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- HDClick V3.0
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- Here's a list of all changes since Version 2.0.
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- Important: Configfiles and Prefsfiles from Version 2.5 are converted
- automatically, but have to be saved manually with "Save" in the EDIT-
- Window.
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- NEW:
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- V3.0
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- + Gadgets can be decorated with graphics (IFF-Brushes). Each gadget can
- have it's own graphic, as a pattern or centered.
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- Graphics and normal gadget-titles can be combined so you can use a
- graphic as a background and overlay a title.
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- Also, by using centered brushes that are smaller than the actual gadget
- the background-color of that gadget will be visible.
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- Graphics that are used in several gadgets are only loaded once, saving
- memory and time.
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- + A background-pattern for HDClick's screen can be selected.
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- + The color of the gadget-titles can be changed.
-
- + The "App-Edit" function was renamed into "EasyEdit" since it is much
- easier now to use it.
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- Now, several programs can be dragged into the appwindow and will
- automatically be assigned to the gadgets one after another, including
- a gadgettitle and correct startmode. With EasyEdit it is possible to
- create whole configfiles in a few seconds !
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- + The function "CreateTitle" creates a title for a gadget using the
- filename. No need to type one.
-
- + A new program-type "WBRUN" has been implemented. Programs that need the
- TOOTYPES of their icons can now be started with HDClick, too.
-
- + The EDIT-function has again been redesigned. However, the ultimate
- design has not been found yet...:-)
-
- Minus:
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- - Because of problems with the new DICE-compiler it's not possible for
- me to create programs that use an AppIcon, no matter which programmer
- programmed the source. It just crashes when opening the AppIcon !
- Because of that, I had to remove the AppIconify-function so that
- alternatives like "Window" or "Hotkey" should be used now. Sorry,
- but correspondence with OIC (Dice-creators) takes its time.
-
- - A new BUG has been implemented. HDClick crashes with 68000 processors.
- I don't know why since there are no enforcer-hits with 68020 and 040
- processors. I can't find the bug... I hope noone has 68000's today.
- -> Because it crashes with 68000's anyway, HDClick has been compiled
- with the -68020 option.
-
- - The useless program-type "Newshell from" was removed.
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- V2.7:
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- + The mode "WBFront" is now more useful than before, perhaps even more
- useful than "Run". Now, WBFront runs a program and puts the HDClick-
- screen behind all other screens. By pressing the Hotkey, the screen
- pops to the front immediately/very fast. If you have enough memory,
- you should take this one instead of "Run".
-
- + Finally ! I really hated to create batch-files for some programs who
- needed a "CD", a "Current Dir" to find their additional files in
- their drawer. Now, everytime a program is started, the current dir
- is set to the drawer the program is in, so it will find the files.
- It should now be possible to start any programs without having to
- create a batch-file.
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- V2.60-V2.65:
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- + Gadgets can be protected with Passwords. Each Gadget can have its own
- password.
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- + The EDIT-Function also can be protected with a password. This is useful
- for computers that are accessible by the public.
-
- + The HDCLick-Screen can now be opened in three different ways:
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- - Normal: The gadget-construction is visible.
- - Hidden: After the gadgets are drawn, the screen pops to the front.
- - Scroll1&2: The screen scrolls to the top after the gadgets have been
- drawn. Two speeds available.
-
- + The HOTKEY now affects more parts of HDClick, even if Hotkey is not
- selected in the prefs:
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- - If the HDClick-Screen is not front-most, it pops to the front.
- - Hotkey is also active in the Iconify-Mode "Window".
- - If HDClick is AppIconified, the Hotkey has the same effect as double-
- clicking onto the AppIcon.
- - If the Small-Window is behind other windows, it pops to the front.
-
- So you can be sure that when you press the Hotkey, HDClick appears
- somehow. You should choose a Hotkey that isn't used by other programs
- of course.
-
- + This belongs to Bugfixes, but it's here anyway: It is now possible to
- set the STACK of a program directly from HDClick. It has been possible to
- define a stack in V2.5, but it didn't really affect the Stack... Now it
- really does.
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- BUGFIXES:
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- + There was an error in the EDIT-Window's Startmode-Selection. It happened
- that the MX-Gadgets showed a mode like "run" or "execute", but in reality
- it was the mode "none". So if you clicked on your gadget, nothing happened.
- This was a @#°@#° bug ! I had to search long for it, because it wasn't
- in the Startmode-Gadgets, nor in the Startup-functions, nor the save-
- function, but in some corrupt example-configfiles I had created a while
- ago with an old Beta-Version.
-
- + Thanks to the exact Error-description by Herbert Lottner it's now possible
- to use more than 4 colors in Productivity mode. But now, HDClick doesn't
- test if you select too many colors for a Screenmode.
-
- + Some other small bugs which could have been fatal if someone had tested
- HDClick A_LOT are fixed.
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- Support of the AppIcon or a SmallWindow-Gadget for Non-WB3.0 users
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- Drag a picture onto the AppIcon - it is shown !
- Drag a sound onto the AppIcon - you hear it !
- Drag a text onto the AppIcon - it is printed !
- Drag an LHA-File onto the AppIcon - it is decrunched !
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- And this all with ONE AppIcon (or ONE Gadget of the SmallWindow) !
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- This is possible if you use (WB3.0 only) "Multiview" as the starter-
- program in the AppPrefs ("Multiview @").
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- If you haven't got WB3.0 (like me), this can be done with a freely
- distributable program named Megaview combined with the Whatis.library
- (available e.g. from me or on a Fishdisk). All filetypes can be defined
- and the appropriate actions also. It only needs the installation of
- Megaview and the entry "Megaview @" in the AppPrefs of HDClick.
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- New in Version 2.5
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- + "Only" works with OS2.0 or higher, (nearly) all Style-Guide-rules used.
- + EDIT was completely redesigned and is easier to use with e.g. AppEdit
- + More configurable
- + Colored gadgets
- + Selectable fonts
- + AppIcon, for Tools as Multiview from WB3.0
- + Small-Window-size and Font configurable
- + Small is an AppWindow so that Icons can be dragged on Gadgets. With this
- it's possible to view pictures, listen to samples or decrunch e.g. an
- LHA-File.
- + All Screenmodes of WB2.X available
- + Any Hotkey can be used
- + Online-Help
- + More, try it !
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