New in Epsilon 8.0

We released Epsilon 8.0 on 29 July 1996. You can also see the features we added in other versions. Here's how to order your update.

This version includes a 32-bit native Windows executable for Windows 95 and Windows NT, a 16-bit Windows version designed for Windows 3.1, and an updated DOS version of Epsilon. Epsilon 8.0 for OS/2 includes the above, plus a 16-bit text-mode OS/2 version, with features similar to the DOS version. All four versions share most customization files.

New Features

Some features are only available under certain operating system versions of Epsilon.

indicates a feature is available in both the 16-bit and 32-bit Windows versions of Epsilon.

indicates a feature is only available under Windows NT or Windows 95.

The 32-bit Windows version of Epsilon can use long file names. Under Windows 95, the DOS version can too.
Epsilon now displays a customizable tool bar by default.

The complete Epsilon manual is included as a searchable Windows help file. You can directly see and set variables and execute commands from the help system.
The "dired" directory editor can start another program using Windows file associations, to view or execute a selected file.
Epsilon for Windows has new printing abilities, including color printing.
You can drag files and drop them onto an Epsilon window, and Epsilon will open the file and display it in that window. Drop a directory to get a dired listing.
Epsilon provides easy access to some compiler help files and other on-line documentation. You can search for keywords in multiple help files.
Epsilon can now remember the current directory from session to session.
The "bufed" buffer list can now sort buffers by most recent use, in addition to its other sorting options. As you move in the buffer list, Epsilon now shows the text of the current line's buffer.
Several commands in Epsilon now support the notion of an "untitled" buffer. You can create a buffer without specifying a file name, and Epsilon will prompt for the file name when you save it.
New commands locate and delete repeated lines in a buffer, and a variety of similar tasks.

In the Windows version, Epsilon's concurrent process buffer now runs in a separate task, and no longer has to share memory with Epsilon. As a result, much larger programs can run concurrently. (At this writing, the concurrent process buffer has some limitations under Windows 95, and is only supported under Windows NT starting in Epsilon 9.0.)
A new Windows-based install program makes it quicker to get started using Epsilon.
Epsilon's mechanism for handling international characters is now much simpler.
You can now select text by holding down the shift key and using the arrow keys. You can replace text by highlighting it and typing replacement text.
When Epsilon prompts for various kinds of responses, it now automatically inserts a default response.
When Epsilon prompts for a file, it now includes the path of the current file in its prompt, like Gnu Emacs.
Epsilon now recognizes the .java extension, and knows about Java and JavaScript keywords.
The OS/2 version of Epsilon now uses the same state and bytecode files as all other versions. Users switching between OS/2 and other versions no longer need to make each customization twice.

There are also many other minor improvements throughout the editor.

Here's how to order your update.

Last Updated: 1 October 2009