Version History

1.0 - March 29, 1996 (Release Version)

• Added registration stuff.

• Increased internal stack on both programs, should help relieve errors with large files.

• Improved speed of drawing in editor.

• Added "Window" menu to Editor.

• Added wait cursor for long operations.

• Compiled with MoreFiles 1.4.1

• Verify operation under 7.5.3 (didn't expect problems in the first place)

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1.0d10 - March 11, 1996
 • Added lots of error checking (still problems with large (500+) cards or more)
 • Fixed problem with opening a file in the quizzer through the Finder

• Multiple Answer questions are now displayed with answers in random order.

• Check for Drag Manager in Editor for users on pre-7.5 systems.

1.0d9 - January 31, 1996

• Now compiled with CodeWarrior version 8

• Fixed preferences problem with Quizzer.

• Added font name and size for the entry field on the Quizzer (still working on the color).

• After a new deck is opened, user is asked if they wish to start quizzing or not.  Added prefs option bypass this dialog and immediately begin quizzing after opening new deck.

• Can now immediately restart the deck from the scoring window.

• Can now save results of quizzing to a text file.

• Fixed bug with reading of multiple choice cards (note that this was a reading problem; the decks with Multiple Choice cards were saved correctly).

• When using "OK and Add" in the edit dialog, control is returned to the first field in the dialog (to allow further editing).

• Card list is now active on return from the edit dialog.

• Can mass edit the number of tries and the value of cards in the Editor

1.0d8 - January 21, 1996

• Finallyfixed bug with 'Randomize Deck', 'Never Repeating', and when there was only one card left in the deck in the Quizzer.

• Fixed Import and Export features in the Editor (left over from file type change in d7).

• Fixed probable cause of crashes with the Editor when there were no existing preferences.

• Fixed text color problems on 256 color monitors (using wrong mode for drawing test).

• Moved preferences locations for the Quizzer.  There are now two prefs dialog, one for display/end-user oriented items and one for answer checking and the like (which in potential future versions, would be disabled for a student version or the like).  Both dialogs are accessible from the Edit menu (ala Apple guidelines).  Most the deck menu removed, as options are duplicated in the display prefs dialog.

• Time for user response is now appended with units in the Score dialog of the quizzer.  Fixed problem with large times.

1.0d7 - January 16, 1996

• Drag and Drop editing is now supported in the Editor.  Text clippings (and drops) can be dropped onto the card list to add card ala Import Deck.

• Picture and Sound fields on their respective views in the edit dialog are part of their respecitve tab cycles.

• Score is now shown when the first card appears in the quizzer.

• Card types with resources weren't properly saved from the quizzer.

• Several internal rewrites to improve the ability to add additional card types.

• Can now record in the sound card's edit dialog

• Drastically improved sorting speed (Gee, why *not* use quicksort? *duh* :-)

• Removed the empty extra item that appeared when switching from any other type to a multianswer card in the edit window.

• Removed the extra scroll bar that appeared on the multianswer edit dialog when it first came up.

• Version number is now 'automated' in the About box.

• Added "Ok and Add" button to string input dialog for Multiple Answer dialog ala the on for the edit dialog, with similar functionality.

• Rewrote documentation in DocMaker format.

• When saving a desk of missed cards, the description of the new deck will report the time and the date when the deck was saved.

• Responses in the Quizzer are now timed, and the total response time and the time per card are reported in the Performance dialog.

• Preferences files are stored with the version of MacFlash that made them.

• 'kind' and 'open' resources added to both programs.

• Reduced the memory requirements for the Editor to 750k min, 1000k preferred.

• Internals of program are rewritten to be more dynamic (aiming towards card type plug-ins down the road, and even easier for adding new cards).  May be some hidden bugs I have yet to find.

• Added Editor preference 'Use Last CardType'.

• Format of Editor Preference changed drastically; suggested that either delete prefs or check prefs before using program.

• Format of decks changed drasticly; old format will be supported until first release version.

• Slight change to look for Editor. Added a status line.

• More internal rewrites of code to improve OOP-ness and speed.

• Fixed bug with sort routines.

1.0d6 - January 7, 1995

• Fixed major bug of not being able to save a deck as an existing file.  (released as a small update)

• Decks can now be sorted (only in ascending order though, but is descending order really necessary?).

• Fixed bug: If clicked 'Ok and Add' while editing an existing card, "new" cards replaced the original card.  This no longer occurs.

• Default button in edit dialog changes depending on context: 'OK' if editing an existing card, or 'OK and Add' if editing a new card.

• Card count is displayed in editor.  A card count has been added to the quizzer's deck description dialog.

• Improved Cut and Paste.  Can now C&P multiple cards ala standard List Manager.  Appropriate commands are enhanced/limited depending on selection.  TEXT clips can now be read in ala the import feature (that is, will be stored as Plain Text cards and expect the same format).

• Add Card's keyboard command changed from command A to command I (so that Select All would be the appropriate command A).

• Decks are now saved using the Quizzer's creator type.  This means that double-clicking on a deck will load it into the Quizzer instead of the editor.

• Missed cards can be saved as a deck or as a text file from the performace window in the quizzer.

• Potential total score was not being reset to zero between reading of decks.

• The quizzer can now open and quiz on more than one deck at a time.  See documentation for more details.

• Added password protection for decks within the editor.

• Added Sound card type, as well as the internal support for more multimedia card types.

• Cards are cached when they are quizzed on in the Quizzer; this should speed up performance for viewing and checking.

• Added ability to stop quizzing in mid-deck.

• MultiAnswer cards should now work properly (editing a card previously left garage in the answer field).

• 3D-ized the MultiAnswer entry dialog

• After inputing info for a new card, fields are checked for potential non-program related problems (i.e. lack of a question on a plain text card.)  Some of these checks are suggestive, and can be turned off with the new 'Relaxed Checking' pref in the Editor.

• Certain card information is transfered between card types when switching types in the edit dialog.

1.0d5 - Late December, 1995

• Added import and export abilities in the editor.

• Fixed some of the documentation for typos.

• Improved the look of the deck list in the editor, added headings and values and try information

• Decks can now set specific answer checking options.  These can also be set to the quizzer's default.  (Decks made previous to 1.0d5 will still work with no problems).

• Changed file type of decks from 'deck' to 'DECK'.  The former violated Apple's claim on file types of all lower case letter.

1.0d4  - Late Nov, 1995

• Questions and answers can now be reversed in the quizzer, either never, always, or at random.

• Fixed problem with window elements not being moved appropriated when quizzer window was resized.

• Text for question of a Plain Text card is now drawn vertically centered in the window.

• Fixed Notecard look

• Answer field in quizzer can now be adjusted for 1 to 5 lines.

• Can toggle if 'Return' or 'Enter' should be used to accept answer.  Added 'Submit' Button if the keypresses are to be ingorned.

• Began incorporation of Jim Stout's CDEFs.

• Added 'Load...' button on Picture Card dialog.  

• Buttons on Editor's main window are dimmed when not usable.

• Fixed spelling of 'Correct' on Multiple Choice window.

• Some drawing routines adjusted to keep clean looking interface.

• Added support for Multiple Answers card type in both programs.  (Note: as expected, this was very easy to do with the current layout of the program, so I can easily add new card type requests.)

1.0d3 - Nov 9, 1995

• Compiled to use new 3DAdditions classes - NOTE: for the time being the Notecard function does not work as expected.  Am looking into it.

• Controls now use the 3DButtons CDEF

• Both programs now have Balloon Help

• Font, size, and style can now be set for the quizzer, and are saved between sessions.

• Foreground and background can now be set and saved between quizzer sessions.

1.0d2 - Oct 29, 1995

• Description is now saved whenever it is edited

• Removed 'Page Setup...' and 'Print' options from File Menu (not used)

• Fixed dialog box shown when closing an modified deck

• Added ability to close deck in Quizzer, in order to start a new deck

• Modified or fixed interface to be more 3D like

• Added "OK And Add" button in Edit Card Dialog

• Menus are disabled when modal dialogs are opened

1.0d1 - Oct 10, 1995 

• Initial public release