MeLS 2006 Info Page
System Requirements:
Multi-Edit Lite for SAS® 2006 can run on an IBM-compatible 133 MHz or higher Pentium
computer with a minimum of 128 MB of available memory. Disk space requirements
are approximately 11 MB (assuming you install everything). Intellimouse
support requires that you have the Microsoft Intellimouse.
Multi-Edit Lite for SAS® 2006 is developed and designed for Windows 2000,
Windows NT & Windows XP, any prior versions of Windows which Multi-Edit Lite
for SAS® might be installed on may not operate properly and will not be
supported by MESI.
What is MeLS 2006?
Multi-Edit Lite for SAS® 2006 is a collection of edit macros, templates,
and other tools that allow Multi-Edit Lite to become a "SAS®
IDE". If you have worked mainframes, UNIX and PC boxes, you've seen a lot of
editors. Most IDE's have pages of checkboxes to select optional behaviors, but
don't allow you to make your own tools that operate within the edit environment.
Multi-Edit Lite for SAS® 2006 does! Multi-Edit Lite for SAS® 2006 has
the customization level beyond what you get from the ISPF or Unix shell
environment. This includes being able to create your own menus, tool bars, etc.
With our tools you can increase your productivity. With a copy of the SAS/PC
you can develop, test, and fix at PC speeds, all locally.
Both ISPF Edit and VI have features that many programmers often overlook (mask
and line exclusion in ISPF, abbreviations and find-and-print in VI as
examples). These features or their functional equivalents are available in
Multi-Edit Lite for SAS® 2006. The tools that come with MeLS 2006 create
short-learning-curve access to these powers in ways specialized for the
SAS® language.
SAS® editors needs to be flexible, conform to you, not the other way
around. Although the grouping of the products features may seem artificial,
most tools can be accessed in a variety of ways. For instance you can comment
block a selected group of text by selecting a menu item, pressing a tool bar
button, or typing a template keyword (with persistent blocks on). Please
review all of the features to fully appreciate the power and plasticity of
our product.
New Features Include:
New Command Maps
Three new Command Maps have been added including: UltraEdit, EMACS & Windows
(MS standard).
Import / Export Functionality
New and improved Importing and Exporting functionality for easy sharing of
languages, templates, macros and more between coworkers or working
environments.
Definable Search Filters
Definable search filters now provide more refined search options.
Multiple Monitor Environment
Multi-Edit Lite for SAS®2006 now supports use of multiple monitor
environments and allows for switching back to single display mode without any
grief.
Visual Tabs and Spaces
With MeLS 2006 you can easily display Tabs, Spaces & Virtual Spaces.
New Program Bitmaps
24bit color bitmap support has been added to Multi-Edit Lite for SAS® 2006
and toolbar buttons have been updated to include 24bit color bitmaps.
Ruby
Complete Ruby language support has been added along with support for
XML-style standalone tag termination.
Maximum Editing Windows
Maximum number of editing windows has been increased to 2048.
Tip of the Day
Tip of the Day entries have been updated with new and updated tips to improve
your use of Multi-Edit Lite for SAS® 2006.
Revert To Saved
New Revert to Saved file menu option.
XP Style
Support has been added to allow ME dialog controls to use the new XP styles
when the Windows XP theme is selected.
Virtual Space
The Multi-Edit Lite for SAS® 2006 virtual space character has been changed
from the 0xFF to the 0x01 character which now resolves any Russian character
issues.
File Lists with Filter Support
New generic file lists with filter support for listing Project files and tag
files. Allows navigation file lists without having to use the mouse.
