XDMD Version 1.00

                               DESCRIPTION

        XDMD stand for "XDME Macros by Duniho."  It is the successor to
DMD, which was released for the last time a couple years ago.  XDMD has
been in the working since then, but I never released it, because XDME kept
changing.  XDME is still continuing to change, but I've decided it's time
to release XDMD.

        XDMD is an integrated system of macros, menus, keymappings,
programs, and ARexx scripts for XDME.  Most of XDMD's more commonly used
features can be accessed from the menus.  Here is a list of some of XDMD's
features:

       I.   Outlining

      II.   Localized major modes

           A.   Text mode

           B.   Two C modes, ANSI and K&R, complete with automatic line
                indentation.

           C.   A general programming mode for other languages.

           D.   An outline mode for writing outlines, like this one.

           E.   A proofs mode for writing logical proofs. (I'm a philosophy
                major.)

     III.   Automatic major mode selection upon loading.

      IV.   The maintenance of a "Windows" menu that keeps track of all of
            XDME's windows.

       V.   Different styles of editing integrated with each other.

           A.   Cutting and copying for all block types.

           B.   Regions and rectangles, ala Emacs.

      VI.   XPK support, including automatic packing or encryption upon
            saving, and decryption with a password requester.

     VII.   The maintenance of a personal diary, complete with password
            encryption and decryption.

    VIII.   Spellchecking via the AlphaSpell program and its accompanying
            dictionary.

      IX.   Automatic pagination via the Paginate program.

       X.   Various find and replace routines, including a Find requester
            and a Replace requester.  The Replace requester lets you
            replace the word at the cursor, every occurance of the find
            string in the text, or every occurance in a block.

      XI.   Various Emacs like keymappings.

     XII.   Sundry other features.

                               INSTALLATION

        To install XDMD, copy ".edrc" to "S:", copy the ARexx scripts to
"REXX:", and copy the programs "Paginate" and "AlphaSpell" to "C:".  Copy
the dictionary to your harddrive, to a high density disk, or to a
double sided diskspare disk.  It is too large for a normal Amiga double
sided disk.  Change the value of $Dict in ".edrc" and the values of path
and name in "Diary.xdme" to suit your own needs.

        To make full use of all its features, you will need some programs
and libraries that I haven't included with XDMD. These include "xpack,"
"RexxArpLibrary.library," "arp.library," "rexxreqtools.library,"
"xpkmaster.library," various xpk compressor libraries, "rexxmast," and
"move."

                                 HISTORY

        29 October 1994 Version 1.00 released.

                                COPYRIGHT

        The dictionary is public domain.  Everything else in the archive is
copyright © 1994 by Fergus Duniho.  XDMD is freeware.

                             DISTRIBUTABILITY

        You may freely distribute this archive so long as you leave it
unchanged and make no profit from its distribution.  Sale of XDMD is
strictly prohibited.

                                DISCLAIMER

        There is no guarantee that XDMD will do anything you want it to.  I
am not responsible for any damage that might result from using XDMD.  You
use it entirely at your own risk.

                             ABOUT THE AUTHOR

        I am Fergus Duniho.  I am also the author of the DDLI, a
computerized personality indicator.  Get ddli341.lha from the aminet and
try it out.