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Little Blue Frog Software's
Lily Pad 1.0 Beta 5
README.txt  
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This document is best viewed in Lily Pad
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To use: Run setup. You may need to restart your computer. If, after doing all of this, the program still does not run, e-mail bluefrog@usa.net and I'll try to help you.

PLEASE READ: Lily Pad 1.0 Beta 5 was compiled with Visual Basic 5.0 Service Pack 2. Users of previous versions of Lily Pad may very well have to download a new set of VB5 Runtime Files to ensure proper compatibility. I apologize for any inconvenience, but this was a Microsoft product decision, and I am sure that in the long run this update will improve stability and efficiency. These files are available at my web site. (The comctl32.ocx and comdlg32.ocx files have also been updated, but are included in the new VB5 Runtime .zip file. There is no need to download the new com-ocx.zip file also.)

NOTICE: Lily Pad requires the VB 5.0 runtime files, comdlg32.ocx, and comctl32.ocx. If you do not have these files please see my web site for more information as to how to download them. The address is: http://user.icx.net/~reuscher/download.htm
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Thanks for trying Lily Pad 1.0 Beta 5.
Lily Pad 1.0 Beta 5 is nonagged SHAREWARE!
The cost of registering is $1.
A few notes: There are no nags, time limits, or usage limits on this program. It has absolutely no shareware tricks built into it. The cost is only $1. If you like the interface and the FindBar then it should be worth a measly dollar. Registering will get you free technical e-mail support, notification of updates, and a hopping lot of thanks!
Please send your registration fee to:
                                        Tim Reuscher
                                        904 Danville Circle
                                        Knoxville, TN 37923
If you send a check, please make it out to Tim Reuscher. Also, please include your e-mail address for future correspondence.
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If you have registered, please direct your questions to bluefrog@usa.net Subject:Support or just use the e-mail icon on the toolbar or the menubar.
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Comments and bug reports are welcome from everybody.
E-Mail bluefrog@usa.net 
Subject:Comments        for comments
Subject:Bugs                 for bug reports
If you submit bug reports please include relevant information, such as video card, processor, etc.

Please use the correct subjects for your e-mails or I will not respond. All messages will be put through an e-mail filter to better allow me to respond.
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Current features include:
>Standard text pad features such as cut, copy, paste, save, open, undo, etc.
>The ability to change fonts and background color
>An Office 97 style "coolbar"
>Recently used files menu
>No file size limit
>FindBar feature so that you won't have to open a separate window and end up moving it out of the way when you search! 
>Preview in browser function (works only for htm and html files - obviously!)
>Ability to save settings
>Ability to choose whether to save settings
>Ability to reset to default values
>Text drag and drop supported
>Links to the Little Blue Frog Homepage and to the e-mail support address for those who have registered

Features/fixes new to Beta 5
>Less room underneath toolbar icons
>More compact toolbar/findbar design
>FindBar now resets itself each time a new file is opened
>Fixed problem opening a file via double-clicking it
>New Lily Pad icon

Lily Pad 1.0 is now officially feature complete. The release candidate and the subsequent final release will consist solely of bug fixes. Any new features will be included in point upgrades that may or may not occur (i.e. to version 1.1, etc.)

If you are an IntelliMouse user, please get either FlyWheel or FreeWheel (FlyWheel works with Lily Pad, FreeWheel has not been tested but probably works too). Try searching for these programs at any one of the great shareware sites that you found Lily Pad at!

Current known bugs:
>Occasionally, the coolbar buttons Open, Change Font, and Change Background Color will stick. This can be fixed by running your mouse pointer over the icon again. This bug will probably not receive high priority, and is just something you'll have to live with.
>After choosing no to the "Do you want to save the changes" dialog, and then canceling the Open File dialog, all data is lost when choosing New file without adding any more data . Let me know if this is a real problem for anyone. It seems like it wouldn't be. Just be careful :)
>When opening some files of file types not included (those included are .txt, .htm, etc.), the display window will just stay the same and not open anything. I'm investigating why this happens and hope to fix it. No guarantees.
>Opening the link to my web page using any browser with IE 4.0 PR1 installed on your computer will crash Lily Pad if it is the first time that you have used your Dial-Up Networking connection since booting your computer. The work around is to get PR2.
> When you have settings restored at startup and have the toolbar selected to not be shown, it will flash for a split second before disappearing. There is no workaround for this minor inconvenience, and it unfortunately will appear in the final release. (It's visible for only a split second on my 486, so who knows, if you have a good computer you may not even see it. )
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Revised Release Schedule (TENTATIVE)
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August 30 - Beta 5
September 15 - Final Release
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Lily Pad is freely distributable as long as you let me know that you've done so (SimTel and its mirror sites are exempt). This readme.txt file, in its original form, MUST be included in the zip file.
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