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PROLIX
Version 2.1
Program Documentation
November 8, 1997
Software and documentation copyright (c) 1995, 1997 by Eric Schreiber
All rights reserved
pro-lix 1: unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long
2: marked by or using an excess of words
Introduction
------------
Prolix is a Windows text editor, useful for a wide variety of situations.
Its strengths are its ease-of-use, handy, powerful features, and clean
interface.
Disclaimer
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Although care has been taken to ensure that Prolix does what this document
states, Prolix is provided "as is", without warranty or guarantee of any
kind, either expressed or implied, as to the fitness for a particular
purpose or quality or performance of this program.
In no event shall Eric Schreiber be liable to you or anyone else for any
cost or damages, including, but not limited to, any lost profits, lost
savings or lost income which may result from the use or inability to use
Prolix.
License
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Prolix is released as Freeware for private non-commercial use. Individuals
may use Prolix free of charge and are encouraged to give copies to friends
and associates.
Bulletin board systems, webmasters, and other online service operators are
welcome to make Prolix available to their users, so long as the archive
contents are kept intact and there are no specific charges to download the
archive.
Commercial organizations wishing to use Prolix must purchase a commercial
use license. "Commercial" means any business, government, religious,
educational or not-for-profit organization.
Commercial Use Pricing
----------------------
Commercial licensing of Prolix is priced as follows (in US dollars):
1 to 9 copies $15 each
10 to 24 copies $11 each
25 to 49 copies $ 8 each
50 to 99 copies $ 5 each
For anything over 99 copies a one-time $500 fee grants an unlimited
quantity usage license.
A commercial usage license entitles you to use the current and all future
versions. Prices include one copy of the latest version of the program on
3.5" diskette. There is no printed manual.
Redistribution License
----------------------
If you wish to include Prolix as part of a 'collection' disk or CD-ROM
(such as in a library of freeware programs) please contact the author.
Typically, there will be no license fee, but a copy of the collection
or CD-ROM may be requested. See the "Contacting the Author" section at
the end of this file for contact information.
A license to include Prolix as an integral part of your own commercial
software package costs $1000. This one-time fee entitles you to distribute
and install any number of copies of Prolix with your own software package
and includes the current version as well as future releases. This price
includes one copy of the latest version of the program on 3.5" diskette.
Customizations
--------------
Customized versions of Prolix can be provided; for inclusion with your own
software, for example, you may prefer to have your own company information
in the About Box, or certain features removed or added. Contact the author
for further information.
Features
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o Can handle files up to 16 megabytes in size.
o Multiple Document Interface - can open numerous files at the same time.
o 16 kilobytes of undo and redo buffer, which works in discrete steps.
o Enhanced Search and Search-and-Replace functions.
o Up to ten visible bookmarks can be set during editing.
o Right-click context menu for common tasks and accessing bookmarks.
o Support of Drag-and-drop file opening, and File Manager or Explorer
associations.
o "Split" window mode, allows two views of the same editor file.
o EXE is entirely self-contained - no external DLL's or VBX files are
required.
o All the usual Windows functionality.
o And a lot more.
Installation
------------
There are no fancy installation procedures for Prolix. Just unzip the
archive and put the prolix.exe program file wherever you want it. It's
as easy as that.
Prolix does not modify any of your system settings. It doesn't update the
registry or any windows initialization files. The philosphy with Prolix is
that as a freeware utility, you shouldn't have to worry about it impacting
your system - just run it.
The first time Prolix is run, it will create a prolix.ini file in the same
directory where the executable is located.
Uninstalling Prolix
-------------------
If you decide to remove Prolix, simply delete the prolix.exe exectuable
and the prolix.ini file.
Using Prolix
------------
Most of the functions in Prolix are obvious, so I won't go into detail
about them. However, a few aren't immediately apparent.
In addition to opening files with the File|Open menu and the Speedbar,
Prolix supports Drag-and-drop. When Prolix is running, highlight one or
even several files in File Manager or Explorer, then drag them onto the
Prolix window. Prolix will open an editor window for each of them.
Prolix can also be used with the "Associate" feature of Windows 3.x, or
the "File Type" feature of Windows 95, such that when you double click a
file with a .txt extension, for example, a new copy of Prolix will run
and automatically open the file. Check your Windows documentation for
information on setting up these associations.
Lastly, Prolix can load files listed on its command line. This means you
can call it from other programs and feed it the files you want to edit.
Contacting the author
---------------------
If you wish to contact the author for any reason, I can be reached in the
following ways. Internet e-mail is the preferred contact method.
o Internet eric@kobayashi.com
o WWW http://www.kobayashi.com/maru
o Voice (773) 278-1196
Revision History
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1.00 October 21, 1995
Initial release.
1.01 November 18, 1995
Added Ctrl-O keyboard command for File|Open.
Bugfix to allow F4 (Search | Go to) to work without having to
first pull down the Search menu.
1.02 December 1, 1995
The default Insert-mode text cursor changed to a horizontal underline
to make it more obvious which character position was being affected.
No longer strips white space preceding an end-of-line character. This
will make Prolix more useful for editing large files that may contain
line-length-sensitive data.
Bugfix to correct a GPF condition on some Windows 3.10 systems when
Prolix was first run.
1.03 January 26, 1996
Minor feature added: if Prolix is started with a single filename on
the command line, the editor window containing that file will be
maximized. This will save the user from having to click the max icon
when loading single files for editing, and is useful for situations
when Prolix is called by another program, such as an offline mail
reader.
1.10 May 9, 1996
Many minor cosmetic changes.
Updated contact info.
Total remake of status bar (no visual changes).
2.00 September 20, 1997
First release of 32-bit version for Windows 95/NT, in addition
to the 16-bit version for Windows 3.x.
File|Revert - reloads last saved version from disk.
File|Save all - saves all open files.
File|Close all - closes all edit windows.
File menu contains a history list of last 5 files opened.
Edit|Time/Date - stamps the current date and time at the cursor.
Window|Next added to menu - move to the next editor window.
Window|Tile changed to Tile Vertically & Tile Horizontally.
Options|Hide/Show speedbar - get more screen editing space.
Options|Hide/Show status line - get more screen editing space.
Select which status line panels you want to display.
User selectable filters for open dialog.
Word wrap toggle button on speedbar.
Uses standard .ini file for saving program options.
User selectable background color for edit windows.
User selectable background color for program.
Ctrl-F and Ctrl-G for find, find next.
Option to always strip trailing blanks at end of paragraphs.
Option to open blank editor window on start up.
Option to always maximize a single edit window.
Individually selectable printer and screen fonts.
Now prints # of copies specified in print dialog.
Printing selected text no longer loses first character.
Save File As in right-click menu.
User selectable default directory.
More control over startup size and position of program.
2.1 November 8, 1997
Reconnected F3 for "Find next" function.
Complete rewrite and big enhancements to "Search" and "Search
and Replace" functions, complete with new dialogs.
"Open" and "Save (as)" dialogs now remember directory location
in a session.
Fix to allow use of current Windows colorset, instead of just
limited 16 color set found in version 2.0.
Revamped color selection screen operations.
All controls now have associated hints that appear in the
status line.
Further streamlined "Help" screens.