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   ***********New features in A3E_100, released 920206

■  Changed name, from USA to A3E (Ansi Ascii Avatar Editor), due to
   nameconflicts with another program.

■  Fill block with foreground and background.

■  Topmenu will restore the last position

■  Fixed a bug in commandline loading. It didn't use the right
   directory...

■  Added a "configuration easyfier" It's rather big, so if you dont need
   it, just delete it. A texteditor would work just fine.

■  !!!!!!!!!!!!! The registrationkey will only work as a separate file:
   !!!!!!!!!!!!!         A3E.KEY

■  Introduced "InvertUnderCursor". A feature that always will make your
   cursor visible in editormode. Configurable, but "on" by default.

■  Speeded up Avatarsave, ALOT!

■  Menuoption to show all solidspaces, so you want have to scan the whole
   screen with your cursor.

■  The Mirror image truly mirrors, try to flip some of the line
   characters :-)

■  Joel designed an even more marvellous logo before my one got time to
   reach the stars :-)

■  A Brand new menusystem in blockmode. added some extra blockfeatures.

■  Every choicewindow (with more then one column) wraps in a more natural
   way

■  Fixed a bug in centerline

■  Implemented Execswap, and made it configurable (USESWAP), default = OFF

■  Big spellcheck in documentation, thanx to Per Brax and Paul Leffler.

■  EGA has been confirmed working.

■  FileMask *.$$$ gives a directory containing the files with the default
   ansi, ascii or avatar extensions.

■  Moved Save Undo to Shift Esc, so it won't interfere with multitaskers.

■  Cursor size in input is now the same as in editor.

■  The undo-window is saved prior to clearscreen.

■  Fixed a cause of runtime error! Tabsize must be a number between
   1-79.

■  CTRL-Space gives a space with default background.

■  Backspace and delete won't mess up your screen if you have insert
   off.

■  When you are prompted to save (at Quit or load), Esc will terminate
   the command, and return you to the editor.

■  Saves, and restores old screensize upon return to DOS

■  Designed a marvelous (?) logo that is displayed in the beginning and
   the end.

■  Introducing Solid Space (ShiftSpace), works in for example block and
   ruler.

■  ALT Q - Ruler

■  Configuration Spellcheck. Unknown commands will alert.

■  Added several configcommands:
      DefaultCGAEGA
      AdaptInDraw
      ATKeyPad
      WordStar

■  Fixed a bug in Ansisave (screwed up long lines).

■  Mirrorimage in blockmode.

■  Additional improvement on input-function: Text will be coloured
   differently, before first keystroke, to indicate that a charater
   will erase the text.

■  Fixed some bad behaviour in delete- and insertline


***********New features in usa008, released 920114

■  Adjust block, you may center, rightadjust and leftadjust a block

■  Cursorsize indicated insertstatus

■  Some bugs with curpos was fixed

■  Extralines: you can specify how many extra linefeeds you want to
   have at the end of the file.

■  ClearScreen has a shortcut on Shift home.

■  Lineadjustment works better, a space with a forground is now
   considered a space, not a character.

■  Inputfunction has been improved (end moves to the position after the
   last character. If the first key to be pressed is a character, the
   prior string will disappear).

■  Blocks can be marked with space (first space means "begin block",
   second means "end block".


***********New features in usa007, released 911218

■  A weird bug in TP (nope, it was NOT my fault) made things bugout in the
   "write-to screen", that has been fixed now. (mainly occured after
   commandline-loads)


***********New features in USA006, released 911215

■  Corrected the loadfile-routines a bit. By now they should never
   generate runtime-errors.

■  512 files in directorylisting possible

   Corrected a bug in ansisave-routine (thanks fredrik)

■  Configurable clock on statusrow

■  Possibility to load file direct from commandlineprompt.

■  Nicer looking messages in startup.


***********New features in USA005ß, released 911123

■  USA.EXE is now compressed with PKLite. Does it work for you?

■  User now gets to confirm the savemodes each time a file is saved for
   the first time. (not only NONAMEs)

■  Shortcuts in Directorylisting (pressing a letter will move to the
   first dir/file that starts woth that letter).

■  BIG bug in Avatar fixed, X and Y koordinates were mixed, resulting
   in real spagetti.

■  A strong suggest not to sort the BBScodes, please read the docs
   (BBSCodesection for more details)

■  Alphabetical sorting of the BBSCodes. Configurable

■  Registrationcodes. Without it, only 10 BBSCodes will be available.

■  Possibility to choose wether CTRL-Y Shall delete a line (like
   ALT-Y) or return an asciichar (like the other CTRL-kombinations).

■  EGAaware, the changescreensize-function will now work with EGAadapters
   too, I think, I dont have one so it's not yet tested.


***********New features in USA004ß, released 911111

■  New blockmode-feature: Exchange

■  NOTE! My Fidoadress will change from 400.3 -> 408.3 because of some
   administrative reasons.

■  Handles other drives than C:

■  Unfurl BBSCodes (ALT - U), expands codes to show a piece of reality.

■  The F1 for online help is no longer only in the doc, but also in the
   program :-)

■  USA will now restore the previous DOS-colors upon exiting.

■  Instead of the topmenu the highest row on the screen can be used to
   display the current charset a little more extensive than before on
   the statrow. (toggle with ALT - M)

■  Did some cleaning up on the statusrow

■  Added Blockfeatures:
   * Last block, will retrieve the coordinates of the last block
   * Fill, Will work as an ordinary framefill, but just in the area of
     the block

■  OSshell will use your ordinary commandinterpretator (the one found
   in ComSpec), and it is reachable from ALT - Z

■  Multiple pages. Up to 8 pages (configurable) can be active in either
   VGA/CGA-size (if you have the memory :-) Use ALT+J to switch pages.
   Also available when you are in blockmode.

■  Bugfix related to displaying directory when loading files

■  Another bugfix in the framefilloption.


***********New features in USA003ß, released 911102******************

■  PgDown/PgUp will have a meaning in normal editormode, Pup will move
   to the upper left corner, PDown to the Lower right corner.

■  In block mode:
      Home will move the block as far to the left as possible.
      End            -    "    -             right -   "   - .
      PUp            -    "    -             up    -   "   - .
      PDown          -    "    -             down  -   "   - .

■  Shell to dos is implemented, and should work. It is not tested very
   much, cause from TP there is not enough memory, but when I tried it
   from DOS it seamed to work.

■  ALT - A will from now on mean Attributechange, this is a combination
   of ALT F and ALT B, and will show you a grid of all possible
   colorcombinations. Move around and choose :-) "B" toggles blink.

■  Shortcuts in the menues. In every menuchoice there will be one
   letter highlighted. Pressing this letter will fastchoose this
   option.

■  AVATAR! Support for Loading and saving in avatarformat!

■  LoadMode, a little option in the config, choose between
   Ansi/avatar/auto. read the docs.

■  Screenblanker. Default blanks the screenafter 5 minutes,
   configurable.

■  Defaultdirectory, specify in the config which directory to have as
   your default startdir.

■  Some minor bugfixes and cleanups. Forgot exactly what.

■  BLENDING! The one and only ansiblend-function in the world!
   load BLENDTST.ANS and try it...