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*** NICE-N-EZ V2.01 ***
(C) Digital Manufacturing Systems 1991
P.O. Box 1079 Rogers, Ar 72757
WHAT IS NICE-N-EZ?
NICE-N-EZ is a complete program development environment, inspired by
the environment of the Quick language series (QuickBasic, QuickC and
QuickPascal) developed by Microsoft. NICE-N-EZ can be used to develop
programs in any programming language and you can provide your own
dynamic, help information from which you may copy and transfer text,
such as programming examples, to the clipboard for inclusion in your
own program.
NICE-N-EZ allows you to add as many as 10 different application
programs to its menu for execution when you make that menu selection.
You assign the menu name, prompt line and the command line to pass to
DOS. The command line may contain variable data that is relative to
the currently active file and you may also specify the amount of DOS
memory required to run the program.
NICE-N-EZ is fully mouse aware, both for menu selections and cursor
control, while editing text. NICE-N-EZ also recognizes a double-click
of the mouse when selecting files for loading, etc..
You may load as many as five (5) different files at once, each in a
different window that is sized, positioned and colored by the user.
In addition to the usual editing capabilities, NICE-N-EZ provides for
user maintained help text that is instantly available for the word
under the cursor (press the F1 key), powerful block operations, a
clipboard to store deleted or copied text, automatic indentation,
keystroke macros and miscellaneous programming aids. Also, NICE-N-EZ
will function in 25, 43 and 50 line screen modes.
Drop-Down Menu choices may be made by mouse or keyboard. Dialog boxes
are used when additional information is required.
Development of this program was prompted my own need. I do some
programming in FORTRAN and I like the environment Microsoft provides
in their Quick language series, but they didn't offer QuickFortran.
So, I began developing my own environment that offered many of the
same features as QuickBasic. Incidentally, NICE-N-EZ is written
mostly in QuickBasic with some assembler. Microsoft has since
released Programmers Work Bench with a recent version of Fortran but I
think there is still a need for NICE-N-EZ with older versions of some
languages and with some of the Shareware languages. I hope you agree.
Also, I believe NICE-N-EZ will fill the need of many people for a
simple, powerful and easy to use text editor. Yes, another text
editor but, with state of the art appearance and functions.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
1. IBM PC/XT/AT or compatible computer.
2. MS/PC DOS 2.1 or later
3. Minimum of 512kb memory
HOW SHOULD I PROCEED?
First you should make a backup of the distribution disk. Then you
should read the documentation thoroughly to find out what is available
in NICE-N-EZ.
However, if you are in a hurry to get started, just type EZ SAMPLE at
the DOS prompt. You can learn about the program just by using the
Help features that are available. Take a look at all the Drop-Down
menus. You can activate the menu bar by pressing the Alt key. Then
use the arrow keys to highlight your choice and press the Enter Key.
Alternately, you may make your selection by clicking the mouse on your
choice. Also, you may press the Hot Key (the letter that is high-
lighted in each choice), after the menu bar has been activated, to
make your selection.
You can make your choice from the Drop-Down Menu in the same manner as
above.
Try EZHELP (instant help) by placing the cursor on the word "Rogers"
and press the F1 key. Registered users may develop their own text
files to be compiled into EZHELP files. These help files may include
specifications for your programming language with examples that may be
cut and pasted into your own programs.
Please report any problems you may have to:
Digital Manufacturing Systems
P.O. Box 1079
Rogers, Arkansas 72757
Voice/FAX: 501-925-3666
Good computing,
Bob Drewry