Photo shows Boxer 99 starting on @Macarlo's Windows NT 4 SP5
Boxer 99 Just Released!!!
Photo shows Boxer 99 starting on @Macarlo's Windows NT 4 SP5 Boxer 99 Just Released!!! |
By @Macarlo
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I've been a long-time registered user of Boxer for OS/2. Since beginning my
web site I decided to make the new Boxer 99 for Windows my default text editor
for all my tasks: programming in C++, developing HTML and writing text. In recent
months I've been using Boxer 99 under Windows NT for all tasks but was not able
to report about this because the Boxer 99 project was secret, and I was working
with pre-release versions. Today the GA is out and I can finally publish this
review. In my personal opinion this release by David Hamel is simply the most
important event of 1999 in the Windows applications area. Hamel has been developing
Boxer over the past eight years and finally shows the state of the art in a
text editors.
Screenshots
To see Boxer 99 with dozens of pages loaded at the same
time click here>###
To see Boxer 99 in action on text click here>###
To see Boxer 99 displaying its calendar click here>###
To see Boxer 99 displaying its calculator click here>###
To see Boxer 99 showing its command box click here>###
To see Boxer 99 running its search engine click here>###
To see Boxer 99's open files box click here>###
To see Boxer 99's print preview click here>###
To read about Boxer
for DOS click here>###
To read about BoxerOS/2
and CCA click here>###
New in This Release of Boxer 99
What follows is not a comprehensive feature list. This list will merely help alert users of our earlier products to the new features in Boxer 99.
Color Syntax Printing: print source code in color and with bold/underline/italics
Monochrome Syntax Printing:
print source code with bold/underline/italics
Integrated Spell Checker, with
user dictionary
Syntax Spelling: spell check
program source code, ignoring all but comments and/or string constants
Syntax matching: ability to
designate a syntax element to match (find 'if' only as a reserved word)
Enhanced on-screen Color Syntax Highlighting:
change foreground AND background coloration of all syntax elements
select regular/bold/underline/italics font styles for any syntax element
up to 3000 reserved words in each of three classes
distinct highlighting for end-of-line and block comments
change or add syntax information using an in-program dialog
Find Mate recognizes open/close sequences for HTML
Optional display of icons within
the main menus for faster recognition of commands
Templates: define common program
statements or text for easy insertion
Hex viewer mode
Drag and drop files onto Boxer
for editing
Open the associated header file
Display email addresses with
user-defined colors; click to send email
Display URL addresses with user-defined
colors; click to visit a website
Open the filename under the cursor
View the current file in your
Internet browser
Save a copy of the current file
under a new name
Configure all editors preferences
via a multi-page pop-up dialog
File Properties
Print Preview: on-screen, WYSIWYG
view of print job
Recently edited file list
Select All text
Pop-up clipboard viewers
Edit the content of any clipboard
Content of private clipboards is saved between sessions
Swap Words command
Convert ANSI to OEM, OEM to
ANSI
Comment / Uncomment current
line, or selected text
Auto-number a range of selected
lines
View bookmark markers on-screen,
if desired
Window management: tile across,
tile down and cascade commands
Boxer Shorts: useful tips displayed
online
Online help includes table of
contents and index
Get help on a toolbar button, or menu item, just by clicking
on it
Jump to the Boxer website, or
send email to Boxer Software
Clear all bookmarks with a single
command
Delete bookmarked lines
Strip HTML tags from selected
text
Full support for Unix style
Regular Expressions
Option to sort Find/Replace
history lists
Incremental Search: Find displays
matches incrementally, as the search string is typed
Option to select the text string found, for later Copy, Cut,
Append, etc.
Find Fast: find the next occurrence
of the word under the cursor
User-definable Find Mate pairs
may include words (if/endif, for example)
Greatly enhanced Find a Disk
File command
Find Text in Disk Files
Find Duplicate lines
Find Unique Lines
Go to Byte Offset
Quote and Reformat command for
composing email replies
Open various System Files with a single command
Pop-up multi-function calculator,
interacts with clipboard
ANSI character chart
Windows Error Codes chart
User Lists: user-defined pop-up
reference lists
User Tools: user-defined external
programs which can be passed parameters
User-defined visible space/tab/newline
characters
On-screen line numbering
On-screen ruler for measuring
columns
On-screen right margin warning rule
Toolbar with pop-up tool tips,
dockable to any window edge
Line lengths up to 32K
Files sizes up to 16 MB
Long filename support
User control over cursor size/shape/flashing
speed
Ability to add backup extension
to filename: test.txt.bak
Ability to send all backup files
to a named directory
Autosave is performed based
on time, not number of changes
Ability to play standard systems sounds for errors, etc.
Ability to detect modification
of edited files by other processes
Support for the Microsoft Intellimouse:
scroll by rolling the mouse's thumbwheel
Ability to add newly named files
when resuming a previous session
Option to designate the starting
weekday of the calendar
Ability to select the screen
font
Ability to select the printer
font
Insert date in short form or long form, according to local
custom
Insert time in short form or
long form, according to local custom
Insert time or date by double
clicking in status bar
Total and Average commands support
floating point values
Access common editing commands
from a pop-up context menu
File Tabs: click to switch among
open files
Make Line Top and Make Line
Bottom commands
Praised by the Press...
About David Hamel
Boxer results from the creative efforts of David Hame (photo above) l, a 40 year old Software Engineer based in Arizona. Hamel was born and raised in Connecticut, and moved to New Hampshire after studying at the State University of New York at Buffalo, where he met his wife Maryann. He and his wife are now raising their two children in Scottsdale, AZ. Hamel mixes his interest in antique advertising with his programming efforts.
Hamel recalls his interest in text editors beginning over ten years ago. "I first took an interest in text editor design early in 1985. I felt that developing a text editor would embody many interesting aspects of program design, and so would make for a challenging project." Hamel made a few false starts before beginning the editor that is now Boxer in November of 1986. "Initially I had no idea how far I would go with Boxer, I just kept adding more and more features. I recall getting a real charge when the editor was first used to edit its own code."
Boxer's author continued to enhance the program - with a near fanatical devotion - over the years that followed. In February 1991 he decided to release the product to the public. "It became obvious that I had created a superb editor, and that something had to be done with it. I really was not prepared for the reception that Boxer received. Within weeks of the release people were calling to tell me that Boxer was the best editor they had ever seen. I was quite surprised - but delighted."
Hamel elected to market his text editor via Shareware, a marketing method that allows programs to circulate freely so that users can evaluate them prior to purchase. "Marketing by shareware seemed a very natural decision to me. I wanted as many people as possible to benefit from my work. People deserve to be able to try a program before buying it." Hamel allows users to evaluate Boxer for up to 30 days before making a purchase decision.
Hamel has made the development and marketing of Boxer a full-time pursuit. At present, he plans to continue enhancing the Boxer products in response to suggestions from his ever-growing user base. "I would very much like to continue programs for Shareware distribution. I am hopeful that Boxer can sustain me while I undertake other development projects." Hamel seems to have the knack for creating programs that excite people - it will be interesting to see what he decides to develop next.
Boxer by The Author
We've filled Boxer 99 with powerful text processing capabilities that will make your editing tasks go faster and more smoothly. But we've also kept Boxer intuitive and easy-to-use so it can be used by beginners and experts, writers and programmers, high school students and scientists.
During the eight years we've been designing and selling our award-winning text editors, we've come to understand intimately the needs of people who edit text. We believe these are: speedy operation, a courteous and intuitive user interface, powerful editing commands, extensive configurability, prompt technical support and impeccable customer service. We've built Boxer--and our company--around all of these important principals.
Download
The fastest way to become acquainted with Boxer 99 is to download a fully-functional
evaluation copy. Installation is quick and easy. In just minutes you'll be using
Boxer for all your editing tasks. Click here to download.
Screen Capture
It's been said that a picture is worth 1,024 words... or thereabouts. If you'd
like to see a picture of Boxer 99 in action, click here for a (LARGE) screen capture.
Complete Feature
List
If you're the kind of person who likes to read all the fine print, you're going
to love this list. Click here for a comprehensive feature list of Boxer 99.
Boxer/DOS, Boxer/TKO
and Boxer/OS2 users
To help acquaint users of our other text editors with Boxer 99, we've compiled
a list of features present in Boxer 99 which were not available in our other products. Click here to view the list.
CONTACT AUTHOR
Boxer Software (ASP Member)
@Macarlo, Inc.
@Macarlo's Shareware & Web
OS/2
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