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- REVISION NOTES:
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- V2.01 Midi Machine V2.01 Official Release - Bug Fixes/More
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- Re-designed the main window to allow the viewing of long pathnames in
- the multimedia queue.
- Removed some of the "flicker" at start-up.
- Fixed bug where the directory would not change to play files at the
- command-line.
- Added the TextWindowTextSize option to the MWD (Midi Machine Window-
- Definition) files.
- Fixed bug where some users got file not found errors in the setup process.
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- V2.00' Midi Machine V2.00' Limited Release
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- Fixed bug in the RUN FIRST album/info file regarding the FILE NOT FOUND
- errors.
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- V2.00 Midi Machine V2.00 Official Release
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- Re-did main window, removing graphical buttons and placing options in the
- menu bar to reduce "clutter" - open/save album, header midi, setup.
- Streamlined icon animation loading, allowed more icons to be loaded in the
- registered version.
- Re-did setup routines to allow setup for Environment, CD Audio, Display, and
- Animated Icons.
- Removed the status bar; its features were duplicated in the window title bar.
- Add description auto-load, loads xxx.txt, where xxx is multimedia file name.
- Added digital/analog display of sound playing time, current position.
- Fully integrated CD player, tracks are loaded into the queue and playable
- like any other multimedia files.
- Added CD eject buton.
- Added support to load color maps, created several.
- Removed diagonal-line background to remove the little flicker which remained.
- Created Events "drive" for performing multimedia events; created 13 events
- for demonstrations and viewing pictures.
- Can display .TXT files in a new window.
- Can display .BMP, .WMF, .ICO files in a new window.
- Protected users from performing invalid operations on CD/Events drive.
- Added up/down arrows for moving items around queue.
- Mentions in status bar when loading CD information to Midi Machine.
- Completely new help engine.
- Displays CD name in description area automatically.
- Automatically saves queue to a text file when the program exits; re-loads it
- at start-up.
- Displays ALL icon animation information in the SETUP area.
- Modified "About" box some.
- Handles right-click mouse help for object information.
- Can show a help tip every time program is loaded.
- Created SETUP options: load color map, display digital time, display analog
- time, auto-show help tip, auto-ask for a new CD name if Midi Machine
- doesn't know it, auto-seek CD track information, auto-play, auto-play CDs
- when loaded into the drive.
- Created tile graphics for graphics, text, and button windows.
- Plenty of bug fixes, and so much more that we can't possibly list every
- single improvement!
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- V1.21 International/SWREG Ordering Information
- (same code as V1.20).
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- Documentation contains Compuserve(c) SWREG information.
- Documentation includes international ordering information.
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- V1.20 Command Line Options/More
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- Allowed sound/album name to be specified at start-up.
- Added /R, /C, /S, /B, /M, and /X command-line options.
- Displays icon animation name when mouse is dragged on top of a picture when
- configuring icons.
- Cosmetic changes.
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- V1.10 Auto-Play Drag&Drop/More
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- Added Drag&Drop ability when loading and playing sounds.
- Added "Auto-Play On Drag&Drop" configurability.
- Changed the method of configuring icon-animations.
- Sped up the "AddAll" button operation.
- Bug Fixes/Cosmetic Changes
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- V1.05 "Semi-Minimize" Mode/Interim Release
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- Added "semi-minimize" Mode.
- Placed Next, Stop, and Exit buttons on "semi-minimize" mode.
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- V1.00 Many Additions/First Official Standard Release
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- Bug Fixes
- 9 default animations are installed, and WAV and MID files may use any/all of them.
- External animation support, with animation descriptions.
- Random animation play support.
- Shuffle play support.
- Load/Save Album support.
- Mouse-Pointer display help in Help Bar (configurable).
- Info Bar to display file information.
- .INI file support.
- Allows INFO button to be used during sound playing.
- Sound file information displayed in separate Info Bar.
- Added feature to turn-off display of sound name when minimizing icon.
- "Header Midi" support.
- Many other function/cosmetic changes not mentioned here.
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- V0.90 Sound Selection/Animation/Interim Release
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- Added ability to select only .WAV / .MID files or both when adding files to the queue.
- Animated picture shows even when program is minimized (as per users requests).
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- V0.89 Big Fixes/First Official Beta Release
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- Bug Fixes
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- 0.88 Bug Fixes/Speed Improvements
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- Bug Fixes
- Increased speed with animated icons.
- When Midi Machine is minimized, the graphics will not move...speed increase.
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- V0.86 New About Box/More
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- Bug Fixes
- Renaming a file to itself will not display error
- New "About" box
- New "About" and "Setup" box formats...windows stay on screen until you want them to be removed. You can have all three windows on at one time.
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- V0.83 WAV Support, Graphics/More
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- Minor Bug Fixes
- Stopped "flicker" when changing icons in setup mode when playing midis.
- Added WAV support
- Added WAV icon support.
- Created "Ear," "Wave," "Oscil" animations.
- Added new feature of "Smart-Renaming"... wav files will add .wav extension if left off, mid files will add .mid extension if left off.
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- V0.78 Graphics/More
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- Minor Bug Fixes
- Added Setup Screen
- Added moving picture ability when midis are being played
- Created "Conductor," "Music Notes," "Feel the Music" animation sequences
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- V0.75 Misc. Features
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- Added a minimum button.
- The text colors were changed from blue to yellow, letting the text stand out more.
- Altered the text in the "About" box slightly.
- You can now rename one file at a time (fixed), and it displays the name/size of the file in the box.
- Traps any errors in rename procedure.
- Ability to delete multiple files.
- Allows canceling of delete procedure.
- Traps any error in delete procedure.
- Able to play MIDIs in continuous mode.
- In the title bar, as well as when the icon is minimized, the text is changed to the midi name when playing, or "Paused..." when paused.
- V0.7 First Beta Version (For TOW Development beta-testing)
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