FlexEdit

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Description

FlexEdit is an internal full featured FileStar/2 sub-application to view or edit text and binary files. It loads as a DLL when FileStar/2 is started. It will not run as a stand alone application. It provides FileStar/2 with extensive text/hex view/edit capabilities without having to resort to external third party applications.

The program has been developed over a lengthy period with frequent inputs from a small group of FileStar users. Primary emphasis has been on configuration flexibility, loading speed for the file viewing task, and features to perform a variety of text editing tasks, some of which are not generally found in other text editors.

Setup

In FileStar's setup, you may configure FlexEdit to be either the default or alternate viewer or editor independently. Use Ctrl+Shift keys down to start the alternate viewer or editor. Use Alt key down to start the WPS associated action. Three choices for either viewing or editing text!

Note!: FlexEdit buffers the entire file in memory. There is a user set file size limit to prevent loading files that exceed the set limit. While it may be used to view or edit large files, vertical scrollability becomes degraded as file size increases. Due to load time and other limitations, a file size limit of 20-30 MB is a practical limit, notwithstanding physical memory limits.

Features

  • Graphical user interface with single, multiple, and detached window modes. Windows open in last configured window mode.
  • Open up to 10 FlexEdit desktop windows.
  • Open up to 20 VEdit windows in each FlexEdit window. A VEdit window is a MDI internal window or a detached desktop window.
  • Select and mass open up to 100 files in one step from FileStar/2. Loads large files at about 2 MB/sec on a Pentium 133. Loads small-medium size files at about 10 files/second!
  • Open file(s) with:
    • FileStar/2's View/Edit interface (the ultimate file open dialog).
    • A 20-file FlexEdit history pick list.
    • Cursor scrolling in the FileStar file window - with FlexEdit in the foreground! Loads files about as fast as you can scroll the list!
    • Automatically opens the file clicked on in FileStar/2's Text Search dialog window and positions the cursor on the line number clicked on (text files only) .
  • Automatically loads text files in text mode and binary files in hex mode.
  • Hex mode may be viewed in a continuous stream (wrapped at window width), or in the hex editor.
  • Detach one to all VEdit windows.
  • Arrange attached or detached windows with full stack, stack, cascade, tile (1x2 to 4x4) and minimize commands.
  • Auto or selective restore all VEdit windows to previous size and position.
  • One click configure to open a file in the same or new window.
  • Open and close VEdit windows and buffers independently.
  • Show and edit the same buffer in multiple VEdit windows.
  • Graphical Toolbar (presently fixed) with 22 buttons for the most used commands for mouse users.

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