• Added 24 new patchable icl8 icons—including the newest OS 9 icons—for a total of 121 patchable icl8 icons.
• Added 37 new patchable ics8 icons—including the newest OS 9 icons—for a total of 161 patchable ics8 icons.
• The Finder Window Header now draws correctly!!
• Added 2 new preview sample windows.
• Added Finder window examples with no close box, and without a close or zoom box.
• PreviewMaker now uses a popup menu to select a layout option, rather than the previous radio button method.
• Gave PreviewMaker a real splash screen!
• The resource ID's are now shown along side the icon name, rather than being static on the window. This makes the window easier to look at, easier to update, and fit better on small monitors or low resolutions.
Version 2.1.1 (September 11, 1999)
• Fixed the problem with the Movable Alert not drawing correctly. (Oops.)
Version 2.1 (September 10, 1999)
• Drastically increased speed overall.
• Added Example windows for the following:
* Up-Facing Horizontal Zoom Utility
* Up-Facing Vertical Zoom Utility
* Up-Facing Titleless Utility
* Side-Facing Horizontal Zoom Utiltiy
* Side-Facing Vertical Zoom Utility
* Finder Window Horizontal Zoom
* Finder Window Vertical Zoom
• Renamed the PreviewMaker menu item to "Previews"
• Finally made a decent icon.
• Toyed with the Preview Generator window functionality.
Version 2.0 Final! (September 3, 1999)
• Minor tweaks.
• Replaced the Natalie Portman pics with Power Mac G4 images.
Version 2.0 PB5 (August 29, 1999)
• Corrected the display of movable and modal alert windows.
• Added the proper application icon ID's.
Version 2.0 PB4 (August 27, 1999)
• Fixed (I hope) the 640 X 480 monitor resolution problem.
• Removed the placard from the movable dialog's background. (I don't know how it got there to begin with!)
Version 2.0 PB3 (August 1, 1999)
• Internal closed testing - no actual public release.
Version 2.0 PB2 (July 24, 1999)
• Added end-user choosing of folder icons on the Folder Palette.
• Made Finder-Like and Utility Windows resizable.
• Fixed scrollbars on all windows that have them.
• Fixed the picture display on the Bevel Button window.
Version 2.0 PB1 (July 10, 1999) * * MAJOR UPDATE * *
• Totally recoded from the ground up.
• Added the ability to preview all the standard Macintosh window conventions to test appearance under your scheme.
• Added the ability to preview 97 patchable icl8 icons, and 124 patchable ics8 icons.
• Added a controls preview window that shows all the Macintosh controls and their various states under your scheme.
Version 1.6 (June 3, 1999)
• Added 2 new preview windows.
• I provide online ordering with this version.
• Various registration bug fixes.
• Small tweaks and speed improvements.
Version 1.5 (April 27, 1999)
• Recompiled with the *much* faster REALbasic 2.
• Added an Apple Menu item to take you directly to the PreviewMaker web site.
Version 1.0 (Final)
• Extensive code clean-up.
• Changed the remote window. The setup window hides as soon as a preview window is generated, and it reappears when that preview window is closed. By using the remote to toggle the setup window on or off, one could accidentally open any number of windows in the background. The nature of this application is to generate ONE preview at a time—I made it so that one could not open multiple windows. Disabling this end-user option solves the multiple window problem, and cleans up the interface.
• Previews are no longer available via menu items. I did this for the exact reasons detailed above. It takes the same amount of time and energy to “see a preview before I generate one” that it does to simply generate a preview. If you don’t like the layout, simply close that window and try another.
• Tweaked the interface to abide by Apple’s Human Interface Guidelines, particularly in text display and control placement.
• Ended the four month beta test cycle, and have received a clean bill of “No Bugs Here” from both PPC and 68k users. (To this, I knock on wood and cross my fingers...)
Version 1.1b2
• Added two more window previews, now showing off the Alert, Caution, and Note icons.
• Cleaned up some of the coding, making for smaller chances of crashing on some older systems.
• Introduced the shareware registration into the application.
• Replaced the “About PreviewMaker” splash with a cool picture instead of boring text.
Version 1.1b1 (December 16,1998)
• Changed the version numbering to compensate for the major revisions.
• Added four new preview layouts, for a total of six different previews.
• Added a “remote control” to show/hide the main setup screen so the background will be less cluttered for your screenshots.
• Added menu commands to get a preview of the window styles before you generate a preview.
• Added menu commands for all other aspects of the application.
• Added a floating utility window option that displays the Generic, System, and Control Panels folders.
• Updated the methods for drawing windows which (I think) fixed the crashing bug some were experiencing.
• Minor tweaks and other subtle improvements.
• I added a button on the Remote Control to open up the Utility Window.
• Disabled the main set-up window’s close box.
• You can no longer open multiple generated layout windows. To see what a window layout looks like before generating, use the Preview menu to see which suits your taste. After you’ve found one you like, generate the preview window and proceed as usual. For screenshot purposes, I see no reason to generate multiple windows.
Version 1.0b3 (December 15,1998)
• Added a second preview layout with new controls like little arrows and disclosure triangles.
• Minor tweaks and subtle improvements.
Version 1.0b2 (December 12,1998)
• Minor tweaks and subtle improvements.
• Edited the Read Me and changed the About window.
Version 1.0b1 (September 26, 1998)
• Initial beta release at the Kaleidoscope Hotline Server
