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Font Directory Professional - pre v3.10 Change Log

Font Directory Control

 21 May 97  v3.00  first release

 30 May 97  v3.01  release

 03 Jun 97         adjust click on iconbar opens control panel

 05 Jun 97         empty cache routine works second time around

 17 Jun 97         ctrl-drag document scanning now redraws correctly
                   user default now automatically loaded on start-up
                   manual font player corrected
                   scrap saving to zap now works

 18 Jun 97         hotlinks support for Publisher Plus

 19 Jun 97         hotlinks support for Ovation Pro v2.45

 24 Jun 97         ctrl-drag document scanning redraw works (again?)
                   works scan to file with zap v1.35
                   show mode and search/tick/cross no longer mutually exclusive
                   adjust click only opens folder if ctrl or shift are not held down

 26 Jun 97         hotlinks support for TableMate, GraphMate, DiagramIt

 22 Jul 97         restore display (after search) choice now loaded correctly

 13 Aug 97         run 'control panel' from iconbar menu works properly
                   wysiwyg cache emptied when filer loaded
                   manual font player only advances one font at a time

 15 Aug 97  v3.02  release

 27 Feb 98         cache entire WYSIWYG display works again

 10 Mar 98  v3.03  release

 21 Aug 98         filters removed

Font Directory Viewer

 21 May 97  v3.00   first release

 01 Jun 97  v3.01   dummy error when printing with some drivers solved

 16 Jun 97          deleting files from styles directory now works

 15 Aug 97  v3.02   release

 10 Sep 97          default view correctly derived from 'environment'

 21 Aug 98          filters removed

Font Sets Editor

 21 May 97  v1.00  first release

 09 Jun 97  v1.01  resets offset when discarding sets

 17 Jun 97         clears option boxes when change to edit mode

 23 Jun 97         doesn't reset filename!

 24 Jun 97         close sets clears text editing and selections
                   empty sets processed in queries

 22 Jul 97         increased workspace

 15 Aug 97  v1.02  release

FontFS Filer

 21 May 97  v3.00  first release

 30 May 97         remounts before FDutils launched

 05 May 97  v3.01  doesn't remount before FDutils

 23 Jul 97         more variable workspace

 09 Aug 97         compact relinks parent SINs

 14 Aug 97         expanded wimp$scrap or <wimp$scrapdir> wysiwyg exceptions

 15 Aug 97  v3.02  release

 01 Sep 97         modified to cope with insecure connections (omniclient)

 16 Sep 97         robust wysiwyg rendering

FontFS Utils

 19 Dec 95  v0.01  first release

 03 Jan 96         reset access & wysiwyg options added

 06 Feb 96         empty directories supported

 27 Feb 96         reset all fonts added
                   font cache emptied when compiling WYSIWYG data

 04 Mar 96         compile tables ignores multiple IntMetrics files
                   single level intmetrics ignored
                   set extent now complains when compaction is required
                   compaction before free space change allowed

 17 Apr 96         reset all does not rmkill fontfs (network)

 19 Apr 96         weight ordering works again!

 04 Mar 97         new status window
                   progress bar routines implemented
                   wysiwyg sprite displayed in status window

 08 Mar 97         font manager rmreinitialised when error encountered

 18 Mar 97         if WYSIWYG length<=0 then create blank entry

 19 Mar 97         'export fonts' routine added
                   escape while exporting supported
                   dir/font name displayed when compiling wysiwyg

 20 Mar 97         intmetrics filetype must be &FF6 when compiling tables
                   intmetrics fontname checked when compiling tables
                   fontnames longer than 40 are ignored when compiling tables
                   fontname displayed when compiling tables

 24 Mar 97         render WYSIWYG item using special text added
                   copyfonts infoline uses system text

 25 Mar 97         compile tables now saves root/map/boot

 07 Mar 97         compile WYSIWYG exceptions added
                   rename (intmetrics only) facility added
                   ignore file type option added

 10 Mar 97         font checking results window added

 06 May 97         wysiwyg compilation split into linking and compiling

 07 May 97         relinking of font sets added

 12 May 97         check fonts first pass caches dir info

 20 May 97         RMA loaded wysiwwyg exceptions
                   mark sprites now performed before relinking!
                   hopefully ensures font partition handle is correct
                   reset font sets added
                   zero-length files handled correctly

 30 May 97         compact now calls makes sprites correctly

 03 Jun 97         compact now matches font tables correctly

 04 Jun 97         divide by zero error hopefully resolved

 05 Jun 97         tries to access partition to get correct fshandle

 17 Jun 97         compile tables now checks outline filetype (if present)
                   check fonts support IsV NDT fonts (type &ABD)

 24 Jun 97         support for NDT fonts type &ADB not &ABD

 22 Jul 97         check report goes to wimp$scrap

 09 Aug 97         parent directory SINs relinked when compacting

 16 Sep 97         robust WYSIWYG generation (exception handler added)

 27 Feb 98         relink of sets works when adding/deleting fonts

FontFS Module

 19 Dec 95  v2.00  first release

 02 Feb 96         font$path length clipped to 256 (fontfs folders only)

 06 Feb 96         stand alone version sensing works
                   use partition resets used folders to zero

 24 May 96         filecore 3.6 problem overcome (again?)

 28 Jun 96         *desktop_fontfs now works properly

 14 Jul 96         ignore filetype list added

 17 Aug 96         artworks scanning added

 17 Jan 97         Wimp_PollIdle used for FontFS task

 03 Feb 97         more efficient pre-filter processing

 05 Mar 97  v2.01  partfile blunt searching implemented

 06 Mar 97         partfile document scanning implemented
                   artworks and draw extensions now partscan
                   ovation pro document extention added

 07 Mar 97         impression single file scanner added
                   end-of-part file sensing added to draw file scanner
                   impression dir documents adapted to part scan
                   impression dir documents now scan master chapters

 10 Mar 97         document scanning extensions encoded

 24 Mar 97         no longer needs to destroy menus when notifying apps

 25 Mar 97         uses <FontFS$Local> and <FontFS$Choices>

 28 Mar 97         now supports service call &6E (notify 'C' parameter)
                   stand-alone module only supports filecore read/write filing systems
                   text ease document scanner added
                   draw scanner now supports vector/poster files

 01 Apr 97         now support local <FontFS$RunTypes>

 03 Apr 97         recursive docscan notify counter corrected
                   new ignore types added (JPEG/ARMovie/Squash etc)

 24 Jun 97         supports (ignores) StrongEd
                   supports (ignores) ExtraBar

 27 Jul 97         runs applications on desktop initialise

 04 Sep 97         support for insecure connections (Omniclient)

 09 Sep 97         support for filetype font sets (Sibelius)

 20 Oct 97         insecure connection for network client now context sensitive

 21 Oct 97  v3.02  release

 11 Nov 97         advance scanning (AWord) works ok now

 14 Nov 97         docscan support Tablemate/DiagramIt/Graphmate

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