home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
-
- Almanac for Windows
- Version 0.96
- 8/5/90
-
- WHAT'S NEW:
-
- - Once again the toggling between brief and desktop popup modes
- has been overhauled. See DAYVIEW TOGGLE following this list.
-
- - Added the 'pointing finger' cursor which is displayed over any
- areas which can activate features by clicking the mouse. The
- sleeve displays one button when single clicks are used and two
- buttons if a double-click can be used, as well.
-
- - Corrected bug in file handling causing error messages when
- opening or saving files.
-
- - Fixed the sorting of printed schedules to properly print in
- chronological order within each day.
-
- - Changed overlay edit dialog because 'Year' and 'Style' both
- used a 'Y' for selection.
-
- - Corrected recurring monthly dates by day of week to be calculated
- within their proper boundaries.
-
- - Changed the title of the Almanac window to be simply 'Almanac'
- when the application is minimized and when the default auto-
- load module, ALMANAC.ALM, is being used.
-
- - Fixed bug which caused UAE following print of notes.
-
- - Fixed bug which caused UAE if printer setup was cancelled and
- then printer selection dialog was OK'd.
-
-
- DAYVIEW TOGGLE
-
- The brief/desktop dayview toggling has been changed to (1) properly
- follow the CUA (Common User Access) rules for actions defined in that
- specification and (2) provide shortcut mouse actions which supplement
- the pre-defined actions.
-
- - Double-clicking on the title bar will no longer confuse Almanac.
- I have no idea why this action causes message input to a Windows
- application.
-
- - Clicking the maximize arrow on the brief dayview window will expand
- it to full screen (not switch to the desktop mode as before).
-
- - Double-clicking on the desktop background will exit the desktop
- mode (not switch to the brief window as before).
-
- - To switch between brief and desktop modes, double click on the
- dayview window where the overlay and sunrise information is
- displayed.
-
-
- Almanac for Windows
- Version 0.95
- 7/17/90
-
- WHAT'S NEW:
-
- - The only feature that has undergone any change, small as it
- may seem, is switching between the brief and desktop popup
- modes. The maximize arrow on the brief popup no longer switches
- to desktop mode, but instead maximizes the brief window. The
- procedures for navigating brief and desktop popup modes are:
-
- MOUSE
- -----
-
- From BRIEF mode:
-
- o Double-click on text window to switch to desktop.
-
- o Click on MAXIMIZE arrow in title to maximize the popup;
- click on the restore arrow to restore to normal size.
-
- o Double-click on the system box to close.
-
- From DESKTOP mode:
-
- o Double-click on the desktop background to switch to the
- small, brief popup window.
-
- o Double-click on the system box to close.
-
- KEYBOARD
- --------
-
- From BRIEF mode:
-
- o Press the spacebar to switch to desktop.
-
- o Access the system menu with ALT-SPACE and select Maximize
- or Restore to change sizes.
-
- o Press ESC or ALT-F4 to close.
-
- From DESKTOP mode:
-
- o Press ESC or ALT-F4 to close.
-
-
- - Fixed activating the 'Save' button after a 'Remove' is done
- on an overlay item.
-
- - Fixed printing timespans of notes to cover the proper time
- period and to print all notes without extra form feeds.
-
- - Fixed not being able to enter appointment times greater than
- 19:59 when Windows is setup to use 24 hour clock.
-
- - Fixed erroneous shading of religious holidays which occurred on
- some systems.
-
- - Fixed print routines to properly handle the same print driver
- installed on more than one printer (i.e., two HP laser printers
- on LPT1 and LPT2).
-
- - Fixed print options to correctly identify fonts and options as
- returned by the Deskjet family print driver and the Micrographx
- PostScript driver.
-
- - Fixed using the wrong month's info for placing 'note' indicators
- on the main calendar display after certain switches between
- months had been made.
-
- - Fixed UAE occuring when mouse cursor was clicked below notepad
- text which ended in an empty line with just a carriage return.
-
- - Fixed errorneous 'Alarm time must be less than...' message when
- no alarm was being set for a scheduler entry.
-
- - Fixed notepad formatting error when a range of text which began
- and ended with an empty carriage return line was highlighted
- and deleted.
-
-
-
- Almanac for Windows
- Version 0.94
- 6/20/90
-
-
- - Fixed Unrecoverable Application Error when the last item in
- an overlay is 'Removed'.
-
- - Fixed UAE error in the sort algorithm for scheduler appoint-
- ments. A UAE error would occur whenever the sort attempted
- to sort a table already in perfect sort order.
-
- - Fixed apparent 'lock up' for some users at the shareware splash
- window. Special accolades to Eric Brown and Michael Geary for
- their help from the CIS MSWIN forum, as well as to Scott Baker
- and Mark Huth for their special testing and encouragement!
-
- - Fixed background color problems when running multiple copies
- of Almanac. Also added a message box to make sure you want to
- start another copy and warning message regarding updating desk
- files if you do elect to run multiple copies.
-
-
-
- Version 0.93
- 6/12/90
-
-
- * I have replaced INSTALL.EXE with ALMSETUP.EXE after hearing from
- several users that the INSTALL program was not included with their
- file set. Please insure that ALL files are included when recompressing
- the files for distribution.
-
- New features included in version .93 have required a change in format
- of Almanac support files. The formats of overlay files (*.ALO) and
- auto-load module files (*.ALM) have been changed since version .92.
- Desk files (*.ALD) were changed between version .91 and .92. ALMSETUP
- will convert any of these files to current formats for registered
- users. Almanac comes with a complete set of default support files for
- the new or un-registered user. If you do not convert prior Almanac
- files, you will get a message box informing you that the file(s) failed
- their header checks. You should not attempt to continue working with
- Almanac until correcting this problem.
-
- * Every effort has been made to insure that version .93 is compatible
- with ALL modes of Windows 3.0. The program has been 'marked' as 3.0
- compatible to avoid the WARNING startup message when not running Windows
- in real mode. Also, the new proportional system font will be used
- when running under Windows 3.0.
-
- * A global configuration file, ALMANAC.MST, has been added to maintain
- information for user preferences. You may now select the font faces
- and sizes that are used to display to your monitor (this is independent
- of print font preferences). An option is available for adding a sizing
- frame to the brief dayview popup to alter it's size to your liking.
- Another option allows you to save the new size and position along with
- the size and position of the main month window. This information will
- be used when the windows are initialized. You can select all of the
- preceding features from the 'Preferences' menu.
-
- Also, a new selection has been added to the 'File' menu, 'Save print
- parameters'. This selection is activated following any type of printing.
- It will save the font (and margin setting if appropriate) information
- in the ALMANAC.MST file to avoid re-selecting your preferred parameters
- for each print.
-
- * Overlay information is now maintained internally by Almanac, removing
- the awkward Notepad editting. I have attempted to construct a friendly
- dialog for editing items, however I'm sure there is room for improve-
- ment. Please let me know if you find any aspects particularly awkward
- or if you have any other suggestions.
-
- Almanac's overlay management also adds the ability to create recurring
- items within a period of time such as every Tuesday, the third Friday
- of every month, spans of days, and others. You may select a shading
- option to add colors and/or hatch patterns. This shading currently only
- affects the computer display and does not cause similar output when the
- calendar is printed.
-
- * Almanac has been updated to work appropriately when a user changes the
- application background or window text color via the Windows Control
- program. Multiple colors will only be used if you select a white
- background, otherwise all drawing will be done using the color of the
- window text.