HTMLEdit: the HTML editor for Psion Series 5 and compatibles
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v2.3, Feb 4th 1999
Shareware by Steve Litchfield
What's new for v2.3 (since v2.2)?
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Bug fixed: "OPL IO System error 2" now sorted out on "File open";
Bug fixed: Control-left/right near start and end of file now handled properly;
Bug fixed: pressing Escape while text selected now works properly;
Help and examples added to enable custom clip-text to also be used within the Tags system;
Installation
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If you unzipped HTMLEdit OK, you should have ended up with
3 separate files. One will be this text file 8-)
The other two are SIS files.
(Experts)
If you know what a .SIS file is, just double-click on each one in Win95 Explorer
or tap on it on the Series 5 and you'll be installed in no time.
Note that if you've already installed the "sysram1.sis" upgrade, you don't need
to do so again. The "htmledit.sis" is the program itself and must be installed.
(Beginners)
If you *don't* know what a .SIS file is, this must be one of the very first
third party applications you've ever installed. Don't worry, it's all quite
painless:
IF you have PsiWin 2.1 or above, just double-click on the "htmledit.sis"
file to launch EPOC Install on the PC and to complete the installation.
If you haven't yet upgraded your Series 5 with the special "sysram1" OPX,
you'll need to double-click on "sysram1.sis" as well.
IF you have the 'older' PsiWin 2.01 or if you've downloaded HTMLEdit directly
onto the Psion 5, the best way to proceed is to copy the "htmledit.sis" file into a
suitable place on your Psion. If the file appears on the system screen
with a question mark beside it, this just means you haven't yet upgraded your
Series 5 to accept EPOC install files. Grab a copy of the special INSTEXE.EXE
program from the same place as you obtained HTMLEdit and tap on it on your Psion.
You should now see a nice little icon beside the "htmledit.sis" file and can tap
on it to complete your installation. *Repeat* the process for "sysram1.sis" if you
haven't already done so, as this extra file contains the magic ingredient needed to
make HTMLEdit work.
If all went well, you should now have a new "HTMLEdit" icon on your
Extras bar.
Expert troubleshooting
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[For the technically minded, after installation:
1) the HTMLEdit program files should exist in \system\apps\htmledit
2) the sysram1.opx file should exist in \system\opx
3) the vwin.opo and colorpick.opo files should exist in \system\opl
4) the tag libraries should live in \system\apps\htmledit\libs
]
Registration
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To register this software and to support future development, please send
a cheque for £16 to:
Steve Litchfield
22 Grays Crescent
Woodley
Reading
RG5 3EN
United Kingdom
or use your credit card on-line at http://3lib.ukonline.co.uk/register.htm
By registering, you'll also salve your guilty conscience(!) and reward me for the time
and effort spent developing this program. Registered users also tend to get their
suggestions and feedback attended to with higher priority! 8-)
Comments and suggestions back to slitchfield@ukonline.co.uk please, though please READ the
help screens before contacting me with questions!
For more Series 5 software, freeware and shareware, please see
http://3lib.ukonline.co.uk/
Thanks, credits and notes:
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1) Thanks to Richard Panton for his virtual window library vwin.opo and for various
users, including George Cooke, for their feedback and help. And thanks, of course,
to Russ Spooner for starting the whole project off in such fine style.
2) OPL32 was never really intended to use ascii as its document base...
We have found this out the hard way. Occasionally you will find that Html files
imported from other editors may contain stray characters (usually invisible to
the naked eye) - these can cause HTMLEdit to misbehave... you have been warned.
3) Don't try to use really tiny files (less than 16 characters)
4) Very occasionally you might lose the cursor, or it will appear that HTMLEdit is
editing the wrong line. To fix this, first try hitting "End" then "Home";
failing this, try Control-Home. This will reset the cursor position.