: x1=32 y1=216 x2=224 y2=240
# text: "OK, I’ve read enough!"
# item 2: TEXT (0x88) disabled
# bounds: x1=16 y1=0 x2=384 y2=52
# text: "When a difference is discovered, the program searches for a matching sequence of 4 identical lines before it decides that it has found the end of a changed section."
# item 3: TEXT (0x88) disabled
# bounds: x1=16 y1=56 x2=384 y2=136
# text: "If there are many sequences of 4 lines which match, the program could get seriously confused and report many spurious mismatches. At present there is no provision to vary the number of identical lines required for resynchronization."
# item 4: TEXT (0x88) disabled
# bounds: x1=16 y1=144 x2=384 y2=208
# text: "This program was ported from MS-DOS to the Macintosh, and therefore it considers CR, LF, CRLF, or LFCR as valid and identical end of line characters. This is a feature, not a bug!"
DITL_264.txt
# 5 entries
# item 0: TEXT (0x88) disabled
# bounds: x1=816 y1=0 x2=912 y2=24
# text: "Next Screen"
# item 1: BUTTON (0x04) enabled
# bounds: x1=8 y1=216 x2=384 y2=240
# text: "What’s ICONtact, and how to do I find out about it?"
# item 2: TEXT (0x88) disabled
# bounds: x1=16 y1=8 x2=384 y2=72
# text: "This is beta test version 0.9 of the TEXT File Difference program. It is believed to be working pretty well, but if you discover any bugs or have suggestions, please report them to the author, Peter Olson:"
# item 3: TEXT (0x88) disabled
# bounds: x1=16 y1=80 x2=385 y2=149
# text: " DELPHI: username PEABO (ICONtact SIG manager).\n GEnie, MCI Mail, Unison: username PEABO.\n Usenet or ARPAnet: send to Delphi moderator.\n CIS: PPN [76174,1670] :-) [FILES BUSY, PLEASE WAIT]"
# item 4: TEXT (0x88) disabled
# bounds: x1=48 y1=152 x2=336 y2=200
# text: "The program is provided free of charge as a public service of the ICONtact Macintosh User Group on the DELPHI network."