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- Revision History
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- Tex-Edit 2.2
- Added some TeachText read-only capability (not released).
- Revision history of prior versions shrouded in mists of antiquity.
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- 2.3
- Added full TeachText emulation.
- Also emulates the new SimpleText.
- View, print and speak TeachText and SimpleText read-only files, including pictures.
- Ability to view and print PICT files and copy a selection.
- Autoscroll PICT file during selection.
- Support for a Tex-Edit read-only document type.
- Fixed the “Change file creator” switch in the Prefs dialog.
- Save settings in Modify dialog between dialog executions.
- Reset button added to Modify dialog.
- Option-arrow moves cursor to next word.
- Option-shift-arrow selects next word.
- Quad click selects paragraph.
- New command to strip diacritical marks.
- Miscellaneous bugs fixed.
- New icons (again).
- Improved program scrolling and typing execution speed.
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- 2.3.1
- Reads and writes SimpleText files.
- Greatly expanded documentation.
- Cosmetic bug fixes.
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- 2.4
- Find/Replace and Print Options switch settings are saved in Prefs file.
- Command key equivalents added to Change Case menu.
- Speech Menu changed, command keys added, more logical arrangement.
- Speech Settings now display voice comment information.
- Speech pitch modulation is now adjustable.
- Read entire doc or from current position “in the background”.
- Hilite doc by word or by sentence as it is being read, new submenu.
- LF->CR command for converting Etext/UNIX docs.
- Insert pagebreak (formfeed) for control of printing pagination.
- Formfeed button in Find dialog.
- Blocking header/length adjustable in new Prefs dialog.
- Default window size adjustable in Prefs dialog, presets for 60, 80, 100 chars/line.
- Open large files into multiple windows automatically.
- Open and format large Etext documents with a single command.
- Number of windows now limited to 20 (or RAM).
- Fixed the behavior of shift-cursor and shift-option-cursor selections.
- Triple click improved.
- Smart cut/paste improved.
- Misc cosmetic bugs.
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- 2.4.1
- Small corrections/improvements in manual and About dialog.
- Several cosmetic bugs.
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- 2.4.2
- Added more voice information to Speech Settings dialog.
- Now can receive background events.
- Fixed minor bugs in window redrawing, cursor hiding.
- Option-delete mimics the effect of forward delete key (extended keyboard).
- Fixed bug with prefs file (Speech might not work until old prefs file was deleted).
- Enabled outline hiliting of inactive windows.
- Resources preloaded to decrease number of disk accesses necessary for powerbook users.
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- 2.5
- Drag Manager fully implemented for styled and plain text.
- Bug fixed involving opening large files.
- Improved information box in Speech Settings dialog.
- Fixed obscure menu hilite bug.
- Larger find/replace strings accommodated.
- Dialog positioning improved and Sound menu changed slightly.
- Save as eWorld styled text document.
- Uses sound manager to add sound to any document.
- Can create Finder-compatible sound files.
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- 2.5.1
- Sounds now play asynchronously (in background).
- Changed Block Quote to Block Format in Special menu.
- Adjusted behavior of Block Format command to increase all-around usefulness.
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- 2.5.2
- Sound playback improved, memory handling improved during playback.
- Changed command keys slightly.
- Fixed bug which caused selection mark to print on some Quickdraw printers.
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- 2.6
- Added selection and character count to window frame.
- Now able to search read-only (ttro) documents using Find command.
- Word Count now active in read-only documents.
- Added ability to select text in read-only documents for dragging or copying.
- Read aloud any portion of a read-only document.
- Stop sound playback with command-period.
- Fixed cosmetic bug causing incomplete redrawing of background selection outlines.
- Fixed obscure cosmetic bug in Insert command.
- Fixed crash that could occur trying to load or play large sound files.
- Improved error handling with large text files.
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- 2.7
- Added sentence and paragraph counts to the Word Count dialog.
- Can also count characters, words, etc. of selected text.
- Increase/decrease font size of selection even if text is not all the same size.
- Margin settings in Print Options dialog now bear passing resemblance to reality.
- Option-home will move the insertion marker to beginning of the file.
- Option-end will move the insertion marker to end of the file.
- Option-shift-home will select all text up to and including the current selection.
- Option-shift-end will select all text from the current selection to the end of the file.
- Fixed bug when pasting large blocks of text.
- Page number prints using default window font.
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- 2.7.1
- Smart delete and smart forward delete implemented.
- Improved indented text alignment (on printout) using fractional character widths.
- Fixed caret redraw and printing bug.
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- 2.7.2
- Option-up/down arrow will move the insertion marker to the beginning/end of the line.
- Can copy and paste unstyled (plain) text.
- Fixed bug noted when dragging paragraphs a single character at a time.
- Improved cursor positioning after smart cut or delete.
- Proper cursor handling in read-only documents, allows Find Again and Read Starting at Cursor.
- Option key used to toggle menu selections (instead of shift key).
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- Tex-Edit Plus 1.0
- Adds ability to open styled documents of unlimited size (RAM).
- System 7 required.
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- 1.1
- Fixed font size bug when viewing “aberrant” styled text.
- Full (flush) text justification enabled.
- Shift-delete (instead of option-delete) mimics the forward delete key.
- Animated watch cursor.
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- 1.1.1
- Fixed printing bug with quickdraw printers (prints selection hiliting).
- Fixed bug with “Enter Selection” command.
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- 1.2
- Changed most dialogs to more versatile movable modal variety dialog boxes.
- Newer version of text engine (WASTE 1.1a4).
- Fixed bug with “Paste Unstyled” command.
- Fixed bug with Speech Settings dialog selections.
- I-beam cursor in dialog editable text areas.
- Fixed autoscroll bug.
- Fixed drag bug.
- Revised/improved “Find Again” behavior.
- Wider selection of font sizes allowed.
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- 1.2.1
- Improved file handling in special cases.
- Improved “Undo” functionality.
- Improved speed with many large file modifications.
- Fixed “Block Format” bug.
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- 1.3
- Added wildcard search ability.
- Added style search ability.
- Added style replace ability.
- Improved triple/quad click performance.
- Improved replacement/modification speed for many operations.
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- 1.3.1
- Fixed bug in Prefs dialog (wouldn’t set default window size to current window).
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- 1.3.2
- Added opt-pageup/down and opt-shift-pageup/down shortcuts.
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- 1.3.3
- Added a wider variety of text wrapping options (Preferences dialog).
- Up to 40 windows can be opened (limited by RAM).
- Faster window resize/zoom when horizontal scroll active.
- Horizontal scrolling active by default.
- Fixed cursor positioning bug.
- Improved error handling.
- Fixed “Block Format” to function properly when Block Header is empty string.
- Fixed “Goto Line” bug.
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- 1.3.4
- Interrupt time-consuming operations with Command-Period.
- Improved “disk full” handling and messages.
- Improved handling of low memory conditions.
- Improved miscellaneous internal error handling.
- Added dialog to prevent accidental sound deletion.
- F1, F2, F3 and F4 function keys now implement Undo, Cut, Copy and Paste.
- Fixed picture update bug.
- Faster “Replace All” and “Modify” commands, especially on large files.
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- 1.5
- Final release version (1.1) of WASTE text engine implemented.
- Eliminated error dialog which showed up with “Open Selection” command.
- Adjusted maximum window size slightly.
- Proper handling of upper/lower case changes with non-Roman scripts.
- Strip diacriticals command now works accurately.
- Tab support added with adjustable tab spacing.
- Cut, copy, paste, insert, delete, drag & drop pictures and sounds.
- Copy pictures from SimpleText “read-only” documents.
- Triple click selects line instead of sentence.
- Changed some keyboard shortcuts--see documents.
- Improved undo/redo functionality.
- Undo menu item describes action to be undone/redone.
- Improved memory handling (smaller suggested memory allocation).
- Improved internal error handling.
- Added ability to turn on/off offscreen drawing and temporary memory use.
- Fixed bug with multiple monitor usage.
- Fixed bug with picture redrawing when text scrolled under “floating” window.
- Fixed various cosmetic buglets.
- Block Format Options dialog added with options to add leading/trailing line and longer header.
- Improved scrolling speed and “smooth” auto-scroll.
- Improved window resizing/redrawing.
- Easily create and save SimpleText read-only documents (with pictures).
- Stationery button in “Save As…” dialog.
- Various interface refinements--e.g. note up/down arrows on all numeric dialog fields.
- Added command key shortcuts to Word Count and Case Change commands.
- Insert sounds from any sound-containing file.
- Faster response to key presses.
- Inline input enabled.
- Default justification option added.
- Save as a PICT file.
- PICT bndl and icons added so that Tex-Edit is not forgotten by Macintosh Easy Open, etc.
- Voices arranged logically in voices menu.
- Default voice choice compatible with system-wide voice default (Speech Manager 1.4.1).
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- 1.5.1
- Fixed minor bugs with pict selecting, auto-hiliting and cursor drawing.
- Fixed bug involving Save As Other file type in preferences dialog.
- Improved efficiency of temporary memory usage--runs well in minimal memory partition.
- Releases processor time efficiently when in background.
- Saved windows can’t re-appear offscreen (e.g., when changing monitor size).
- Drag a text or read-only document onto an open window to insert its text.
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- Planned Improvements
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- AppleScipt recordability support.
- Show invisibles.
- Quickdraw GX support.
- PowerPC-native version. (First must convince wife that 9500 is required for “real” programming.)