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<h3><a name="future">Future Improvements</a></h3>
Here is a list of <em>possible</em> improvements that may appear in future
releases.
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<LI>Have another toolbar or extend current drawing toolbar so that each
tool's attributes, e.g. size, density, can be set without having to use a
menu, and are more flexible, e.g. more than 5 different sizes!
<LI>Printing.
<LI>Make it generally more flexible in handling sprites, e.g. sketches
larger than 400 pixels, different modes, more colours.
<LI>Improved copying and moving.
<LI>A script language for the tools, with commands like CIRCLE,
RECTANGLE, etc., and a completely redefinable toolbar.
<LI>Background import, where all white in the background is replaced by
another sprite.
<LI>For animation show previous and show next, stop using OR, but use
something else I haven't thought of yet, to prevent colour distortion.
<LI>Antialiased line support.
<LI>Give a warning when importing a sprite.
<LI>Make the pointer change shape depending on the tool you are using.
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If you can think of anything you would like to see in a future version of
<i>Sketch Pad</i>, please contact me at the address in
<a href="Author#contact">About the Author</a>.
<h3><a name="bugs">Known Bugs and Problems</a></h3>
Here is a list of the bugs and problems I know about, along with a simple
cure.
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<LI>In high zooms, the display does not update correctly with some tools.
Cure: use 100% zoom as much as you can.
<LI>When other windows are on top of a <i>Sketch Pad</i> window, and you draw
starting in the sketch pad with a tool like continuous line, going
over another window, and back again into the sketch pad, sometimes lines get
drawn under the other window. Cure: do not have another window on top of a
sketch pad when drawing.
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I will attempt to fix these for a future release, but in the mean time,
if you find any bugs <em>not</em> in the list above, please do not hesitate
to contact me at the address in
<a href="Author#contact">About the Author</a>.
<h3><a name="history">History</a></h3>
Current Version is 1.04.
<p>Version<br>
1.00 : The first release version.<br>
1.01-1.03 : Minor improvements.<br>
1.04 : GIF file export added, courtesy of InterGIF by Peter Hartley (see
<a href="http://www.ant.co.uk/~peter/software/intergif.htm">http://www.ant.co.uk/~peter/software/intergif.htm</a> or See the <a href="../../!ReadMe1st">"!ReadMe1st" file</a> for more information).
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