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README.TXT for TextPad 1.31
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Thank you for choosing to evaluate TextPad. It came first in its
category in the 1995 Ziff-Davis Shareware Awards competition, and it
got the PC Plus Gold Award in the May '95 issue.
Are you evaluating the latest release? See "Obtaining Updates" in the
on-line help to find out where you can download TextPad from.
What the Press Say:
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"TextPad is the BEST 32-bit text editor I've seen! It's fast, loaded with
features, and beautifully done. Get it!" - Dr File Finder(tm), Sep 95.
"Setting new standards... 10/10" - PC Plus, May 95.
"Best editor for Windows that we've ever seen" - Windows User, June 95.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
INSTALLATION
WHAT'S NEW
RESTRICTED FEATURES
REGISTRATION
INTRODUCTION:
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TextPad aims to provide the power and functionality to satisfy your most
demanding text editing requirements. It is Windows hosted, and comes in
16 and 32-bit editions. Huge files can be edited by either - just choose
the edition that works best with your PC. The 32-bit edition is only
limited by virtual memory, and it will work with Win32s and Windows 95.
TextPad has been implemented according to the Windows 95 user interface
guidelines, so great attention has been paid to making it easy for both
beginners and experienced users. In-context help is available for all
commands, and in-context menus pop-up with the right mouse button. The
multi-document interface allows multiple files to be edited simultaneously,
with up to 2 views on each file. You can drag and drop text between files.
In addition to the usual cut and paste capabilities, you can correct the
most common typing errors with commands to change case, and transpose words,
characters and lines. Other commands let you indent blocks of text, split
or join lines, and insert whole files. Any change can be undone or redone,
right back to the first one made. Visible bookmarks can be put on lines.
It also has a customizable tools menu, and integral file compare and search
commands, with hypertext jumps from the matched text to the corresponding
line in the source file (ideal for integrating compilers).
To find out more, install TextPad by referring to the instructions below,
and then read the introduction in the on-line help file.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
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16-bit Edition: 32-bit Edition:
o 386SX with 4MB RAM o 486SX with 4MB RAM (12MB for NT)
o 1MB free disk space o 1MB free disk space
o Windows 3.1 in 386 o Windows 95 or NT 3.5 or
enhanced mode Windows 3.1 with Win32s 1.25
INSTALLATION:
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*WARNING*: If your diskette or ZIP file contains the 32-bit edition
of TextPad, SETUP.EXE is a 32-bit program. If your diskette contains
both editions, and you only want to install the 16-bit edition, use
SETUP16.EXE instead.
Installing From a ZIP File:
1) Unzip into a new temporary folder, with PKUNZIP 2.04g.
2) Run SETUP.EXE.
3) Follow the on-screen instructions, but install into a
different folder from that in step 1 above.
4) Delete the files unzipped in step 1 above.
Installing From a Diskette:
1) Run either SETUP.EXE or SETUP16.EXE (see above).
2) Follow the on-screen instructions.
There is no need to modify your search path.
IMPORTANT: If you have associated any file extensions with previous
releases of TextPad, you must remake them for this release. This
will clear up the problem of grouping files with different extensions
together in Windows 95. Make the associations using the Associations
tabs on the Preferences dialog box. It also allows uninstall to clean
up afterwards.
WHAT'S NEW:
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See the online help for what's new in this release.
RESTRICTED FEATURES:
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The following features are only available to registered users:
1) OLE2 drag and drop editing. Local drag and drop editing is always
available, but scrolling has not been implemented. This means that
you can drop text in the visible view, but you cannot scroll the
view whilst dragging.
2) Searching subdirectories with the Find in Files command.
REGISTRATION:
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If you make use of TextPad you must register it. Registered users
will receive a copy of the latest releases of both the 16 and 32-bit
editions, along with the Win32s and OLE2 files necessary for running
in 32-bit mode on Windows 3.1.
Click the "How to Purchase" button in the About dialog box, or see
the file REGISTER.TXT for details.
Enjoy using TextPad! Please send any comments to us at:
________________________________________________________________________
Helios Software Solutions, Carr Brook House, Chorley Old Road,
Brindle, Chorley, Lancashire, PR6 7QZ, England
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Phone/Fax: +44-(0)1772-324353
CompuServe: 100041,235
Internet: textpad@heliosof.demon.co.uk
MSN: HelioSoft
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Helios Software Solutions is an approved vendor and associate member
of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP).
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