// upgrade.txt

 Upgrading from timEd 1.01
 -------------------------

 Upgrading is pretty simple:


 þ Make a backup of your old configs and .exe's

 þ Replace the old timed(p).exe with the new executable.

 þ Replace the old timed.hlp with the new one.

 þ Add the files TIMKEYS.CFG, READMAPS.DAT and WRITMAPS.DAT to the timEd
   directory.

 þ If you use a Version 7 nodelist, add this to timEd.cfg:

   V7NodeFlagBit 16 CM

 þ Also add the following (if you own a color screen)

   color_poptitle     30
   color_findaccent   14
   color_msgbaraccent 30
   color_asaccent     14
   color_ashighaccent 30

   (Of course, if you made a nice colour scheme of your own, this may look
   terrible :-) But it's a start.

 þ You are now ready to start the new version 1.10! There are, however,
   some things that make timEd behave differently compared to older
   versions. Some hints can be found below, but you must read the entire
   whatsnew file to know all the details.


 Some things to keep in mind with v1.10
 --------------------------------------

 - There is a new header editing screen. You _must_ (_must_) do attaches
   and requests using ALT-A and ALT-R.
   You must NOT write these in the subject line anymore. The subject line
   is for the subject of the message (in other words: to tell what the
   message is about), and should not be abused anymore to add filenames! :-)

   This takes some getting used to, but entering attaches/requests in the
   subject line will not work correctly in many cases! There's no checking
   done. Use ALT-A/ALT-R, that's what it's there for!


 - If you write messages to internet through an 'UUCP gate':

   * Please add the UUCPADDRESS and UUCPNAME keywords to timEd.cfg.
   * Keep in mind that timEd hides the TO: line you used to enter and see
     in the body (containing the destination internet address) from you. At
     first, this looks like it's not correct. In reality (on disk) it is
     actually there and things will work fine. If you want to change the
     internet address, just change it in the header! TimEd will take care
     of all conversions..


 - Due to the charset support, timEd will by default only write out
   messages with standard ASCII characters (unless, of course, you
   configured timEd to use a special charset for output). Characters with a
   code > 127 (usually called 'extended ASCII' or 'high ASCII' are remapped
   to standard ASCII.

           ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿              +-------+
   So this:ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ will become: +-------+

   If you don't want to have anything to do with CHARSETS, but you do want
   to be able to have 'high ASCII' in your messages, add this to timEd.cfg:

   DefaultOutput IBMPC

   Be sure to put this keyword *before* the definition of any area, so that
   timEd will actually use it for those areas!


-  The (static) helpfile system cannot cope with the new features. What is
   included is a helpfile that list most of the functions, using the key
   assignments used by the default (supplied) timkeys.cfg.

   A future version of timEd will allow you to make your own helpfiles (or
   adapt the standard files).

   What you can do as a temporary fix, is to add a small macro:

   F1  READrunexternal "list.exe" enter "c:\timed\myhelp.txt" enter

   You now have a macro that runs 'list.exe' with 'c:\timed\myhelp.txt' as
   command line parameter when you press F1 (don't forget to remove any old
   assignment to the key F1). In other words: when you press F1, list will
   show 'myhelp.txt' to you. This way, you can actually make your own
   helpfile.

   You could even spawn an editor (instead of a viewer) and dynamically
   edit your helpfile while running timEd :-)


-  The 32 bit DOS version uses a so called 'DOS extender'. The extender
   used is the well-known DOS4GW extender made by Rational Systems. You
   need at least a 386 processor to run it.

   Quite a few programs already use this extender (GIGO, Squishmail,
   Fastlist), so you may already have it on your system. You need the
   runtime, DOS4GW.EXE, in order to run timEd's 32 bit DOS version.

   If you don't have it on your system: look around on BBS's nearby because
   they most likely have it. If you can't find it, you can at least find it
   on my system (2:281/527) and Evin Mulron's system (1:138/211) as
   DOS4GW.ZIP.

   A DOS extender uses the protected mode of the Intel processors to offer
   a large memory pool that can be easily accessed by an application. For
   some services (like disk access) it switched back to the real mode to
   use plain DOS for these services. This doesn't really sound too simple,
   and that's true :-)  If the 32 bit version doesn't run on your system,
   try the 16 bit DOS version. DOS extended applications are known to not
   run at all, or not too well in certain environments.


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