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- Brief "addendum" docs for HeadEdit-OS/2 1.19:
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- HeadEdit is an OS/2 Fidonet technology sysop/point offline reader/editor
- copyright (c) 1991 by M. Kimes, all rights reserved. It is free for use
- in non-commercial environments. See standard disclaimer packed with the
- MS-DOS version (current as of this writing is HEAD_118.LZH in SDS area
- SDSXBBS). HeadEdit uses the XBBS-style message base. It is compatible
- with the XGroup tosser/scanner which runs under OS/2 or MS-DOS.
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- The regular docs are packaged with the MS-DOS version. Sorry, only way
- to edit your MSGAREAS.XBS file at this time is a text editor or the
- MS-DOS XEdit. Will change soon.
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- Changes from DOS version 1.19:
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- Kill junk runs background, idle priority.
- Mail import runs background, idle priority.
- Clock on screen runs background, idle priority.
- Help is loaded background; main menu comes up faster.
- XGroup can be detatched from main menu.
- Codepage can be changed from main menu.
- Screen size can be changed from main menu.
- Main menu slightly rearranged, centered vertically (for MB :-).
- NOMOUSE config keyword dropped. Who runs OS/2 without a mouse?
- No option to run XST from main menu. XST is DOS only.
- Changed way global/private scans work. There's an option to put it back.
- Export and print run background, idle priority, when not using all options.
- Moderator breakdown runs background, idle priority.
- If other threads are still running when you try to quit, HeadEdit gives
- you a warning and some options. Generally, select Wait and Exit, then
- minimize HeadEdit. It'll go away when the background stuff completes.
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- Known "bugs":
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- Internal editor is broken. Might fix it someday. Never did like the thing,
- though.
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- Future plans:
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- Was going to add clipboard support, but PM Desktop did it for me (excellent).
- Incorporate msg area editor (edit MSGAREAS.XBS in HeadEdit).
- Add MSGID/REPLY hash table?
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- General:
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- I strongly advise moving your message areas to an HPFS drive. Performance
- increase is considerable. The OS/2 version is now, overall, faster than
- the MS-DOS version, has considerably more power and additional functionality.
- It's not just a ported DOS app anymore; I like it.
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