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VERSION HISTORY OF CANASTA
==================
Version 1.0 1/12/93
* Initial release
==================
Version 1.1 11/12/93
* Disabled melding Black Threes.
* Enlarged area in which a joker can be added to a row of cards on the table
* Added menu option to switch between single and double clicking
when discarding a card.
==================
Version 1.2 14/3/94
Bugfixes:
* Fixed bug that allowed discarding a card while taking the pile.
* Fixed bug that allowed undo directly after receiving the pile.
* Fixed bug in undoing making a canasta.
* Fixed bug that made computer make the first move in a new round.
Enhancements:
* Added Alt+letter shortcuts in Options|Mouse menu.
* Removed Alt+letter shortcuts in Shareware Message.
* Added Description to exe-file.
* Added specified scoring results.
* Added option to enter player's name.
* Added option to choose whether or not a canasta is required to
make score count positively.
* Added use of BWCC.DLL. Greatly enhances dialog boxes.
* Modified shareware message to include four, instead of two buttons
==================
Version 2.0 19/4/94
Major Enhancements:
* Adopted official Canasta rules and terminology of the
National Canasta Laws Commission.
* Added option to draw extra card when Red Three is drawn.
* Added option to block the discard pile with a Red Three.
* Added option to select number of canastas needed to go out.
* Added option to add the top of the discard pile to a canasta.
* Improved decision-algorithms for registered version.
* Enlarged cards and reorganized screen lay-out to make 'em fit.
* Changed card designs.
* Added Beginner, Advanced and Expert levels for computer opponent.
* Included registration by key.
Minor Enhancements:
* Reorganized option dialog boxes.
* Made text size and font independent of video-driver (I hope).
* Made adding a joker more intuitive.
* Changed score dialog to include a 'Details' button. In this way,
the specified scores are only shown for those interested.
* Disabled resizing the Canasta window.
Bugfixes:
* Fixed bug that allowed computer to go out without a canasta.
* Fixed several other minor bugs.
=================
Version 2.01 24/5/94
Bugfixes:
* Corrected resizing of Canasta window when minimizing.
* Fixed bug in going out with three Black Threes.
* Fixed bug in going out by making a Canasta.
* Fixed bug in Registration Name when canasta.ini
is corrupted.
Enhancements:
* Added indicator for number of cards on draw pile.
* Moved canasta.ini file to Windows directory.
* Slightly improved Expert level.
* Added indicator for required minimum by clicking
on scoreboard.
=================
Version 2.02 4/6/94
Enhancement:
* Added option to draw two cards in each turn.
Bugfixes:
* Fixed bugs in passing the discard.
* Fixed bug that occurs when the 'Number of Canastas needed to
finish' setting is Two and a player adds a card to his first
canasta. This was seen as a second canasta.
=================
Version 2.1 14/7/94
Major Enhancements:
* Advanced and Expert levels are now available in shareware
version.
* Added Sound support.
* Included Install utility.
* Added option to choose color of cardbacks.
* Added option to choose background color.
* Added Hiscore Tables.
* Added programmable time delay in computer's melds.
* Improved Expert level.
Minor Enhancements:
* Changed color of scoreboard for better readability.
* Disabled changing computer level during the game.
* Removed Deal Again menu item to prevent cheating.
* Included E-mail address.
* Confined cursor to Canasta window while dragging
a wildcard.
Bugfix:
* Fixed bug in taking the discard pile using the last cards
in hand.
==============
Version 2.2 8/8/94
Major Enhancements:
* Added Load and Save Game options.
* Extended Undo to include all melds since previous draw.
* Added rule option to choose whether the top card of the
discard pile counts for the initial meld or not.
Minor Enhancements:
* Added 'Clear' button to reset highscore tables.
* Changed highscores to register *difference* between scores of
player and computer. So, clear your V2.1 highscores!
* Added shareware reminder as closing screen.
* Add possibility to use discard pile as draw pile when
that becomes empty.
* Added option to view current scores with right-click on
the scoreboard.
* Smoothened dragging wildcards.
* Increased readability of cards.
* Improved Expert level.
* Enhanced 'Game Over' dialog.
Bugfixes:
* Fixed bug that always showed the 'Canasta required for
positive score' to be 'Yes' even when the real setting
was 'No'.
* Fixed bug that occurred when 'Number of cards drawn each
turn' was two and the draw pile was empty.
* Fixed bug that occurred when 'Number of canastas required
to finish' is two and computer goes out with only one canasta.
* Fixed bug that occurred when player has:
- One card in hand
- Not enough canastas to go out
- Drawn a red three
==============
Version 2.3 28/8/94
Major Enhancements:
* Included full-screen Canasta on 800x600 and 1024x768!
* Added multiple player names, plus running total of wins/losses
over matches to 5,000.
Minor Enhancements:
* Added option to choose whether the discard pile is blocked
at beginning of each round or not.
* Lowered premium for payment by check from $10 to $5.
* Split off card DLLs from canasta.exe.
* Reorganized highscore tables.
* Increased drawing speed of dialogs.
Bugfixes:
* Fixed bug that let computer take top card of discard pile
without taking the rest of the pile.
* Fixed bug that let player go out after passing the discard.
* Fixed bug that incorrectly restored canastas when loading
saved games.
=================================
Version 2.4 5/10/94
Major Enhancements:
* Improved Expert level a LOT.
* Added more cardbacks, with user-friendly selection method.
Self-definable bitmaps for registered users.
* Made sounds completely configurable. Up to three separate
sounds can be selected for each event in the game. Add
your personal favorites!
Minor Enhancements:
* Added 'Save on Exit' feature.
* Added configurable aggressiveness on Expert level.
* Added melding of complete column by shift+clicking.
* Added melding triple by ctrl+clicking.
* Added melding wildcard by clicking on melded column.
* Added creating canasta by shift+clicking on melded column.
* Added automatic adding of wildcard when column of two cards
is melded.
* Added command line parameter: enter the name of a canasta
saved game after 'canasta.exe' to load it.
* Changed some sound files.
* Adopted 'natural' = red / 'mixed' = black card on top
convention for melded canastas.
* Added version info to .exe and .dlls.
* Fixed a lot of bugs (including 'joker not found' bug).
=================================
Version 2.41 22/10/94
* Fixed incompatibility problem with VGA video driver.
* Replaced BWCC.DLL with CTL3D.DLL for 3-D effects.
Total file decrease of about 250k.
* Fixed some minor bugs.
* Changed author's address.
=================================
Version 2.42 6/11/94
* Improved Expert level a little when playing on "Two
Canastas needed to go out".
* Added registration via Public Software Library (PsL).
See README.TXT.
=================================
Version 2.5 5/2/95
Enhancements:
* Added MIDI music support (including 3 .mid files).
* Added option to always use a natural pair when taking the
discard pile.
* Added use of CommonDialogs for File dialogs.
* Added splash screen.
* Enhanced Online Help.
* Enhanced Expert level a little.
* Added creation of .can association during Install.
* Added Internet address mharte@inter.nl.net
Bugfixes:
* Saving is now only possible when the player has melded
correctly.
* Fixed bug that prevented taking the pile on the first turn.
* Fixed bug that allowed taking the pile after drawing a card.
* Fixed bug occurring with video drivers using Large Fonts
(messing up the dialogs).
* Fixed bug that allowed end of round without enough Canastas,
when using Shift+clicking to meld.
* Fixed a small font problem.
=================================
Version 3.0 29/11/95
Enhancements:
* Complete redesign of dialogs using Windows 95 style.
* Added info in the small yellow boxes with 'Mixed' or 'Natural'.
The 'Mixed' box now also shows the distribution of normal cards
vs. wildcards.
* The computer now starts every second round (with optional pop-up
dialog indicating who starts).
* Added statusbar, with info on mouse actions, scores and errors.
* Added configurable card movement.
* Added jukebox function; plays all midi files in a directory using
'shuffle play'.
* Highscores are now optional.
* Added wildcard Canasta (1,000 points).
* Added a Undo All function.
* Added keyboard shortcuts for drawing, melding and discarding:
Function keys F6 through F10.
* Added highscores for whole matches, plus inclusion of dates in
highscore table.
* Added use of Setup program.
* Increased power of Expert level.
* Moved canasta.ini to program directory.
Bugfixes:
* Added keeping of minimum meld at beginning of round, so that
penalty points do not affect this minimum.
* Fixed bug that allowed going out without enough Canastas
when melding two cards + one wildcard.
* Fixed bug that occurred when exiting Canasta and the option
'Save on exit' is turned off.
* Fixed bug that let the computer make its initial meld with
too few points.
* fixed bug that caused computer to take frozen discard pile
without adding two cards to the top card.
* fixed bug that caused file corruption error on NT servers
with automatic DayLight Saving Time correction enabled.
* fixed bug that allowed Undo after passing the discard.
=================================
Version 3.01 8/2/96
Enhancements:
* Added Web Site http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/mharte
Bugfixes:
* Fixed alignment problem with splash screen on maximized window.
* Fixed alignment problem in Game Over dialog with large fonts.
* Fixed refresh bug for pile counters with large fonts.
I hate large fonts.
* Fixed two bugs in Players tab of Customize dialog.
* Fixed bug in Save Game dialog when player name contains spaces.
* Fixed bug that allowed rule changes after each deal.
* Fixed bug that prevented change in cardback to take effect
immediately.
* Increased maximum card movement speed for slow videocards.
* Fixed bug when using 'Canasta required for positive score' on
Expert level that let the computer meld the top card of the
discard pile twice.
* Fixed several other minor bugs.
=================================
Version 4.0 6/10/96
Enhancements:
* NETWORK PLAY over TCP/IP with Chat function and
Rule Synchronization. Pretty cool, Beavis.
* 32-bit version with long filenames, trackbars,
context-help etc. Runs under Windows 95 and NT 4.0.
* New install program.
* Support for 1280x1024 resolution.
* Computer's hand is shown at end of turn when pressing the
'Details' button in the Scoring dialog.
* New rule option to choose whether or not a Canasta is sufficient
as initial meld, regardless of required minimum.
* New rule option to choose whether or not the 'Initially frozen'
option counts separately for each player.
* Added separate cardbacks for the two decks.
* Added 'Apply' button for Customization and Decks dialogs.
Bugfixes:
* Fixed bug that caused MCI error when trying to play a Midi
file that doesn't exist.
* Fixed bug that allowed player to draw several times.
* Fixed bug that did not allow wildcards in wildcard canasta to
count for initial meld.
* Fixed bug that allowed you to go out without a Canasta.
* Fixed bug that allowed you to take the discard pile without
having melded correctly.
=================================
Version 4.01 8/12/96
Enhancements:
* Evaluation version runs for unlimited time! The number
of different hands is limited to 25.
* Distribution as self-extracting .EXE; files are
unzipped automatically.
* Added rule option to permit or forbid wildcard canastas.
* Statusbar score shows meld value of each separate card
added, not only after correct melds. Also, minimum meld
is shown.
* Updated Help file.
Network fixes:
* Chat window no longer stays on top but comes to front
only when a message is received or a key is pressed.
* Fixed popping up of 'no cheating allowed' dialog when pressing
the 'Details' button on the Scoring dialog.
* Fixed incorrect update of scores when undoing taking the
discard pile.
* When pressing F2 for a new game the scores are now reset
to 0 for the opponent.
* Added confirmation screen when starting a new game.
* Fixed incorrect display of IP address as a LAN address
instead of an Internet address when opening Connection
dialog.
* Hand now only ends when opponent melds all if his
melds are correct.
* 'IP Number of opponent' editbox now only accepts letters,
digits and dots.
Other fixes:
* Fixed appearing of Joker as cardback when self-defined .BMP
cardback file was removed.
* Changed statusbar tooltips to refer to 'Opponent' instead of
'Computer'.
* Fixed unintended ability to meld wildcards before drawing
a card.
* When rule option 'Top card counts for initial meld' is off,
the minimum meld is now reset correctly when undoing taking
the discard pile.
=================================
Version 4.02 25/12/96
Enhancements:
* Added 'Paste from clipboard' button for the opponent IP number.
* Rule settings of opponent can now be used; rules are reset
to single player values after disconnecting.
Bugfixes:
* Pressing 'Details' button on Score dialog no longer reveals
next hand of opponent.
* Scores are updated correctly for both players.
=================================
Version 4.1 27/6/97
Enhancements:
* Added use of ICQ to find opponents on the Internet.
* Added Canasta ladder competition.
* Separate highscore table for network games.
* Statusbar mentions name of opponent.
* Added Hoyle rule: with only one card in hand you cannot take
a discard pile containing only one card. This replaces the
'Reuse discard pile when stock empty' rule option.
* Added option to have Chat window stay on top.
* Chat window font now configurable.
* Added live hyperlinks in Help file to Canasta site, ICQ site
and IGL site.
Bugfixes:
* In network play, score no longer update twice or otherwise
get out of sync.
* Starting a new network game after playing a match to 5000
works better.
* New 'End Hand' button for empty stock.
* Removed email connection method.
* Opponent's score correctly updated when undoing.
=================================================================
Mark-Jan "Masta of Canasta" Harte
CompuServe: 100407,2632
Internet: mharte@inter.nl.net