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Ok will look ASAP, thanks

****NEW**** Attached is version 1.9 Added – Auto save now implemented if file has been save will save every minute. (the same time an auto recover backup file is generated). Added – "SavePromptAfterCandidateInfoScreenOnLaunch" so that after entering in the details on the candidate info screen it will now prompt to save the file. MUST be used in conjunction with "ShowCandidateInfoScreenOnLaunch" in the options file. Fixed –Word Count and Character Count now counts, (didn't in previous few builds). ExamWritePad19.zip ------------ If all is well then THIS is the final version, unless people start requesting more features or post bugs... Also remember that a new build number starts a new backup folder, so please delete any older version folders within c:\programdata And backups/recovery files will save every 1 minute, by default, automatically (and on application close). Other saves are to be done manually by clicking save (whether you have saved the file or not). So in theory if you never save the file manually the previous versions on offer should allow you to restore right up to the exact point at which you last entered something.[/b][/b][/b]

thanks, fixed in 1.9 - coming soon! :-)

Ok will do, auto save coming up in version 1.9

ok, so that is a +1 for autosave. To sell it to an exam officer, just say its offers less than wordpad but more than notepad, with auto recover (saved every minute) in case of computer failure. It adheres to the JCQ and CIE framework/guidance on Word Processors. It also offers visual assistance with people with Visual processing problems like Irlens syndrome, in terms of being able to change the background and font colour on screen. Our exam officer is already sold!!

I would also like to know if people would prefer an "Auto-Save" feature, it will work along the lines of if the file has been saved, it will then auto-save every minute, but if the user makes big error they can still recover from a auto-backup file which as you know backups up the textbox state every minute.

****NEW**** Attached is version 1.8 Added – Ability to Double Line Space Print – If you need to turn it on the please do so in the config, setting “DoubleLineSpacingPrint” to “1”. This feature is EXPERIMENTAL because it I have had to cheat slightly and use a webbrowser control with CSS to get the line spacing. Under JCQ guidance 8.8 Word Processors - double line spacing for exams is advisory and NOT compulsory. Added - Ability to change the screen font colour for the purpose of readability. This can be also set as default in the config file under “FontColour”, please use RBG values for example black = 0,0,0 Added - Candidate Info can now be save with the saved ExamText file. This because the file format has now changed to an XML based format but still using the .ExamText file extension. (Auto backup recoveries still only save the textbox data, thus do not included the candidate info). Added – “DefaultOpenPath” in config file so you can specify where to open you files from. Added – Error handling has now been added to the candidate info screen so you cannot have blanks fields before printing. Changed – Menu Bar colour is a few shades lighter so you can see the button text labels clearer. ExamWritePad18.zip ------------ If all is well then THIS is the final version, unless people start requesting more features or post bugs... Also remember that a new build number starts a new backup folder, so please delete any older version folders within c:\programdata And backups/recovery files will save every 1 minute, by default, automatically (and on application close). Other saves are to be done manually by clicking save (whether you have saved the file or not). So in theory if you never save the file manually the previous versions on offer should allow you to restore right up to the exact point at which you last entered something.

New version coming tomorrow!! Line spacing cannot be done as yet with textboxes or richtextboxes, no support for it in Visual Studio. But I will keep looking for a way to do it!! :-)

I'll see what I can do for you, but makes sense regarding both requests [emoji1]

****NEW**** ExamWritePad17.zip Attached is version 1.7 Changed - "Set Background Colour" option has changed to "Screen Options" to allow for new added feature below. Added - Ability to change the screen font size for the purpose of readability. This can be also set as default in the config file. Added - Candidate Info box can now be shown at load as well as at print. Just change the config file option "ShowCandidateInfoScreenOnLaunch" from 0 to 1 Changed - Changed backbround colour description information regarding an inaccuracy. "Dyslexia" has been changed to "Irlen's Syndome". Thanks for @mjs_mjs for this!! ------------ If all is well then THIS is the final version, unless people start requesting more features or post bugs... Also remember that a new build number starts a new backup folder, so please delete any older version folders within c:\programdata And backups/recovery files will save every 1 minute, by default, automatically (and on application close). Other saves are to be done manually by clicking save (whether you have saved the file or not). So in theory if you never save the file manually the previous versions on offer should allow you to restore right up to the exact point at which you last entered something. ExamWritePad17.zip

It's been a great insight to something I would have said was symptoms dyslexia. Just goes to show I don't think enough is made of Irlens to put it on the same level as dyslexia in terms of know conditions. Certainly I will change my descriptive on the background colour change, remove dyslexia for something like "Irlens or any other visual processing problems". I wish you all the best and again thanks for the info [emoji1]

Thanks for the info, So does Meares-Irlen Syndrome co-exist with autism or dyslexia, in most cases? Irlen is a visual processing disorder where dyslexia is a more a language based disorder (spelling, writing, pronunciation). If I have undrrstood it correctly.

Your wish shall be granted, DefaultSavePath will be blank in the config, which means it will point to users desktop, but you enter in a hardcoded path then that will take precedence. I have added in the config a default "Screen Font Size" and changed Select Background Options to "Screen Options" so now you CAN customize the screen background color and font size. This will be available over the weekend as I'm off home now :-)

I take your point on-board, and will allow it to be changed for screen purposes only :-) If JCQ guidlines allow programs like notepad to be used then bullets/numbering cannot be done, so is it essential? I suppose what you have to think about is that if a student sitting an exam on paper has to write bullets by hand then why should someone on a computer given the option to bullet for them by the click on a button, its almost a form of help, borderline cheating. I could do this but you would have to specify hardcoded path like "H:" or a UNC path like "\\server\folder". Is this all you would need?

No not really, because only one person can use a computer at anyone time, so not data sharing, for example if a student take an exam in the morning, when a student sits at the computer for the afternoon, there will be no auto-recover backups available because the gap between the morning exam finishing and the afternoon exam starting is normally 1 hour 30mins, ExamWritePad will only show upto the last one hour. Another issue is that on Windows 10, on a standard user account type, it cant create folders within the %appdata%, get access denied, so Programdata was the best compromise.

****NEW**** ExamWritePad16.zip Attached is version 1.6 Added - Ability to enter in Candidate Name, Centre Number, Candidate Number, Exam Paper details (title & code) at print time. You can also enter in your Centre Number into the config file so that pupils don't have to fill it in. Added - Page numbers are now added to the footer of each printed page ------------ If all is well then THIS is the final version, unless people start requesting more features or post bugs... Also remember that a new build number starts a new backup folder, so please delete any older version folders within c:\programdata And backups/recovery files will save every 1 minute, by default, automatically (and on application close). Other saves are to be done manually by clicking save (whether you have saved the file or not). So in theory if you never save the file manually the previous versions on offer should allow you to restore right up to the exact point at which you last entered something. ExamWritePad16.zip

The font size can be changed in the config file. It is set to 12 by default as recommended by JCQ. In terms of alignment, what specifically are you referring to so I can look into it. In terms of the save locations it can be changed to anywhere else because Windows 10 permission issues. The "C:\ProgramData" folder is about the only folder any user has access to. So this will have to stay. The default save location is always the users desktop so it clearly visible to the user. In terms of backups, when you launch the program it will delete any autosave backups that are over the 24 hour threshold (just incase of any emergencies). Currently what we are planning to do is after the final exam to be taken on a computer, we will come back 24 hours after the last exam finished and run ExamWritePad, It will then clear all backups, thus you shouldnt have any left in the ProgramData folder.

We use four/five boards so we just adhere to the which board has a more stringent criteria.

Would you like it forced upon the user on first launch? So before they can start writing their exam answers, they must fill in the basics, that when printed would appear on the final printed out. Am I correct? JCQ want ideally Name, Center no, candidate no, Paper details - printed on each page as a header and on each footer page the page number. They also want double spacing

ExamWritePad15.zip ****NEW**** Attached is version 1.5 Added - Ability to launch Character Map Added - Simplified Context Menu on the textarea (Undo, Cut, Copy, Paste, Select All) options only. ------------ If all is well then THIS is the final version, unless people start requesting more features or post bugs... Also remember that a new build number starts a new backup folder, so please delete any older version folders within c:\programdata And backups/recovery files will save every 1 minute, by default, automatically (and on application close). Other saves are to be done manually by clicking save (whether you have saved the file or not). So in theory if you never save the file manually the previous versions on offer should allow you to restore right up to the exact point at which you last entered something. ExamWritePad15.zip I don't want to make it open source until I give up the project. I've spent lots of hours on it so far and as you can appreciate :-) Not possible I'm sorry after further investigations. The only colours which is really affected is Grey and black. And to be fair, you shouldn't really use these colours anyway.

I'm pretty sure you can cut copy paste select via right mouse click, so I think it is ok to keep as I don't want to over subscribe with icons on the menu bar, but I will never say never. The grammar on the two issues you highlighted I have sorted thanks. With the cursor, it is difficult to detect a background and change the cursor colour accordingly, so what I might do is offer a selection of basic cursor colours on the background selection screen like white, black, red, green, blue. The character map is a good idea so I will implement all the above in v1.5 later this week!! I'm on a mission!!

If you find now more issues then please spread the word, I'd love for ExamWordPad to be the application for all exams!! Just remember to install DotNetFramework 4 before launching the application

As promised!! ExamWritePad14.zip ****NEW**** Attached is version 1.4 Added - Change default background colour on startup via config (RGB only). For example white = 255,255,255 Added - Colour Selection Chart to specify any custom background colour in addtion to the predefined colours that already exist ------------ If all is well then THIS is the final version, unless people start requesting more features or post bugs... Also remember that a new build number starts a new backup folder, so please delete any older version folders within c:\programdata And backups/recovery files will save every 1 minute, by default, automatically (and on application close). Other saves are to be done manually by clicking save (whether you have saved the file or not). So in theory if you never save the file manually the previous versions on offer should allow you to restore right up to the exact point at which you last entered something ExamWritePad14.zip

I initially was going to use a colour wheel but thought it might be easier to give a basic selection. I also was going to save the colour selection to the config but to be honest I always thought that the a different person would sit at a computer each time. If I get enough time I might offer a custom colour selection in addition to the predefined ones. I will definitely add a default back colour to the config file that will be a string of 255,255,255 (RGB) white.

ExamWritePad-v13.zip ****NEW**** Attached is version 1.3 Fixed - Auto backups are now saved correctly with the correct content. Added - Auto backup on application close (just in case you forgot to manually save) ------------ If all is well then THIS is the final version, unless people start requesting more features or post bugs... Also remember that a new build number starts a new backup folder, so please delete any older version folders within c:\programdata And backups/recovery files will save every 1 minute, by default, automatically (and on application close). Other saves are to be done manually by clicking save (whether you have saved the file or not). So in theory if you never save the file manually the previous versions on offer should allow you to restore right up to the exact point at which you last entered something ExamWritePad-v13.zip