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+TED 5.0 Features
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+__ Handles all current tile types with ease of expansion for future sizes.
+   Current sizes are: 8x8,16x16,32x32. Only one tile size is permitted per
+   map set.
+
+__ Handles any amount of tiles that will fit in EMS memory. If EMS is not
+   present, you can't use TED 5.0!
+
+__ Handles masked and non-masked tiles.
+
+__ Each map has 3 planes: background tiles, foreground tiles, and extra
+   info. The extra info plane will blit icons for values 0-63 (?), higher
+   values will be printed as hex. Planes will be selected upon project
+   creation.
+
+__ Must have ability to turn on/off each individual plane so all planes
+   can be on or off at once.
+
+__ Video modes supported will be CGA 320x200, EGA 320x200/640x480/800x600,
+   VGA 320x200 256-color.
+
+__ Map Morph feature will allow user to select a block area and make snap-
+   shots of it, modify the area, make another snapshot, etc. until the
+   morph process is completed. Full editing capabilities will include:
+   DELETE FRAME, INSERT FRAME, MAKE SNAPSHOT.
+
+__ TileInfo feature will allow user to edit tile attributes. Editing capa-
+   bilities will include: ADD, DELETE, CHANGE NAME.
+
+__ TED editing feature will include:
+
+       __ Flood Fill
+       __ Block Fill
+       __ Copy Block (from tile maps as well) with SparseTile handling
+       __ Paste (with floating corners)
+       __ Draw
+       __ Line
+
+__ Other features:
+
+       __ Info Bar (on/off)
+       __ Tile Search
+       __ Map Info
+       __ ScrollKeys (SHIFT for full screen moves)
+       __ Right-Button tile-pickup
+       __ Map Resizing (with Edge Selection)
+       __ X,Y coords in Hex & Dec
+       __ All numeric input will support HEX,DEC,BIN
+
+__ Map files will be saved as either MAPTEMP.ext for the RLEW-only
+   (development) version, or GAMEMAPS.ext for the HUFF/RLEW version.
+
+__ Dialogs will be implemented.
+
+__ Project selection.
+
+__ Map selection by name!
+
+__ Create ApplePreferred or ILBM Map dumps
+
+
+
+
+
+Map Header Struct
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+size           what            description
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+unsigned       HeaderSize      size of the entire map header
+unsigned       MapType         how many planes the map has. If there
+                               are 3, you have back/foreground & info.
+                               If there are 2, you have back & info, If
+                               there is 1, you have background.
+unsigned       TileSize        size of tiles map is made for
+                               (1=8,2=16,3=32)
+long           TileInfoOff     offset to TILEINFO data
+long           TileInfoMOff    offset to MASKED TILEINFO data
+unsigned       RLEWtag         RLEW tag byte
+unsigned       Dictionary      offset to Huff dictionary. 0 if RLEW only.
+unsigned       DataOffsets     offset to MapOffset list
+...
+long           MapOffsets      offsets to Maps in map file
+
+
+
+Map Structure
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+size           what            description
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+long           Plane 0         offset to plane 0
+long           Plane 1         offset to plane 1 (0 if none)
+long           Plane 2         offset to plane 2 (0 if none)
+char           Name            Map name (16 chars)
+...
+unsigned       MapData         all map data is in WORDs
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