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    I don't believe BLITZFONTS came from my account, but it is a great
    way to speed up the display rate of any wordprocessor.
    
    Paul

    can it edit a file that is too large to fit in memory?
    
    -dave

    ...if it would support non-US keyboards, it might be great...
    
    SET FLAME ON
    
    WHY DO PEOPLE IGNORE NON-US AMIGAS?
    
    flame off
    

    UEDIT can be configured for any keyboard.

    How?
    
    I must admit I only plaed with it for a couple of minutes - and
    gave up after noticing it uses the US keyboard layout.
    
    If it works I might even end up sending a barrel of good Munich beer
    to the author...
    

    Uedit allows you to redefine keys .. I do not have a European keyboard,
    but I imagine the creation of key macros is no different between
    the two. The complete 100 page user's guide is only available from
    the author of the program. Moight want to contact him directly via
    surface mail.
    
    Paul

    I had a closer look a couple of days ago.
    
    I was able to roughly figure out how to do it but it still seems
    a major rewrite of the CONFIG! files.
    
    For starters, I tried swapping the X and Y keys on the main keyboard.
    It worked ok, but with a funny effect: if I typed an Y or X in column
    1 it only echoed after s few seconds (with any ther cahracters typed
    after it). If typed in any other column, it echoes immediately.
    
    Also, the little documentation that cpmes with the shareware package
    tells you should not redefine some of the KP keys; you'd have to
    do it for a German keyboard, though, because e.g. { } ~ are on shifted
    numeric keypad keys...
    
    All in all, it doesn't seem trivial.
    

       I have downloaded Uedit V2.0 (thanks again Paul) and have been
       using it for a few days now.  I like the changes the "author" has
       made and in general, the direction he appears to be taking this
       product.  I have send him my $25 and am patiently waiting for
       receipt of the manual before I plunge head long into reconfiguring
       it to meet my particular needs.
       
       
       Question - the only menu item in the supplied Config! that I
                  haven't figured out yet is "BUSIES".  Anyone got any
                  idea what this does?

       Thanks

       Art 
       

    Well I had a look at V2.0 too...
    
    I agree that this looks like a very powerful editor. However (see
    my previous replies) this is not usable over here....
    
    I was able to figure out how to make the swapped/changed characters
    echo immediately (see .7). But, there's a *BIG* but.. I still cannot
    make the 'multinational' characters (like �, �, �, �) to work.
    The insertChar function seems to ignore any codes >127; even worse,
    UEDIT doesn't load any files with codes >127 in them (or actually it
    does, but throws them away after complaining about 'odd' characters
    in the file).
    
    FLAME ON
    
    
    *** WHAT THE H**L IS SO ODD ABOUT CHARACTERS >127 ???
    
    
    The Amiga has a full multinational character set (even US Amigas
    do, though the keyboard doesn't have them). Why shouldn't an editor
    handle them.????
    
    Flame off.
    
    The author hasn't earned his $25 from me yet...
    
    

    Does anyone know if the author of Uedit can be reached on the net?
    
    Or is anyone going to send in his $25 in the near future?
    
    I have written him a letter (which is lying on my desk at the moment)
    which I was going to send by SnailMail, asking whether there's any
    chance of non-US keyboard support... but I'd rather send it
    electronically if possible.
    
    While playing around with it trying to figure out how to make a
    German keyboard work (you can't) I've learned to like it so much 
    that I'd hate to live without it...

    

    well the letter is on its way...
    
    In the meantime I got impatient and zapped the Uedit V2.0 image
    file to handle non-US keyboards. Character codes >127 still don't
    work so you cannot use �� or ��� etc. but all others work.
    
    Some of the bindings will have to be changed (depending on the
    keyboard). I changed the bindings extensively to be more similar
    to EDT/SEDT/LSE etc.
    

    A couple of days ago I received UEdit V2.2 from the author.
    
    He seems to have at least attempted to include support for
    multinational characters (as well as some other features).
    
    I gave it a quick try, but there still seems to be some problems...
    
    The shareware disk now contains a 'skinny UE' which cannot compile
    config! files but is smaller.
    
    If anyone's interested, I can upload the new version one of these
    days (but probably only towards end of the week).
    

       Please upload.
       
       Thanks
       
      

       I have just uploaded the latest UEDIT shareware arc (version 2.3a)
       for those who may be interested.  The actual UEDIT program is
       again, a "skinny" version, as commented on in .12.
       
       There are some new features included with this release (supposedly
       the last release for 6-12 months), such as multiple programmable
       rulers, automatic pagination and page numbering, journalling (sort
       of - it automatically saves the program after a user specified
       time of inaction), better implementation of reformat, better
       printer interfacing, etc., etc.
       
       Archive can be found at:
       
                         POLAR::AMIGA_PUBLIC:UEDIT23.ARC
       
       Art
       

    
    The latest usenet posting mentioned a vi startup file for UEDIT
    V2.3.  The author said it was posted to several BBS's.  Has anyone
    seen this?
    
    - steve mcafee

       re:.14 - good new - bad news!
       
       The bad news is that I (and I suppose all registered users of
       UEDIT) just recieved notice from Rick Stiles that there are a
       couple of bugs in v2.3a of UEDIT, the major one being that it
       gulps memory when run from Workbench.
       
       The good news is that for the price of mailing the original
       diskettes back and a stamped, self addressed envelope, Rick will
       be mailing out v2.3c which fixes the bugs and has a couple of new
       features added.
       
       As soon as I get this latest release, I will upload the associated
       shareware arc.
       
       Art
       

       UEDIT V2.3D can be found in polar::amiga_public - specifically
              
                        polar::amiga_public:uedit23.arc
       
       This version fixes the bugs in v2.3a and has some additional
       features.  This is still the "skinny" version meaning that you
       can't compile commands, and limiting you to having 4 files open at
       the same time.  If you want the full blown version and detailed
       manual, read the ordering instructions contained in the arc.
       
       Art
       

       UEDIT V2.3f (UEDIT23F.ARC) can be found in polar::amiga_public
       
       ref: .17 for additional commentary - they all apply to this
       version.
       
       Art
       

       I have just uploaded a 'patched' copy of version 2.3f for Rick
       Stiles' Uedit editor (ref .17 & .18 for additional details).  I
       pulled the unpatched version from my Amiga_Public directory a
       couple of days ago, so this one will be the latest and the
       greatest **.  I have added a "P" to the file name in order to
       reduce the confusion.  Anyone that has copied Uedit23f.arc to
       their directories would be advised to blow it away and replace it
       with this patched version.
      
                        POLAR::AMIGA_PUBLIC:UEDIT23FP.ARC
       
       Art
       
       ** Actually, this is not the latest and greatest version.
          Registered owners have been advised of a version which includes
          a spelling checker, which Rick will gladly ship you for WHAT
          YOU consider is a reasonable donation for his effort in adding
          this feature.  Over and above the spelling checker it is
          functionally the same as 2.3f.  The spelling checker works
          similar to Spella (for those who are familiar with that
          product) in that it checks your document against a dictionary
          and marks words (with a character of your choice) it can't
          find.  In addition, this speller allows you to check individual
          words without having to check the entire document (ala Spella).
          If you have lots of RAM, you can have it automatically check
          every word as it is being typed.  I haven't tried that yet, so
          can't comment on performance - Rick says its not bad!?
       
       

       I have uploaded the latest shareware version of UEDIT - UES v2.3H
       - onto POLAR::AMIGA_PUBLIC.  This version of UES brings with it a
       number of minor enhancements and fixes from the previous version I
       posted.  The major difference is the AREXX interface.
       
       This time, rather than just the minimum UES related files, I used
       TRACKER to copy the entire shareware disk, and then arc'd the
       'track' files into UESONE.ARC and UESTWO.ARC.  The first arc
       contains a README.1ST file, TRACKER, TRACKER.DOC, and 2 'track'
       files (tracks 0-19 and 20-39).  The second arc contains the
       remaining 2 'track' files (tracks 40-59 and 60-79).
       
       I used TRACKER, as it is the easiest way I have found for getting
       the contents of a full 3.5" disk onto 2 x 5.25" IBM formatted
       disks, which I can then kermit to the VAX from my VAXmate - saving
       hours of down and up loading via phone and modem.
       
       If you register your use of UES with Rick Stiles, you will recieve
       a PRIVATE disk that contains the manual, a more verbose version of
       UEDIT, and a number of other configuration files.  There is also a
       version available with a spelling checker.  If you elect to use
       only the shareware version, at least support his efforts via the
       suggested 'shareware' contribution.
       
       If you have any problems with these arc's or the track files, let
       me know.
       
       Art