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- BBEdit 2.2.2 Release Notes
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- This document contains information which was developed too late to be included
- in the manuals.
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- Changes Since Version 2.2
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- Version 2.2.2 includes fixes to a number of bugs which were found in the
- original 2.2 release. My gratitude goes out to those users who reported
- the problems and who were patient enough to help me figure out the cause.
-
- In addition, the manuals (in Microsoft Word 5.0 format) are now included
- in the StuffIt Deluxe archive containing the software. They’re somewhat
- smaller on disk, due to the conversion of color bitmaps to black & white
- bitmaps.
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- Changes Since Version 2.1
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- BBEdit 2.2 includes many feature enhancements and some bug fixes over
- version 2.1. They’re too numerous to list here. If you’re familiar with
- BBEdit 2.1, then browse through the menus in version 2.2, and read through
- the manual to get an idea of what’s new and improved.
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- Application Signature
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- Because of a conflict with another application, BBEdit’s application signature
- has been changed from ‘Rich’ to ‘R*ch’. The practical result if this is that
- if you double-click on a file created by BBEdit 2.1 or a beta version of BBEdit
- 2.2, you’ll either launch the old version of BBEdit (if it’s still on your
- system somewhere), or you’ll get a message from the finder that your document
- couldn’t be opened because “the application that created it could not be found”.
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- To solve this problem, use the enclosed “TextChanger” application to change
- the creator of text files with the creator “Rich” to have the creator “R*ch”.
- The files will then have the correct icons, and you’ll be able to open them
- in BBEdit by double-clicking on them.
-
- (Note that the incorrect creator does not affect BBEdit’s ability to read the
- files; it only affects the Finder’s ability to launch the right application
- when you double-click on the file.)
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- Useful Documentation
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- Several of the chapters from the BBEdit manual have been included in text
- form so that you can read them without having to print out the manual.
- “Introduction to BBEdit” and “Installing BBEdit” contain the information
- from chapters 1 and 2; “Miscellaneous Ramblings” and “Warranty Disclaimer”
- contain the contents of chapters 11 and 12.
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- Preferences Files
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- The file that BBEdit creates in your Preferences folder is actually called
- “BBEdit 2.2 Prefs”. If you are upgrading from an older version of BBEdit,
- either BBEdit 2.1 or a prerelease version of BBEdit 2.2, any existing
- preferences file will be ignored, and the new one will be created. Since
- the preferences in the new file will be defaults, use the “Preferences...”
- command under the Edit menu to make the appropriate changes.
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- On Location 2.0, Quadras, and AppleShare
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- There is a bug in On Location versions 2.0 and 2.0.1 which will cause your
- Macintosh to hang if you’re using a Macintosh Quadra, you have AppleShare
- volumes mounted, and you choose the “Find...” command in BBEdit. If this set
- of circumstances applies to you, you have these options: (1) Unmount any
- AppleShare volumes before using BBEdit’s “Find...” command; (2) Disable On
- Location; (3) Contact ON Technologies technical support and report the
- problem. You can contact them via AppleLink: their address is ON.SUPPORT;
- through the Internet (or any service which has a gateway to the Internet),
- their address is ON.SUPPORT@applelink.apple.com. If more people report the
- problem, they may be motivated to find a solution sooner, rather than later.
-
- (Note that an “AppleShare volume” can be a fileserver volume or a volume
- on someone else’s Macintosh published with Personal File Sharing under
- System 7.0.)
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- Printing the Manual
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- Complete documentation for BBEdit is supplied in the “Manuals” folder.
- The manual is in Microsoft Word 5.0 format, with one Microsoft Word
- file for each manual chapter. The document was written using the
- Palatino and Courier fonts.
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- The manual is formatted for printing on standard letter paper with the
- Apple LaserWriter driver. If you’re using another type of printer (that
- is, a printer which doesn’t use the LaserWriter driver), then the pagination
- will be incorrect.
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- You should consider the manual “read-only”. Please do not distribute
- modified versions of the manual; if you need changes made, please
- contact me. The manuals are copyrighted ©1992, 1993 Richard M. Siegel; you may
- print a copy for your own personal use, but you may not print copies
- for resale, commercial distribution, or as inducement to purchase another
- product, nor redistribute machine-readable copies of the manual without
- BBEdit, or for resale, commercial distribution, or as inducement to
- purchase another product.
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- Ordering the Manual
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- If you don’t have a LaserWriter, don’t have Word, or you don’t wish to print out
- the manual, you may order a printed and bound copy of the manual directly
- from me. To obtain the printed manual, send $25 to cover printing costs
- and shipping to the address at the end of this file. The manual will be
- sent to you via second-day U.S. Mail.
-
- If you live in Canada, add $10 for shipping; if you live outside of
- the U.S. or Canada, add $20 for overseas shipping.
-
- If you would like overnight service, send your order via Federal Express
- to the address at the end of this file. For return shipping, include either
- a Federal Express airbill with your return address and phone number in the
- “To:” section, or include an additional $25 for return shipping costs.
-
- Standard manual orders will be filled in one to two weeks; orders placed
- via Federal Express with appropriate return airbill and payment will be
- filled overnight.
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- Please include a personal check, cashier’s check, or money order for the
- appropriate amount in US funds.
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- Please do not send cash or a credit card number.
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- The Programmer’s Editor Package
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- BBEdit was written with libraries which are part of the Programmer’s
- Editor Package. The PE Package provides high-performance text editing,
- searching, directory search, and pattern-match capabilities for use
- in text-manipulation programs. For more information, write to the
- address below.
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- Contact Address
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- To place an order for a printed manual, or to submit bugs, comments,
- or compliments, send correspondence to:
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- Richard M. Siegel
- 1 Larkspur Way #4
- Natick, MA 01760
- Intenet: bbedit@world.std.com
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- You may obtain the latest version by sending an 800K floppy and a self-
- addressed stamped disk mailer. You may also send $5 instead of the floppy
- and mailer.
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