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- UPDATES FOR VERSION 2.0 OF NEW YORK WORD
-
- 1) Totally reorganized the internal structure. As a result, several
- functions were brought under a consistent interface. The internal
- reworking has reduced the code size to 116K under Lattice C Version
- 3.0. We are considering an eventual port over to Microsoft C Version
- 4.0, which may reduce the code size further, and which may speed up
- i/o.
-
- All of the UNIX related code was scrapped, and the word processor
- is now PC-specific. This can be seen by the very quick screen writes,
- and the way that the screen is updated. The algorithms are also much
- cleaner.
-
- 2) You can have up to 12 windows on the screen. The previous limit was
- 2 windows.
-
- 3) Several commands have been remapped to different keys. The GLOBAL
- REFORMAT command is now done by ALT F3 instead of F3 - such an
- important operation should be "harder" to invoke accidentally.
-
- 4) Removed "program mode", as it wasn't being used much. Use our ME
- text editor if you want high quality program editing.
-
- 5) More options have been added, such as
- - wait for keystroke after error
- - prompt user after <PUT> command
- - don't wait for horizontal retrace
- - Two spaces left after a punctuation mark when reformatting
-
- 6) The <CHANGE WINDOW SIZE> command has been dropped. It has been
- replaced by the <EXPLODE WINDOW> and <SHRINK WINDOW> commands. The
- explode command lets you expand a window to take up the entire screen.
-
- 7) Several new commands have been added. The VERSION command (ALT V)
- lets you see what version of NYWord you are using. The keyboard macro
- commands have been made explicit, and are tied to the F3 and F4 keys.
- We have removed the explicit keystrokes required for the MAIL MERGE,
- INDEX and TABLE OF CONTENTS functions, and grouped them under the
- SPECIAL FUNCTIONS command (ALT S).
-
-