Short: Powerful text editor w/Arexx support Author: pwright@crash.cts.com (Phil Wright) Uploader: pwright crash cts com (Phil Wright) Type: text/edit Version: 2.0 Demo Requires: OS 2.04+ Architecture: m68k-amigaos QED Version 2.0 Copyright © 1988-1990 by Darren M. Greenwald Copyright © 1996 by Phillip M. Wright All rights reserved QED is a fast, and easy-to-use text-editor suitable for a variety of text editing purposes. Unlike other programs of this type, QED is not meant strictly for programmers. QED also offers a variety of text formatting tools, and can be configured to behave in a variety of ways. The beginner can start using QED immediately, however underneath the easy to use interface lies a powerful command mode language, ARexx interfacing, macro capabilities, keyboard definitions, and much more. HIGHLIGHTS OF SPECIAL FEATURES o Easy to use o An Amiga oriented program in every sense o 68000, 68010, 68020, 68030 and 68040 compatible o Compatible with Amiga O.S. 2.04 on up o Fast response, and efficient memory utilization o Full Intuition interface. Mouse, and keyboard supported o Unlimited multiple text editing windows o Edit files of virtually any size, number of lines, or line length (DEMO version cannot save files larger than 10K) o Binary files may be opened, edited, and saved o Fast reading, and writing of files o Automatic memory management, and reallocation as text is inserted o Automatically adjusts everything to use your system font o Non-proportional system fonts of virtually any size may be used o Automatically adjusts to your system's Workbench screen size o Keyboard decoding using your system's keymap o Dead-keys are supported o Full CLI, and Workbench support o Multiple files can be automatically opened from the CLI, or Workbench o Can be made resident, and is fully reentrant o Many powerful text editing tools o Full support for the Amiga IFF clipboard.device o Block, and Column cut, copy, insert, and save o Many text formatting tools o Fast search, and replace forward, backwards, prompted, global, etc. o Fast global search, and replace in block, or in column o Character case toggle (single, in block, or in column) o Bracket, brace, and parenthesis match search for C programmers o Unique settings for text editing windows o Optional simple word-wrap o Insert, or overstrike modes o Left, and right margin settings o Variable size soft, or hard tabs o Tab insert, or move cursor to tab stop o Margin locking to simplify text entry within margins o End-of-line limited, or free-form cursor movement o Optional Auto-Indent o Variable pen, paper, and border colors o Variable horizontal scrolling rate o Option to detab output to files, or printer o Option to create backup files o Option to create icons when saving files o Option to save files in append mode o Full ARexx support o Nameable ARexx ports o Powerful command mode with full line editing, and history o Over 100 powerful commands with many options o Can be run as a hidden background process o Send a variety of information back to ARexx o Fully documented error codes o QED's own macro mechanism o Macro recorder o User callable custom requesters o Assign any command(s), or macro to any of over 350 keypress combinations o Quick user definable function keys menu o Assign any command(s), or macro to single, or double mouse clicks o Multiple commands per line