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- File: README.DOC
- VERSION 4.7 (Changes since 3.6)
- -For users of the MEGA TOS (1.2) and the buggy disk-loaded version of TOS 1.4
- (1988), previous versions required you to move the mouse pointer outside of the
- menu area at the top of the edit screen when pressing the [ESC] key to return
- to the menu screen. This was done to correct for a GEM bug which drops menus
- on the mouse, leaving holes in the menu like swiss cheese. No problem with the
- original version of soft-load TOS, 1.0, and 1.4 (1989). Now, the mouse
- automatically drops out of the area (does NOT work in combination with Atari's
- MACCEL2.PRG).
- -Improvements to the form input (from disk file) have been made, and bugs that
- caused screwy things on wrapping an insert word occurring at the end of a line
- have been squashed.
- -Support for Moniterm monitor. 160 columns by 57 lines, or 160 by 93 lines in
- hi-res flip-flop.
- -ver. 3.6 had a bug in the floppy format routine which appeared on TOS versions
- previous to TOS 1.2 (Mega TOS), and caused a fatal crash. Fixed in 3.7.
- -The mouse cursor state is neutralized at exit further enhancing running of the
- program from a shell.
- -ALL PREVIOUS VERSIONS TO 3.8 WILL NOT RUN PROPERLY ON THE STe COMPUTERS. THE
- TEXT AND BACKGROUND APPEAR THE SAME COLOR WHEN YOU PRESS ^T TO TRANSFORM
- COLORS.
- -Increased compatibility with AtariWriter+. Foreign characters now translate
- into their ST equivalents correctly. You will still need to edit out the
- AtariWriter+ global formatting data and tab settings.
- -4.0 is compatible with ALL resolutions on the TT.
- -4.0 will now fast-load, and on TT will load into fast TT RAM.
- -4.0 allows selection of 3 font sizes in TT Med and TT High resolutions, and 2
- sizes in ST High and TT Low.
- -4.0 combines menu screens into one screen. GEM is always active, and alert
- boxes now work alone as opposed to in parallel with command box alerts.
- -4.0 actually has two flavors: this one works fine in TT TOS 3.5 and better,
- but TOS 3.1 has VT52 emulator color problems in Low Res TT mode. The version
- for START magazine has a fix for this, and will be available if and when START
- publishes again. You can also fix it by using Quick ST 3.0 which bypasses the
- TOS routines.
- -You can now set the default for tabs to 4, 5, or 8 for tab expansion when
- loading non-ST Writer Elite programs. SETTING the default tabs [Shift Tab]
- remains unchanged.
- -The STWRITER.PRG file may now be modified to hold your default settings for
- screen color on boot-up (black or white background--ineffective on Moniterm
- Moniter which always has white background with black text), tab setting,
- default file extender, and format line settings. Your disk and STWRITER.PRG
- file must NOT be write-protectd, so do it on a back-up copy just in case of a
- screw-up. When you re-boot STWRITER.PRG, the new settings become the default.
- If you want to return to the virgin settings, this option is available as
- well.
- -4.1 The first bug in over a year has appeared: A file terminated with a
- string of ^Z (as from an XMODEM file) would never terminate when printing to a
- disk. This is fixed.
- -4.1 The print device defaults to Printer, but if changed remains as set.
- -4.2 The help key activates a scrolling help dialog box on the Edit screen.
- -4.2 Numerous display glitches have been tracked down and done away with.
- -4.3 Fixed bug in page wait on print-to-screen which prevented the menu from
- redrawing properly.
- -4.4 Color change on vertical blank.
- -4.4 All code optimized for speed, compactness.
- -4.4 Fixed typos in Help dialog box.
- -4.5 Adds 1.44 Mb disk formatting for ST/TT's equipped with h.d. drive & chip.
- -4.5 Now does not hose up DC Desktop.
- -4.5 Spanish version now has misspellings fixed.
- -4.7 Allows for running TOS versions less than 3.00 on 68030 processer (such as
- SST), and STE TOS on ST (CodeHeads TEC).
- As always, any bugs, let me know. Bruce Noonan, M.D., Compuserve [72407,504] or
- Genie [B.Noonan]
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