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    APPENDIX E:  NEW OR ENHANCED FEATURES OF EDX


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EDX EDITOR VERSION 7.7  (December 1990)
( DECUS SIG TAPE December 1990 )
Support for editing text libraries
ELIMINATE TABS               FIXED.    Works if buffer is in Overstrike mode
INCLUDE                      ENHANCED. New qualifier /MODULE=module-name
                                       New qualifier /START=line-number
SHOW BUFFERS                 ENHANCED. Press 'W' key to write selected buffer
SET DATE_FORMAT              ENHANCED. New keyword FULL
UNPASTE                      NEW.      Undoes last paste operation
WRITE                        ENHANCED. New qualifier /MODULE=module-name
Writing a selected range of text (as in * WRITE MYFILE.TXT SELECT)   FIXED.


EDX EDITOR VERSION 7.4  (September 1990)
(requries VMS 5.1 or above)
Line mode command recall     NEW.      Recall previous 40 commands
Spelling Checker             ENHANCED. Remembers previous corrections
Find Matching Parenthesis    ENHANCED. Searches both directions
EDT keypad help diagram      ENHANCED. Displays function keys F17-F20
DELETE BUFFER                FIXED.    User would end up in message window
Function key F14             CHANGED.  Go to other window (EDT & WPS modes)
CTRL-D                       NEW.      Go to other window (EDT mode)
CTRL-F                       NEW.      Go to end of word (EDT mode)
beg_of_line;                 NEW.      User available EDX defined TPU procedure
VMS VERSION REQUIREMENTS               EDX version 7 requires VMS 5.1 or above


EDX EDITOR VERSION 6.2  (May 1990)
( PREVIOUS DECUS VERSION )
SPELL                        NEW.      Spell check a buffer, range, or word.
CENTER                       NEW.      Center current line on page
DIFFERENCES                  ENHANCED. Compare same buffer at different places
SET INSERT                   NEW.      Set buffer to INSERT mode
SET LOCK                     NEW.      Automatically lock all files
SET OVERSTRIKE               NEW.      Set buffer to OVERSTRIKE mode
SHOW DATE                    NEW.      Show current date
SORT                         ENHANCED. Many new qualifiers.  Much faster.
Fill Paragraph               ENHANCED. Prompt for confirmation if over 20 lines
Clear Matching Parenthesis   ENHANCED. Also clears highlighted misspelled word


EDX EDITOR VERSION 5.5
OVERSTRIKE MODE              Automatically switch to INSERT mode on paste
SET SEARCH BELL              Ring bell if 'String not found'
SHOW MARKERS                 Display list of all user set markers
PF2                          Keypad and keyboard help diagram


EDX EDITOR VERSION 5.4
FIND                         ENHANCED.  New qualifiers
SHIFT [number]               NEW.       Shift screen left/right by [number]
TYPE ALL                     NEW.       Same as SEARCH/ALL


EDX EDITOR VERSION 5.1  (May 1989)
( PREVIOUS DECUS VERSION )
ADJUST WINDOWS               ENHANCED.  Accepts numeric parameter
CHANGE [line-number]         ENHANCED.  Accepts optional line number to go to
DIRECTORY                    ENHANCED.  May enter 'L' to lock selected file
ENCRYPT                      NEW.       Encrypt/decrypt buffer
FIND                         NEW.       Find 'search string'
SEARCH                       NEW.       Find all occurrences of 'search string'
SHOW BUFFERS                 ENHANCED.  May enter GOLD B to go to buffer
SUBSTITUTE                   ENHANCED.  New qualifier /WILD
TRANSLATE ASCII              NEW.       Translate ASCII to EBCDIC
TRANSLATE EBCDIC             NEW.       Translate EBCDIC to ASCII
Fill to End of Paragraph     NEW.       Rewrap to end of paragraph
Copy Selected Range to PASTE buffer     NEW.



EDX bugs

     "Striving to better, oft we mar what's well."
                                   - William Shakespeare

     "I washed my dog but he still has fleas."
                                   - David W. Deley  (Author EDX editor)



Future Enhancements Planned for EDX

    1.  More support for editing modules in text libraries.
        A directory listing of modules within text libraries.

    2.  Spelling checker support multiple personal dictionaries.

    3.  Enhance line mode CALC command to support advanced calculator
        functions.

    4.  Add /IDENTIFICATION=pid qualifier to line mode ATTACH command.