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- │ New features and changes in E88 version 3.10 │
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- Version 3.1: The only difference in 3.00 and 3.10 is that the printer
- is now driven with DOS instead of BIOS allowing device
- drivers to be used on special printers.
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- │Version 3.00 vs. 2.01 changes are listed below: │
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- Expanded screen: The screen has now been expanded to 78 columns. This feature
- allows editing of longer lines without having all the
- extensions. Try the new format on text files such as those
- on the PC-Pursuit BBS. The extra columns really come in
- handy.
-
- Search & Replace: E88 now has a search and replace function. Varible lenth
- strings of up to 16 characters can now be searched for and
- optionally replaced. The S&R function provides a logical
- line search with visual and audible feedback for the user.
-
- Enhanced Control: The numeric keypad control features have been enhanced. Word
- searching on the line is now available by pressing the Ctrl.
- key in combination with the left and right arrow keys.
- Another new control feature allows the user to make the
- current line that the cursor is on the new top of screen.
- Pressing Ctrl PgUp will do this. And finally pressing the
- combination of Ctrl PgDn will page the editor to the last
- screen where editing occured. This key combination serves
- as an extra pager which allows the user to look all over the
- file and then return instantly to where editing last occured
-
- Change edit file: The user may now load and edit another file without
- returning to D.O.S. The current file may be saved or
- discarded and another file specified for editing.
-
- Mini-merge: The circular buffer contents can be transferred between
- edit files allowing the user to copy lines from one file
- into another. Great for 'plucking' out a small subroutine
- or a couple of paragraphs for inclusion in another file.
-
- New Default file: Another default file feature has been added. The user may
- now create a special personality file for use with each
- edit file. When the edit file is loaded the file's directory
- is searched for a corresponding PGR file. If this file is
- found the editor will be set up to the special parameters
- specified in the PGR file. This feature allows the user
- to preset the colors, pagers, tabs, and special characters
- to be used when editing. This feature does not effect the
- E88SETUP.DEF file but in fact overrides it only when the
- PGR file is found.
-
- Printer call chg: The F2 and Alt.F2 functions have been reversed. The default
- print mode when using F2 now prints without the arrows. Alt.
- F2 retains the arrow protocol however.
-
- Last chance: The user is now given a chance to return to editing when
- the QUIT * RETURN TO DOS * NO SAVE command is issued.
-
- Faster access: The disk access speeds are faster than ever.
-
- Registration form: A registration form is now provided in the .DOC file to
- make registration a snap. It is highly reccommended that
- all satisfied users of E88 try out this feature.