QEDIT/UX Version 4.4 Change Notice Robelle Consulting Ltd. Unit 201, 15399-102A Ave. Surrey, B.C. Canada V3R 7K1 Phone: (604) 582-1700 Fax: (604) 582-1799 E-mail: support@robelle.com WWW: http://www.robelle.com Introducing Qedit/UX Version 4.4 * Highlights * Compatibility * Known Problems * CPU Serial Number (uname) * Documentation * Documentation in WinHelp format Qedit/UX is a full-screen editor for programmers of HP-UX systems (workstations and minicomputers). Qedit is a development home base that is fast and efficient. Our goal is to provide every facility that a programmer might need, so that he or she can stay in Qedit all day. Every year we update Qedit with a number of new features and fixes requested by users. In this change notice, you will find a description of Qedit's new features and how to use them, a list of other changes, as well as detailed steps for installation. Qedit is also available for MPE, with virtually identical features. Contact us if you are interested. Highlights in Version 4.4 * ADD position string creates a line with a string after an indicated position. * Qedit renumbers existing lines to make room for new lines, if you have not done Set Vis Renum Off. * Qedit Help files now come in Windows WinHelp format. * Set Terms Columns nnn adjusts the display width of your terminal. Browse Mode * Text file,Browse copies a file into Qedit, but will not let you modify it. * Open file,Browse also opens a Qedit workfile, but prevents you from editing it. * Browse mode protects you from making unplanned changes to a file and does not update the Mod-Date of the file. Edit Several Files at Once * Qedit can supply up to eight extra scratch files. * Do Text filename,New or TJ filename to create an extra scratch file for a file you are Texting. * The New command without parameters creates an extra scratch file for a new document that does not yet have anything to Text. Improvements to the Open Command * Set Open Defer On enables "deferred write access" in the Open command. * Open filename,Defer and Open filename,Nodefer override Set Open Defer. * Verify Open shows you the nine most recently Opened files. * Open? lets you select which of the recently opened files to Open. * Open *-1, *-2, and so on, opens the recently accessed file of your choice. * When you do an Open command from the Home line in Screen mode or from the Next command? prompt, Qedit immediately displays the current screen of the new file. Screen Mode Improvements * Reflection for Windows 5.0 now supports up to 512 columns. * Set Vis Buf increases or decreases the size of the screen buffer. Compatibility Qedit/UX is compatible with HP-UX 8.0 and 9.0. We have made a few changes that are incompatible with earlier versions of Qedit/UX. Now Assume You Don't Have a Type Ahead Engine To make Qedit Screen mode work with Telamon's Type Ahead Engine, you must now do Set Vis Tae On (the default is now Off). The default in Qedit used to be Set Vis Tae On, which meant that Qedit assumed you had a Telamon TAE. Set Vis Tae On causes Qedit to send ^A "V" on entry to Screen mode and ^A "A" on exit. Some non-TAE users saw the "V" or "A" on their screens. The default is now Off, since many users have terminal emulators with type ahead capability. Automatic Renumber In the Add command Qedit now automatically renumbers to make room for lines, unless Set Vis Renum is Off. In the past Qedit would generate an error if there were not enough line numbers. If you need the old logic in some batch job or command file, you can disable automatic renumber by doing set vis renum off. CPU Serial Number (uname) This program will only run on the CPU serial numbers for which it has been encoded (the "uname" on HP-UX). If it fails to run and you see an "invalid HPSUSAN" error message, call Robelle for assistance. Known Problems None. Documentation Extra printed copies of the Qedit user manual can be ordered directly from Robelle or one of its distributors. A version of the revised user manual is available in the Help file. It contains information on all new Qedit features. Documentation in WinHelp Format The Qedit for HP-UX and Qedit for MPE user manuals are now available in the popular Microsoft Windows WinHelp file format. A self-extracting file with all Help files and a Setup program has been included on your tape. Use the installation instructions to install the WinHelp files on your PC.