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Welcome to version 4.20 of:
WRITER'S DREAM
What's New:
For folks who have already seen previous versions of Writer's
Dream:
Since Version 1.0:
This version can now incorporate as many as 100 chapter
files. The first version could handle only up to 18
chapters. Only one concession has been made to display so
many chapters: the title box now can contain only 3 lines of
text instead of the previous five lines.
As you can see, the program has brighter colors and a more
symmetrical appearance. There have also been a few more
subtle improvements throughout the program!
In addition, there are some new programs on this disk.
ORDER.EXE will allow readers to print out your own order
form.
SPACE.EXE adds a custom left margin onto text files.
REPAIR.EXE comes to the aid of those folks who own some
unusual word processing programs which don't produce pure
ASCII text.
Since Version 2.0:
You can now list an .EXE or .COM file on the menu as if it
were a chapter of text, but it will run as a program. Then,
when the program ends, the menu returns. You can do tricks
such as call a program to display a graph, or call a program
that allows user input, then return to the text chapters.
You can even call batch files which do many things before
returning to the menu.
Since Version 3.0
You can now list a .PCX file on the menu, and it will be
displayed automatically, until the user presses any key.
Writer's Dream can now be controlled entirely by the
mouse, although a mouse is not necessary. There is a neat
new scrolling feature, with which you can move the text up or
down by moving the mouse up or down. Furthermore, the text
advances quickly and unobtrusively when the left mouse button
is pressed.
The author can now control the colors the end user will
see. This includes text, background and pop-up box
background, text color, border and shadow.
File encryption is now built in, for those who do not
want to allow the possibility of end users changing their
information and passing it along.
You can now use Writer's Dream as a simple file viewing
utility. Simply type DREAM, then a space, then the name of
any ASCII file you want to see.
We have a bookmark feature, so that end users can resume
where they left off in a previous session.
Writer's Dream now supports an unlimited number of .CFG
files so that you can build batch files, etc, which will run
different books residing on the same disk.
ORDER.EXE and DREAM.EXE will recognize an unready
printer, even if the user states that the printer is ready
and on line, thereby preventing a crash.
The price is lower! We've replaced the cumbersome
two-layer price structure with a single, low price! We've
even removed the postage charge to make purchasing Writer's
Dream easier. For those responding to previous advertising
at the higher price, we send a free copy of Media Magic to
make up for the difference!
Note: If you are converting from a previous version, rerun
the BUILD program, since there are some differences in the
BOOK.CFG file. The previous version's BOOK.CFG file will not
work with this new version of Writer's Dream.
chapter end.