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- EasyCASE
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- Version 1.3 Upgrade Features
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- May 5th, 1989
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- EasyCASE (v1.24) has been upgraded! The new version (1.3) is now
- available and incorporates the following additions, enhancements
- and corrections. Registered v1.2x users will be provided with this
- upgrade at no cost. The new version will eventually (sometime
- during May) be uploaded to Compuserve and continue to be made
- available using the SHAREWARE approach.
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- - Objects (Symbol, Interface, Flow, Connection, Transition, Couple,
- Label and Text Block) are highlighted when selected for, and
- during, the move function.
- - Structure Charts are now plotted correctly and with more objects
- appearing on the plotted page.
- - Chart files exported in Microsoft Windows Paint (v1.0x and v 2.0)
- file format are now correctly interpreted and loadable into Aldus
- PageMaker v3.0.
- - Paint file export area is now selectable from the entire chart
- area using the mouse.
- - Chart files may be loaded from, saved to, exported to and printed
- to a different disk drive (eg. a floppy disk) or the root
- directory.
- - Chart filenames and pathnames can be entered into the dialog box
- from the keyboard when selecting a file to load. Non-existent
- filenames or pathnames no longer result in termination of the
- program.
- - Separate path names are now used for load/save, print/plot (to
- file) and exporting of chart files.
- - Can now plot to LPT1:, LPT2: or PRN:, and print to LPT2: and PRN:
- device ports.
- - Default to COM1: port when plot chart option selected.
- - User can now choose to continue and attempt to run EasyCASE if
- 'EGA/VGA card required...' message occurs during startup added.
- Certain EGA cards (eg. the ATI Wonder EGA) do not provide the
- correct EGA signature when checked.
- - Fixed mouse button hold-down problem when repeating object
- placement.
- - Added Gane & Sarson symbol set for transformation graphs and data
- flow diagrams.
- - Yourdon or Gane & Sarson symbol set selectable from options
- dialog box or via DOS environment variable.
- - Added Data Flow Diagram (DFD) as a chart option. Provides data
- processes, stores and flows only. Otherwise same as transformation
- graph.
- - Added support for drawing Entity Relationship Diagrams (ERDs).
- - Default printer/plotter port selectable via DOS environment
- variable.
- - Change flow type dialog box now shows correct current flow type.
- - New labels and text blocks highlighted prior to, and during,
- placement.
- - Improved chart file format, now smaller and faster to save/load.
- Version check included. Will read v1.24 files.
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- - Chart drawing area extended to 32 symbol columns by 32 symbol
- rows, approximately 24 inches square. Printable on 6 sheets of A-
- size paper in portrait orientation (3 horizontally by 2
- vertically). Can print entire chart (unused pages will not print)
- or can now select area of chart to print using mouse.
- - Printing of interface symbol on dfd/trg/std now optional.
- - Can optionally print (faster) to HP DeskJet in draft graphics
- quality.
- - Can now scroll chart left or right 4 columns using Ins/Del keys.
- - Symbol highlighted when selected for change in type or size.
- - Added preview and zoom / 4 (quarter of full size) modes.
- - Used a small (almost (un-)readable) 3x5 character font for zoom
- and preview = 2 (half of full size) modes.
- - Fixed SET Printer=DeskJet DOS environment variable error.
- - Corrected print to LPT2: port error, can now print to LPT2:.
- - Can now have up to 64 flows and Couples on a chart.
- - Can cancel printer/port selection in dialog box without printing.
- - Partially printed page is ejected if print operation cancelled
- via escape key.
- - Can now move interfaces, flows, labels, text blocks and arrows
- correctly in zoom mode when chart offset from origin.
- - Prints charts faster than before.
- - Removed erroneous character from top l.h. corner of printout
- (Epson FX & IBM).
- - Updated dBASE III export file format to better delineate object
- attributes (input/output/update separated from time
- discrete/continuous, one-way removed, for flows on dfds and trgs)
- and added ERD object definitions.
- - Color options now improved and work properly for all objects in
- chart window.
- - Auto-identify and auto-label options selectable via DOS
- environment variable.
- - Use previously selected Interface type and direction when
- repeating i/f place.
- - Added Asynchronous Call connection to structure charts. Relocated
- D/C Flow option and renamed to Couple on main menu.
- - Remove Interface/flow highlight if de-selected during move.
- - Erase text block or object label if cancelled during move when
- placed.
- - Right mouse button acts as Escape key if pressed without
- scrolling chart window with right button held down.
- - Restore correct chart filename display after plot or print to
- file.
- - BEEP is now optional, occurring as a result of an error, can be
- set on/off via the Options Menu selection or via a DOS environment
- variable.
- - Relocated position of Interface option on menu, now below Flows.
- Renamed D/C Flow to Couple on menu.
- - When repeating commands by pressing left mouse button in chart
- area, menu highlight bar is moved over (previously selected)
- currently active menu function.
- - Format of chart type dialog box changed to a list box. Cancel
- option no longer activates invalid (null) chart type.
- - Enhanced documentation. Contains description of ERD and DFD chart
- types and symbols. Added descriptions about structure chart
- objects. Added limitations section. Added new functions and feature
- descriptions to documentation.
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- - Removed timer from opening screen.
- - Fixed several problems in load file... dialog box entries
- operation.
- - Added 'clipping' of allowable number of flows, connections,
- transitions, couples to 64 each without program crash.
- - Print/Plot output functions now more tolerable of device errors.
- - Chart file load/save/export/print functions now more tolerant of
- filename and pathname errors.
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- Evergreen CASE Tools,
- 11025 164th. Avenue NE,
- Redmond, WA 98052.
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- Tel : 206-881-5149
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