DIARY.ACC & EdHak.ACC Versions 1.8 3/5/90 ---------------------------------- DIARY has a new big brother called EdHak. This information applies to both of these, and any references to DIARY also apply to EdHak. The reason for having these two versions is so that anyone who JUST wants an editor to safely edit files can have it, while those of us who want the ability to edit ANYTHING can have that. EdHak is exactly the same as Diary, but has the two added features of (1) being able to edit disk sectors (with which you could ruin your hard drive or floppies by changing the boot sector, FAT, or directory), and (2) being able to edit your ST's memory (which can merely cause bombs on your screen). The full documentation for both Diary and EdHak is found in file 'DIARY_18.TXT', including the full list of new features since version 1.7 (such as macros, disk and RAM editing, setting margins, and in the registered versions, reconfiguring the buffer size). Diary and EdHak each take up about 70K of RAM (EdHak is about 72K) when configured with a 10K buffer. If you can't spare that much space but need an editor desk accessory, try the 'S' version of Diary -- the latest one so far is DIARY17S.ACC, which is a stripped version taking only 38K of memory. To Registered users receiving this on a disk in the mail: The 'R' on the end of the 1.8R means this version is for you. It is not to be made available for download anywhere, and I would appreciate it if you want to share Diary with anyone or upload it to a BBS, that you give them the shareware versions of Diary and EdHak which are included along with all the necessary documentation in the archive file DIARY_18.ARC, also included on the Diary disk. Your v 1.8R has been personalized for you (take a look at the Help screen). Also, it (a) has the New Configuration feature enabled and (b) defaults to non-display of the 'cr' at the end of lines and allows you to toggle that display on and off with Ctl-Return. I think Diary/EdHak has become a fairly mature piece of software, as well as including some unique features. Therefore, I am requesting $10 for registration from people who have not previously registered. See information below on what all you get for registering. REGISTRATION ------------ Incidentally, if you find yourself using this on any sort of regular basis, it is shareware, and I'd be most appreciative of something in return for my year of effort. For the $10 registration I would gladly provide custom versions with different ALT-key and function key assignments. Registration will also get you more complete documentation, IF you request it by telling me what needs more documenting. I am also very interested in suggested improvements, bug reports, etc. Further improvements are expected, and registering will reward you with a more full-featured version than is available for download. If you use Diary, but don't feel that it is worth $10 to you, send me $5 and any suggested improvements, and I will still register you. Registering either Diary or EdHak gets you registered for both. The Modula-2 source code for the initial version exists as a different file earlier in the ST downloads, and I'd happily provide source to this and later versions to any registered user. UPGRADES -------- Registered users can always get the latest version by sending me $2 (or more) to cover my cost of disk and mailing. I will send a post card to all registered users to let you know whenever I come up with a new version. The version available to non-registered users will always have some feature(s) disabled. For instance, non-registered users will always have to live with the 'cr' character at the end of the lines, and you can not save a new configuration. I don't consider these major, but just a little added incentive to register. Last Words ---------- Feel free to distribute Diary to friends, BBS's etc, but please also include this and the full documentation file. Oh, and how about a disclaimer: This software and documentation have no warranty of anything. You use it at your own risk. I use it myself all the time, but since I can not possibly check it out with every hardware/software set up out there, I can only offer to try to fix any bugs that you find and report to me. DIARY.ACC & EdHak.ACC version 1.8, copyright 1990 by Craig Harvey GEnie: c.harvey CompuServe: 73047,600 Clear Thinking, BBS: 313-761-2444 P.O. Box 715 Ann Arbor, MI 48105