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- ║ WELCOME TO VEDIT PLUS VERSION 3.3 ║
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- This is an overview of the changes made from version 2.03/2.33 to the new
- version 3.3. It is primarily oriented towards previous VEDIT PLUS users.
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- Pull Down An extensive and easy to use pull-down menu system allows
- Menus accessing most editing functions. Of course, editing
- functions can also be accessed with single key-strokes. Most
- edit parameters, switches, options and tab positions can be
- changed via the menu system.
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- The current keyboard layout and keystroke macros can be
- displayed. Edit buffer, text register and general status
- information is available within the menu system.
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- Context Pressing [HELP] (Alt-F1) within the menu system or when you
- Sensitive are being prompted gives specific help on the current edit
- On-line help function(s) in a pop-up window.
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- Mouse Support The mouse can be used to navigate and select from the menu
- Integrated system. It can also quickly scroll to other parts of the
- file, perform block operations and switch between windows.
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- Multi-level You can undo your most recent edit changes, including deleting
- UNDO text, even global search and replace. You can undo step by
- step or line by line. Up to 1000 steps in each edit buffer
- can be undone.
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- Point & Files can be selected via Point & Shoot. At any prompt for a
- Shoot filename press <Enter> to select from the files in the current
- directory or enter a "filter" such as "*.txt". Other drives,
- directories and filters can be selected within the Point &
- Shoot system.
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- Save The menu item {CONFIG,Save into VEDIT} saves all configuration
- Configuration changes and optionally any new keystroke macros permanently
- into VEDIT. It can also transfer the current configuration
- into future releases of VEDIT.
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- Binary Editing VEDIT can now edit files containing CTRL-Z and binary files
- such as .EXE files and database files.
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- Block Additional block operations for copying and moving are
- Operations available. The beginning and end of a block may be marked
- (highlighted) and the block subsequently copied or moved
- without using a text register. Block column operations
- are also supported.
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- Regular You can optionally use the popular "regular expressions" in
- Expressions search and replace as an alternative to the existing (and
- enhanced) pattern matching.
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- Automatic Large files are handled better. VEDIT will perform all
- Buffering necessary file buffering to handle any kind of text insertion
- such as file insertions and large register insertions. For
- example you can insert a 1 Megabyte file into the middle of
- another large file (using {FILE, Insert File} function).
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- Windows Different parts of a file can be displayed in separate
- windows. This permits editing one region of a file while
- viewing another region.
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- W.P. / Editor Popular word processors/editors can be more closely emulated.
- Emulation New options control the operation of the <Enter> and <Tab>
- keys and [FIND] and [REPLACE] functions.
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- Cursor Two new cursor positioning modes have been added. In Mode 2
- Positioning the cursor "zig-zags" as it is moved up or down past the end
- Modes of a short line. Mode 4 allows free-form text layout.
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- Keystroke Keystroke macros can now freely move between the Visual and
- Macros Command Modes. New keystroke macros can be edited while being
- entered. Or, keystroke macros may be added by recording
- keystrokes while you perform actual editing. The current
- keystroke macros can be displayed.
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- Command line The Command Mode command line, prompts for filenames, search
- Editing strings, etc. can be edited using the cursor keys, [BACKSPACE]
- and [DELETE]. Previous command lines, search and replace
- strings can be accessed with [CURSOR UP] and [CURSOR DOWN].
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- Printing Printing is more flexible. You can explicitly set the top
- and bottom margins. Text can be printed single, double or
- triple spaced.
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- ASCII Table A convenient pop-up ASCII table can be accessed and allows
- inserting control and graphics characters.
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- Command Mode New commands and enhanced commands increase the power of the
- Commands macro language and simplify previously difficult operations.
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- Text Regs The command language allows pushing and popping of up to
- Numeric Regs 100 text registers and 100 numeric registers. This greatly
- simplifies writing macros which are independent of each other.
- A direct register to register copy is also available.
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- Numeric All internal calculations are now done as 24 bit numbers.
- Operations The on-line calculator has a range of +/- 8,388,607.
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- File Relative All positions, such as text markers, which were previously
- Positions relative to memory are now relative to the file. This permits
- text markers to work properly in very large files. Command
- macros can also operate on files of up to 8 megabytes without
- concern over which portion is currently in memory.
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- VGA support With a VGA display (PS/2, etc.) you can switch between 25 and
- 50 line modes. You can switch an EGA between 25 and 43 line
- modes. Press <ALT-L> to switch modes.
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- Speed While VEDIT PLUS has always been fast, version 3.3 is
- about twice as fast as version 2.03 in terms of screen
- writing speed (IBM PC), file handling, general editing
- and most command macros.
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- Compiler The all new Compiler Supports integrates your favorite
- Support compilers, assemblers, linkers, debuggers and Make utilities
- within VEDIT PLUS. It can significantly improve your
- productivity.
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