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Greetings, BBEdit Users!
This version of BBEdit is the first public release of a program that has
been over two years in the making. During that time, BBEdit has
undergone continuous refinement and improvement.
BBEdit offers the following as its strengths:
• High quality. BBEdit has achieved a remarkable level of stability
for freeware; it has received years of in-house and external testing.
The user interface is the result of extensive user feedback and
polishing.
• File size limited only by available memory. BBEdit's default
partition size is 512K of RAM. This can be set as low as 256K,
to make BBEdit the ideal constantly-resident editor for small
to moderate tasks, or turned up as high as necessary to edit
many large files or perform large-scale search-and-replace
operations.
• No hard limit on number of files open. The number of files
that BBEdit can have open at once is limited by available
memory, and can be increased or decreased by adjusting
BBEdit's partition size as appropriate.
• Easy manipulation of multiple files at once. An "Open Several…"
command makes it possible to open multiple files from different
folders at once, and the Save and Print commands can operate
on all open files at once. Multi-file searches can also be
limited to the set of open files.
• Strong multi-file search capabilities. Under System 7.0, BBEdit
can use On Location™ 2.0 as a search engine for fast, large-scale
searches. A "Batch Mode" provides a way to accumulate search results
for easy viewing and browsing. BBEdit can also search by straight
directory scan, examining open windows, or examining the search
results. A "Find and Replace All Matches" feature provides
capability for multiple-file search and replace.
• Pattern ("grep") searching. Matching patterns can be constructed
so that strings other than exact literal matches can be found and
replaced; for example, converting Pascal comments to C comments,
or locating all occurrences of strings which begin with a "P" and
end with "er".
• System 7 awareness. Besides supporting all of the basic System 7
functionality such as 32-bit mode, virtual memory, and the like,
BBEdit also takes advantage of specific System 7 functionality
wherever possible in order to either improve performance or
to improve its appearance. This is done without sacrificing
System 6 compatibility. BBEdit also includes help balloons for
most of its menus and dialogs.
• High performance. Try and enjoy.
Why Believe Me?
I'm not the only person who says nice things about BBEdit; the following
quotes are from BBEdit's beta sites:
"I think it's a great package." - Dan Morrow
"BBEdit takes all those things that you really need in a text editor and
gives it to you in a fast and easy format." - Essam Khairullah
"The Macintosh community has needed a product like this for a long time!"
- Neal Trautman
"It is a great text editor!" - Steve Holden
"...Finally an editor that works for you, and lets you work
more efficiently. Have been using it since the beta testing
have made it the default editor." - Chris Khoury
"BBEdit has become part of how I use my Macintosh." - Rob Pickering
About PopUpFuncs
BBEdit is delivered with a demo version of PopUpFuncs. PopUpFuncs is a
utility for programmers which provides a popup menu with a list of functions in
a C or Pascal file (determined by whether the file ends in .c or .p), and
allows the user to navigate the file by choosing the name of a function from
the menu.
For more information, you should read the "AboutPopUpFuncs.c" file in the
"PopUpFuncs Demo Folder" that was included in your BBEdit distribution.
Operational Details
To learn some of the details of using BBEdit, read the file "BBEdit Notes".
It contains detailed information on the features and functionality of BBEdit,
and how to best take advantage of them.
The construction of patterns for use with the "grep" searching function
is described in the Microsoft Word 4.0 document entitied "All About Grep".
(The "All About Grep" document was originally written by Jon Hueras
of THINK Technologies.)
A Note of Thanks...
...to all of the beta sites, Unindicted Co-Consipirators, and others
who helped make BBEdit what it is.
A Note About Shareware vs. Freeware
I have released a number of shareware programs over time, and I have found
that the cash return is so small as to be useless. From a user's point of view,
I object to being "guilt-tripped" into sending some tiny amount of money for a
program, and I can see no justifiable reason to expect others to do what I'm
no longer willing to do. For these and other reasons, I am releasing BBEdit as
"freeware": I ask for no money for the right for others to use it and give it
away. My reward will come, hopefully, in the form of letters asking me to
enhance it, and in seeing BBEdit become a widespread general-purpose text
editor.
Some Minor Legal Stuff
Although BBEdit is free, it is not "public domain". It is copyrighted,
and the copyright will be enforced whenever appropriate.
• The source is not, and will never be, available.
• BBEdit cannot be sold, either by itself or in combination with
any other product, without my express written permission. The one
exception to this rule is made for user groups. If you're a user group
which is publishing a CD-ROM or floppy collection, you may include
BBEdit and all of its included files without restriction, save that
the original package is included. Contact me for up-to-date
versions and information.
• BBEdit may be posted on an information service which charges
its users for general connection time and downloading, but it may
NOT be posted to an information service which will charge for the
specific right to download BBEdit, without my express written
permission.
• BBEdit may be given away as a support utility for a package
which is itself to be given away. People who have need to
distribute BBEdit as a support utility should contact me
for up-to-date versions and information.
• The following warranty is merely to cover the bases:
Rich Siegel makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect
to the software or documentation including (but not limited to)
implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a
particular purpose. In no event will Rich Siegel be liable for
loss of profits or goodwill or other indirect, special,
incidental, or consequential damages resulting from any
defect in the software or documentation, even if advised of the
possibility of such damages. Rich Siegel shall have no liability
for any data stored with this program, including the costs of
recovering such data.
Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of implied
warranties or liability for incidental or consequential
damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply
to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may
also have other rights which vary from state to state.
BBEdit is copyright ©1992 by Richard M. Siegel. All rights reserved.
Questions? Problems? Praise? Suggestions? Want to be a beta site?
Address correspondence to:
Rich Siegel
6 Village Way #23
Natick, MA 01760
Internet/Usenet: siegel@world.std.com
If you need an up-to-date version, send written correspondence with
a stamped, self-addressed floppy mailer, and either a floppy or $2.00
to the above address.