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- File: README.DOC
- VERSION 4.0 (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.
- As always, any bugs, let me know. Bruce Noonan, M.D., Compuserve
- [72407,504] or Genie [B.Noonan]
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