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- JumpSTART
-
- by Paul Lefebvre
-
- VERSION 2.0 February 13, 1992
- - First public release
-
- VERSION 2.1 March 3, 1992
- - JumpSTART can now be an installed application.
-
- - JMP files can be instantly loaded.
-
- - NeoDesk 3 icon added to LZH
-
-
- VERSION 2.2 March 8, 1992
- - Instant loading of JMP files is now allowed from any drive and
- directory, not just the JumpSTART directory
-
- - Clicking JumpSTART 2 title box brings up address information
- *** Suggested by Larry Lefebvre ***
-
- - Improved directory handling so that JumpSTART remembers the last
- directory accessed when ADDing files
-
-
- VERSION 2.3 April 2, 1992
- - Replaced Personal Pascal 'chain' command with pexec. Results in
- better parameter passing to programs.
-
- - Personal Pascal showm command replaced with a LineA show mouse
- call that works much better.
-
- - The file description is displayed at the top of the screen after
- selecting a program. (Previously the file path was shown.)
-
- - A different method is used to clear the screen, allows Quick ST
- custom backgrounds to remain intact.
-
-
- VERSION 2.4 April 3, 1992
- - The title box is cleared out if a JMP file without a title is
- loaded.
-
- - When a TOS program is run, the mouse is hidden, the screen is
- cleared, and the cursor is shown.
-
- - The disk title can no longer overwrite the Quit button in the
- RUN ONLY dialog.
-
- - When Load or Save is selected, the file selector opens to the
- directory JumpSTART was loaded from.
-
- - If JumpSTART doesn't find a JMP file when it is loaded, it skips
- the 'JMP file not found' message.
-
-
- VERSION 2.5 April 4, 1992
- - The Config button has been replaced with a Clear button. This
- button will instantly clear the JMP file that is in memory.
-
- - A 'close' button has been added to the top left of the file
- descriptions box. Every JMP file that is loaded is now memorized
- by JumpSTART. Pressing the 'close' button displays the previous
- JMP file. Up to 10 JMP files may be memorized.
-
- - The Read A: button has been replaced with a Re-Read button. This
- button works as it did before for floppy users, but it allows
- hard drive users to reload the JMP file that was loaded when
- JumpSTART was run. Re-Read will always clear the list of memorized
- JMP file lists.
-
- - Code size has been reduced. Version 2.5 is actually smaller than
- any of the previous versions.
-
-
- VERSION 2.51 June 14, 1992
- - Linked with newest versions of the Personal Pascal libraries.
-
- - Fixed a bug where the Save button was not deselected every time a
- new JMP file was loaded.
-
- - When Saving a file, the current JMP filename appears in the file
- selector's Selection line.
-
-
- VERSION 2.52 June 20, 1992
- - Resource file has been enlarged to include a separate dialog for
- medium resolution that is much easier to read. Also, the high
- resolution dialog has been expanded as well as some minor
- modifications to the low resolution dialog.
-
-
- VERSION 2.6 June 21, 1992
- - New file descriptions are displayed without redrawing the entire
- dialog. Makes JumpSTART faster and easier to use.
- - A small bug in the parameter passing was fixed.
- - A 'Press any key to continue :' message is displayed after running
- TOS programs.
- - The Desk menu title no longer appears in low res. (Since it
- couldn't be accessed anyway)
- - The page up/down buttons now will wrap around if there is more
- than one page of text. (i.e. Click on the up button while on
- page 3 will take you to page 1)
-
-
- VERSION 2.61 July 2, 1992
- - A complete screen redraw is no longer done when a file is removed.
- - Radio buttons won't get messed up if Run was not selected when
- the close button is pushed or when Load is selected.
- - JumpSTART title is now correctly displayed after instant-loading
- a JMP file.
- *** Found by Neil Harding ***
-
-
- VERSION 2.7 July 11, 1992
- - Several minor bugs that were introduced in version 2.6 have been
- fixed.
- - The Load button now serves two functions :
- 1.) It will load a JMP file as before.
- 2.) It allows a program that is not installed in the
- filelist to be run.
- *** Suggested by Neil Harding ***
-
- - Filelist sorting is now user-controlled. The Sort button allows
- the user to specify if the filelist is to be sorted. If it is
- selected the filelist will be sorted.
- When a filelist is saved, the status of the sort button is also
- saved. When the filelist is loaded, the sort button is reset to
- the saved status. This allows you to have some JMP filelists that
- are sorted and some that are not. When files are Added, the sort
- button will determine if the files will be placed at the end of the
- list (unsorted) or put in the correct place (sorted).
- *** Inadvertently suggested by Al Fasoldt ***
-
- - JumpSTART can now run your favorite text file viewer when a
- non-program file is selected from the Load button. To use this
- feature, create a one line text file called JUMPST2.DAT that has
- the complete pathname (in caps) of your text file viewer. When you
- select Load from JumpSTART, select a text file with the file
- selector and JumpSTART will pass its name to the text file viewer.
- *** Suggested by Larry Lefebvre ***
-
- - This should be the last version, barring any other minor bug
- fixes. (Unless I get overwhelmed with responses from people
- using this program!)
-
- VERSION 2.72 August 6, 1992
-
- - Fixes a small bug in 2.7 : A JMP file with only one file
- description will now load correctly.
-
- - Dialog boxes are now shadowed (instead of outlined) added code to
- accomplish this,since the stand Do_Dialog call would only draw an
- outlined box.
-
- - The sort button will now immediatly sort the file in memory if
- selected.
-
- - JumpSTART has now been verified to work on :
- 1040STe
- Mega STe
- TT030 (TT Medium and TT High. The colors are messed up in
- TT Medium, but I do not know why. Any help would be
- appreciated.)
-
- VERSION 2.73 October 6, 1992
-
- - Fixed a bug that stopped JumpSTART from working in low-res.
-
- - When saving to a floppy, the directory line is now displayed
- correctly.
-
- - Added the wind_new call for the benefit of people using TOS 1.4
- or higher. 1st Word Plus and Word Writer and ST Logo will now
- work correctly for users with TOS 1.4 or up.
-
- Known Problems :
- - 1st Word Plus, Word Writer ST don't remove their function key
- boxes from the screen. Causes problems when other programs
- are loaded. ( Only with TOS 1.0 and TOS 1.2 )
- - Programs that do not close their own windows upon exiting are
- erratic(ST Logo). Code has been added to try and close them manually,
- but it does not appear to work all of the time. ( Only with
- TOS 1.0 and TOS 1.2 )
- - If you are using an accessory that uses a window, do not return to
- JumpSTART without first making sure you close the window or else
- problems will arise.
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