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
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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
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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.