Changes to Kandinsky from v1.29 to v1.73 Joe Connor ============================================================================ Version 1.29 Release version ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- o Bugfix: Toolbox redraw error removed. o Change: Non modal dialogs can be handled in the background. o Change: Improved handling of mouse buttons. o Change: Faster Bezier routines. o New: Switchable coordinate display, cross and bezier tangents. o New: Clipboard support during editing text and vector text. o New: Window positions, zoom level and grid settings now saved together with the drawing. Version 1.56 Release version ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- o Bugfix: Bug during saving fixed. o Bugfix: Bug during translating or zooming objects fixed. o Bugfix: Minor error in window dialogs removed. o Bugfix: Printer dialog dpi values now displayed correctly. o Bugfix: Printer dialog buttons redraw error removed. o Bugfix: Connected with displaying rotated speedo text. o Bugfix: Minor error in 'Line' and 'Shadow' settings. o Change: Menu bar is switched on when receiving a VA_START message. o Change: The path for BGI fonts is asked only once. o New: Switchable busy messages. o New: Full support of smart redraw under WINX 2.1, Mag!C 2.0 etc. o New: Optimised redraw when copying objects. o New: Export in Tektronix 4014 format (hello Wolfgang Wander :-). o New: Speedo text can now be converted to polygons/filled polygons. Version 1.57 Release version ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- o Bugfix Display error in dialog [Settings > Window...] removed. o Bugfix: Error in drawing BGI fonts removed (no more little bullets between the characters). o Bugfix: SpeedoGDOS text converted to Beziers could lead to bombs when exported to PostScript, now fixed. o Change: Improved pop-up handling (dragging enabled). o Change: Confirmation dialog on exit [File > Quit] now selectable. o Change: Zooming now refers to the window centre. o Change: Selected paper size [File > Page Format...] now sent to printer. o Change: Windows can be handled in the background without pressing the right mouse button under Mag!C, WINX and MultiTOS (selectable). o Change: SpeedoGDOS error message after starting Kandinsky now displayed in alert box. o New: Mini toolbox implemented (selectable). o New: Extended global grid settings. o New: After output with 'img-0300.sys', a file selector appears, from which you can select a destination file. Version 1.58 beta only ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- o Bugfix: A problem in the header of Kandinsky generated Metafiles, loaded into Corel Draw (PC Windows application) removed. o Bugfix: Bug transforming SpeedoGDOS text to polygons fixed. o Bugfix: Problem handling GELDSACK files is solved: from now no more Beziers when intin_nr == 0. o Bugfix: Errors when setting the line attribute using the dialog removed. (Colours became erroneously changed). o Bugfix: Conversion error from lines to polygons removed. o Bugfix: Redraw error in 'Dialwind' removed. o Bugfix: Error calculating new text sizes for children of parent objects removed. o Bugfix: Errors rotating and converting elliptical arcs removed. o Bugfix: Error handling objects beyond the paper limits in landscape format now removed. o Change: Redraw performed after inserting objects or merging drawings. o Change: Rounded boxes exported as normal boxes in PostScript files where the width or height is less than two times the corner radius. o Change: The toolbox position is saved in KNDINSKY.INF. o Change: The drawing window positions are saved in KNDINSKY.INF. o Change: Conversion of markers to polygon possible (no longer greyed). o Change: Window size now independent of paper size. o Change: Empty text lines are now also loaded. o Change: Printer drivers are not polled every time dialog is called. o Change: Conversion to GEM format of X-Act: Bitstream typefaces (1000) and ellipses instead of elliptical arcs, if angle between 0 and 360. o Change: Load routines are accelerated by changing to long variables. o Change: Printer dialogs overhauled. o New: Pasted objects and merged drawings are positioned centrally in the drawing window. o New: Dialogs in Windows are clients for .TXT o New: Arrangement of objects along a polyline now possible. o New: vst_scratch removed, Speedo effects now possible. o New: SCCS support implemented. o New: IMG format images can now be imported. They can be resized and moved but not displayed on screen. An Image viewer running in parallel may be specified [Settings > Various] and used to view the IMG file. o New: Undo for dragged objects within current window implemented. o New: Drawing windows are clients for .TXT. o New: If a command line argument is a path, all GEM images in the path are loaded. Application: dropping contents of GEMINI Clipboard/s into a drawing window or the toolbox, etc. o New: A template is now loaded when selecting [File > New...] and can be saved using [File > Save as template...]. o New: IMG, CSV and TXT can now be loaded via a command line. IMG and TXT can be pasted in using the Clipboard. o New: Kandinsky now supports upper and lower case filenames and long paths (minix etc). o New: Delete using [Delete] key and Paste using [Insert] key. o New: Using [Edit > Paste] points can be pasted into and deleted from polygons and markers during a move operation using the [Backspace], [Delete] and [Insert] keys. o New: Drag & drop; Objects can now be moved between windows. Hold the left mouse button down to perform the drag action. o New: Drag & drop: Drawing/toolbox windows clients for ARGS (*.GEM). o New: Drag & drop: Drawing/toolbox windows clients for .GEM and .IMG. o New: Drag & drop: Window dialogs is server for .TXT. o New: GEMINI: The protocols AV_PATH_UPDATE and VA_DRAGACCWIND now supported. o New: GEMINI: GEM files can be dropped onto drives and windows. o New: GEMINI: Objects in drawing windows can be dragged to the GEMINI wastebasket, shredder and clipboard. Version 1.59 beta only ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- o Bugfix: Colour handling problems which could lead to crashing in TrueColor mode removed. o Bugfix: Minor window handling error removed. o Change: Option to save backup *. BAK files of existing files now selectable in [Settings > Various...]. o Change: Zoom, and other options now gathered together under the 'View' drop down menu. o Change: Imported CSV files were always displayed as SCRAP.CSV, removed. o New: IFCS support implemented (Iconifier for humble STs). o New: 'Scale' and 'Unit' functions added to 'View' drop down menu. o New: Re-designed large toolbox icons (thanks to Joe Connor) Version 1.60 Beta release only ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- o Bugfix: Errors filled polygon output removed (one point too many was output). o New: AP_TERM support implemented. o New: SH_WDRAW support implemented. Kandinsky sends a signal (the number 0 DESKTOP) to the application, so that after a file has been created, deleted, etc. the application can re-display the file selector. o New: Drag & drop: GEM is now fully supported. Version 1.61 beta only ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- o Change: BGI vector text is output as lines in PostScript files. o Change: BGI vector text can now be transformed into polylines. Using this option exact output in Tektronix 4014 format is possible. o Change: IMG format files can now be displayed in various sizes, this does however currently suffer loading problems. o Change: Information dialog changed to include the type and number of any selected objects and updates if the drawing is changed. The size can also be changed using the [Undo] key. o New: vqt_devinfo now supported. o New: File error checking on saving implemented. If any GDOS errors are discovered the destination file GEMFILE.GEM is not closed. o New: Tempus Word compatible Metafiles can now be saved using [Settings > Various...] Version 1.69 beta only ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- o Change: IMG format files can now be freely loaded and displayed. Only remaining limitation is that these cannot be exported in PostScript format. It only makes sense to load IMG format files with the same or higher screen resolution. o New: Direct entry and real time editing of the x, y, width and height for selected objects now supported [File > Info...]. o New: Scale option and pop-up added [View > Scale...]. o New: Whilst drawing polylines and filled polygons the distance from the last point is also shown in the coordinate display. o New: In the 'Paper size' dialog the scale is freely selectable. o New: GEM Metafiles can optionally be saved without the SpeedoGDOS commands. This feature offers users backward compatibility with applications which do not support SpeedoGDOS commands. Use the option [Settings > Various...]. Version 1.70 Release version ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- o Bugfix: Errors in the 'Info' dialog removed. o Bugfix: Change windows now works again. o Bugfix: Closing an iconified window no longer causes a crash. o New: A special version of Kandinsky 'KNDIN881.APP' compiled for Atari computers with 68020/030/040 CPU AND a 68881/82 FPU o New: Re-designed mini toolbox icons thanks to Joe Connor. Version 1.71 beta only ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- o Bugfix: (Another) error in the 'Info' dialog removed. o New: Since 22nd May 1994 my address is: Uli Rožgoderer Friedenheimer Str. 34 80686 Mnchen Germany Version 1.72 beta only ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- o Bugfix: Circles and arcs are correctly recognised on loading. o Bugfix: Error converting elliptical arcs to polygons removed (which in the process also cured a rotation error). o Change: Line spacing on saving increased. o New: Support for MyDials started. o New: On saving the value returned from 'vst_point' is ignored which makes saving freely defined point sizes possible. o New: Please take note of my new bank details: Konto-Nr. (Account No) : 54167028 Stadtsparkasse Mnchen Bankleitzahl (Sort code): 701 500 00 Version 1.73 final pre v2.0 release ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- o Bugfix: Nasty bug which could lead to a crash when calling the 'Line attribute' dialog removed. o Change: Some English text changed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- EOF