NEW YORK EDIT VERSION 2.1 by Marc Adler / Magma Systems Association of Shareware Professionals Magma Systems 15 Bodwell Terrace Millburn, New Jersey 07041 (voice) 201-912-0192 (10-5 PM EST) (BBS) 201-912-0668 (24 hrs, 1200 baud) Thank you for trying a copy of our New York Edit programmer's text editor. We hope that you will find that NYE has enough power to satisfy all of your programming needs. You may already be using another shareware editor, and have given serious consideration to switching; below, we will outline how ME compares to the most popular shareware editor (QEDIT) and the most popular commercial text editor (BRIEF). New York Edit (NYE for short) is distributed under the shareware concept. You can evaluate this product for a sufficient amount of time without pressure; however, if you find that NYE has become an integral part of your programming environment, you must register your copy. To register, fill out the registration form which is in the file REGISTER.DOC, make out a check for the proper amount (depending on if you want the source code), and mail it to the Magma Systems address. In return for registering, you will get certain benefits : 1) A printed user's manual 2) The latest version of NYE (without the opening screen). 3) The compiler for the macro language 4) Technical support on our BBS 5) Notification of updates 6) The option to purchase the source code. 7) The option to purchase the OS/2 version. Registering your copy of any shareware product will benefit both you the shareware author, and the shareware community in general. By funding our development efforts, the user will continue to receive a flow of products which equal or surpass the quality of the more expensive, commercial products. LIMITATIONS ----------- The version of NYE which you now have is a fully functional copy. It is not disabled in any way. However, as an incentive to register, we have not included the macro compiler. You can run the macros which come with NYE, but you cannot modify them nor create new macros without the macro compiler. However, the absence of the macro compiler will not affect the operation of NYE *in any way*. In adition, we have included the documentation for version 1.31 of the editor, along with update files for both version 2.0 and 2.1. When you register, you will receive a printed copy of the latest documentation. FEATURES -------- This is the part which you have been waiting for.... NYE has the following powerful features which aid you in your source code editing : Virtual memory allows you to edit files as big as disk. In addition, the editor will swap your current session to disk to free up more memory for compiles. Multiple windows - both horizontal and vertical. Windows can be zoomed and resized. Powerful C-like macro language allows you to add new commands or to modify existing ones. Regular expressions for searching and substitution. Line marking (including discontiguous line marking) Column block operations Run your compiler from within NYE and examine errors interactively Capture a DOS session in a window Real, variable width tabs. Toggle between alternate display modes from within your editing session. NYE allows you to create external drivers which support different video boards and monitors. NYE lets you toggle between 25 and 43 line modes if you have an EGA. Keystroke macros, with the ability to assign a keystroke macro to another key and to generate a macro program from the keystrokes. The most popular shareware editor, QEDIT (by Sammy Mitchell), does not have a powerful macro language, does not support virtual memory, does not have discontiguous line marking, will not capture a DOS session in a window, does not have regular expressions, and does not have an OS/2 version yet. BRIEF (tm Solution Systems) will not let you toggle video modes from within a session, will not capture a DOS session in a window, does not have discontiguous line marking, does not come with a source code option, has a LISP-like macro language, and does not have an OS/2 version yet (as of 10/88). SUPPORT ------- Technical support is available thorugh a variety of channels : 1) We have a 24 hr BBS at (201) 912 - 0668. (1200 baud) 2) We have a vendor support conference on BIX (join 'magma'). 3) We will be getting a vendor support conference on Compuserve. In additon, you can e-mail questions to PPN [71520,75]. 4) You can reach us through the Magma Systems office. 5) We are only several of the big BBSs in New Jersey (Software Society, Microsellar, Arc Exchange). Non-registered users are entitled to one question of the form "Does NYE do this...?". Registered users receive full technical support.