Thank you for downloading and trying TextSpresso! TextSpresso is an easy to use, professional level text editor and cleaner produced for Mac OS by Taylor Design. It has a wide array of features and filters, many of which are unique among Mac text cleaners. It's low in price and easy to use for the casual user. Yet it's flexible enough to serve professional users and replace competing text filters costing up to three times as much.
TextSpresso can...
* Clean up Internet text, including E-mails and downloaded web pages.
* Prepare text for Internet transport, HTML publishing, and print publishing.
* Hot Filter the selected text in virtually any Mac application.
* Batch filter text files with a fast, multi-threaded batch processor.
* Let you create filters for your own text filtering needs using any one of seven core filter types.
* Serve as a nice text editor.
* And more! (See the Introduction chapter of the manual for more information on TextSpresso's features and uses.)
This read me document contains a few quick notes about the 1.5.3 release and should be read by all users. Please see the included manual for information on using TextSpresso. Also, please feel free to contact Taylor Design with any questions you might have.
Contact Info
Taylor Design Site - http://www.taylor-design.com/
Postal Mail: Taylor Design, 8172 Palm #1729, Oak Hills, CA 92345-7849
The Extras folder contains shortcuts for Taylor Design's web site, E-mail address, and TextSpresso download locations. If you're running Mac OS 8 or higher you can simply double-click these shortcuts to get what you want.
Please feel free to contact Taylor Design with any questions, comments, or bug reports.
Upgrading to 1.5.4
To upgrade to version 1.5.4 simply replace your old TextSpresso folder with the new 1.5.4 folder. Your preferences and filters, which are stored in the Preferences folder of your System Folder, will automatically be updated and brought into the new version.
What's New in 1.5.4?
Version 1.5.4 fixes three bugs which were inadvertently introduced in the 1.5.3 release.
* Fixed a bug which could cause TextSpresso to freeze during the execution of a Replace Text type filter.
* Fixed a bug in TextSpresso's register dialog which would prevent TextSpresso from finding and launching its registration application.
* Fixed a bug which would cause TextSpresso 68K to crash if Not Yet was clicked in the Registration dialog and the demo period had expired.
Version 1.5.4 also introduces a new naming scheme. From now on the TextSpresso application will be named TextSpresso™, with no version or processor information in the name. This information will be part of the parent folder name and will also be available in the application's Finder info window. Thanks to this change, AppleScripts which reference TextSpresso by name will no longer have to be updated with each new release.
Version 1.5.3 includes the following modifications:
* Built 1.5.3 using the WASTE 1.3 text display engine. Previous versions of TextSpresso used WASTE 1.2a5.
* The first 10 characters of a text selection are now displayed in the status message area in ASCII form.
* The AppleScript command filter can now accept text as well as files; returns a result for variables; and includes a wait parameter which allows the calling script to specify whether or not TextSpresso should wait until all files are processed to return a value.
* Fixed a bug in TextSpresso's preserve resource fork option which would prevent TextSpresso from preserving more than 64K of the resource fork.
* Fixed a bug which would cause TextSpresso 68K to crash whenever a filter was applied on some 68K Macs. This same bug would cause TextSpresso to trip some memory related debugging tools and MacsBug dcmds on any Macintosh.
* Fixed a bug in the Page Layout dialog which would cause TextSpresso 68K to quit when OK was clicked.
* Fixed a bug in the Replace Text filter type which could cause the filter to miss a match if a partial match occurred immediately before the actual match.
* Fixed a bug in the Break Text filter type, and the Word Wrap function, which caused the filter to fail to honor existing breaks (CR's) in the text with the "Break between words?" option set. This would result in lines following paragraphs being broken up well short of the maximum line limit.
Requirements
* A Macintosh, or 100% compatible, with a 68020 or higher processor. TextSpresso is optimized for PowerPC.
* Mac OS 7.1 or higher, including Mac OS 8.x and 9.x.
* A minimum of 2.5 MB of hard disk space for the complete install (including manuals, sample files, etc).
* A minimum of 2 MB of free RAM for PowerPC, and 2.5 MB free RAM for 680x0.
Registration
TextSpresso is not free. When you download TextSpresso it is limited to demo mode. In demo mode TextSpresso operates normally for 30 days from the first day you run it. After 30 days it will cease to run except to allow you to enter your registration code.
In the TextSpresso folder you will find a folder named "Register". Open this folder for instructions on registering TextSpresso. If this folder is missing, please contact Taylor Design at: support@taylor-design.com
If you are a member of the press and would like a complimentary single user license for review purposes, please E-mail support@taylor-design.com with the appropriate information (i.e. name, organization, contact information for yourself and for confirmation). Once we've confirmed your press status we will register a single user license in the name of your organization and send you a registration code. All we ask is that you send us a copy of the review TextSpresso appears in when it is published. This offer applies to reviewers for Macintosh User Groups as well.
Last Minute Notes
* When using StuffIt Expander to expand the TextSpresso archive, make sure that the "Convert text files to Macintosh format:" option under "Cross Platform" preferences is NOT set to "Always". Users have reported that TextSpresso will not run when it is decompressed with this option set to Always.
* If you use StuffIt SpaceSaver, make sure you are using the latest version. Versions prior to 5.0.1 conflict with TextSpresso's safe save routines, resulting in "file not found" errors.
* RAM Charger Users: Make sure that RAM Charger is set to "Avoid taking all memory." Otherwise RAM Charger may assign TextSpresso far more RAM than it needs.
* It bears repeating here that the search and replace text fields in the various filter editors do not behave exactly like normal Mac text fields. They do not at this time support the ability to select and edit characters behind the last one. So if you type three characters and realize that the first one is wrong, you have to backspace to it. (Or copy it to the Notes field, edit it, and copy back.) This is because they are special fields designed to display all possible characters in the Mac ASCII set. This is a bit annoying, we know, but "...it's a feature, not a bug." We'll be updating this special text field so it behaves exactly like a normal Mac text field in the near future.
Under Construction Features
We are still working on the following features, some of which are visible in the user interface but are currently grayed out. These features are listed below.
* Plug-ins of various kinds (contextual menu, BBEdit).
* Batch Options.
* Filter Palette Find command.
* Sound effects and notices.
We plan to finish and enable these features in a future release.
Reporting Bugs
Please report all bugs and problems, no matter how minor, to: support@taylor-design.com
When reporting a bug or a crash please report as much information about the problem as possible. Try to fill out the questions in the following check list:
* What type of Macintosh were you using? (Include RAM amount if possible.)
* What version of Mac OS were you using?
* What were you trying to do in TextSpresso and how did it go wrong?
* If possible, please provide the document you were working on.
* Can you reproduce the problem? If so, can you reproduce it with extensions off?
The more information you provide us with, the more quickly we can isolate and fix the problem.
When reporting a filter problem please try to fill out the following questions:
* What text were you trying to filter? (Include a copy of the original text if possible.)
* What were the results? (Include a copy of the filtered text if possible.)
* What were you expecting?
With this many filters to keep track of and test, we have no doubt that some of them may not filter exactly as expected. If you report a problem to us we can usually get you a fixed filter very quickly (2-3 days).
About Prograph
TextSpresso was created using Prograph CPX from Pictorius, Inc. Prograph is an object orientated, iconic programming language, and is, in our opinion, the most advanced programming language available. If you're a developer or are interested in learning how to program we would encourage you to check out this advanced language. Free Mac and Windows demos are available from Pictorius, Inc. More information and bookmarks can be found in the About Prograph folder inside the Extras! folder.
About Taylor Design
Taylor Design is a privately owned software shop located in Oak Hills, California.
Taylor Design specializes in custom and commercial software for the Macintosh platform, written using Prograph CPX and Metrowerks CodeWarrior (C++).
Taylor Design also offers consulting and web site design services to businesses in the High Desert area. Taylor Design consults for both Macintosh and Wintel platforms.
