SuperPad (VERSION 1.1) Copyright (c) 1995, Douglas Boling ------------------------------------------------------------------------ First Published in PC Magazine April 11, 1995 (Utilities) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SuperPad by Douglas Boling PURPOSE: SuperPad is a replacement for Microsoft Windows' Notepad that can edit files of any size. It also offers command line switches so you can configure it for use with a Windows batch language. =========================================================== Revision History: 1.0 Initial Release 1.1 Bug fixes removed problem OutputDebugString calls fixed overstrike of non-char keys added menu del routine =========================================================== USAGE: To install SuperPad, simply copy the executable file SPAD.EXE to a directory in your path. You may also want to add a Program Manager icon for SuperPad. The optional command line switches are as follows: SuperPad [filename] [/Ln] [/Cn] [/R+|-] [V] [/F] [/P] [/Tn] [/W+|-] The filename parameter specifies the file to be edited by SuperPad. The /L (line) and /C (column) switches let you specify the line and column where SuperPad is positioned when it opens a file. The /R (read-only) switch prevents files from being modified. You can change the status using the Read Only menu item. The /V switch is similar to the /R switch except that the read-only nature of the session cannot be modified through the Read Only menu item. The /F (fixed) and /P (proportional) switches let you specify the type of font used to display the file. The /T switch lets you set the tab size. The last switch, /W, tells SuperPad whether it should wrap lines longer than the width of the SuperPad window. The /W+ switch tells SuperPad to wrap lines within the window; /W- tells SuperPad to use a horizontal scroll bar instead of wrapping. FILES: SPAD.EXE-SuperPad's executable program file. SPAD.DOC-Just the documentation file for SuperPad. SPAD.ZIP-The program, documentation, and source code files for SuperPad all wrapped up in a .ZIP file. SUPPORT: Help for the free utilities offered by PC Magazine can be obtained electronically in the Utilities section of ZiffNet's Utilities/Tips Forum (GO ZNT:TIPS). The authors of current utilities generally visit this forum every day. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Douglas Boling is a Contributing Editor of PC Magazine. ----------------------------------------------------------------------