README.TXT for TextPad 1.30 =========================== Thank you for choosing to evaluate TextPad. It came first in its category in the 1995 Ziff-Davis Shareware Awards competition, and it got the PC Plus Gold Award in the May '95 issue. Are you evaluating the latest release? See "Obtaining Updates" in the on-line help to find out where you can download TextPad from. TABLE OF CONTENTS ----------------- INTRODUCTION MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS INSTALLATION WHAT'S NEW RESTRICTED FEATURES REGISTRATION INTRODUCTION: ------------- TextPad aims to provide the power and functionality to satisfy your most demanding text editing requirements. It is Windows hosted, and comes in 16 and 32-bit editions. Huge files can be edited by either - just choose the edition that works best with your PC. The 32-bit edition is only limited by virtual memory, and it will work with Win32s and Windows 95. TextPad has been implemented according to the Windows 95 user interface guidelines, so great attention has been paid to making it easy for both beginners and experienced users. In-context help is available for all commands, and in-context menus pop-up with the right mouse button. The multi-document interface allows multiple files to be edited simultaneously, with up to 2 views on each file. You can drag and drop text between files. In addition to the usual cut and paste capabilities, you can correct the most common typing errors with commands to change case, and transpose words, characters and lines. Other commands let you indent blocks of text, split or join lines, and insert whole files. Any change can be undone or redone, right back to the first one made. Visible bookmarks can be put on lines. It also has a customizable tools menu, and integral file compare and search commands, with hypertext jumps from the matched text to the corresponding line in the source file (ideal for integrating compilers). To find out more, install TextPad by referring to the instructions below, and then read the introduction in the on-line help file. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: --------------------- 16-bit Edition: 32-bit Edition: o 386SX with 4MB RAM o 486SX with 4MB RAM (12MB for NT) o 1MB free disk space o 1MB free disk space o Windows 3.1 in 386 o Windows 95 or NT 3.5 or enhanced mode Windows 3.1 with Win32s 1.2 INSTALLATION: ------------- WARNING: If your disk or ZIP file contains BOTH editions of TextPad, SETUP.EXE is a 32-bit program. So if you want to install the 16-bit edition of TextPad, use SETUP16.EXE instead. This does not apply if you only have the 16-bit edition. Installing From a ZIP File: 1) Unzip into a new temporary directory, with PKUNZIP 2.04g. 2) Run SETUP.EXE using File Manager or Program Manager. 3) Follow the on-screen instructions, but install into a different directory from that in step 1 above. 4) Delete the files unzipped in step 1 above. Installing From Floppy Disk: 1) From Program Manager, choose the Run command from the File menu. 2) Type "A:\SETUP" to run the TextPad setup program. 3) Follow the on-screen instructions. You can install both editions into the same directory. There is no need to modify your search path. WHAT'S NEW: ----------- See the online help for what's new in this release. RESTRICTED FEATURES: -------------------- The following features are only available to registered users: 1) OLE2 drag and drop editing. Local drag and drop editing is always available, but scrolling has not been implemented. This means that you can drop text in the visible view, but you cannot scroll the view whilst dragging. 2) Searching of subdirectories with the Find in Files command. REGISTRATION: ------------- If you make use of TextPad you must register it. Registered users will receive a copy of the latest releases of both the 16 and 32-bit editions, along with the Win32s and OLE2 files necessary for running in 32-bit mode on Windows 3.1. Click the "How to Purchase" button in the About dialog box, or see the file REGISTER.TXT for details. Enjoy using TextPad! Please send any comments to us at: ________________________________________________________________________ Helios Software Solutions, Carr Brook House, Chorley Old Road, Brindle, Chorley, Lancashire, PR6 7QZ, England ________________________________________________________________________ Phone/Fax: +44-(0)1772-324353 CompuServe: 100041,235 Internet: textpad@heliosof.demon.co.uk MSN: HelioSoft ________________________________________________________________________ Helios Software Solutions is an approved vendor and associate member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP). ________________________________________________________________________