DocPad Copyright (C) 2003-2004 by Gammadyne Corporation All Rights Reserved Introduction DocPad is a superior alternative to Notepad. Although it fills the same role, plain text editing, it has many advantages: 10-level undo, alphabetization, block indent/unindent, bookmarks, case conversion, encoding conversion, file history, jump to line, jump to offset, keyboard macros, search and replace, spell checking, statistics, variable pitch font, and much more. It also includes a built-in calculator, calendar, and character map. Used internally by Gammadyne for 4 years, DocPad is now available to the public for free. Requirements DocPad will run on the Windows (R) 95/95/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003 operating systems. It requires 16MB of RAM and a processor of at least 33 MHz. Installation will use approximately 6 MB of hard disk space. Installation The installer is a self-extracting archive. It can be downloaded from the Internet at http://www.gammadyne.com/setup-dp.exe . Double click the archive to start the installation process. If you have downloaded the .zip version, double click on the "setup.exe" file inside the .zip file. The installer will not modify or install any system files, including DLL's. It will not create any tray icons, nor any programs that launch at startup. It will not change any system settings or file associations. The installer only copies a small set of files onto your hard drive, along with a desktop and start menu shortcut. Starting DocPad The installation process will create two shortcuts, one on the desktop and one in the start menu under Programs, Gammadyne. You can also execute the file "DOCPAD.EXE" directly. It is located in the directory where DocPad is installed. Getting Help You may hover the mouse over any control, and balloon help will appear that provides a brief explanation of the control's purpose. For a more detailed explanation, right click on the control and choose "Help" (or press F1). This will open the Help file to the spot that describes the control. To open the Help file's table of contents, choose "Help" from the "Help" menu. Upgrades It is perfectly safe to install a newer version over an old version. This will not delete any of your projects, and existing projects will be fully compatible with the new version. There are two simple methods for obtaining and installing the newest version of DocPad. Method #1: Automatic · Select "Check For Update" from the Help menu. · If a new version is detected, choose "Download the new version". The installer for the new version will be downloaded to the "Updates" subdirectory of the directory where DocPad is installed. · Make sure that there are no other instances of DocPad running (except for the one that is downloading the new version). · Once the download is complete, you will be asked if you wish to install the new version. Choose "Yes". · DocPad will terminate. · The installer will run briefly in the background. You now have the new version. · The new version of DocPad will start. The previous project will be reopened. Note: it is possible that the installer may reboot your computer if it encounters a locked file. Normally this will not occur. Method #2: Manual · Visit DocPad's home page at http://www.gammadyne.com/docpad.htm and download the latest version. · The downloaded file is a self-extracting executable. Save the executable to your hard drive. · Terminate all instances of DocPad. If you do not, the installer will report that it must reboot the computer to finish the installation. · Open the executable, and follow the installer's instructions. · Once the installer finishes, you will have the new version. Start DocPad as you would normally. Distribution Because DocPad is freeware, it is freely distributable so long as the following conditions are met: 1. You may only distribute the original, unmodified installation file (download it from the program's home page). However, you are permitted to rename the file. 2. You must not represent that you own the software. Other Information Home page: http://www.gammadyne.com/docpad.htm Download URL: http://www.gammadyne.com/setup-dp.exe Revision history: http://www.gammadyne.com/dp-rh.txt Referral Program: http://www.gammadyne.com/reseller.htm Please make sure you have the most recent version by visiting our site!