[Promotion-technology] Fwd: EdSharp 2.5 and FileDir 3.1 released

[David Andrews]

>
>2008 brings new improvements to EdSharp and FileDir.  They are more solid,
>capable, and compatible.
>
>Jamal
>
>http://www.EmpowermentZone.com/edsetup.exe
>
>EdSharp
>Version 2.5
>Released January 14, 2008
>
>Fixed the paste command (Control+V) stripping hard returns at the end of
>clipboard text.  Fixed EdSharp not always being activated when an
>associated file is opened via Windows Explorer (or FileDir).  Also made
>EdSharp activate more quickly when a new file is opened in this way.
>
>Fine tuned the JAWS configuration so that "not selected" messages do not
>erroneously occur when navigating a listbox.  Also improved the speaking
>of special Unicode characters when reading continuously with SayAll
>(JAWSKey+DownArrow).  The JAWS script to toggle speech between all and no
>punctuation (JAWSKey+GraveAccent) now works with any speech synthesizer,
>not just Eloquence.
>
>Fixed the import option for .tex files (LaTeX format).  Stopped the import
>options dialog from appearing if only one target format is available.
>Made EdSharp notify you of the item number when it activates a list-based
>dialog and restores focus to an item other than the initial one.
>
>As before, Alt+Backslash opens Windows Explorer in the directory
>containing the current file, or Control+Backslash opens a command prompt
>there.  Besides the current folder, the intervening dialog lets you open
>the EdSharp program folder, data folder, or snippet folder.  An additional
>button now lets you create a new folder on disk.
>
>As before, the Transform Files command (Alt+Equals) applies a saved set of
>search and replace tasks to one or more files.  A new intervening dialog
>lets you test what changes would occur without actually performing them.
>In either case, you can subsequently use the Review Output command
>(Alt+Shift+F5) to examine the change log.  A log may similarly be reviewed
>after the Text Convert or Text Combine command (Control+T or
>Control+Shift+T).
>
>Added the Special Character command (F2), which prompts for a character to
>insert based on its numeric value in the Unicode character set.  The
>number should have four hex digits (base 16).  This command is useful for
>inputting a character that does not have a corresponding keystroke.  You
>can specify a decimal (base 10) number instead by preceding it with the
>letter d.  For example, the ellipses symbol ( a single character for ...)
>may be specified either in hex as 2026 or in decimal as d8230.
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>
>http://www.EmpowermentZone.com/dirsetup.exe
>
>FileDir
>Version 3.1
>Released January 14, 2008
>
>Fixed conversions to text not working due to an inconsistent location for
>the temp file.  Fixed the Manual Options command (Alt+Shift+M) not finding
>the configuration file (FileDir.ini).
>
>As before, Control+Shift+M initiates a mail message with tagged files as
>attachments.  If no items are tagged, FileDir now both attaches the
>current file and includes its text in the message body.
>
>As before, Control+Shift+P copies the full paths of all items below a
>subfolder item in the directory hierarchy.  As an enhancement, after
>determining what file extensions are present, FileDir prompts for which
>ones to include in the resulting list.
>
>Strengthened the Web Download command (Alt+Shift+W) so that it works like
>the one in EdSharp.  Many hot keys are available for navigating and
>choosing files to download.  Target names on disk are made unique in case
>different links end similarly, e.g., with default.htm.  Duplicate files
>may subsequently be identified and deleted with the Tag Duplicate Files
>command (Alt+Shift+Period).  This command runs much faster than before.
>Other list-based dialogs enhance navigation like Web Download, e.g., Open
>Drive (Alt+O) and Alternate Menu (Alt+F10).
>
>New commands include the following.  Control+Shift+I renames files to the
>initial line of text inside them (if found), which is often a convenient
>way of making the name of a file the same as the title of the document
>inside (e.g., useful after downloading files with cryptic names).
>Control+Shift+Period tags files that match a regular expression you
>specify.
>
>FileDir now supports the concept of a "virtual folder" that does not exist
>as a physical directory on disk.  A virtual folder is defined by a path
>list in a text file.  It contains the full paths of files or folders, not
>necessarily in a single directory, but in any directory and on any drive.
>You can create such a file in a text editor, or with the help of FileDir
>commands like Path List, Control+Shift+P, and Export Clipboard,
>Alt+Shift+E.  Press Alt+Shift+O to open a virtual folder definition in a
>new window, or Alt+Shift+G to go to it in the same window.  In general,
>you can then process its items as if they were in the same directory.

David Andrews and white cane Harry.