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FMNEW.TXT
Chess FileMate for Windows, 4.0
Copyright (c) 1994-1996 William H. Dyche
74401.3055@compuserve.com
Contents:
1: Upgrading to 4.0
2: Updates 4.0b, ... ,4.0d
3: New in version 4.0
4: Future
5: History
1: Upgrading to 4.0
Filemate.ini necessarily changes somewhat each release. Trying to use an old
copy (attempting to retain parameter settings) might result in problems. The
safest upgrade procedure is to use the program to re-set your prefered
settings... window sizes and locations, etc. Use F8 to enter your old
registration name and key codes. There is no charge for FileMate updates.
FileMate uses a code dll called fm40d1. A potential problem to avoid is
running the .exe with a back-level dll, which would likely result in an
immediate program failure.
2: Update 4.0d (08/19/96)
- selecting games in cb file can cause program hang-up: fixed
- most cb commentary is extracted and displayed now
- notation in board window caption isn't disambiguated: fixed
Update 4.0c ( 08/12/96 )
- program failures after setting "show first position" and "show move": fixed
- comment before first move not always formatted correctly: fixed
- cut game in games list will remained hilighted
- first three chars only of the eco code will be displayed in the games list
- the gametext display scrolls faster
- board data window can no longer be closed or cloned
Update 4.0b ( 08/06/96)
- starting from File Manager... no initial display of games list: fixed
- problem editing a comment preceding the first move: fixed
- data in memory could straddle 64k segments causing erratic behavior: fixed
- saving changes to a game could be rejected after SaveAs: fixed
- problem with CANCELIO function: fixed
- problem reading promotions: fixed
- comment editor dialog now lists annots up to 139 for adding NAGs
- halfmoves per game limit raised to 800
- aboutbox no longer shows registration key code
3: New in version 4.0 ( 07/27/96 )
MISC...
- shareware constraint changed. The entire data file will be read and listed
now, but (as before) only the first 200 games can be viewed.
- a splash screen is displayed during program loading
- documentation has been updated, and is now contained in .txt files
- main window toolbar - top, side, or bottom, exit button added
FONTS...
- font selection added to File and Board Data windows. The selected font will
be remembered in the .INI file.
FILES...
- reads text files much quicker
- limit for games per (text) file increased to 14,000
- buttons added to File window... cut, undo, before, after
- This release introduces some support for .cbf files. Open either the .cbi
or .cbf file. Variations and partial-games are supported.
cbf limitations:
- read-only
- comments and annotations not supported (maybe in a future release).
- some heaviliy annotated games provided by ChessBase are too big (too
many moves) for the program to handle in this release.
- demo2.cbi and demo2.cbf demo files added
BOARD...
- position setup dialog and FEN support added. Refer to fmguide.txt.
- games added to demo1.txt to demonstrate FEN notation for partial games
- play-forward button function works faster
- buttons added to board: smaller board, larger board, rotate, and setup
- "show move" in the mouse-click-options dialog has changed. When the dialog is
opened, the ply setting will be taken from the current board.
- Delete and BackSpace keys can be used to delete and takeback moves
- square colors touched-up
- smallest board size elliminated... hope no one misses it
- hide/show pieces menu option added
BOARD DATA...
- click-on-play function responds quicker
- print-gametext function and button added
- a comment may immediately precede the first move
- enable/disable logic added for Save- and Add-to-file buttons, and the Post
and Print buttons
- MAXGAMESIZE increased to 24K characters (to allow more commentary)
TEXT EDITOR...
- buttons added for text searching and font selection
- menu item insert Time/Date added
- printing is done in the selected font
PROBLEMS FIXED:
- last-position vcr button dimensions were specified incorrectly
- graphical mate indication (toppled king) works better
- parameters are now saved to .INI before shutdown-abort tests
4: Future
- Automatic ECO classification.
- Support for special chess fonts.
- EPD support for efficient recording of positions.
- Searching for (or sorting on) game header information
5: History
04/22/96 3.1c editor and text display enhancements, toolbar for main window
03/15/96 3.1 support for variations completed
01/19/96 3.0 MDI interface, advanced game data display and editing
08/13/95 2.3 faster file reading, MS common dialogs, more data movement capabilities
07/01/95 2.2 text editor enhancements, alternate piece set
05/11/95 2.1 piece bitmap animation, selectable board colors, faster file input
02/21/95 2.0 file maintenance functions
12/24/94 1.1 appearance - svga layout, MRU file list
11/12/94 1.0 first release