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Summary of Changes in KEDIT 5.0 Service Level 3

Here is a list of the changes made to KEDIT 5.0 in Service Level 3, which was released in July 1994. Service Level 3 also includes all of the changes in KEDIT 5.0 Service Level 2, which was released in mid-1993. All of the changes in Service Level 3 are also included in KEDIT 5.0 Service Level 4. KEDIT 5.0 was originally released, as KEDIT 5.0 Service Level 1, in June 1992.

Changes affecting both the DOS and OS/2 versions of KEDIT.EXE:

• Added CLASSIC() and CUA() Boolean functions
• Added MERGE command
• Allow KEDIT "fileid", with fileid in quotes, to include parentheses
• Autosave alteration count was not reset to 1 after error in autosave
• Block coloring on screen was not always updated properly
• CANCEL command was quitting file with cursor in modified field
• CURLINE.3 was ignoring char in truncation col if TRAILING ON
• DEFPROFILE and PROFILE options now allow fileids in quotes
• DOS command in mouse macro now forces button up handling
• EXTRACT /LASTKEY/ in ASCII macro didn't have latest keystroke
• KEDIT crashed after Ctrl-End on cmd line with char in WIDTH column
• KEDIT crashed if WORDWRAP, nonblank in margin+1, insert blank past line end
• KEDIT gave Improper Cursor Position error if typing on Tof/Eof, after trunc
• KEXX function names had a limit of 20 chars, now raised to 80
• LOCATE PARAGRAPH sometimes crashed KEDIT by looking beyond end-of-range line
• Memory leak was possible after out-of-memory for KEXX variable
• Memory release was delayed with variable numeric +(n) in PARSE template
• PREFIX ON RIGHT, col to left of prefix area incorrectly got prefix color
• Trailing blanks were not saved properly if TABSOUT ON
• Unsuccessful searches with cursor starting on shadow line caused loop

Changes affecting only the DOS version of KEDIT.EXE:

• Fix incorrect DIR.DIR files in rare situations due to PROFILE processing
• Workaround network error for files with write but not delete access

Changes affecting only the OS/2 version of KEDIT.EXE:

• Added MACROSPACE init option; allows execution of macros in REXX macrospace
• Alt/Shift/Ctrl key problems between KEDIT and 4OS2 resolved
• Improved performance when editing in directory with very many files
• KEDIT wasn't correctly determining startup directory
• Maximum allowable screen height raised from 80 to 120
• Workaround OS/2 2.1 problem with STDIN/STDOUT handle checking