KEDIT for Windows 1.5 includes both a 16-bit Windows 3.1 module and a 32-bit Windows 95/98/NT/2000/Me module. Most of the enhancements in KEDIT for Windows 1.5 are available in both versions of the program, but the following features are specific to the 32-bit version:
The 32-bit module supports the long filenames available under Windows 95/98/NT/2000/Me.
You can access long filenames via File Open and related dialog boxes, in commands entered from KEDIT's command line, and in commands issued from KEDIT macros. Mixed case filenames are supported, as well as filenames containing blanks. Note that filenames containing blanks must be enclosed in double quotes when entered from the KEDIT command line.
To allow for longer file names and file extensions, the DIR command now sets aside 30 columns to display file names and 10 columns for file extensions; you can control this via the SET DIRFORMAT command.
The 32-bit module offers better performance than the 16-bit module. Most things are already fast enough that performance is not an issue, but when working with large files and when processing long running macros, the 32-bit module can be up to 30% faster than the 16-bit module.
Several of KEDIT's internal limits have been increased in the 32-bit module. In particular, you can now have up to 100 files in the ring (the limit is 40 in the 16-bit version of KEDIT) and the maximum WIDTH value (which determines the length of the longest line that you can edit) has increased from 4096 to 32000.
Several changes have been made to make KEDIT for Windows 1.5 fit in with the look of Windows 95/98/NT/2000/Me. For example, KEDIT now uses the new Explorer-style File Open dialog box, the toolbar and the status line now adapt to changes in the your Windows color scheme, and the details of KEDIT's toolbar icons and window borders are consistent with Microsoft's Windows 95 guidelines.