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                          PROGRAMMER'S FILE EDITOR
                            Second Beta Release

Announcing the second beta test release of Programmer's File Editor, a
programming-oriented editor for Windows 3.1. It can be used at no charge
by any private individual or non-commercial organisation, and can be freely
distributed.

PFE includes the following features:

- The size of file it can handle is limited only by the total amount of
  virtual memory available
- Essentially no limit on the number of lines a file can contain
- It can edit multiple files, the number being limited only by the
  available system resources
- Files can be edited in multiple windows simultaneously
- Can read and write files in UNIX format using LF as line terminator, with
  automatic format detection
- Most-recently-used list of files allows easy selection between sessions
- Line numbers can be shown in any edit window if required
- Any installed fixed-pitch screen font, including TrueType, can be used in
  edit windows
- The most frequent operations can be performed from buttons on a tear-off
  toolbar with active buttons
- Text can be copied and moved by dragging and dropping
- Tabs can be inserted as TAB characters or spaces
- DOS commands, such as compilers, can be run with the output captured
  in an edit window
- An application being developed can be quickly launched from a configurable
  dialog
- Commonly-used text can be inserted in a simple operation from template
  libraries
- Keys can be mapped to functions as required; two-key operation similar
  to MicroEMACS is available, but with a wider choice of prefix keys
- Multiple sets of key mappings can be stored and selected as required
- Commonly-used program development tools can be configured into a list
  and started simply from a dialog
- Files can be printed either in total, by line range, or selected text only
- Automatic line indenting and removal of trailing spaces
- Automatic configuration of edit options depending on file type
- Automatic configuration of tab sizes depending on file type
- Automatic brace alignment when editing C source
- Uses standard MDI methods to be fully compatible with other Windows apps
- All operations are CUA compliant
- Windows can be tiled vertically to maximize width

Additionally, the editor can be controlled by another application across a
DDE client-server link.

Full C source (Microsoft C 7) and technical documentation will be included
with the first full release of the editor.

This beta version of PFE represents the second release to be made generally
available. PFE has been on beta release since July 1992 and is now heavily
used by many people all over the world; this second beta version has fixed
many of the reported bugs and incorporated many of the splendid suggestions
sent in by them.

At this beta release not all the features planned are implemented. The change
log included in the distribution set gives a history of how PFE has changed
from the first beta release, and lists most of the features that should be
complete for the full release. It also gives details of the known bugs that
still await fixing.


WHERE TO GET IT
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I have posted the ZIP archive file pfe00402.zip to several major archives.

Those in UK Higher Education institutions can find it on the HENSA/micros
archive uk.ac.hensa.micros

On the Internet, you can get it from

   ftp.cica.indiana.edu     Currently in /pub/pc/win3/uploads/, but will move
                            to /pub/pc/win3/programr/ eventually

   wsmr-simtel20.army.mil   Will appear in pd:<msdos.windows3>

I'm not able to post it to CompuServe, but the file should appear there before
too long

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Alan Phillips
Lancaster University Computer Centre

   alan@uk.ac.lancaster    (JANET)
   alan@lancaster.ac.uk    (Internet)