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- - BIGTEXT -
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- - UPDATE INFORMATION -
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- Version 1.2
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- - Fixed bug during conversion of very large files - would
- sometimes halt execution when out of memory.
- - Improved help system.
- - Pressing Alt-C in the viewer program will now toggle the
- screen colours.
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- Version 1.3
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- - Fixed bug when repeating a search for text - occasionally
- would not find the text.
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- Version 1.4
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- - Added ability of viewer program to scroll left and right
- for long lines. This means your text can now extend past
- the right hand side of the screen. Ideal for tables and
- spreedsheets. Maximum line length 255 characters.
- - Added the program JOIN.EXE to replace the batch files for
- joining small text files into a single big text file.
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- Version 1.5
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- - Now uses the currently set video mode. For example, if you
- are using 50 line mode, then the executable files created
- by Bigtext will display text in 50 line mode.
- - Line drawing characters are now approximated during printing.
- (with - and | characters).
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- Version 1.6
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- - Text viewer programs now have a percentage indicator on the
- bottom line of the screen to indicate the relative position
- within the document.
- - Sometimes the "~" characters were printed out when
- printing. This has now been fixed.
- - You can now use the text compression feature on documents
- that contain graphic ascii characters. However, individual
- lines containing graphic characters will not be compressed.
- - The program Bigtype.exe has been included in the package.
- Using this program you can generate fancy text to make your
- presentations more interesting.
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- Version 1.7
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- - Text compression will now compress text by an extra %15,
- meaning you can process even larger volumes of text -
- 700kb or more. (However, this will not necessarily
- decrease the size of the .exe file every time)
- - Text compression is now on by default. Text compression
- can be turned off from the command line (or batch file)
- with the new parameter /CN.
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- Version 1.8
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- - Fixed problem where English pound sterling symbol "£" did
- not survive compression in version 1.7.
- - When printing, each new section now starts printing on a
- new page.
- - Form feed characters (ascii character No. 12) can now be
- inserted into the text to force a new page when printing.
- This can be used to ensure that a related information (eg,
- a table of data) stays together on the same page.
- Inserting the text *formfeed* in your document will have
- the same effect as inserting a form feed character.
- - Immediately after searching for text with the "F"ind
- option, continuing to press the return key will now have
- the same effect as pressing the "R"epeat key.
- - Added the option to have comment lines in your text. Lines
- beginning with -C- (starting at column 1) will be displayed
- on screen the same as normal text, but will not be printed
- or sent to file.
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- Version 2.0
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- - Added ability to execute other programs from within the
- viewer programs. This is great for demos and graphic
- illustrations to enhance your text. Viewer can swap to EMS
- or disk to make more memory available.
- - Small arrows are now used to indicate when text extends
- beyond the right edge of the screen, or beyond the left
- edge of the screen.
- - Improved menu layout in text viewer programs.
- - To return to the viewer menu you can now press "M" or F10
- or Esc. Pressing "Q" from the menu now quits the program.
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- Version 2.1
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- - Added option to suppress the pause for a keypress after
- executing a program from within the viewer program.
- - Added option to force no swapping to EMS or disk when
- executing a program from within the viewer program. This
- speeds up the execution of small programs when memory is
- not likely to be limiting.
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- Version 2.2
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- - Bigtext executables can now display complex, text-based
- colour images as part of the text. Bigtext now comes with
- the program "Text Paint" for creating screen images, and
- the memory resident program "Text Capture" which can pop-up
- over other programs and capture text screen images in
- full-colour.
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- Version 2.3
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- - Added LINK command to link pictures into Bigtext during
- compilation of the .exe file.
- - Now handles the new compressed form of Text Paint files.
- - There are now up to 50 menu types to choose from, made up
- of ten colour combinations and five styles.
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