PaperPad 2.1 read me Feel free to e-mail us at any time with suggestions, critiques, or problems. Our address is XpresWare for those on America On-Line, and XPRESWARE@AOL.COM for those on the Internet. Contents 1 Why .1? 2 Changes to the program .1 New in 2 point 1 .2 Since creating the Help File 3 Files Included 4 File Locations 5 PaperPad and the WIN.INI 6 Registering 7 Dates ------- 1 Why .1? Well, we _finally_ fixed the irritating save error. Now, as long as you're a good user, no evil doule-quotes will appear in your saved files. We also added a gang screen (hint: look in the About... box), and created a link into Easy Out 1.1 (or 1.0, but 1.1 is superior). Finally, the options interface went up a notch. ------- 2 Changes to the program .1 PaperPad 2.1 brings in abilities above and beyond Notepad's with this release. With new features (Undo, Search), better organization (all the options grouped together), and better file support (up to 64k files!), this program is certainly getting there! .2 Since creating the Help File Due to size vs. speed vs. abilities, we had to remove the "replace" function mentioned in the Help file. Also, there is no "help!" button in the Options dialog box. ------- 3 Files Included The zip file "PPAD210.ZIP" should contain the following files: PPAD.EXE, PPAD.HLP, README.TXT, REGISTER.TXT, COMMDLG.DLL, CMDIALOG.VBX, THREED.VBX, TABPRO11.VBX and FILE_ID.DIZ. PPAD.EXE is the program file, PPAD.HLP is the help file, README.TXT is this file, REGISTER.TXT is the registration card to send in with registration. FILE_ID.DIZ is for WWIV BBS'. COMMDLG.DLL, CMDIALOG.VBX, THREED.VBX, and TABPRO11.VBX all go into making a better interface for non-text typing things. ------- 4 File Locations PPAD.EXE can be wherever you want it to be (in \Windows, in Windows\SYSTEM, in \PPAD, etc.). PPAD.HLP can likewise be wherever you like, but the program must know where. COMMDLG.DLL, CMDIALOG.VBX, THREED.VBX, and TABPRO11.VBX must be in the Windows\SYSTEM directory or the program will not run. VBRUN300.DLL (not included) must be in the Windows\SYSTEM directory. README.TXT can go wherever, and so can FILE_ID.DIZ. We would request that you keep it around. REGISTER.TXT is the registration file, so please see section 5. ------- 5 PaperPad and the WIN.INI PaperPad makes a relatively minor change to the WIN.INI: it adds the section [XpresWare] if it doesn't already exist, and adds an entry to that (PadPath=). In the [XpresWare] section, it uses the EOPATH= entry (from Easy Out). It also adds a section entitled [PaperPad], with the entries HelpPath=, SaveDFlt?=, TextBox=, Font=, and Size=. Two things you should know: all XpresWare programs write into the section [XpresWare], and also all XpresWare programs let the system know that it changed the WIN.INI and what it changed. For more complete information, please see the file PPAD.HLP. ------- 6 Registering You are given one month (30 days) of try-before-you-buy. After that month, you have two options: register (read: purchase) PaperPad, or delete it from your system. To delete PaperPad is simple: just delete all the files listed in section 1. To register, though, is more difficult. You need to send $15 (plus $2 for US mail or $11 for overnight Express mail) in the form of a check or money order, along with the filled out registration form (REGISTER.TXT) to XpresWare, 6 Channing Place, Cambridge, MA 02138. After we receive your order and your form of money clears, we will send out WinFast to you. If you register during the summer, please expect a one-to-two week extra period. ------- 7 Dates and Current Times Since things are currently changing, the newer a file is, the truer. Example: with the release of this program, we are no longer offering Airborne Express, UPS, DHL, or Federal Express, but continue to offer Express Mail from the USPS. Costs for the mail has chaged as well.