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MC> The new FileManager is good; and with the source included,
  > you can make it work like your favorite file manager.
 I already had my file manager hooked in.  If I wanted something
 from TSE itself in this area, such as file deletion or attribute
 changing, I'd like it hooked into the EditFile/etc picklists,
 not separate.  If I'm going separate, might as well use DF.
MC> Persistent History is absolutely wonderful.
 Annoying clutter, I found it, so turned it off.
MC> Windows can be scrolled simultaneously.
 We already had that, from various macros people had made.  This
 one is actually a step back, as you must lock windows together,
 then unlock them to get separate movement.  I want both
 available at the same time, and have it: the twelve basic
 movement commands are available to me on a current-window basis
 as , , , etc, and on an all-window
 basis as , , and so on.
MC> TSE can now copy or paste from the Windows
  > clipboard under Win 3.1 or Win95.
 I am not so self-abusive as to do anything under Windows that I
 can possibly avoid doing.
MC> Search & Find capabilities have been significantly improved with
  > built-in searching across files and built-in viewer options
 Yes, and this allowed me to dump mCompressView(), since I don't
 need the ability it was retained for, viewing proc lists.
MC> The source level macro debugger is an
  > accomplishment which simply floors me.
 Tried it a couple of times.  Complex beyond understanding.
 Maybe someday it will be useful to me, but I doubt it.
MC> Instant online access to any word contained in the help system.
 Making the help searchable was a noted improvement.  It's the
 biggest plus of online help over manuals.  At least now I'm no
 longer penalized for remembering seeing something in the help,
 but not recalling what keyword it was tucked away under.
MC> Perhaps some folks would like to see some of these features gone
  > in favor of glitzier docs.  For my money, I'll keep the features.
 I don't need *glitzier* docs.  I just want *complete* docs, and
 true docs, not just "look in the online Help (excepting, of
 course, for the parts that didn't make it into that)."  Also,
 real examples for commands would be appreciated.  The places
 where you get "say you have a macro foo that does blah-blah" are
 frequently annoying.  It's like trying to learn a foreign
 language by only reading *about* the language, and not seeing it
 actually used.  For my money (this is one of the more expensive
 program I use; only 4DOS bleeds me a much), even if I was
 limited to a Supplement, it might've been a real one, not just
 an outline of one.
... Commandment Number One of any truly civilized society is this:
 -- SR 2.00 #1019  -!-  Let people be different.  * Grayson
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