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- CHANGES TO REV 2.0:
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- 1. ListBox
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- As before, 2.0 has a standardised list box. Data Files, common
- spelling pick lists all use this common listbox.
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- 2. Auto Backup Toggle
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- In the Utilities menu, auto backup toggle has been changed to
- show the state as part of the menu. Choose this item to toggle
- it.
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- 3. Print Using Mask
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- This sub-menu has been replaced by a simple toggle:
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- Mask Condition ON | OFF
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- It works the same as the autobackup above
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- 4. Print Formatting
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- Rev 2.0 now allows you to print in Vertical / Horiz / 2 Column
- modes.
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- VERTICAL:
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- Field1
- Field2
- etc.
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- HORIZ:
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- Field1 Field2 Field3 Etc.
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- 2 COLUMN:
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- RECORD n RECORD n + 1
- Field1 Field1
- Field2 Field2
- Field3 Field3
- etc.
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- In addition, you can now specify the number of lines per page
- and whether or not you wish to print the FIELD names.
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- Printing NORMALLY prints the field name:
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- Type : Chair
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- You can change this to remove the field names from the printout:
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- Chair
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- To choose a format type (vertical is the default) simply click
- the corresponding icon's check box.
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- To MASK field names, click the check box so that an 'X' appears
- in it. Click again to toggle OFF if desired. (On when 'X')
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- To choose lines/page, click the up/down arrow keys next to the
- text box showing the number of lines. When Collect! is printing
- it will insert a Formfeed character every N lines, where N is
- the number you specify.
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- 5. Window Cosmetic
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- Rev 2.0 windows now have the menu bar highlighted. This is a
- little easier to see.
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- 6. Open File Change
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- When you choose FILE | OPEN, you now get a window with a text
- box showing a default file name. Click the DOWN arrow key (or
- press the down cursor key on the keyboard) for a list of valid
- filenames in a standardised listbox. The chosen file will now
- appear in the text box. Click the OK button or press ENTER to
- accept.
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- Drive Icons have also slightly changed: the HD icon will now
- restore the current directory rather than default to the C:
- drive. This is for those who have put Collect! on drive letters
- higher than C:
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- 7. Other Notes
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- The increased functionality of Rev 2.0 has NOT exacted a
- performance or memory penalty. If you look carefully, you'll
- see that the EXE file is now only slightly larger than before.
- This artifact is the result of using newer Object Oriented
- programming techniques, which result in the ability to make
- apparent wholesale changes to the program without increasing
- the code size. Changes made to rev 2.0 were largely accomplished
- by manipulating the existing objects in different ways.
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- 8. Thanks!
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- To those of you who have made suggestions, we would like to
- say THANK YOU!
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