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                 ========---- Professional V5.0 ----========


                 MAJOR CHANGES SINCE EDWORD PROFESSIONAL V4.1


                              MARTIN REDDY, 1994



 This file documents the  major  changes/additions  which have been made since
 the release of EdWord Professional V4.1.


      *** MAJOR CHANGE: EDWORD NOW REQUIRES WORKBENCH 2.0 OR ABOVE ***


 NEW FACILITIES

    · An "Auto-Completion" which will automatically attempt to complete
      the current word based upon the currently loaded Keyword File
      whenever you press the ALT+SPACE combination.
    · A "Find Function" facility has been added to display (and jump
      directly to) any functions/procedures in a source code file.
    · Can now select a block on a character-by-character basis instead
      of being restricted to a line-by-line selection.
    · Can now define the actions for all cursor key modifiers (i.e.
      Shift+Up, Alt+Up, Ctrl+Up etc.)
    · A number of Workbench Tools Types are now supported in addition
      to the current command line options.
    · Added a "Startup Script" option to automatically run an ARexx
      script when EdWord is first loaded.
    · When printing, you can now specify the line spacing (6/8 LPI)
    · An "Open New..." option has been added to the Project menu
    · A "Save Changes" option has been added to the Project menu
    · A "Save & Quit" option has been added to the Project menu
    · A "Capitalise Word" function has been added to the Utils menu

 MODIFICATIONS

    · Can now have 8 colour custom screens and totally customise the
      use of colour for the user interface.
    · Menus have been restructured with a new Prefs menu strip to contain
      all preference related facilities
    · Symbol Indent facility moved to Utils menu
    · Calculator is now a separate program (see below)
    · Options like "Select Doc", "View Clipboard", "Screen Mode", "Text
      Casing", "Colours" etc. updated to take advantage of Workbench 2.0
      GadTools functions.

 FILE REQUESTER

    · New, redesigned look which has a more Workbench 2.0 feel
    · Can specify size of file requester (in terms of files displayed)
    · Can specify how files and directories are sorted
    · Can optionally ignore ".info" files
    · Added support for the ReqTools file requester

 USER COMMANDS

    · Can now define upto 10 User Commands (instead of only 3)
    · Commands not displayed in menus until physically defined
    · Commands can be run Synchronously or Asynchronously
    · Can run commands on the current file in memory or on its
      last saved state on disk.
    · Can discover the AmigaDOS exit return value of a command
    · Can open the custom CLI/Shell on EdWord's screen

 CALCULATOR

    · Supplied as a stand-alone program called EdCalc
    · Can insert current calculator value directly into the editor
    · Can be iconified to a title bar when not used (via zoom gadget)
    · Can be used by other programs and other ARexx interfaces

 AREXX INTERFACE

    · 18 new commands added. (Details Not Supplied With Demo)
    · Many More scripts supplied including routines to reformat text to
      a margin as well as left, right or full justify a block of text.
      Also scripts to set blocks to bold, italic or underline via use
      of standard ANSI escape codes. (Not Supplied With Demo)
    · Added a "Run Script..." menu option to directly run an ARexx script
    · All scripts defined via the "Macro/Define Scripts..." menu
      option will appear at the end of that menu strip.