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- This is a list of changes from previous versions. If you're new to QPEG,
- please read QPEG.DOC.
-
- Missing versions were only internal revisions, distributed only to a very
- small number of people, or revisions with a small number of changes.
-
- Versions prior to 0.5b were beta versions, released only to a small number
- of people.
-
- QPEG 0.5b
- ~~~~~~~~~
- First official release. I still call it beta, since some drivers are
- not tested and may not work.
-
- QPEG 1.0c
- ~~~~~~~~~
- * No beta version, but not a final release either. I guess there will
- never be a "final" release.
- * Added support for Yh1v1 upsampled color images. Suggested by Tom Lane
- (IJG). QPEG should now be able to view any JFIF compliant JPEG file,
- and even some non-JFIF files.
- * Switching back to text mode on exit now restores the same mode that was
- used before starting QPEG. Suggested by Lutz Kotoll.
- * Added GIF support. Suggested by thousands of users :-)
- * Added TBH logo. Suggested by me :-)
- * Added ability to delete and copy files. Also suggested by many users.
- * If the preview's height is smaller than 61 pixels, its size is doubled.
- In other words, pictures with an original height of more than 480 are
- scaled down by a factor of 8, otherwise by a factor of 4.
- * The executable (QPEG.EXE) is smaller.
- * Added ability to switch greyscaled display on/off ('$' key).
- * Added dithering routines for hicolor modes. Now hicolor looks
- almost like truecolor.
- * Added initialization file (QPEG.INI) for user changeable defaults:
- - video mode
- - file information on/off
- - preview on/off
- - beeps on/off
- - hicolor dithering on/off
- - greyscaled display on/off
- Most of these settings can be changed within QPEG.
- * Fixed problems when viewing greyscaled images in hicolor or truecolor
- modes.
- * Fixed preview code which caused errors on some VGAs. The preview
- should now work on _ANY_ VGA graphics card.
- * Changed ATI driver. I'm not sure if it's fixed, since I can't test it.
- * Fixed VESA driver.
- * New driver for DELL S3 graphics cards. Thanks to Lenny Lim!
- (If it doesn't work, try the VESA driver.)
-
- QPEG 1.0d
- ~~~~~~~~~
- * QPEG now works with the VESA driver (both needed to be fixed).
- * Changed the ATI driver (once again).
- * English and German documentation.
-
- QPEG 1.0e
- ~~~~~~~~~
- * Driver for Diamond SpeedStar 24X. Thanks to Jan van Loenen!
- * Driver for NCR 77C22 chipset. Thanks to Peter van Sebille!
- * The executable (QPEG.EXE) is considerably smaller.
-
- QPEG 1.0f
- ~~~~~~~~~
- * Doesn't lock up anymore on corrupt JPEG files.
- * Slightly improved accuracy (this fixes a bug that caused a checkerboard
- texture on extremely bright areas).
- * Supports interlaced GIF files.
- * Supports Adobe Photoshop JPEG file format (non-JFIF).
-
- QPEG 1.1c
- ~~~~~~~~~
- * Changed directory structure:
- directory ENGLISH for English documentation, directory DEUTSCH
- for German documentation.
- * QPEG FAQ.
- * Fixed NCR configuration.
-
- QPEG 1.2d
- ~~~~~~~~~
- * Changed registration system.
- * Changed status window. Press F1 for help.
- * Fixed bug (blank screen when zooming very fast).
- * Fixed bug in Cirrus driver file for 1280x1024x16 mode.
- Thanks to Ben Jos Walbeehm!
- * Driver for Realtek chipset. Thanks to Christopher L. Tumber!
- * Supports 64K hicolor modes (16 bit) using 65536 colors.
- * Option for automatic video mode selection (depending on the image size),
- see QPEG.INI for details.
-
- QPEG 1.2e
- ~~~~~~~~~
- * Fixed bug (white areas occured when decoding high quality JPEG images).
- * Fixed bug (QPEG didn't recognize write protected GIF files, for example
- on CD ROMs).
- * You can select images with the space key (tagging), then use shift+enter
- to view the selected images only.
-
- QPEG 1.2f
- ~~~~~~~~~
- * Tagging bug fixed.
- * Targa files are recognized (but not displayed yet).
- * Truecolor modes (16M) work now with Diamond Viper and VESATRUE.CFG.
- * Various bugs in the documentation fixed.
- * There's a QPEG support BBS for fidonet and modem, see QPEG.DOC.
-
- QPEG 1.3c
- ~~~~~~~~~
- * Displays Targa (TGA) files! It supports:
- - truecolor TGA, greyscaled/monochrome TGA and TGA with palette,
- - uncompressed TGA and rle (run length encoded) compressed TGA,
- - any TGA type can be displayed in any video mode (just like JPEGs),
- - TGA display is F A S T !
- * Increased maximum number of video modes from 25 to 40.
- * Total rewrite of the general graphics routines, adding new formats
- (PCX, BMP, PBM/PNM etc) is now much easier.
- * Mouse support! Your mouse driver must be Microsoft compatible.
- If you have a Genius mouse driver, it should be at least version 9.06,
- otherwise you'll have to disable mouse support (see QPEG.INI).
- * Supports up to three mouse buttons.
- * Freely configurable mouse buttons: the mouse buttons can be programmed
- to do anything which can be done with the keyboard. See QPEG.INI.
- * Changed AUTO_MODE options in QPEG.INI.
- * The video driver (*.DRV) needn't be copied to the QPEG directory
- anymore.
- * Fixed truecolor mode with Diamond Viper (once again).
- * Fixed another truecolor bug (VESA configuration) which caused previously
- displayed images not to be cleared correctly.
- * Now you can specify a drive or directory on the command line, and qpeg
- will start up in that directory.
- * QPEG gives the following error levels for command line viewing:
- - 0 : ok (no error),
- - 5 : at least one file is no valid graphics file,
- - 20 : fatal error, e.g. unknown command line option, error in
- configuration file etc.
- Those error levels can be used for batch file processing.
- * You can use Shift+Del to delete all tagged files at once.
- * You can use Shift+Inst to copy all tagged files at once.
- * Another ATI driver (ATI-3.DRV) for ATI VGA Wonder 18800.
- Thanks to Yaron Keren!
- * Fixed several bugs.
-
- QPEG 1.3f
- ~~~~~~~~~
- * Fixed scolling bug.
- * Updated documentation.
- * The Diamond Viper / VESATRUE combination definitely works now.
- * Fixed bug which caused the second image to be distorted when
- using the VESATRUE configuration.
- * Driver for Tseng Labs ET4000-W32, supports up to 4 Mb of video memory.
- Thanks to German c't Magazine!
- * /K command line option causes QPEG to exit immediately without clearing
- the graphics screen. Mainly for use in batch files. Works only in the
- registered version (because the shareware delay must be displayed in
- text mode).
- * /C command line option just clears the screen and switches back to
- text mode. Pretty much the same as 'MODE CO80'. Mainly for recovering
- from a previously used /K option.
- * Fixed bug: TGA display with RGB truecolor graphics cards.
- * Fixed bug: Enter key didn't view next image if "file info" was
- switched off.
- * You're now able to tag non-image files.
- * You can use your mouse to pan across images.
- * More detailed memory information in the status window.
-
- QPEG 1.3j
- ~~~~~~~~~
- * Doesn't lock up anymore on corrupt GIF files.
- * Fixed some bugs related to mouse control.
- * Supports PCX images with 1, 4 or 8 bit, or 24 bit truecolor.
- * Supports BMP images (Windows format compressed and uncompressed,
- standard OS/2 format and multi image OS/2 format) with 1, 4 and 8 bit,
- and 24 bit truecolor.
- * Renamed to QPEG/386. It also detects a 486 processor.
- Note: a 486DLC (by Cyrix) is not a real 486, but an improved 386.
- * Driver for Compaq graphics cards based on QVision/AVGA chipsets
- (not yet tested).
- * Now you can still use the cursor keys if Maus_Follow=On in QPEG.INI.
- * Fixed bug related to image rebuild.
-
- QPEG 1.3k
- ~~~~~~~~~
- * Now with install program (English and German).
-
- Coming soon:
- more image formats, slideshow, file masks, changeable file sort order,
- fit-to-screen for large images, support for 4DOS/NDOS descriptions,
- and more.
-