
   WELCOME TO WinEdit!

   This disk contains WinEdit version 3.0d, compiled for standard 16 bit
   Windows and several associated utilities and files. 

   32 bit versions of WinEdit for Windows NT on Intel, Dec Alpha, and MIPS
   platforms are also available.  Only the Professional level is available
   for Windows NT machines.
   
   WinEdit is a fast and powerful ASCII/ANSI text editor.  It is available
   in three different levels of functionality for Windows 3.1 and at
   the Professional level for Windows NT:

   WinEdit Lite       Provides super fast editing of any size text file.
                      Handy button bar for common operations.
                      $29.95

   WinEdit Standard   Adds the ability to compile programs directly from
                      WinEdit and view the output to fix errors.
                      $59.95

   WinEdit Pro        Adds a complete macro scripting language to allow
                      professional users to write their own WinEdit menus.
                      $89.95

   WinEdit 32 Pro     Native 32-bit application for Windows NT on Intel, Dec
                      Alpha, and MIPS platforms.  Includes FREE copy of
                      WinEdit Pro for Windows 3.1.
                      $129.95

   All three levels are contained within the same executable program, in both
   the evaluation and registered versions.  By selecting "Lite", "Standard", or
   "Professional" from the "File ... Settings" menu, you enable all features at
   that level.  When you register WinEdit, you will receive a registration
   number which will allow you to use WinEdit at the registration level you
   have selected, although you will still be able to use features belonging to
   a higher level on an evaluation basis.  For example, if you register WinEdit
   at the Standard level, you would select "Standard" from the settings menu,
   so that only Standard-level functions will appear on the WinEdit menus, and
   everything would operate normally.  If you decided to select "Professional"
   from the settings menu, additional functions would become available, but if
   you used one of those Pro-level functions you would first receive a message
   informing you that the feature you had selected is not included in the
   Standard level, and that you should upgrade to the higher level if you plan
   to continue using that function.  You can upgrade to a higher level at any
   time; the cost is the difference in registration price between the level you
   are currently registered for and the level you are upgrading to, plus $5.00.



   SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

   WinEdit requires an IBM PC or compatible with a minimum of 2
   megabytes of RAM, a rodent, 1.5 MB of hard drive space and
   Microsoft Windows version 3.1 or higher.


   ***   SPECIAL BONUS FOR REGISTERED USERS  ***

   Registered users receive our new "Dialog Editor" which allows them to
   graphically construct dialog boxes, (a lot like the Visual Basic dialog
   editor), and other utilities to help make programming WinEdit macro
   scripts just a tad easier and faster.


   *** PREMIER SUPPORT NOW AVAILABLE ***

   A fee based extended support system is now available to assist 
   corporate software engineering projects which require high technology
   assistance, custom Windows programming, or custom interfaces to suites
   of Windows applications.  See the README2.TXT file for more information.


   *** LATE-BREAKING NEWS ***

   WinEdit 3.0 now includes the following new features:

      Syntax coloring of source code files.
         Fully configurable syntax coloring highlights keywords, quotes,
         and comments in C, C++, WIL, Basic, dBase, and DOS and NT batch
         files.  Most any language can easily be added.

      Easy to use key reassignments.
         You can now reassign command hotkeys from an interactive dialog
         in WinEdit.  Menus are automatically updated to reflect the new
         hotkeys.  You can also define more than one hotkey for a command,
         such as <Ctrl+Y> and <keypad -> to delete a line.

      Improved compiler support
         Choosing a compiler from the Project dialog's dropdown combo box
         automatically configures WinEdit's error parsing logic for that
         compiler.  Supports Microsoft, Zortech, Watcom, Borland C++, Turbo
         Pascal, Borland TASM, and Clipper.  User-configurable for any other
         compiler.

      Improved macro recording
         In the Pro version, the Macro Recorder now records all commands as
         WIL scripts.  When recording is concluded, the recorded script is
         loaded into a document window for easy editing.  Pre-configured
         to automatically add the newly recorded script to the Macro Menu,
         or fine tune your macro with any of over 400 WIL and WinEdit macro
         functions.

      Other new features:
         Backup file creation, location, and name are configurable.
         Changed (unsaved) files indicated on screen.
         Improved support for read only files.
         Improved network support.
         Captured compiler output file location configurable.
         Regular expressions in search can be disabled.


   We have also corrected dozens of minor bugs that have been reported in
   earlier versions of WinEdit.

   WinEdit 3.0 is a major update from previous versions.  Registered users of
   previous versions of WinEdit will receive information on our low-cost
   upgrade offer soon.



                       PACKING LIST:

   Most files will end in a _ (underscore).   Some of them have been
   compressed and will be expanded by the setup program, whileas the
   others are simply renamed.  In any case, the setup program
   (WSETUP.EXE) should take care of moving the files around.


   README   TXT    This File
   README2  TXT    ...continued...
   WSETUP   EXE    The Windows-based setup program.
   WSETUP   INF    Information file for the setup program.
   WE__VER  ???    A dummy file.  ??? is the current version number.
   WSETUP2  OVL    More of the setup program.
   FILE_ID  DIZ    Short description of ZIP/Disk contents.


   The following files *might* be in either a COMMON or WINEDIT subdirectory
   in disk-based versions of the distribution files.

   WINEDIT  EXE    The main WinEdit EXE file
   WBDAAxxx DLL    A required Dynamic Link Library (xxx is a release level)
   EDMACxxx DLL    Another required DLL
   WWWTOYS  DLL    Yet another DLL
   WWWDEALR DLL    And yet another
   EDTEMP   PIF    Associated support file
   TEE      COM    Associated support file
   TAGS     EXE    Associated support file

   WINEDIT  MNU    Sample utility menus for the Professional level
   MACRO    MNU    Sample Macro Menu file for the Professional level
   MACRO    ENC    Compiled Macro Menu for Standard and Lite levels
   WWWEDIT  DLL    Additional macro script code (This is really an ASCII file)

   WINEDIT  HLP    WinEdit Help file
   WIL      HLP    WIL Helpfile for the macro script language.   *#*

   WEHELP   INI    Help file definition file for WinEdit global help system
   SAMPHLP  WEH    Sample user-written help file
   WIN31WH  WEH    Help definition file for Windows 3.1 SDK Help
   WIN31MWH WEH    Help definition file for Windows 3.1 SDK Multimedia Help
   WINEDIT  WEH    Help definition file for WinEdit macro script help
   QH       WEH    Help definition file for Microsoft C QuickHelp
   TCWHELP  WEH    Help definition file for Borland TCW Help
   CMDPOST  WEH    Help definition file for our Command Post Help
   FILECMDR WEH    Help definition file for our File Commander Help
   WINBATCH WEH    Help definition file for our WinBatch Help
   WIL      WEH    Help definition file for our WIL language help
   MSCXX    WEH    Help definition file for Microsoft C/C++ help
   API32WH  WEH    Help definition file for WIN32 SDK help

   WILMAN   BOK    The technical reference for the WIL language.   *#*
   WINEDIT  BOK    The manual.
   LOOKER   EXE    File viewer utility.  Used to read *.BOK files

   WEEXTSRC ZIP    Technical source code if you wish to write an add-on DLL
   DLLCALL  ZIP    Technical source code to write a Script DllCall() DLL

   WEXPAND  EXE    File expander for manual installs (disk versions only)
   WEXPAN1  EXE    File expander overlay             (disk versions only)


   *#* Note:       In some ZIP file versions of the product, we have removed
                   the WILMAN.BOK and WIL.HLP and placed them in another
                   ZIP file (WILREF11.ZIP).  Instead we included a WIL_MAN.BOK
                   file which tells you how to locate the documentation files
                   (if you need them at all)




               HOW TO INSTALL WINEDIT

   Use our WSETUP.EXE program, which will copy the files for you and install
   a WINEDIT group in the Program Manager.
   To use our WSETUP.EXE program...   (Manual install instructions below)

     1) Close down all extraneous Windows applications.

     2) Double-Click on the WSETUP.EXE program

     3) When the setup program asks for a directory, specify initial
        directory, or accept the given default (C:\WINEDIT).




   Please see the README2.TXT file for more information.

