RE: A radical idea: a new XyWrite

[Philip White pdwhite@xxxxxxxx]

Carl, all that you mention below can be done when porting the XyWrite to Windows. The problem is getting the original source code for any version and the right to use it. Trying to rebuild the application from scratch would be too much.
 


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From: xywrite-bounce@xxxxxxxx  on behalf of Carl Distefano 

Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2018 10:39:03 PM

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Subject: RE: A radical idea: a new XyWrite
 



Reply to note from Philip White  Tue, 10 Apr 2018

21:43:16 +0000



Phil,



> Perhaps it would be a good idea for the various participants to

> throw out a few ideas of what they would like to see in a new

> embodiment of XyWrite.



Since we're dreaming, here's my wish list:



- Backward compatibility with XyWrite keyboard, personal spelling,

     hyphenation and settings files (SETTINGS.DFL)

- Alternatively, a similar system of editable plain-text customization

     files (e.g., INI files)

- Full support for v4 XPL (minus the 64KB memory limit, of course!)

- Full support for U# customization files (e.g., U2)

- Hooks for modern scripting languages

- Full support for XyWrite 4 embedded formatting

- "Compatibility mode" for XyWrite 3 formatting (Xy3 files can be

     edited, SAved and printed as Xy3 files, without modification)

- Access to installed Windows fonts and printing services

- Access to Windows spell-checkers

- Unicode support



And last but not least:



- Portability: no installation required



Easy, no?



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Carl Distefano

cld@xxxxxxxx