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- About "LightWayText" ╩.
-
- iText chose the basic functions from "LightWayText" and made it.
- The "LightWayText (Shareware)" is more powerful text editor, having
- multilingual word processor, developed by a concept "Writer's Workshop".
- It has stability and lots of nice features you expect from full-featured word
- processing programs.
- If you like iText, please try out LightWayText by all means once,
- you'll find it more convenient and useful !
-
- The newest LightWayText can Download from the following site.
- Homepage >> http://members.aol.com/LightWayText/
- or (J-site) http://homepage1.nifty.com/lightway/
-
- What's LightWayText ?
-
- Ñ LightWayText 4 was developed by a concept of "Writer's Workshop".
-
- In addition to a normal editor, it carries various useful functions more
- powerful than a marketed general Word Processor.
- LightWayText is available widely from a programming to all writing work
- (articles, special manuscripts, or every kind of document).
- Useable for every country's language, even except for English or Japanese.
- Besides, making it possible to enter 2-bytes languages (Japanese and so on).
- Please use it conveniently, just as succession software of Apple purity
- "SimpleText or MacWrite" !!
-
- ╩
-
- It can do Multi-style, formatting by each paragraph unit, pasting up of
- PICT/JPEG pictures, automatic table-setting, layouts by "Japanese
- Vertical Writing format" and so on. Additionally, it can change a document
- with only "1-Operation" to even special Forms such as a "Japanese
- manuscript paper" or a "notebook".
-
- Ñ LightWayText 4 is a "Magical Tool" that has various faces !
-
- LightWayText has various faces of "Editor", "Word-Processor", "Writer's
- Workshop" and so on. And even beginner can use it intuitively and very easily,
- because all interfaces are taking in "Macintosh Mind of the early days".
- Additionally, it possesses many Customization and Macro functions that
- stimulate a "Creator-mind" of professional people, too.
- LightWayText will become your good friend, and it'll certainly supply
- comfortable work environment, without harming your cute iMac and iBook's
- image !!
-
- Ñ. Though Shareware, it's wonderfully Useful, besides it's a Hybrid !
-
- LightWayText is usable with both Macintosh and Windows !
- It can let you realize almost the same operating environment at two
- computers, and it's compatible with each other's documents.
- Additionally, it's very advantageous software, because it passes to a future
- version and can take advantage of those in both of Machintosh/Windows,
- by only one user's "Registration Fee". (A Single User License; $25 per user).
- If you're also MS-Windows user, should use LightWayText in both Windows
- and Macintosh, it'll be very convenient for you !!
-
- Attention: "LightWayText for Windows" is a Japanese-version.
- (There's not an English version currently, and we are very sorry,
- an English version's release plan is unsettled.)
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- LightWayText Features
- Compared with simple editor iText, there are more lots of nice features in
- LightWayText. Each user can select favorite face along needs.
- For example, there are the following functions.
-
- [ File operations ].
- It can edit big text documents more than 32 kbytes (so long as memory
- allows it) with very high speed.
- It is compatible with each other's LightWayText documents, both Macintosh
- / Windows.
- It can open a necessary file quickly (by using "Recent menu", "Browser
- Tool", or "Find File tool" and so on.)
- It can do an automatic save, and additionally, it can create a backup file
- automatically.
- It can specify arbitrary Text form (Macintosh / Windows / Unix), and it
- copes with all Japanese character code (JIS/EUC) exchange.
- It can do Conditional-Search, by using the "Regular Expression" that can
- point out many complicated conditions simultaneously.
-
- [ Input / Japanese Kana-Kanji-Conversion ].
- It copes with "Drag & Drops", and AppleScript.
- It copes with "TSM (Text Services Manager) inline" input. "Inline Color" is
- possible to change, and it's possible to re-convert in ATOK8/Kotoeri, too.
- It copes with an "Automatic Indent", "Smart Word Edit", and "Caret
- Underline" Indication is possible.
- It can change an English font and Japanese font automatic.
-
- [ Text Editing ].
- It can do "multi-Undo" and "multi-Redo", about all of editing.
- It can paste the PICT/JPEG images in the document.
- It copes with a "J-Wrap (as Japanese hyphenation Function= Kinsoku-
- Syori)".
- It supports function of "Word Services" including "Spell Checkers", just like
- a built-in function.
- It can do exchange of Zenkaku/Hankaku, Hiragana/Katakana, Upper/Lower case,
- and do Capitalize.
- It can do many optional editing, for example Shift Left / Shift Right, and
- Duplicate Line / Reform Line / Join Line.
- It can name contents of "Clipboard (Scrap Catalog)", and can register it
- more than one. Additionally, you can share it with the "LightWayText for
- Windows".
-
- [ Find / Replace ].
- It can search and replace arbitrary character strings and characteristic codes.
- It can do Conditional-Search, by using the "Regular Expression" that can
- point out many complicated conditions simultaneously.
-
- [ Jump / Mark ].
- It can jump to ordered line or page.
- It can put the bookmark and can manage it (by "Mark List"). It's possible to
- indicate Hierarchy-indication of marks in "Mark List" and to edit those.
-
- [ Text Styles ].
- It can control character emphasis, or choose fonts / font sizes / colors and
- decorations, or rich variations in each one character.
- It lumps arbitrary font / size /style together and can register these (by
- "Define Styles").
-
- [ Paragraph Formats ].
- It can change the Indent or Margins, and Variable-tab setting, by each
- paragraph.
- Paragraph-Settings:
- Right/Left Indent, First Line Indent.
- Paragraph-Alignment: Left, Right, Center, or Justified.
- Line/Character Space: A change is possible arbitrary.
- (It's possible to make it 1 point Expand/Narrow by the FormTool.)
- Tabs-Settings: (It's possible to specify the "Variable Tab-stops"
- on arbitrary positions.)
- Tab-Types: Left, Right, Center, or Decimal.
- x arbitrary 3 Leader lines.
-
- [ Window operations ].
- It copes with "Multi-windows", "Live-Scroll", "Window-shade", and "Split
- Window".
- It can display the document with a paper image (expansion / reduction by
- 25-400% size), and can edit with that situation.
- It can display the Ruler and "Line numbers", and "Control codes" to a
- document window. (Re-count of a line number is possible.)
- By using "Toolbar", you can execute quickly, commands that you'll use
- frequently, for example File, Edit, or a Search.
- Switching of arbitrary windows (by "Window Lists" from menu), Full-path
- Indication (by clicking the "Title-bar" with Command key on) are possible.
- It can use a color variation of an Aqua-Color of Mac OSX for arrangement of a
- Window.
-
- And "Writer's Workshop" + Alpha functions. (Half for fun).
-
- [ Form-Setting ].
- It can use various Forms (Japanese Manuscript paper or Campus notebook
- and so on), to indication / editing / print.
- It can set the table easily by using the "Tabs Table Form".
- Attached Forms:
- _. Standard Form.
- _. J-Manuscript(A4), J-Manuscript(B5). (Japanese Manuscript papers.)
- _. Campus Note, Address Form, Scenario Form.
- _. Tabs Table Form.
- (It provides an automatic table-setting function by setting
- the variable tabs).
- It can make and registre a new Form, or it can change a Form-design (by
- "Custum Form").
-
- [ Key Customization ].
- It can customize key operation / menu operation (by "Key Customization").
- It can assign a function to the key (F1-F12), and execute it quickly (by
- "Function Bar").
-
- [ Key Macro ].
- It can record serial operations (Inputs, Menu-commands, Key-operations and so
- on), and execute it automatic. And possible to describe of macro by "Macro
- Editor".
- Macro Editor:
- Script/Command editing, Update-Save, Import/Export of a macro-file,
- and registration to F 1-12 keys of a macro is possible.
- The macro Commands:
- Menu, Enter String, Key Operation, Jump, Label, Variable,
- Compare, Find, Dialogue, and Other.
- Contents of Description:
- _. Characters Inputs. (Maximum 10,000 characters.)
- _. Action of Menus/Commands.
- _. Key Operations.
- _. Jump within macro (by "GoTo" Sentence).
- _. Operation/Calculation by a Variable
- _. Conditional-jump sentence by a Comparison / Search.
- _. Indication of Input Dialog / Alert View / Message.
- _. Acquisition of the condition of LightWayText.
- _. Switching Window, Jump to line and so on.
-
- [ Color Scheduler ].
- At specified time, it can change a "Color Variation (color of the Ruler and
- so on)" or display the schedule-message that's necessary.
-
- [ Accompanied Utility-Programs ].
- It can make "Self-executive type" documents (as the "ReadMe File") by using
- "ReadMeMaker". It becomes an application becoming independent itself, so
- distribute the "ReadMe File" to everybody freely, that's OK !
- It converts arbitrary text file into LightWayText documents icon by using
- "Drop LWT". (It's possible to change files that made with "LightWayText for
- Windows" or other Editor.)
- It makes each Exclusive-Application for "68 K" or for "PPC" by using
- "FAT to PPC 68K". (This can reduce size of each program.)
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- This document was written by Yumiko Itoh.
- I sincerely regret the inconvenience it must have caused you, because I can not describe
- English well enough ... If there was rudeness, please accept my apologies.
- And if there is any question or other cause for complaint,
- please do not hesitate to let me know. I'll be most grateful for your advice.
- Or if there is any further information you require and advice, please contact me directly.
- Many Thanks for your kindness. / raphael@ya2.so-net.ne.jp