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The following features are planed for future releases.
o Use MUI for the user interface. This would also make the program
much more portable (No I don't mean MS-Dos, but X-Window or OS/2).
This also means that AmigaBase will no longer run under Kickstart 1.3.
Do not expect a MUI version till the end of 1996! Registered users
of AmigaBase V2.x will be offered a free update to the MUI version.
If you are considering registration of AmigaBase then please do not
wait until the MUI version is released, register now!
o Selectable fontstyle per variable (and not per variable type how it
is currently implemented). Idea by Andreas Walther, 14.05.96.
o Macro function (idea by Mads Lie Jensen, 30.07.94).
o Use function keys for calling AB programs (idea by Falk Hildner,
06.09.94). And Arexx calls (Mats Granstrom, 21.11.94).
o ARexx functions for getting the value of a given variable (idea
by Mads Lie Jensen, 14.03.95).
o Improve Search function for MEMO-Variables (idea by Falk Hildner,
31.12.94)
o Hotkeys for each project to activate it (idea by Andreas Pöschl,
11.05.95).
Suggestions which are implemented in the MUI version:
o Help function which starts Multiview (or another utility) to
display project dependend help information (idea by Falk Hildner,
16.07.94). [Implemented as help bubbles].
o Virtual variables whoose values are only calculated when needed.
o Use ENV:, EMVARC: instead of s: (suggested by Dirk-Michael Brosig,
04.07.94). This may be changed to PROGDIR:Config.mb
o Allow more characters for variables, records and function names
(suggested by Dirk-Michael Brosig, 18.07.94).
o Ascending/descending order (idea by Michaela Grebe, 20.04.94).
o Allow more label entries for choice variables (idea by Michael Pedersen,
26.05.94)
o Improve label selection of a choice variable (idea by Michael Pedersen,
26.05.94)
o Make custom screen of AmigaBase public (suggested by Michael Brosig,
29.05.94).
o Ability to change the parameters and return value types for a
function, even if it's already beeing used (suggested by Eyal
Teler, 28.09.94).
o When changing the default value of a variable then this value should
also be changed in existing datasets (option) (idea by Eyal Teler,
12.09.94).
o Implement NULL values for Integer and Real types.
o Invisible variables (idea by Falk Hildner, 16.07.94).
o Ability to give meaningful names to arguments (idea by Eyal Teler,
08.09.94).
Things which will be obsoleted by the MUI version:
o Option which will enable to use the names of the variables in a certain
record instead of the full path (like With in Pascal) (idea by Eyal
Teler, 28.09.94).
o The gadget in the CHOOSEITEM requester is not created according
to its gadget text (reported by Falk Hildner, 12.07.94).
o Separate datasets in listing display by lines and mark current dataset
(idea by Wolfgang Bernreiter 31.01.95).
o Capability to specify the placing order in listing display (suggested
by Eyal Teler, 19.06.94).
o Implement view level button for records.
o Improve print requester: allow printing of variables which are not in the
print record, recognize view level.
o Option to show all programs using a certain function (suggested
by Eyal Teler, 28.09.94).
o When switching to another record in listing mode then AmigaBase
should immediatly display the right page of datasets, currently
AmigaBase displays the first page of datasets and then scrolls to
the current dataset (suggested by Eyal Teler, 29.05.94).
o Allow moving variables and text outside the record they beside (idea
by Nina Earl 16.01.95 and others).
Ideas which I don't know if I should really implement them:
o Capability to turn ordering on and off (idea by Eyal Teler, 03.07.94).
o Self defined tab stops in memo fields (idea by Andreas Pöschl, 11.04.95).
o New menu item: project font (idea by Eyal Teler, 24.05.94).
o Implement pool of AB functions which is global to all projects (idea by
Wolfgang Brodowski, 01.07.94)
o Option to not let the user exit a variable when the inserted
value is incorrect.
o Allow background color and font attributes of variables be dataset
dependend (like foreground color) (suggested by Wolfgang Brodowski,
04.06.94).
o When the user adds/changes/deletes label strings in a choice variable
or changes the order of labels then this changes should be reflected
by the choice values in existing datasets (suggested by Eyal Teler,
03.06.94).
o Use powerpacker.library (option) (suggested by Fabien Larini,
23.09.93), or the xpk.library (suggested by Mads Lie Jensen).
[Problem is speed].
o When chosing "Save as - project" only these datasets should be saved
which match the current filter (idea by Mads Lie Jensen, 30.07.94).
o Ability to pass function arguments by reference (idea by Eyal Teler,
08.09.94).
Suggestions which I will NOT implement are:
o New menu item for installing mode: "Variable - Duplicate" and
"Record - Duplicate" (Idea by Thomas Gegenheimer 8.6.93).
Why: o Complex implementation
o Not of much use
o Use Zip gadget to only show the window title bar (suggested by Fabien
Larini, 23.09.93).
Why: o Use iconify gadget
o With the Zip gadget you can easily switch between two window
dimensions.
o Possibility to set the function keys from AmigaBase programs (idea
by Peter Wastholm, 31.08.93).
Why: o The function keys should only be set by the function key
requester.
o Use filerequester for choosing output file (idea by Martin König,
28.10.93).
Why: o The reqtools requester does not support devices like "prt:"
or "con:////Output/CLOSE/WAIT".
o Use SELECTFILE for specifying the output file (idea by Ralph
Reuchlein, 28.07.95).
o Improve print requester: field seperator, fill fields with spaces? print
field names in first line (suggested by Michael Brosig, 30.10.93)
Why: o Use a program button with a corresponding AmigaBase program.
o Add order button to record title bar (idea by Martin König, 28.10.93)
Why: o The record title bar becomes overloaded.
o Most time the records are already ordered.
o Allow printing of only one (the current) dataset (suggested by
Mads Lie Jensen 21.07.93).
Why: o Use an AmigaBase program for this purpose.
o implement functions like OPENINPUT, READ, SCANF, etc.
Why: o Use MEMOLOAD and a FOR loop for this purpose.
o Use ARexx! ARexx has many of the needeed functions built-in.
(Mads Lie Jensen, 05.12.94).
o Implemented in MUI version.
o improve programming of AmigaBase: make syntax more MODULA like.
(in particular semicolon placement).
Why: o No need (and time) for this
o improve programming of AmigaBase: move all programs of the
variables to one big program. So it is easier to get know what
the project does, but compiling will be slower.
Why: o You can print all programs by chosing menu item
"Structures - Program - Print"
o Implemented in MUI version
o Show keypad state in the drag bar of each window (idea by Fabien
Larini, 18.06.93).
Why: o I don't think this is really necessary.
o Obsolete in the MUI version.
o INDEXBRK(string1, string2, pos) (idea by Eyal Teler, 13.09.94).
Why: o Use the following function (which returns an INTEGER):
_INDEXBRK(STRING,STRING,INTEGER)
VAR i:INTEGER;
BEGIN
i := INDEXBRK(MIDSTR(arg1, arg3), arg2);
IF (i>0) THEN
i:=i + arg3 - 1;
END
RETURN(i);
END