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- About BBEdit Lite
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-
- BBEdit Lite is a freeware derivative of BBEdit 3.0, the popular and
- critically acclaimed text editor for programmers, on-line-service
- users, and anyone else who needs to edit plain-text files.
-
- BBEdit Lite is shipped with a QuickStart document which describes many
- of the application╒s features. Full documentation, as well as a
- considerable amount of additional functionality, is available with the
- purchase of BBEdit 3.0. See the document ╥BBEdit General Information╙
- for details on obtaining BBEdit 3.0.
-
- Feature Overview
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- BBEdit Lite offers the following useful functionality:
-
- Ñ Stationery documents. You can create a stationery document with
- BBEdit; whenever you open that document with BBEdit, its contents,
- format information, and window position will be used to create a new
- untitled window. You can also create a ╥global╙ stationery document
- which will be used as a template for all new windows.
-
- Ñ Open Several. This variation on the standard ╥Open╔╙ command enables
- you to open multiple files at once from multiple locations in the file
- system. You can also specify aliases to files, and those aliases will
- be resolved all at once.
-
- Ñ Powerful multi-file search. BBEdit offers the usual multi-file
- search, in which a disk directory is scanned and the files are opened
- one at a time; however, BBEdit can also display the search results in a
- window for easy browsing (and selected entries in the window can be
- opened for display). The search can also be limited to files that are
- already opened for editing in BBEdit, or to files which were already
- found in a previous multi-file search. BBEdit also offers multi-file
- replace capability for automated ╥search and destroy╙ operations.
-
- Ñ Zero cost. BBEdit Lite is free, with no qualification. It╒s not
- shareware, and it╒s not commercial. It╒s not crippled, nor is it
- a demo.
-
- BBEdit Lite also offers the following :
-
- Ñ High quality. BBEdit Lite is based on mature and stable technology;
- this technology is the benificiary of years of in-house and field use
- and testing. The commitment to quality and functionality shown in
- BBEdit 3.0 is reflected in BBEdit Lite.
-
- Ñ File size limited only by available memory. BBEdit Lite╒s default
- partition size is 640K of RAM. This can be set as low as 450K, to make
- BBEdit Lite the ideal constantly-resident editor for small to moderate
- tasks, or turned up as high as necessary to edit many large files or
- perform large-scale search-and-replace operations. If you╒re running
- under System 7.0, BBEdit Lite automatically takes advantage of
- available system memory, so that you don╒t have to adjust its partition
- size to edit large files.
-
- Ñ No hard limit on number of files open. The number of files that
- BBEdit Lite can have open at once is limited by available memory, and
- can be increased or decreased by adjusting BBEdit Lite╒s partition
- size as appropriate.
-
- Ñ Easy manipulation of multiple files at once. The ╥Open Several╔╙
- command makes it possible to open multiple files from different folders
- at once, and the Save and Print commands can operate on all open files
- at once.
-
- Ñ Pattern (╥grep╙) searching. Matching patterns can be constructed so
- that strings other than exact literal matches can be found and
- replaced; for example, converting Pascal comments to C comments, or
- converting C++ comments to C comments.
-
- Ñ System 7 awareness. Besides supporting all of the basic System 7
- functionality such as 32-bit mode, virtual memory, and the like, BBEdit
- also takes advantage of specific System 7 functionality wherever
- possible in order to either improve performance or to improve its
- appearance. This is done without sacrificing System 6 compatibility.
-
- Ñ High performance. Try and enjoy.
-
- The document ╥BBEdit Lite Quickstart╙ contains specific information on
- how to take advantage of BBEdit Lite╒s capabilities. If you would like
- to write BBEdit extensions, send a request to the address below. If you
- are sending your request via U.S. Mail, include a floppy disk and
- return postage. The reply package will include documentation on how to
- write your own extensions, and sample source code. The extension
- developer╒s kit is also available for anonymous FTP from world.std.com,
- in /ftp/pub/bbedit, and from mirrors of sumex.stanford.edu,
- in /info-mac/text.
-
- BBEdit Lite has many of the same capabilities as the commercial BBEdit;
- however, the following functionality is -not- present in BBEdit Lite:
-
- - Although it is compatible with the Power Macintosh, BBEdit
- Lite contains no native PowerPC code. (Power Macintosh users
- will notice some performance benefits, which are the result
- of portions of the Toolbox running as native PowerPC code.)
-
- - AOCE is not supported;
-
- - BBEdit Lite is not scriptable;
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- - Macintosh Drag and Drop support is not included;
-
- - Find Differences (comparing files, folders, and projects) is
- not included;
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- - you cannot split windows;
-
- - disk browsers are not included, and you can only have one Search
- Results window open at a time;
-
- - Marker support is not provided;
-
- - PopupFuncs¬ technology is not included (you can, however, purchase
- and install the PopupFuncs product into BBEdit Lite);
-
- - Markers are not supported;
-
- - BBEdit Lite does not know about project documents;
-
- - XTND translation is not supported;
-
- - Integration with THINK C/Symantec C++ and THINK Reference is not
- supported;
-
- - The Glossary is not supported;
-
- - ToolServer is not supported;
-
- - BBEdit Lite cannot use extensions which are written specifically
- for use on PowerPC Macs, nor can it use ╘fat╒ extensions (which
- contain both 68K and PowerPC code) written to the BBEdit 3.0
- extension interface.
-
- ABOUT BBEDIT 3.0
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- BBEdit 3.0 is an industrial-strength text editor for use by software
- developers, engineers, scientists, telecommunications users, and anyone
- else who needs to view, edit and manipulate plain-text documents with
- maximum flexibility and performance. BBEdit 3.0 is an ideal companion
- for CodeWarrior, THINK C, Symantec C++, THINK Pascal, MPW, and THINK
- Reference users. With BBEdit 3.0, you can:
-
- - Perform operations between two and ten times faster on a
- Power Macintosh;
-
- - Read, compose, and send PowerTalk mail messages via AOCE;
-
- - Use Macintosh Drag and Drop (included) for text editing and
- in various parts of the user interface;
-
- - Automate operations via AppleScript, Frontier 3.0, or any other
- OSA-compliant scripting system;
-
- - Use integrated PopupFuncs¬ technology to quickly navigate C, C++,
- and Pascal source files;
-
- - Browse and search source files in CodeWarrior, THINK C/Symantec C++,
- and THINK Pascal project documents;
-
- - Use BBEdit 3.0 in conjunction with Symantec C++ (version 6.0
- or later required) to compile source files and run projects;
-
- - Use ToolServer to execute MPW Shell scripts for building MPW-based
- applications and other MPW-driven tasks, as well as MPW 411-based
- Toolbox searches;
-
- - Use THINK Reference 2.0 to search for Toolbox symbols and insert
- Toolbox call templates;
-
- - Open disk browser windows to easily navigate the directory
- structures of any mounted volumes and view files quickly and
- easily;
-
- - Take advantage of integrated Claris XTND translation to translate
- text files to and from popular word-processor formats;
-
- - Use a glossary to store commonly-used pieces of text for insertion
- with a single keystroke;
-
- - Easily compare text files, folders, and projects via a built-in
- differences engine and browser;
-
- - Split editing windows for easier navigation and reference;
-
- - Use On Location 2.0 to search pre-indexed volumes such as
- CD-ROMs;
-
- - Enjoy many other technical advancements and refinements made since
- the original release of BBEdit.
-
- You can find pricing and ordering information for BBEdit 3.0 in the
- ╥BBEdit 3.0 Pricing Info╙ document, supplied with BBEdit Lite.
-
- Distribution
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-
- BBEdit Lite is a freely distributable, copyrighted program, otherwise
- known as ╥freeware╙. There is no registration process, no fee requested
- or required, no obligation on your part, and no guilt.
-
- We at Bare Bones Software do not subscribe to the concept of
- ╥shareware╙; it has been our direct experience that many people simply
- ignore shareware notices. The cost of goods related to distributing
- BBEdit Lite is very low, and can be recouped by means other than
- (unsuccessfully) trying to shame users into paying some small amount of
- money for a program.
-
- We believe that when users of a program make the financial sacrifice to
- obtain a piece of software, they should expect, and receive, significant
- value added. This is why a commercial distribution of BBEdit 3.0
- exists.
-
- If you feel compelled to pay us for BBEdit Lite, don╒t. Instead, we
- encourage you to order your own copy of BBEdit 3.0. See ╥BBEdit 3.0
- Pricing Info╙ for information on how to do it.
-
- Some Minor Legal Stuff
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- Although BBEdit Lite is free, it is not ╥public domain╙. It is
- copyrighted, and Bare Bones Software, Inc. reserves all rights;
- therefore:
-
- Ñ BBEdit Lite cannot be sold, either by itself or in combination with
- any other product, without express written permission of Bare Bones
- Software, Inc.
-
- Ñ If you╒re a user group which is publishing a CD-ROM or floppy
- collection, you may include BBEdit Lite and all of its included files
- without restriction, save that the original package is included. Contact
- Bare Bones Software for up-to-date versions and information.
-
- Ñ If you╒re a hard disk company which distributes PD, shareware, and
- freeware on your disk drives, you╒re welcome to distribute BBEdit Lite.
- Contact Bare Bones Software for up-to-date versions and information.
-
- Ñ Commercial publishers and distributors of CD-ROM software collections
- may not distribute BBEdit Lite on CD-ROM without the express written
- permission of Bare Bones Software, Inc.
-
- Ñ BBEdit Lite may be posted on an information service which charges its
- users for general connection time and downloading, but it may NOT be
- posted to an information service which will charge for the specific
- right to download BBEdit Lite, without the express written permission
- of Bare Bones Software, Inc.
-
- Ñ BBEdit Lite may be given away as a support utility for a package which
- is itself to be given away. People who need to distribute BBEdit Lite
- as a support utility should contact Bare Bones Software for up-to-date
- versions and information.
-
- BBEdit Lite is copyright ⌐1992-1994 by Bare Bones Software, Inc.. All
- rights reserved. Address correspondence to:
-
- Bare Bones Software, Inc.
- 1 Larkspur Way #4
- Natick, MA 01760
- Internet/Usenet: bbedit@world.std.com
- CompuServe: 73051,3255
- AppleLink: BARE.BONES
-
- Phone: (508) 651-3561
- Fax: (508) 651-7584
-
- Limited warranty and limitation of remedies
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- The program and any support from Bare Bones Software, Inc., are provided
- ╥as is╙ and without warranty, express and implied, including but not
- limited to any implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a
- particular purpose. In no event will Bare Bones Software, Inc. be
- liable for any damages, including lost profits, lost savings, or other
- incidental or consequential damages, even if Bare Bones Software, Inc.
- is advised of the possibility of such damages, or for any claim by you
- or any third party.
-