README.TXT for TextPad 4.0 ========================== Thank you for choosing to evaluate or upgrade to this release of TextPad.

TABLE OF CONTENTS ----------------MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS INSTALLATION WHAT'S NEW MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: --------------------o IBM Compatible PC. o MS Windows 95, NT 3.51, or later versions of Windows. o COMCTL32.DLL 4.70 or later (can be downloaded from ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/softlib/mslfiles/40comupd.exe). o 3MB free disk space. Please note that Windows 3.1 with Win32s is not supported. INSTALLATION: ------------To install TextPad from a file downloaded from the Internet, run the self-extracting executable file using Explorer or File Manager, and follow the on-screen instructions. To install TextPad, from diskettes, run SETUP.EXE from the diskette labelled "TextPad 4.0 Setup Disk 1", and follow the on-screen instructions. See "Installing TextPad", in the on-line help, for more information. Upgrading from TextPad 3.x: --------------------------File names in TextPad 4.0 are associated with document classes, using wild cards, and each class can have different properties, such as tab stops, font and syntax highlighting. The way such properties are defined and saved has been completely redesigned, so no personal preferences are automatically transferred from TextPad 3.x. It is safe to install TextPad 4.0 in the same folder as earlier releases, but if you subsequently uninstall the earlier release, macros and clip libraries will be deleted from the SAMPLES subfolder, if they have the same name. For this reason, we recommend installing TextPad 4.0 in a different folder, then uninstalling TextPad 3.x after you have manually transferred your personal preferences, macros and clip libraries. For more information, please see "Installing TextPad" in the on-line help. WHAT'S NEW: ----------Please see the on-line help for full details of what's new in this release.

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