[gui-talk] TextPal 3.0 released

[David Andrews]

>
>http://www.EmpowermentZone.com/palsetup.exe
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>Version 3.0
>Released January 17, 2007
>
>The optional JAWS scripts have been revised to improve continuous reading
>with the SayAll command of JAWS 8 -- though delays may still be noticeable
>in large files.  Fixed problems related to the setting that makes TextPal
>re-open files from the end of the previous session.  Fixed TextPal going
>to a bookmark when the open file dialog is cancelled.
>
>  Made the sentence reading commands, Alt+RightArrow and Alt+LeftArrow,
>consider paragraph breaks as well as certain punctuation symbols to be
>ends of sentences.  Modified the Replace with Regular Expression command,
>Control+Shift+R, to be case sensitive, thus allowing more precise search
>terms.  The regular Replace command, Control+R, still ignores case.
>
>Although the TextPal program group includes a shortcut for .txt file
>association, the standard file association mechanisms of Windows Explorer
>or My Computer may now be used as well, e.g., the Open With command from
>the context menu, or the File Types dialog from the Tools/Folder Options
>menu.  This permits extensions other than .txt to be associated with
>TextPal.  Extensions TextPal recognizes -- like .pdf or .ppt -- would then
>automatically be converted to text when opened.  Other extensions that are
>essentially text format may also be convenient to associate with TextPal,
>such as programming code in .cs (C Sharp) or .py (Python) files when
>TextPal is being used as a code editor.
>
>If TextPal  does not appear in the list of programs to associate with an
>extension, choose the Other button and then specify the full path of the
>executable file TextPal.exe.  Its default location is
>C:\Program Files\TextPal\TextPal.exe
>
>Technically, this executable is just a loading mechanism for the Ruby
>language interpreter for Windows, rubyw.exe, together with a parameter for
>the script file to be executed, TextPal.rbw.  The TextPal.exe wrapper
>simplifies the command line for running TextPal, making it launch like
>other, stand-alone Windows applications.  The TextPal installer also
>defines the name TextPal.exe as an alias for its full path in the Windows
>registry.  This allows the name to be recognized by the Windows Run
>command, and to be used as the editor setting within file mannager
>programs like PowerDesk, ExplorerPlus, or FileDir.
>
>The Settings dialog, Alt+S, now lets you configure the format of the
>current date and time spoken by Alt+Semicolon or inserted by
>Control+Semicolon.  The default format produces text like the following:
>Monday, January 15, 2007 at 6:54 AM
>
>This is produced by the following expression:
>%A, %B %d, %Y at %I:%M %p
>
>You can change the date/time format with (Ruby language) tokens described
>as follows:
>%a = abbreviated weekday name, e.g., Sun
>%A = full weekday name, e.g., Sunday
>%b = abbreviated month name, e.g., Jan
>%B = full month name, e.g., January
>%c = preferred local date and time representation
>%d = day of month, 1 - 31
>%H = hour of day, 24-hour clock, 0 - 23
>%I = hour of day, 12-hour clock, 1 - 12
>%j = day of year, 1 - 366
>%m = month of year, 1 - 12
>%M = minute of hour, 0 - 59
>%p = Meridian indicator, AM or PM
>%S = second of minute, 0 - 60
>%U= Week number of current year, starting with first Sunday as first day
>of first week, 0 - 53
>%W = week number of current year, starting with first Monday as first day
>of first week, 0 - 53
>%w = day of week, where Sunday is 0, 0 - 6
>%x = preferred representation for date alone, no time
>%X = preferred representation for time alone, no date
>%y = year without century, 0 - 99
>%Y = year with century
>%Z = time zone name
>%% = literal % character
>
>Updating TextPal has become more convenient.  Use the Elevate Version
>command, F11, to download and install the latest version.  You are
>prompted for confirmation.  The installer is downloaded to the
>TextPal/Download folder -- also used by the Web Download command,
>Alt+Shift+W.  At other times, the new Alt+F11 key may be used to easily
>open that folder in Windows Explorer for managing files there.  The
>current TextPal version is then unloaded so that the installer can replace
>any files that were in use.  You can reload the updated version in the
>usual manner after installation, e.g., by pressing Alt+Control+T.
>
>Jamal