March 2007's The Developer News
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Introduction from the CEO
Welcome to the March edition of The Developer News from MESI.
- Chad W. Williams
With Spring approaching, Multi Edit Software, Inc. is happy to provide our users with some enticing discounts on Multi-EditTM and mobileMETM! Act now and save BIG! This offer is only for a limited time. For more details on these specials, please see the 2 ad spaces for the coupon codes and specific details:
In this issue, Dan Hughes will be discussing what you can look forward to in our next patch release of Multi-Edit 2006TM. Hear what's being added by reading his article below.
Have you recently upgraded to Microsoft Vista and found that Multi-EditTM is having problems? If so, take a moment to review Stephen's support article on "Vista and ME2006TM can work together" for information on how to properly setup your installation of Multi-EditTM. Are you running Windows Vista already and have decided to wait for Multi-EditTM to catch up? Now is your time to take advantage of our special discounts and utilize Stephen's support article and get back to using Multi-EditTM!!!
Do you have questions, comments, or suggestions on Multi-EditTM? Please take a moment to visit our support forums and have your opinions count and questions answered! Our support forums not only allow for posting of questions regarding all Multi-EditTM products and macros, but you will also find support from other Multi-EditTM users on general programming questions or problems. Sign in today and become part of the Multi-EditTM community! http://www.multieditsoftware.com/forums
Chad Williams, CEO
Multi Edit Software, Inc.
Chad Williams: chadw@multieditsoftware.com
Development/Product Updates from the VP
- L. Dan Hughes
We have been very busy researching our next build of Multi-EditTM. We are beginning to implement the necessary changes which will provide a solid foundation in which Multi-EditTM can implement features that will be required far into the future. Since the release of Windows Vista, we have found a few issues with Multi-EditTM that will need to be addressed. The necessary changes for our current Multi-Edit 2006TM edition are in progress. We hope to be releasing some of these changes and fixes quite soon.
One of the changes implemented that will effect everyone, is the work we did on how the User_Path support functions. Instead of having the user's configuration data stored in the Config directory located under the main METM program directory, it is now placed in the user's directory.
Under 2K/XP it would be located in =
c:\Documents and Settings\*user_name*\Application Data\Multi Edit Software\Multi-Edit\10\Configunder Vista it would be =
c:\User\*user_name*\AppData\Roaming\Multi Edit Software\Multi-Edit\10\ConfigIf a user wishes to place the config data elsewhere, the environment variable: Me100_Cfg_Dir, can be set to specify where you wish the Config directory to be. Also to support multiple copies of Multi-EditTM, i.e. for testing etc, we have provided the Mew32.ini file. You can now set the options to modify the Config directory name, allowing each installation of Multi-EditTM to have a unique Config directory name, such as Config-dev, Config-03 and Config-test etc.
An additional change included in the next patch release, will be support for converting and reading unicode files in Multi-EditTM.
When opening a unicode file, Multi-EditTM loads it as a binary file. With the new patch, the file will be converted to a localized file and can then be viewed in Multi-EditTM. Full unicode support will be provided in the next major release. However, we thought it would be nice to provide this limited but functional support for the current 2006 version.
Additional items are also in production and will be discussed in our next newsletter. These extra items will provide you at least one more patch release before we roll out the next major build.
Happy coding! Until next time,
Dan Hughes, VP
Multi Edit Software, Inc.
Dan Hughes: danh@multieditsoftware.com
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mobileMETM provides an innovative approach to Portable Programming. It allows maximum productivity and privacy on any system where you require an editor, need to use powerful search capabilities and/or custom macros. mobileMETM comes equipped with Multi-Edit 2006TM on a Kingston® 128MB USB Flash drive. Simply plug it in and away you go. When you've completed using mobileMETM, unplug the flash drive and all trace of mobileMETM on the system is gone. No more need for multiple installations, worries of others using your license or trying to find an editor on the fly.
mobileMETM: IDEAL FOR contractors, system admins, field programmers, consultants, students... and You!
Upon starting mobileMETM will backup the Windows registry keys that Multi-EditTM will use (if they exist) to a backup directory on the flash drive. It will then set up the correct registry keys that were saved to the flash drive from a previous run or to default values. When mobileMETM is shut down, the current registry keys are saved to the flash drive and then removed from the registry at which time the backed up keys are restored, leaving no trace within Windows that mobileMETM was ever run on the workstation. mobileMETM is Multi-EditTM on a stick.
For a full Multi-EditTM feature listing please visit:
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Support Discussions
- Stephen Wiebelhaus
In Windows Vista, Microsoft has made a number of changes for security purposes. Among the changes is putting Internet Explorer into a security 'sandbox', and implementing User Account Control (UAC). UAC works by forcing administrator users, to have limited rights. When a user makes certain system actions (such as installing software or changing settings), they are given a prompt that a system change will be made. This is good because it gives users some warning before they make system changes that require administrator rights. It also greatly reduces the chance of user's breaking the operating system accidentally, as well as preventing many spy-ware apps and viruses from installing themselves. Unfortunately, not all system changes cause a prompt, some are silently denied. Those silent denials lead to the bad side of UAC, many programs that run under Windows XP and earlier will not run under Windows Vista.
How does UAC affect you? It prevents Multi-EditTM versions 10.03 and earlier from running on Vista. We released some instructions on how to bypass UAC (without turning it off) and get Multi-EditTM working. We did not want users to turn off UAC, because it is a good security feature to have. The suggestion we made was for users to grant themselves, or anyone running Multi-EditTM on that computer, write access to the Multi-EditTM program folders. Most importantly the Multi-Edit\Config folder (where the configurations files are stored) needs the write access for Multi-EditTM to even start. The Multi-Edit\Src and Multi-Edit\Mac folders only require write access if the users are planning to edit system macros or write their own macros. Soon this will be easier.
Another change Microsoft made was to the journal hooks. Multi-EditTM uses journal hooks to allow it to record and play keyboard macros. Microsoft removed the journal hooks because because bad programs such as key loggers, spy-ware, viruses, and trojans would use the journal hooks to enable their functionality. Preventing those bad software apps is good. Unfortunately, that means that keyboard macro functionality in Multi-EditTM does not work either. We are researching what options we have for creating a new implementation of keyboard macros.
Multi-Edit 10.04TM will be coming out very soon. With it, we will have primary support for Windows Vista. Multi-EditTM configuration files are no longer stored under the Program Files (where UAC prevents modifications). The configuration files will be stored according to the User_Path. So stay tuned!
Be sure to visit and query me in the Forums
(http://www.multieditsoftware.com/forums/)
for any further questions/comments!
Stephen Wiebelhaus
Multi-Edit DeveloperAs always, any suggestions for future articles are welcome at the following email address: stephenw@multieditsoftware.com
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