

                               SyncEdit History.Txt


This document lists the changes to SyncEdit.  Revisions are listed in
reverse chronological order, with the most recent changes appearing near the
top.  


                              v2.0.6 - Oct 1995

o  Minor bug fix


                              v2.0.5 - Sep 1995

o  Added a second line to the status area on the bottom of the screen.  New
   line displays the most common CTRL key combinations.

o  Internal quoter now strips CTRL-A codes from quoted text.


                              v2.0.1 - Sep 1995

o  Minor bug fix

                              v2.0.0 - Sep 1995

o  A few minor adjustments and bug fixes

o  SyncEdit out of wide-beta testing, official full release.


                              v1.5.5á - Sep 1995

o  More minor adjustments to quoting system, minor bug fixes.

o  SyncEdit will now work with versions 2.0+ of Synchronet again.


                              v1.5.4á - Sep 1995

o  Minor adjustments made to quoting system.


                              v1.5.3á - Sep 1995

o  Rights to sale and distribution of SyncEdit passed to Robert Bouman
   (SyncEdit's author).

o  Added all new group of sysop only functions to SyncEdit.  The sysop can now
   chat with user, hang up on user, extend/decrease time allowed on-line for
   user, drop user out of SyncEdit.  A new bottom status bar was added to
   provide more information to sysop when user is on.

o  Added internal windowed quoting function to SyncEdit.  Full message text is
   available for quoting when replying to a message.

o  Added Ascii Upload function to SyncEdit.  Users can now easily import text
   files into their messages by performing an ASCII upload from their terminal
   program.  Ascii Upload provides specialized processing of incoming data so
   that users can now directly import files with control characters in them.
   Useful for posting ANSI screens.  Lines longer than 79 characters are
   supported with this function.

o  Sysop File->LoadFile function now imports text at the cursor position
   instead of tacking the text to the end of the message text.  Also, LoadFile
   now supports lines longer than 79 characters as well.

o  Added access to the help system from the sub-menus.  For example, the help
   screen for the spell check function is now available from the spell check
   sub-menu.

o  Fixed numerous bugs.  These include; a user, under certain conditions,
   could continue to type beyond the last sysop defined line causing lock ups
   to occur, numerous display problems where the screen wouldn't properly be
   updated to reflect changes that had occurred in the message text, and
   other sundry items.

o  Several miscellaneous items were also changed, such as; removed some of the
   Yes/No prompts where it seemed redundant, remembering of file names where
   appropiate, faster loading and saving, ect...


                               v1.5.0 - Mar 1995

o  Added back IN use of XTRN.DAT drop file.  This allows us to greatly
   simplify the command-line used with SyncEdit and ensures easier
   implementation of other enhancements.  This change also now requires
   Synchronet v2.10 or greater to function.

o  SyncEdit now works for monochrome users (as long as they have ANSI).

o  Added user dictionaries.  Each user may create their own specific dictionary
   which will be stored in the external SyncEdit directory.

o  Added ability to skip a word throughout entire spell check session.

o  Fixed display anomalies in block functions.

o  Fixed bug that would cause a extraneous portion of a line to be left on the
   screen after a word wrap.

o  Fixed a bug that would cause the editor to lock up while loading certain
   files.

o  Added full search/replace functions.

o  Added hot key to preform text search from previously defined text string

o  Added Sysop macros.  (These are Sysop only at this time)

o  Added a hot key to redraw screen.

o  Revamped the help system; it will work now from a menu similar to rest of
   the editor.

o  Improved time-slicing capabilities, utilizing SDK v2.0 from Digital
   Dynamics.  Support for most multi-taskers now available.

o  Improved file handling which allows for the loading of ANSI and still
   retain most of the document formatting.

o  Corrected a number of miscellaneous bugs.


                                 v1.1.0 - Dec 1994

o  Dropped use of XTRN.DAT file, now using EDITOR.INF.  This should address
   any security issues and ensure unauthorized users don't get access to the
   SaveToFile and LoadFile commands.

o  Improved hang-up detection routine.

o  Went to the .KEY file method of registration, and consequently combined
   the demo and registered version into one executable.  If "SYNCEDIT.KEY" is
   detected upon editor startup, all features are implemented.  If not, the
   unavailable features are shown but in light grey, indicating they are
   disabled.  This will make distribution much easier, as we only have to
   distribute one version which any registered user can download and use
   immediately.

o  Removed the TEAR LINE entirely from the registered version, though it
   is still appended to messages created by the demo version.  By doing
   this, the "Reg to :" info was moved internal to the editor, added to the
   left side of the bottom status bar.  All the original info contained
   within the status bar is still there, it's simply been shifted to the right
   to accommodate the registration information.  Due to the changes made in
   this version, we now have only 20 characters to work with for the
   registration info.

o  Changed the security system to allow user groups 90 (co-Sysops) and
   above access to the SaveToFile and LoadFile command.  Previously,
   access to these functions was limited to user #1.

o  Increased maximum line limit to 500.  Also, SyncEdit will continue to
   function when passed more then 500 for NUM OF LINES, but will use 500 for
   it's limit, ie only 500 lines will be edited and saved.

o  A number of minor bugs corrected, including failing to clear the
   screen upon user hang-up, SaveToFile and LoadFile commands, etc.

  

                              v1.0.0 - Nov 1994

o  Initial release

