Pad ReadMe
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Thanks for trying the newest version of Pad.


Short description:
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Pad is a text and HTML editor with a
word processing function (RTF) and an image
viewer, as well. Offers many useful
features, such as Clip manager, Templates,
powerful Search and Replace (including
regular expressions), HTML/email and
programming features, ca. 20 formatting
functions, Projects, Bookmarks, a file
browser, a Glossary, print with preview
feature, extremely adjustable, plugins, tab
interface, text info, as well as all
standard features.


Installation
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Please run the enclosed setup program to install
Pad properly.

Pad will also run without installation, but thus
there will be some things to setup (eg. the
toolbar) and some files are needed:
data\english.lng
html.sgn
tips.eng
pad.exe (the program file itself)
pad-e.hlp (help file)
pad-e.cnt (help file)

data\deutsch.lng (for German support)
tips.deu (for German support)
pad-d.hlp (for German support)
pad-d.cnt (for German support)


Status & Distribution
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Pad is shareware and may be freely distributed,
if all enclosed files are included and unaltered
(=this archive).


Contact & Ordering information
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Hesky-Data Software

Email: pad@hds-pad.de
Web site: http://www.hds-pad.com (English) and
http://www.hds-pad.de (German)

Order from our web site.


All material copyrighted by Hesky-Data Software.
Copyright  2000 by Hesky-Data Software.
All rights reserved.