• Welcome:
  Welcome to the New Year
   


• News from Dan Hughes:
  Exploring: mobileME
   


• David Deley's Tech Tip:
  Windows Vista, UAC,
  & Keystroke Recording
   


• Sponsor:
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• Customer Center
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  plus a
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Introduction from the CEO

Welcome again to another edition of The Developer News!

- Chad W. Williams

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Give us a shoutout :)

Welcome to the New Year and the first Developer News of 2008! As always we at MESI pride ourselves on listening to our users for what they want out of Multi-Edit.

In this issue, Dan Hughes would like to get some feedback from our users on what's important to you in your favorite editor. Be sure to not only read his article but also take a moment to participate in our forum polls and make your opinions count!

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David Deley has some more helpful Multi-Edit support tips for those having issues with the macro recording functionality.

Still using Multi-Edit version 8 or older? Take advantage of a limited time upgrade offer at our lowest upgrade prices ever! See Michele's article for a special offer and be sure to act fast as this offer will not last long!

Until next time, enjoy this edition of The Developer News and employ great programming with Multi-Edit!

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Chad Williams, CEO
Multi Edit Software, Inc.
Chad Williams: chadw@multieditsoftware.com

News from Dan Hughes

mobileME options...

- Dan Hughes

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I'd like to begin with wishing all our Multi-Edit users a Happy New Year!

In this issue of The Developers News, I'd like to ask you our users to provide us with your opinions on some new distributing options for Multi-Edit's mobileME product. We are reviewing a few methods of distributing our next release and would like to ensure that we are doing what you our users would like to see most so be sure to have your voice heard and post your vote on our forum poll.

http://www.multiedit.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=7298#7298

To elaborate on what we are considering, I'll briefly sum up each of the selections for you below:

• mobileME distributed on an MESI branded USB drive.
  • This is our current method of distribution and although the drive may not meet all users needs, the installation can easily be copied over to any media type for use on or off the provided MESI branded USB Drive.
• mobileME distributed as a downloadable purchase only.
  • This method will allow users to purchase mobileME and begin using it right away on any portable media preferred by the user including USB drives and SD Cards.
• mobileME distributed within a Multi-Edit Suite product.
  • We are considering a Multi-Edit Suite bundle pack which may include Multi-Edit, Multi-Edit Lite, MeLite 2006 for SAS and mobileME. This bundle would include the option to install all titles bundled in the Suite or user selection for what products are installed.

As always, we encourage our users to inform us of what you want to see in the next build of your favorite editor. Feel free to take a few minutes to give us any additional suggestions and comments to be considered for the upcoming Multi-Edit build after you've submitted your vote today!

 

Until the next Newsletter...
Happy Coding!

L. Dan Hughes, VP/CTO
Multi Edit Software, Inc.
danh@multieditsoftware.com

Input Your Suggestions in the Forum:
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**Please note that you can review/search through all forum topics, but to submit a post you must create a login identity.

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David Deley's Support Tip

Windows Vista, UAC, & Keystroke Recording

- David Deley

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Keystroke Recording

Windows Vista introduced a new security mechanism called User Account Control (UAC). This is the new mechanism that prevents just about everything from running without first asking for your permission (aptly parodied in that Mac vs PC commercial:)

UAC also breaks a lot of stuff that it's not entirely obvious will be broken. Multi-Edit keystroke recording is one of them.

Solution #1: Turn off UAC

Many people hate Vista--until they turn off UAC. This solves a whole LOT of problems, and makes Vista a useable operating system again. Programs start working again like they're supposed to, and that annoying message, "Windows needs your permission to continue," no longer shows up. (and I no longer have the urge to heave my Vista laptop out the window as far as I can in disgust, and that huge desire to downgrade my Vista computer to Windows XP is no more.)

To turn off UAC:

• 1. Go to Control Panel
• 2. Open User Accounts
• 3. select "Turn User Account Control on or off"
• 4. Remove the checkmark from the "turn user account control on/off" section
• 5. UAC is now disabled.

Solution 2:

You can use a free program called DoOver which is a keystroke and mouse recorder. Download it at:

http://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Skrommel/#DoOver. There's DoOver.exe & DoOver.ahk . You only need to download the DoOver.exe . This is not an install file; this is the actual program.

Run DoOver.exe an icon appears in the system tray.v

Then:

Left CTRL+F12 - Start & stop recording
Left CTRL+F5 - playback recorded

DoOver is written using the free AutoHotKey Scripting language. AutoHotKey is not required to run DoOver. But you can look at AutoHotKey as a free program with a scripting language. AutoHotKey Macros are plain text files with .AHK file extension.

http://www.autohotkey.com/
http://www.autohotkey.net/

AutoHotKey comes with an AutoScriptWriter (recorder), but there's apparently no documentation on how to use it.

There's also a new Beta replacement for AutoScriptWriter at
http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=23671

More with Vista:

How to set the start menu back to Windows XP style:

• CONTROL PANEL -> TASKBAR AND START MENU -> START MENU(tab) -> Classic Start menu

Don't like the new look or color of Vista's Aero?

Try Stardock WindowBlinds: http://www.stardock.com/products/windowblinds/.

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David Deley, Developer
Multi Edit Software, Inc.
David Deley: davidd@multieditsoftware.com

Customer Service

Support Seekers
and an Upgrade offer you won't want to miss

- Michele Hegwood

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SUPPORT SEEKERS: The easiest & quickest method used in receiving answers to your Support questions is thru our Support Page directly http://www.multieditsoftware.com/support.php. It provides useful links & information to our, Support Articles, Product Registration, Updates (Macros & more), Email Support, & our Online Forum http://www.multieditsoftware.com/forums/index.php - where we have an in-depth record of support solutions.

Our Support Team works closely together to ensure you receive the quickest & most helpful assistance possible, & to help add to this level of service we ask that when you do send Support emails ( to support@multieditsoftware.com) please include:

• Contact/Registration Info (including serial numbers if available),
• Description of Problem (include screen shots to aid in your explanation if you like) ,
• A copy of your Meconfig.db & Wcmdmap.db files - this helps to quickly track down the problem you have encountered, thus lessoning the overall time spent trouble-shooting.

How To Find The Meconfig.db & Wcmdmap.db Files - http://www.multieditsoftware.com/TheDev/v04_i08_2007.htm#CMC

Not sure who or where to contact the department you need? Contact the Sales Desk sales@multieditsoftware.com for direction!

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NEW YEARS CUSTOMER APPRECIATION PROMOTION
- JANUARY 2008 -

To help reintroduce the launch of my 'customized' Customer Service Solutions for year 2008, I would like to present to customer's currently running version 8.x or older of Multi-Edit a unique offer to upgrade to the power of Multi-Edit 2006.

For the next 30 days only, users of Multi-Edit 8.x & older can now upgrade to our newest & most popular form of Multi-Edit, the mobileME 2006 - a Kingston® 128MB USB Flash drive, which comes equipped w/ the full release of Multi-Edit 2006 for ease of use on multiple machines & on-the-go functionality - for **Only $50.00 + USPS Priority Mail Shipping Fees! This is a one-time only offer & allows you an upgrade path where one did not exist previously, so be sure to take advantage today & update your Multi-Edit to the current release!

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Michele Hegwood
Multi Edit Software, Inc.
Michele Hegwood: sales@multieditsoftware.com

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