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About BBEdit Lite
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BBEdit Lite is a freeware derivative of BBEdit 3.0, the popular and
critically acclaimed text editor for programmers, on-line-service
users, and anyone else who needs to edit plain-text files.
BBEdit Lite is shipped with a QuickStart document which describes many
of the application’s features. Full documentation, as well as a
considerable amount of additional functionality, is available with the
purchase of BBEdit 3.0. See the document “BBEdit General Information”
for details on obtaining BBEdit 3.0.
Feature Overview
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BBEdit Lite offers the following useful functionality:
• Stationery documents. You can create a stationery document with
BBEdit; whenever you open that document with BBEdit, its contents,
format information, and window position will be used to create a new
untitled window. You can also create a “global” stationery document
which will be used as a template for all new windows.
• Open Several. This variation on the standard “Open…” command enables
you to open multiple files at once from multiple locations in the file
system. You can also specify aliases to files, and those aliases will
be resolved all at once.
• Powerful multi-file search. BBEdit offers the usual multi-file
search, in which a disk directory is scanned and the files are opened
one at a time; however, BBEdit can also display the search results in a
window for easy browsing (and selected entries in the window can be
opened for display). The search can also be limited to files that are
already opened for editing in BBEdit, or to files which were already
found in a previous multi-file search. BBEdit also offers multi-file
replace capability for automated “search and destroy” operations.
• Zero cost. BBEdit Lite is free, with no qualification. It’s not
shareware, and it’s not commercial. It’s not crippled, nor is it
a demo.
BBEdit Lite also offers the following :
• High quality. BBEdit Lite is based on mature and stable technology;
this technology is the benificiary of years of in-house and field use
and testing. The commitment to quality and functionality shown in
BBEdit 3.0 is reflected in BBEdit Lite.
• File size limited only by available memory. BBEdit Lite’s default
partition size is 640K of RAM. This can be set as low as 450K, to make
BBEdit Lite 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. If you’re running
under System 7.0, BBEdit Lite automatically takes advantage of
available system memory, so that you don’t have to adjust its partition
size to edit large files.
• No hard limit on number of files open. The number of files that
BBEdit Lite can have open at once is limited by available memory, and
can be increased or decreased by adjusting BBEdit Lite’s partition
size as appropriate.
• Easy manipulation of multiple files at once. The “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.
• 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
converting C++ comments to C comments.
• 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.
• High performance. Try and enjoy.
The document “BBEdit Lite Quickstart” contains specific information on
how to take advantage of BBEdit Lite’s capabilities. If you would like
to write BBEdit extensions, send a request to the address below. If you
are sending your request via U.S. Mail, include a floppy disk and
return postage. The reply package will include documentation on how to
write your own extensions, and sample source code. The extension
developer’s kit is also available for anonymous FTP from world.std.com,
in /ftp/pub/bbedit, and from mirrors of sumex.stanford.edu,
in /info-mac/text.
BBEdit Lite has many of the same capabilities as the commercial BBEdit;
however, the following functionality is -not- present in BBEdit Lite:
- Although it is compatible with the Power Macintosh, BBEdit
Lite contains no native PowerPC code. (Power Macintosh users
will notice some performance benefits, which are the result
of portions of the Toolbox running as native PowerPC code.)
- AOCE is not supported;
- BBEdit Lite is not scriptable;
- Macintosh Drag and Drop support is not included;
- Find Differences (comparing files, folders, and projects) is
not included;
- you cannot split windows;
- disk browsers are not included, and you can only have one Search
Results window open at a time;
- Marker support is not provided;
- PopupFuncs™ technology is not included (you can, however, purchase
and install the PopupFuncs product into BBEdit Lite);
- Markers are not supported;
- BBEdit Lite does not know about project documents;
- XTND translation is not supported;
- Integration with THINK C/Symantec C++ and THINK Reference is not
supported;
- The Glossary is not supported;
- ToolServer is not supported;
- BBEdit Lite cannot use extensions which are written specifically
for use on PowerPC Macs, nor can it use ‘fat’ extensions (which
contain both 68K and PowerPC code) written to the BBEdit 3.0
extension interface.
ABOUT BBEDIT 3.0
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BBEdit 3.0 is an industrial-strength text editor for use by software
developers, engineers, scientists, telecommunications users, and anyone
else who needs to view, edit and manipulate plain-text documents with
maximum flexibility and performance. BBEdit 3.0 is an ideal companion
for CodeWarrior, THINK C, Symantec C++, THINK Pascal, MPW, and THINK
Reference users. With BBEdit 3.0, you can:
- Perform operations between two and ten times faster on a
Power Macintosh;
- Read, compose, and send PowerTalk mail messages via AOCE;
- Use Macintosh Drag and Drop (included) for text editing and
in various parts of the user interface;
- Automate operations via AppleScript, Frontier 3.0, or any other
OSA-compliant scripting system;
- Use integrated PopupFuncs™ technology to quickly navigate C, C++,
and Pascal source files;
- Browse and search source files in CodeWarrior, THINK C/Symantec C++,
and THINK Pascal project documents;
- Use BBEdit 3.0 in conjunction with Symantec C++ (version 6.0
or later required) to compile source files and run projects;
- Use ToolServer to execute MPW Shell scripts for building MPW-based
applications and other MPW-driven tasks, as well as MPW 411-based
Toolbox searches;
- Use THINK Reference 2.0 to search for Toolbox symbols and insert
Toolbox call templates;
- Open disk browser windows to easily navigate the directory
structures of any mounted volumes and view files quickly and
easily;
- Take advantage of integrated Claris XTND translation to translate
text files to and from popular word-processor formats;
- Use a glossary to store commonly-used pieces of text for insertion
with a single keystroke;
- Easily compare text files, folders, and projects via a built-in
differences engine and browser;
- Split editing windows for easier navigation and reference;
- Use On Location 2.0 to search pre-indexed volumes such as
CD-ROMs;
- Enjoy many other technical advancements and refinements made since
the original release of BBEdit.
You can find pricing and ordering information for BBEdit 3.0 in the
“BBEdit 3.0 Pricing Info” document, supplied with BBEdit Lite.
Distribution
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BBEdit Lite is a freely distributable, copyrighted program, otherwise
known as “freeware”. There is no registration process, no fee requested
or required, no obligation on your part, and no guilt.
We at Bare Bones Software do not subscribe to the concept of
“shareware”; it has been our direct experience that many people simply
ignore shareware notices. The cost of goods related to distributing
BBEdit Lite is very low, and can be recouped by means other than
(unsuccessfully) trying to shame users into paying some small amount of
money for a program.
We believe that when users of a program make the financial sacrifice to
obtain a piece of software, they should expect, and receive, significant
value added. This is why a commercial distribution of BBEdit 3.0
exists.
If you feel compelled to pay us for BBEdit Lite, don’t. Instead, we
encourage you to order your own copy of BBEdit 3.0. See “BBEdit 3.0
Pricing Info” for information on how to do it.
Some Minor Legal Stuff
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Although BBEdit Lite is free, it is not “public domain”. It is
copyrighted, and Bare Bones Software, Inc. reserves all rights;
therefore:
• BBEdit Lite cannot be sold, either by itself or in combination with
any other product, without express written permission of Bare Bones
Software, Inc.
• If you’re a user group which is publishing a CD-ROM or floppy
collection, you may include BBEdit Lite and all of its included files
without restriction, save that the original package is included. Contact
Bare Bones Software for up-to-date versions and information.
• If you’re a hard disk company which distributes PD, shareware, and
freeware on your disk drives, you’re welcome to distribute BBEdit Lite.
Contact Bare Bones Software for up-to-date versions and information.
• Commercial publishers and distributors of CD-ROM software collections
may not distribute BBEdit Lite on CD-ROM without the express written
permission of Bare Bones Software, Inc.
• BBEdit Lite 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 Lite, without the express written permission
of Bare Bones Software, Inc.
• BBEdit Lite may be given away as a support utility for a package which
is itself to be given away. People who need to distribute BBEdit Lite
as a support utility should contact Bare Bones Software for up-to-date
versions and information.
BBEdit Lite is copyright ©1992-1994 by Bare Bones Software, Inc.. All
rights reserved. Address correspondence to:
Bare Bones Software, Inc.
1 Larkspur Way #4
Natick, MA 01760
Internet/Usenet: bbedit@world.std.com
CompuServe: 73051,3255
AppleLink: BARE.BONES
Phone: (508) 651-3561
Fax: (508) 651-7584
Limited warranty and limitation of remedies
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The program and any support from Bare Bones Software, Inc., are provided
“as is” and without warranty, express and implied, including but not
limited to any implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a
particular purpose. In no event will Bare Bones Software, Inc. be
liable for any damages, including lost profits, lost savings, or other
incidental or consequential damages, even if Bare Bones Software, Inc.
is advised of the possibility of such damages, or for any claim by you
or any third party.