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- EasyCASE
- Version 1.55
-
- EasyCASE Version 1.55 fixes the following bugs found in versions 1.3 and 1.4
- and earlier versions of 1.5.
- Note : The user manual documentation (v1.3) is largely unaffected, with the
- exception that the Preview function selection has been moved to the Print
- dialog box and zoom level is selected via a pop-up dialog box and additional
- options have been added to the Print dialog box for printing to HP DeskJets
- and LaserJets at resolutions of 150dpi and 300dpi in PORTRAIT mode only.
-
- v1.37 Upgrade Fixes :
- 1. Can now Export chart files to dBASE III+ from Export options dialog box.
- 2. No longer get 'Illegal Function Call...." message if left mouse button
- pressed in chart window prior to manipulating any objects.
- 3. Flows are unhighlighted if Move cancelled after object selection.
- 4. Label placed properly on Flows and Arrows if previously identified, but
- un-labelled object labelled by labelling another similarly identified object.
-
- v1.4 Upgrade Fixes :
- 5. Set default for Save Chart to Yes.
- 6. Re-draw Menu also when chart Re-drawn using menu option.
- 7. Can select Yourdon or Gane & Sarson symbols set from Options entry in menu
- for DFDs as intended.
- 8. Corrected problem which could cause text on chart not to print if entire
- chart printed, rather than selected area.
- 9. Can now print correctly to Epson LQ (Portrait mode only available)
- 10. Flow entry/exit ports drawn and used properly for extra-large and giant data
- and control stores.
- 11. Print Preview mode is now selected via an option in the Print dialog box
- selected from the menu.
- 12. Preview has been removed from the menu.
- 13. SYMBOL has been replaced by CHANGE toward the top of the menu, underneath
- which are options to change an Object Type, Size or the Number of Arrowheads
- on a flow or connection.
- 14. Zoom factor for Zoom and Preview modes is selectable with the mouse via a 3-
- entry dialog box. No re-draw if on change in zoom factor.
-
- v1.5 Upgrade Fixes :
- 1. Symbols now plot again at the proper place on the page.
- 2. Handshake protocol with Plotter now functions correctly provided plotter is
- set to 9600 baud, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, Hardwire handshake.
- 3. Files can now be loaded from a different drive or subdirectory and may be
- specified partially or in full drive and/or pathname form.
- 4. Files can be saved or exported correctly to another drive and/or subdirectory.
- 5. Filenames specified for save or export are truncated to 8 characters in
- accordance with DOS filenaming convention. Current chart type mnemonic is
- used as the file extension regardless of that specified. This is to allow
- EasyCASE to set the correct chart type when reloading.
- 6. Error trapping incorporated so that attempts to save, export, print, plot,
- load etc. files to or from non-existent or erroneous drive and/or pathname
- specifiers does not cause a program 'crash'. For example, if an attempt is
- made to save a file to a floppy drive whose door is open, you will be
- notified of an error condition and provided with the oppurtunity to retry or
- abort the save. Similarly for loading files.
- 8. Error trapping improved to accomodate more possible device errors when
- printing and plotting charts.
- 9. Changed to 'exploding, shadowed' windows.
- 10. Inserting a blank line (all spaces) prior to the text of an existing label
- inside the pop-up label dialog box no longer causes a program 'crash'.
- 11. Certain chart options are now saved with the chart. This currently includes
- the symbol set (Yourdon or Gane & Sarson) used for the chart (DFDs and TRGs
- only) and the setting of auto flow routing (pipes or straight connections).
- Note that EasyCASE v1.5 will read chart files from previous verions (v1.2
- through v1.4), but files saved using v1.5 will NOT be readable by previous
- versions without minor editing.
- 12. HP7475 (Emulation) Plotter clipping problem removed. Chart currently prints
- smaller than desired. Full fix to be provided later.
- 13. Extraneous, uncontrolled BEEPs now silenced if beep option turned off.
- 14. Ensure correct font selected after Exporting chart to Paint file format if
- previously in zoom mode.
- 15. Provide OK/Cancel dialog box (defaults to OK) for confirming Exporting of
- chart fragment to Paint file after selecting area.
- 16. Default confirmation to OK after selecting chart fragment to Print or Plot.
- 17. Substitute quote character (") with apostrophe character (') if entered in
- in an object label or text block string to prevent subsequent chart re-load
- problems. If you have experienced problems saving and subsequently re-loading
- a chart after using the " character in a label or text block (error message :
- Input Past End Of File), contact us for details of how to edit the chart file
- to enable it to be recovered.
- 18. Fixed problem which could result in ability to select symbols from the menu
- after selecting a chart fragment to Export to Paint file.
- v1.52
- Fixed a minor problem which could cause the PC Paintbrush file conversion
- utility in Lotus Manuscript v2.0 to incompletely convert such a file type to
- its own internal bit map format for importing into a document.
- v1.53
- Support added to print to HP LaserJets and DeskJets (using HP PCL level 3)
- in both 150 and 300 dots per inch (dpi) resolution in PORTRAIT mode only.
- At 150 dpi it is possible to print 16 symbol columns by 20 symbol rows with
- igh legibility. At 300 dpi it is possible to fit the entire chart area (32
- columns by 32 rows) on a sheet of A-size paper with low legibility. This
- feature is currently provided to output a depiction of the entire chart and
- is being expanded to provide the capability to produce chart fragments at 300
- dpi with very high legibility and 'smoothness'. Note that any attempt to
- select 150 or 300 dpi in Landscape mode will result in a 100dpi printout.
- v1.54
- 1. No longer get out of string space message when attempting to print more
- than 10 columns to Epson LQ.
- 2. Get proper view of chart when printing at 300dpi on a HP PCL printer.
- v1.55
- 1. Option provided in Chart Options dialog box to move labels associated with
- flows/connections also, whenever flow or connection moved. This will apply if
- connections moved directly or as a result of moving a symbol with which it is
- associated. Default is ON.
- 2. HPGL plots are now located correctly on page again !
- 3. 'Select Chart Area to Print' option, selected from the Print dialog box is
- more forgiving. The OK/Cancel options have been extended with the addition of
- a Re-do option. If, after selecting an area, you are not happy with what you
- selected, select the Re-do option and try again.
- 4. The Re-do option has also been added to the dialog box which appears after
- you have selected an area of the chart to export to Paint file. See 3. above.
- 5. Selected printer type is no longer lost (if other than Epson FX) after
- exporting a chart to Paint file.
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- June 16th, 1989 Evergreen CASE Tools
- 11025 164th Ave. NE,
- Redmond, WA 98052.
- (206)-881-5149
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