I tried it out (on my wife's computer), had my son (who is a college student and programmer) try it and then purchased the MS Windows version of Boxer for my...
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G_POPOP
g_popop@...
Oct 3, 1999 3:26 am
... From: David Lowry <djlowry@...> To: <boxer@egroups.com> Sent: Saturday, October 02, 1999 3:08 PM Subject: [boxer] Boxer 99 & Boxer OS/2 ... of ...
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David Hamel
dhamel1@...
Oct 3, 1999 3:54 pm
Hi David, =>WordStar commands are =>ingrained in my fingers at this point. (But, I am a minority.) I am curious =>as to whether this capablility will...
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Timothy Wilhite
trwilhite@...
Oct 4, 1999 12:00 am
Dave: Since we are dealing with wish lists, are you planning to port Boxer to LINUX? ... ===== Because of Him, -trw ...
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Stephan Eichenlaub
stephan@...
Oct 4, 1999 12:48 pm
Hi, how can I configure Boxer so that it reads Files that are locked by another process? At least it should be able to open them just for reading. Stephan...
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Fuchs, Leonhard
L.Fuchs@...
Oct 4, 1999 12:53 pm
Take a look at the dialog - configure -preferences - File I/O You can disallow reads or writes....
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Jonas Hammarberg
hammarberg@...
Oct 4, 1999 12:56 pm
SE> how can I configure Boxer so that it reads Files that are locked SE> by another process? At least it should be able to open them just for SE> reading. ...
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Stephan Eichenlaub
stephan@...
Oct 4, 1999 1:00 pm
We're talking about Boxer '99, ok? ... Only for OTHER applications, if I understand it right. This doesn't change Boxers behaviour. At least it shouldn't. ;) I...
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Stephan Eichenlaub
stephan@...
Oct 4, 1999 1:15 pm
... Generally I'd say you're right but if I want to see a file I want to see it. Basta. :-) ... I have no idea how the other process works but Ultra-Edit does...
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pbrennick@...
Oct 4, 1999 2:19 pm
There probably should be an 'open as a copy' option similar to what WP does. PEB ... locked ... just for ... if ... -- ... This message was sent using Endymion...
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rwhand@...
Oct 4, 1999 7:31 pm
Dear David: How can a template be constructed using mouse actions? In particular, I need to select some text to copy and paste it into a text file. I can not...
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Joan Piroch
d4951@...
Oct 4, 1999 7:54 pm
Bob, 1. Highlight the text in question (with the mouse), then CTRL+C to copy it to the clipboard. 2. Position the cursor where you want the text inserted, then...
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David Hamel
dhamel1@...
Oct 4, 1999 10:47 pm
Hi Stephan, Sorry for the delay in my reply. Our ISP changed mail servers, and somehow incoming messages were delayed. =>how can I configure Boxer so that it...
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David Hamel
dhamel1@...
Oct 4, 1999 10:51 pm
Hi Leo, =>Take a look at the dialog => - configure => -preferences => - File I/O =>You can disallow reads or writes. Thanks for jumping in to help while...
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David Hamel
dhamel1@...
Oct 4, 1999 10:56 pm
Hi Timothy, =>Since we are dealing with wish lists, are you planning =>to port Boxer to LINUX? Here's my stock (but altogether accurate) reply for that one: We...
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David Hamel
dhamel1@...
Oct 4, 1999 11:03 pm
Hi Bob, => How can a template be constructed using mouse actions? In particular, I need to select some text to copy and paste it into a text file. I can not...
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David Hamel
dhamel1@...
Oct 4, 1999 11:04 pm
Hi Paul, =>1. Highlight the text in question (with the mouse), then CTRL+C to copy it =>to the clipboard. =>2. Position the cursor where you want the text...
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Ronald G. Russell
rgrussell@...
Oct 4, 1999 11:27 pm
David, I remember how good Boxer/DOS was way back when I used DOS and it looks like the Windows version will be just as good but I do have a question. How do...
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David Hamel
dhamel1@...
Oct 4, 1999 11:45 pm
Hi Ron, =>How do you switch a file to write when it was opened as read only? So long as you've got Boxer 99 v8.0.1, you can change the file's read-only status...
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Stephan Eichenlaub
stephan@...
Oct 5, 1999 7:31 am
... One thing is for sure: Even the 'commercial' editors on Linux are lousy compared to Boxer 99 ... which still lacks some of the old Boxer features. The only...
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Joan Piroch
d4951@...
Oct 5, 1999 11:09 am
David, ... In win95/98 open windows explorer, locate the file in question, highlight it, go to File | Properties, at the bottom of the window under...
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Stephan Eichenlaub
stephan@...
Oct 5, 1999 1:28 pm
Hi, I have set up some (yet incomplete) hilite files for Boxer99. The programming languages are Oracle PL/SQL and ROSI SQL. They are to be included into the...
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Rudy Ramsey
hrr@...
Oct 5, 1999 10:28 pm
One feature of the older Boxers that I have often found very handy is the paragraph reformat command (Ctrl-F10). I'm doing the name and keystroke from memory,...
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David Hamel
dhamel1@...
Oct 5, 1999 10:40 pm
Hi Rudy, Nice to hear from you; thanks for getting involved on the list... =>One thing I would really like to be able to do is configure the width to =>which...
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Rudy Ramsey
hrr@...
Oct 5, 1999 10:43 pm
I've recently joined this mailing list, and I'm a long-time happy Boxer customer. I'm *very* happy that we finally have a Boxer for Windows. I'll be ...
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Rudy Ramsey
hrr@...
Oct 5, 1999 10:50 pm
... Width'. That's the command you want. The default key assignment is Ctrl+W. << Shoulda known. Sorry I didn't chase it down. So far, I've been making some...
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David Hamel
dhamel1@...
Oct 5, 1999 11:02 pm
Hi Rudy, =>So far, I've been making some productive use of Boxer, but I haven't yet taken the time to study the new version in detail. You (and others) might...
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rwhand@...
Oct 6, 1999 8:11 pm
Thanks for jumping in to help! I appreciate the cooperative spirit being shown here on the list. David. Dear David and Paul (Joan?): Thanks for responding to...
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Rudy Ramsey
hrr@...
Oct 7, 1999 5:19 pm
The one area in which I immediately see a need for more help from Boxer concerns file associations. They're very cumbersome to do via the standard Windows...
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Terry Liittschwager
TLiitts@...
Oct 7, 1999 5:42 pm
I prefer maximized windows, and have set the desktop shortcut to Boxer to come up with it's window maximized. However, when I open a file, it comes up in a...
