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- ClipHelp (C) Version History
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- Ver 2.2 - 3 April 1992
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- Optional ability to call a UDF on accessing help (a 'pre-help'
- UDF) and/or another on leaving help (a 'post-help UDF') via public
- variables in Summer 87 version and code block parameters in
- Clipper 5 version. Scope for imagination!
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- Fixed bug in both 2.1 vs libraries whereby help screens overlaid
- a junk background when ClipHelp was used in mono mode.
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- Facility for users to access full ClipHelp editor features through
- the use of a serial number and code supplied by CISMail, FAX,
- phone or airmail on registration. Serial numbers and codes will
- also give users access to full features of future versions of
- ClipHelp downloaded from Nanforum or a local BBS.
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- Ver 2.1 - 17 February 1992
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- Maintenance release. Corrects an omission in CLHLP501.LIB whereby
- changes to the Application Background attribute made with
- ClipHelp's 'Set Defaults' option were being ignored.
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- Ver 2.0 - 3 January 1992
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- ClipHelp .OBJ files in earlier versions now replaced with .LIB
- files.
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- GrabScreen() added to CLHLPS87.LIB and CLHLP501.LIB.
- Incorporating appropriate calls to this function during
- application development enables whole or specially-defined part
- screen images to be saved to a database called CAPTURES.DBF
- (created and maintained by ClipHelp). The same function can be
- called in ClipHelp's 'Edit Colors' option to 'cannibalise' parts
- of its help file as it is creating it.
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- Images saved in CAPTURES.DBF can be inserted directly into the
- HELP.DAT file complete with color attributes using the new
- 'Import' facility of ClipHelp's 'Edit Colors' option, greatly
- reducing the work needed with previous versions of ClipHelp.
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- The attribute bytes of all characters not obscured by overlaid
- help data when <F1> is tapped are now changed and restored on
- return to the application. This avoids unsightly flashing panels
- which could previously arise with Clipper 5's SETBLINK(). The
- default color can be changed using ClipHelp's 'Set Defaults'
- option.
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- An optional 'path' command line parameter when running ClipHelp
- tells it where to find HELP.DAT and HELP.TXT files, supporting
- concurrent development of help systems for multiple applications.
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- Public variable in Clipper S87 version and additional parameter to
- the solitary function call in Clipper 5 version optionally allows
- HELP.DAT and associated files to be located elsewhere than in an
- application's default sub-directory.
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- Ver 1.11 - 12 December 1991
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- Checks whether a mouse is in use and if so, saves the condition,
- turns off the mouse while help screens are displayed and restores
- the original mouse condition on exit.
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- Ver. 1.1 - 24 October 1991
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- Replacement Clipper 5 OBJ module (CLHLP501.OBJ). All PUBLIC and
- PRIVATE variables removed and replaced with LOCAL or file-wide
- STATIC variables. Only one line of source code need be added to a
- Clipper 5 application to embrace all ClipHelp facilities. Context
- sensitivity achieved by calling a function to pass a string/code
- to ClipHelp, avoiding a PUBLIC variable declaration.
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- Replacement Clipper 5 C function library (HLPC501.LIB) with
- improved speed over that supplied with version 1.00.
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- Ver. 1.0 - 4 July 1991
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- ClipHelp (C) 1991, 1992
- Richard Eddy
- S.R. Eddy & Associates
- Perth, Western Australia Tel: 61 9 455-1004 CIS ID: 100033,3272
- 3 April 1992
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