Pad 1.0
(c) 1997 Jesse Hall

What is Pad?
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Pad is a freeware notepad program. Anyone who has used Apple's Notepad app (included with the system software) should find it familiar. It supports multiple pages, the standard text editing commands (Cut, Copy, Paste), as well as Drag 'n' Drop editing.

Installation
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Pad does not require any installation. You can put the Pad file anywhere you want. The first time it is launched, it will create a file called Pad_default in /boot/home/config/settings/. This file will be opened automatically whenever you launch Pad without specifying a document. If you delete this file, it will be automatically created the next time you run Pad.

Usage
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Run the program. Type stuff. Press the buttons. It's not rocket-science :-)

NOTE: Information such as the length of each page is stored in attributes. So if the attributes get trashed somehow (rmattr, moving to a non-Be filesystem, cp), Pad will no longer open the files. However, you should still be able to open the file in a text editor such as StyledEdit. The pages will all be run together, but the text will all be there.

Multiple pads
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Pad can only have one file open at a time; however, you can have multiple instances of Pad open at once, each with a different file.  To create multiple pads, just duplicate the file /boot/home/config/settings/Pad_default, and rename/move it wherever you want. Just double-click this file to open it in Pad. You can also drag 'n' drop the file onto the Pad icon.

Future improvements
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• If you resize the window quickly, you'll see a "rubber-band" effect on the window elements. I'm not sure what to do about this -- the bottleneck is in the app_server -- but I'm working on it

• More editing commands, e.g. Select All, Clear, possibly Undo.

• Remember window location/size.

• Clicking on page number brings up dialog box that allows jumping to any page.

• Allow user to configure default pad location. This will probably happen as soon as one of the several preferences managers becomes a de facto standard.

• Allow import of text files.

Known Bugs
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None that I know of. I'm sure I'll hear about a whole bunch as soon as other people get their hands on it though.

Legal stuff
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Pad is freeware. I certainly don't mind donations to my college fund, but I'll feel guilty if you give me more than $5 for this :-). You can distribute it freely, as long as 1) this file accompanies it, 2) neither file is modified in any way, and 3) you don't charge more than the cost of distribution. If you want to include this with a commercial product, please get my permission first.

As always, I am not legally responsible for any damage caused directly or indirectly by this application. Use it at your own risk.

Misc.
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If you have any comments (good or bad), I would really like to hear them. Bug reports and suggestions for improvement are especially welcome.

Contact info
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email: slrx7@cc.usu.edu
phone: (801) 379-3052 (till the end of August)
snail mail:
	Jesse Hall
	2650 Ross Avenue
	Idaho Falls, ID 83406