The programs and documentation in this archive are Copyright (c) 1989-1991 by Useful Software Features ~~~~~~~~ Useful Editor (Ued) is a small (about 35K), fast, ASCII editor that is suitable for a wide variety of text manipulation tasks. Some of Ued's features include: - ability to edit up to 9 files in memory at once - files as large as 1000 characters wide and 10,000 lines long - file size is only limited by available memory - split screen editing - typeover and insert mode editing - search and replace (both case sensitive and insensitive) - cut and paste (three modes: line, range, and block) - escape to DOS - can load "piped" files - wildcard expansion of command line arguments - word wrap and paragraph reformat - smart indentation - easy to use consistent interface - user configurable preferences This Archive ~~~~~~~~~~~~ You should find the following files in this archive: ued.exe - Useful Editor uedcfg.exe - Useful Editor Configurator ued.doc - Documentation for Useful Editor ued.cfg - Default configuration file. readme.ued - This "read me" file. Licensing ~~~~~~~~~ Ued is a shareware editor. This means that you only pay for it if you decide to continue using it. If you don't think that it is worth the asking price, delete the program, or better yet give it to someone who might find it useful. However if you do decide to keep Ued after a 2 week trial period, please send $20 (see REGISTRATION FORM on next page) to: Useful Software 340 Dale Crescent Waterloo, Ontario Canada, N2J 3Y3 The shareware fee pays for unlimited use of Ued by a single person. You are allowed (and encouraged) to give away copies of Ued with the understanding that each person receiving a copy is under the same obligation as you are to send in the shareware fee if they decide to keep it. You can upload Ued to other computer systems, either free or commercial, as long as this archive remains intact, with the copyright and shareware notices unchanged. Useful Editor can be installed on LANS. In such situations I ask only that the LAN Administrator estimate the maximum number of people that will be making "simultaneous" use of Ued and pay the shareware fee based on that estimate. I do not expect that the limit be closely monitored or enforced (I appreciate how much trouble that would be), but I do expect that the estimate will be revised (and additional fees paid) should a substantial increase in the number of nodes on the LAN and Ued usage occur. No guarantee is made as to the functionality of this software; however it has been tested quite thoroughly by a large number of people. If it doesn't do what you want, don't keep it and send no money. Please support the shareware concept. Shareware means useful programs at a fraction of the cost you might pay for them commercially. You can try-before-you-buy, and you are not subjected to copy protection or other atrocities that many software vendors inflict on their customers. Software updates can also be distributed much faster than is possible through normal channels. Any questions, suggestions, or bug reports, can be mailed to the above address, or send electronic mail to: GEnie: M.GARDI CompuServe: 70242,3102 Enjoy, Useful Software Registration Information (What do I get if I register!) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ All registered users of Useful Editor will receive one update with the most recent version of the program. Subsequent updates are available for $2.00 shipping and handling on request. In addition you will receive the latest versions of other Useful Software products for your consideration. Registered users will have access to the Useful Software Support BBS, and telephone support. Discounts are available if you register Useful Editor along with other Useful Software products (see "Bundled" price schedule below). If you are already a registered user of another Useful Software product, remit only the difference in price between what you have already paid and the "Bundled" price. (For instance if you own 1 copy of Useful Notes at $20, you pay only $10 for the registration of 1 copy of Useful Editor). Useful Editor Price Schedule ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1-9 copies - $20 per copy 10-49 copies - $15 per copy 50-99 copies - $10 per copy 100+ copies - One time fee of $1000 Useful Editor/Notes Bundled Price Schedule ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1-9 copies - $30 per bundle 10-49 copies - $25 per bundle 50-99 copies - $15 per bundle 100+ copies - One time fee of $1500 Useful Macros Price Schedule ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1-99 copies - $10 per copy 100+ copies - One time fee of $1000 With each purchased copy of Useful Editor or Useful Notes, the price for a copy of Useful Macros is only $5.00. Printed Documentation ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Printed copies of the documentation are available for all Useful Software products at a cost of $5.00/copy. REGISTRATION FORM (English Ued) ================= TO: FROM: Useful Software Name: ___________________________________ 340 Dale Crescent Waterloo, Ontario (Company): ___________________________________ Canada, N2J 3Y3 (Title): ___________________________________ Address: ___________________________________ City,State: ___________________________________ (Prov.) Telephone: ___________________________________ I AM ALREADY USING: Useful Editor Version ___.___ Useful Notes Version ___.___ Useful Macros Version ___.___ I WOULD LIKE TO REGISTER: ____ copies of Useful Editor V1.9c X $______ per copy = $________ ____ copies of Useful Notes V1.3 X $______ per copy = $________ ____ copies of Useful Macros V1.0 X $______ per copy = $________ I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO RECEIVE: ____ printed copies of the Editor documentation X $5.00 = $________ ____ printed copies of the Notes documentation X $5.00 = $________ ____ printed copies of the Macros documentation X $5.00 = $________ TOTAL ENCLOSED = $ ======== Signature: ____________________________________ Update Log ~~~~~~~~~~ The following changes were made in Version 1.1 - fixed shift left/right display bug - altered load routine to convert 0s to spaces on input - added 43/50 line support - files with no CR/LF on last line now handled properly - config will no longer let you pick fore/background colours the same - you can now use ^ in search strings The following changes were made in Version 1.2 - fixed delete word bug (would not delete if you were on the first letter of a word) - modified Text Set/Enter Right Margin command to automatically turn on word wrap The following change was made in Version 1.3 - added wild card expansion of file names on command line The following changes were made in version 1.4 - a warning is now issued if a file is changed when loaded (Ued will substitute a space for any null (0) character found and/or split lines that are too long (>999 characters)) - Ued now uses the DOS interrupt 21 console I/O routine (function 6) to fetch keystrokes (this should facilitate the use DOS key remappers) (removed in version 1.6 - BIOS interrupt 16 used) - a bug when word wrapping lines >80 columns was fixed - a display error when reading zero length files was fixed - editing of filenames and search patterns has been improved and in addition the last filename or pattern can be recalled by pressing the  key - added the option of creating backup files when saving The following changes were made in version 1.5 - added configuration support to allow Ued to start up in word wrap mode - Ued now allows you to edit while a file is being loaded (removed in version 1.6) - changed Ued to load "piped" files in BINARY mode (thus ignoring EOF characters in the file) The following changes were made in version 1.6 - added the Back/Next Workspace commands under the Cursor menu - when a new pattern is entered the replacement string is no longer automatically cleared - the first file name entered on the command line is now copied to the "Previous Filename" buffer - the field for entering the default word wrap column in uedcfg has been increased to 3 characters - the performance when loading and saving files has been improved considerably - a low pitch beep has been added when invalid keys are pressed within commands The following changes were made in version 1.7 - support for VGA 28 line mode added - the "archive" bit is now being set correctly when saving - Ued now recognizes lines beginning with a '.' or a ':' as being the equivalent of a blank line when reformatting paragraphs - Alt-x can be used as an alternate to F10 (Quit) - empty workspaces can now be saved creating a 0 length file The following changes were made in version 1.8 - extended characters (with ASCII values > 127) can now be typed into Patterns and Replacements - at the Filename? prompt when loading you can get a list of files by typing in a file specification with the standard DOS wildcard characters (*,?) or by pressing Enter with no file name for all files The following changes were made in version 1.9 - a problem with the keyboard on some systems (PS/2 Model 60, old XTs and others) misreading the function keys unless NumLock was on has been corrected - the Text/Set right margin command will now leave a space at the end of the longest line of text in all instances - you can now have keys "automatically" typed into Ued (say via a TSR or the Window's 3.0 clipboard) at a much higher rate - Uedcfg will now generate a "ued.cfg" file or can be forced to by typing "uedcfg /s" and will restore an older configuration with the command "uedcfg /r" - you cannot save to a "Read Only" file when automatic backups are on any more (Ued used to make the .bak file Read Only then save the file) The following changes were made in version 1.9c - when you reach the left or right edge of the screen, the window shifts 20 columns so that you can see more context - optimized memory management so that larger files could be loaded - also added a /l command line argument so that even larger files can be loaded Planned Enhancements ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - when remembering the previous file, if the filaname had wild card characters then remember the pattern - remember more patterns and replacements - copy patterns to replacement - hide main command menu - add internal macro support - read only should not let user's type or change document - support the command line arguments might be > /tnn - set tabs > /wnn - toggle word wrap set ww column > /i - toggle insert mode > /25 /28 /43 /50 - set line mode > /l - large files > /r - read only > /pn - printer port - Printer Stuff > allow user to configure the printer port > option to send a formfeed when done the workspace - make clear workspace a configurable option - allow #0 and #1 in patterns and replacements to represent the ascii characters 0 and 1 - add the beginning and end of line character #b #e to patterns - let the user define what the space characters are - make remove spaces from ends of lines configurable - record rows and restore video mode accordingly on exit - option to turn off smart indent - select colour/attributes of cursor - ctrl up/down scroll file while leaving cursor in place - ctrl-ins (cut) shift-ins (paste) - include trailing blank lines in cut buffer - show more context when searching