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DOOM WAD Manager v1.30b  "The Original WAD Manager"
by The Blind Preacher (Nick Sabinske)
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DOOM WAD Manager is a manager that allows you to organize and work with all
these PWAD DOOM Levels tons of people are developing.  DWM lets you do the
following:

 - Catalog your PWADs and give them descriptions (subdirs supported)
 - Change the levels PWAD Modify (Maps and Music)
 - Flag PWADs for whatever you want
 - Run DOOM with a combination of PWADs to try them out
 - Configure how you want it to work and appear
 - and generally make living with 2000 .WADs much easier :)

DWM is also a user-supported program.  This program is completly free, and
I usually consider any reasonable request for a program addition.


   ** ALWAYS BACKUP PWADLIST.TXT BEFORE RUNNING A NEW DWM VERSION! **
If you are upgrading from a previous version, it may be nessicary to type
'dwm -refresh' to run DWM for the first time.  If you were using a version
before 1.15b, then backup your PWADLIST.TXT file, run 'pwupdate', and then
run 'dwm -refresh'.

-> I lost my list of suggestions, so if its not on the 'In The Works' list,
please send me your idea again!


New to this Release version
---------------------------
 - When you add a PWAD, it now gets the date then :)
 - Tons of useability enhancements!
    (*special* thanks to "watchertwo" <[e-mail]> for most ideas!)
 - Refresh option moved to command line, use 'DWM -refresh' to run
 - PWAD List is first and always :)
 - Config option to show how far you are in list by fraction or percent
 - Removed config option for 'PWAD List First'
 - Config option for Custom Colors (change 7 & 8 if this is an upgrade)
 - DWM keeps track of levels Music modifies & lets you change them!
 - More efficient Tagging system; Tag multiple maps/musics
    (partial idea: BRYENTON T <[e-mail]>)
 - DWM marks if you've changed a level on a PWAD since it was first added

In the Works
------------
 - The return of the Custom Episode File (CEF)
      (reintroduced by John Doggett <[e-mail]>)
  OR
   Internal or External PWAD Merging
 - idea from Bob Findlay <[e-mail]>
   - Have different sets of savegame files for every WAD
 - ideas from "Marcus C. Kellerman" <[e-mail]>
   - More catagorizing for WADs (ie: Deathmatch wads, crap wads, good wads)
     (how bout using subdirs?)     <- This will happen! support started
   - Running WADs from .ZIP's or .ARJs (iffy)
     (may use my own compression algorithm)
 - idea from Hank Leukart <[e-mail]>
   - The inclusion of DSCM & Network Support  (good chance)
 - Send in some suggestions and -PLEASE- BE PICKY ABOUT USEABILITY!
 ** Looking for ideas on what could be on the Customization Menu!


DWM v1.30b is available as "dwm130b.zip" on these popular FTP sites

  wuarchive.wustl.edu:: /pub/MSDOS_UPLOADS/games/doomstuff
      ocf.nms.unt.edu:: /pub/incoming; /pub/doom/misc
          ftp.uwp.edu:: /pub/incoming/id; /pub/games/id/home-brew/doom


** Disclaimer **
I am not responsible if this program does anything its not supposed to do.
It is designed to be what it says.  If there's a bug that screws over your
computer, its not my fault.  However, it shouldn't be able to do that, and
it sure doesn't do it to mine.


** This is not a final version! **
So PLEASE send me any input you have about this program.  I'd love to hear
anything about it, good or bad.  Please, do it today!

I may be _reached_ at [e-mail]


Release Revision History
------------------------
v1.20b: - You can view .TXT files that go with your .WADs from inside DWM
           (idea: "Stefan.Maes" <[e-mail]>)
        - Fixed bug in Load PWAD List checking routines
        - PWAD Flagging
           (idea: Jeremy Jones <[e-mail]>)
        - PWAD Dates are now listed
           (idea: LYNN SIMPSON <[e-mail]>)
        - New Configuration Menu:
          - Go Right to PWAD List
             (idea: Jeremy Jones <[e-mail]>)
          - Choose to sort WADs with or without SubDir name
          - Choose to sort by Filename for Filedate
          - Customized PWAD List format
          - Pass more Command Line parameters to DOOM
             (idea: Bernie Gorski <[e-mail]>)
          - !??!? Colors ??!?!
v1.15b: - Fixed bug in Play Map PWAD option (didnt start level)
        - NEW PWAD SEARCHING ROUTINES!  DWM now reads everything about them
        - New string input fields
        - Option to see whats tagged globally
        - Removed IWAD Support (per iD's request)
        - Sped up WAD Searching routines (were slow with new system)
        - Added Xtra Info option to WAD List
        @ This version was dedicated to Matt Fell, author of the DOOM Specs
v1.10b: - FileSpec support for PWAD Searches
           (idea: Bernie Gorski <[e-mail]>)
        - Figures out Sound PWADs better
        - Fixed changing WAD Type bug in Deletion routine
        - List is sorted by Name of PWAD, then by Type of PWAD
           (idea : BRYENTON T <[e-mail]>)
        - PWAD Map Levels listed and stored
        - Added Refresh PWADLIST.TXT Option
           (idea : BRYENTON T <[e-mail]>)
        - DWM updates any version of PWADLIST.TXT to the current version
        - DWM checks for the PWADs in the list at load up.
        - Support for Music PWAD Files
        - Docs!
v1.06b: - Fixed bug in menu display system
        - DWM searches for PWADs in subdirs also
           (idea: BRYENTON T <[e-mail]>)
        - Support for Sound PWADs
           (idea: Bernie Gorski <[e-mail]>)
v1.05b: - A nearly complete re-code of the source code
        - New menu system
        - Custom Episode Files REMOVED
v1.01b: - Initial (tres buggy) release