Hi Jamal, I was able to update Ed Sharpe. The setup file worked flawlessly. Thanks,----- Original Message ----- From: "Jamal Mazrui" <empower@xxxxxxxxx> To: <guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <uaccess-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 20, 2008 11:29 AM Subject: [guispeak] Re: EdSharp 2.8 and FileDir 3.4 released
I forgot to mention a significant new feature in EdSharp. The Append From Clipboard command, Alt+F7 (associate append with the ampersand character), is like the paste board feature of the NoteTab editor. When this mode is toggled on for a document, each snippet of text copied to the Windows clipboard from any application will also be pasted into the document, which will then automatically be saved to disk. Each pasted snippet starts on a new line. Thus the feature may be used to conveniently collect and save information from applications that do not have a built-in appending mechanism. Toggle off the mode when done. Jamal p.S. Initial problems with the new EdSharp installer I posted should be fixed now. On Mon, 20 Oct 2008, Jamal Mazrui wrote:Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:43:35 -0400 (EDT) From: Jamal Mazrui <empower@xxxxxxxxx> To: guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, uaccess-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: EdSharp 2.8 and FileDir 3.4 released New versions of two free, powerful, and screen reader-friendly applications are released today. The direct download address of the installer for EdSharp, a multipurpose editor, is at http://EmpowermentZone.com/edsetup.exe FileDir, a robust file and directory manager is available at http://EmpowermentZone.com/dirsetup.exe Their latest fixes and enhancements are explained below. Jamal EdSharp Version 2.8 Improved the optional script package to fine tune speech when using Window-Eyes. Fixed the installer for the JAWS scripts so that it works with version 10. Strengthened the error reporting system so that an unexpected event now results in a dialog with options to email the report, copy it to the clipboard, or exit EdSharp. To continue work without further action, press Escape to cancel the dialog. Fixed snippets you save with the Default, no compiler not showing in the list of snippets available with other compilers. Picking a compiler or interpreter with Control+Shift+F5 now sets its default file extension as the first file type in an open or save file dialog. Some enhancements help to manage indentation of programming code. As before, press Alt+I to hear the number of indentation levels for the current line. In indent mode, EdSharp instead says the line that begins the current block (e.g., an If statement).As before, when Indent Mode is off, you can insert a new line of text withthe same indentation as the current one by pressing Shift+Enter. Alt+Shift+Enter is a new command that inserts such a line before the current one rather than after. The new Align command, Alt+Shift+A,adjusts indentation of the current or selected lines so as to begin at thesame level as the line above.The default indentation unit is now a single tab character rather then twospaces. Cursor navigation on a line is more efficient with a tab character as the indent unit rather than multiple spaces. If spaces are preferred, however (e.g., 2 for Ruby or 4 for Python and Perl conventions), this may be changed with the Configuration Options command, Alt+Shift+C (or use Alt+Shift+M to manually edit settings in the EdSharp.ini file). Since the .ini format does not recognize a value consisting only of spaces, use octal notation, e.g., for two spaces, IndentUnit=\40\40 New commands provide convenient options for changing the currentdirectory/default folder of EdSharp. The Go to Folder command, Control+0,lets you change the default folder used in the next open file dialog you invoke. You pick from a list of folders found as locations of files in either the recent or favorite set (Alt+R or Alt+L). The Go to Special folder command, Control+Shift+0, lets you pick a special folder, e.g., My Documents, as the default. Remember that opening or saving a file in almost any way also has the effect of changing the default folder to the one containing that file (the Save Copy command, Alt+Shift+S, is an exception that does not affect the default folder afterward). I thank Jaffer jaffar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx for contributing C++ and PHP snippets, and helping to configure EdSharp support for programming in C++ with the MinGW compiler, available at http://MinGW.org To fine tune its build options, edit the batch file MinGW.bat in the Convert subfolder of the EdSharp program folder -- by default located at C:\Program Files\EdSharp\Convert\MinGW.batThe configuration for the PowerBASIC for Windows compiler has been updatedto assume the 9.0 version. It calls the batch file located by default at C:\Program Files\EdSharp\Convert\pbw.bat ---------- FileDir Version 3.4 Improved the optional script package to fine tune speech when using Window-Eyes. Fixed the installer for the JAWS scripts so that it works with version 10. Strengthened the error reporting system so that an unexpected event now results in a dialog with options to email the report, copy it to the clipboard, or exit FileDir. To continue work without further action, press Escape to cancel the dialog. As before, the copy, move, or paste commands prompt whether to overwriteexisting folders and files. You are informed whether the date of a targetwith the same name is older, newer, or current and whether its size is smaller, larger, or equal. You can choose to keep all targets with the same names, replace them, or replace them only with updated source items. A bug has been fixed that affected file comparisons after the first duplicate name was found in a target folder.A new option lets you increment source names to eliminate conflicts. Thisis helpful when files with the same names contain essentially different content rather than different versions of the same content. For example, if the file ReadMe.Txt exists in both the source and target folders, the source would be copied to the name ReadMe_01.txt instead. You might then use the Tag Duplicate Files command, Alt+Shift+Period, to tag and then delete files that actually have identical content. ---------- End of Document** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:guispeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** guispeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:guispeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to** guispeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq
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