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- Short: Text and hex file viewer for WB2+
- Type: text/show
- Uploader: nick.christie@computing-services.oxford.ac.uk (Nick Christie)
- Author: nick.christie@computing-services.oxford.ac.uk (Nick Christie)
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- Version 1.01:
- Fixed odd-aligned reference that was crashing 68000 CPUs. Ooops!
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- Version 1.02:
- Added semi-style-guide compliant menu shortcut keys.
- Help menu and help screens now compatible with MagicMenu.
- Added wildcard pattern matching to command line parser.
- Added NODETACH command line switch to suppress detaching.
- No longer distributing 68030 binaries - available from author.
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- What it needs:
- o Kickstart V37 / AmigaDOS V2.04, or better.
- o ReqTools library by Nico Francois, V38 or better.
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- What it does:
- o Scrolls at 4 speeds, from a smooth 1 pixel at a time, to a fast 8.
- o Hex dump mode.
- o Junk filter in hex mode.
- o Uses the ReqTools library for attractive requesters.
- o Can read PowerPacked and XPK'd files.
- o Can mark blocks of text and write them to a file, device,
- clipboard, or into the input stream of another application.
- o Fast searching in both hex and text modes.
- o Wildcard text searches, with case-sensitive option.
- o Searches in hex mode for hex, dec, and ASCII bytes.
- o Installs as a commodity.
- o Can go to sleep and pop up with a hotkey.
- o Comprehensive mouse and keyboard controls.
- o Can be launched from shell or WB.
- o Detaches from shell (optional).
- o Wildcard pattern matching of files from command line.
- o On-line help screens.
- o AmigaGuide format documentation.
- o Keeps a file list for quickly moving between files.
- o Can launch your editor with the current file.
- o Supports five bookmarks.
- o Has an adjustable palette.
- o Has adjustable tab spacing.
- o Choice of any 8 by 8 monospace font.
- o It is pure and hence may be made resident.
- o Hand-crafted with loving care in 100% assembly language.
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- What it doesn't:
- o It doesn't interpret ANSI sequences for changing colours
- and text attributes like bold and underline.
- o It will only run on its own custom screen, which cannot be
- made public.
- o The screen can only be 640*256 (PAL) or 640*200 (NTSC) in
- 2 or 4 colours.
- o It only supports 8x8 monospace fonts.
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