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- LET OP: DIT BESTAND IS VERRE VAN COMPLEET. GELIEVE FOUTEN (BUGS) TE MELDEN
- BIJ R.W. GERRITS E-MAIL: R.Gerrits@research.ptt.nl
- VRAGEN EN SUGGESTIES ZIJN EVENEENS WELKOM!
-
- ****** V2.02 (19-12-1992)
- - Wat betreft het file formaat van de .FLW files:
- onder de [Document] header zijn de volgende twee opties toegevoegd:
- Levels=<n>
- Version=<n.nn>
- Hoewel de versie-indicatie optioneel is, is het sterk aan te raden
- om deze toch op te nemen, zodat toekomstige versies van Flows de
- files gegarandeerd correct kunnen verwerken.
- - Het refereren naar een FE kan op verschillende manieren:
- door middel van het FE-nummer,
- door middel van de FE naam tussen aanhalingstekens ("),
- door middel van een nickname tussen scherpe haken (<,>).
- Dit laatste gaat als volgt:
- Een nickname wordt gedefinieert in het [Entities] item, achter de
- entiteitsnaam en de eventuele level:
- [Entities]
- 1~OCCA~2~<CClinks>
- 2~OBCA~ ~<BClinks>
- 2~IOBC~ ~<BC_LEX>
- De namen worden als volgt gebruikt:
- [Flows]
- L <CClinks> ~ ~SETUP ~req.
- <CClinks> <BClinks>a ~ ~BEARER ENQ.~req. ind.
- De namen zijn case-sensitive. Spaties zijn niet toegestaan.
- Het voordeel is dat information flows naar andere pagina's kunnen worden
- gekopieerd waarbij dezelfde nicknames worden gebruikt maar ANDERE
- entiteiten. De marges kunnen worden aangeduid met L en R of met 0 voor
- links en 9 voor rechts (alleen op A4 portrait toegestaan).
-
- ****** V2.1 (10-1-1993)
- - Gedeeltelijk geimplemeteerde interaktieve omgeving.
- - Bug-fixes om met 386 memory-managers samen te werken.
- - Bug-fixes om met coprocessors samen te werken (486).
-
- ****** V3.0 voor DOS - beta I (eind januari 1993)
- - Pulldown menu's en functietoetsenbalk beschikbaar, maar alle functie zijn
- inaktief.
- - Diverse andere aanpassingen.
-
- ****** V3.0 voor DOS - beta II (half februari 1993)
- - Menusturing met muis beschikbaar. Alleen sommige Help-functies, Exit,
- Run en Memory usage functioneren interaktief. De normale command line
- opties werken nog steeds correct.
- - Bij EPS files wordt landscape nu ook werkelijk als landscape weergegeven.
- - Diverse andere aanpassingen.
-
- ****** V3.0 voor DOS - beta III (27-2-1993)
- - Menufuncties Open, Run, Clear, Retrieve settings, en gedeeltelijk Default
- configuration zijn toegevoegd. Het statusscherm toont weer zinnige
- informatie. De batchmode werk weer geheel. Reeds geselecteerde files op
- de command line worden zichtbaar gemaakt in het statusvenster.
- - Open, Run en Clear worden inaktief gemaakt als ze niet uitgevoerd kunnen
- worden.
- - Open is nu via een functietoets direct beschikbaar.
- - Het verlaten van het programma gaat met Alt-F4 (en Alt-X en Ctrl-Q). Het
- sluiten van een donkergrijs interaktie-venster kan met ESC en Ctrl-F4.
- Hierdoor wordt een sterkere overeenkomst met de uiteindelijke Windows
- uitvoering bereikt.
- - Intern is een grondige revisie doorgevoerd ten aanzien van het inlezen
- van command line waarden, FLOWS.INI instellingen, [Settings] instellingen,
- [Document] instellingen en [Page=...] instellingen. Verder wordt nu een
- source file eerst geheel gelezen, vervolgens vrijwel geheel geinterpreteerd,
- en tenslotte pas ge-exporteerd.
- - Er is nu een zeer strikt onderscheid tussen de FLOWS.INI file en .INI files
- van de gebruiker. Daarom is het aan te raden om voor de user-instellingen
- de extensie .SET te gebruiken. Zodoende is het duidelijk dat het NIET om
- INITIELE instellingen gaat.
- - Er heeft een herschikking plaatsgevonden van de plaats waar welke
- instellingen kunnen worden gewijzigd c.q. aangemaakt. Deze herschikking is
- gedeeltelijk ook van toepassing voor files voor oudere versie van Flows,
- doch dit zijn niet tot essentiele problemen leiden.
- - ******************** LET OP! ********************************************
- Vanaf versie 3.0 is in iedere .FLW file het [Document] item
- VERPLICHT EN MOET TENMINSTE DE INSTELLING
- Version = <n.nn>
- BEVATTEN. Is dit niet aanwezig, dan wordt uitgegaan van een oude versie en
- kunnen sommige nieuwe opties niet geaccepteerd worden. Voor versie 3.0 en
- toekomstige hogere versienummers zal van het minor-versie nummer alleen
- het eerst cijfer worden verwerkt. Dus 3.11 wordt ge-interpreteerd als 3.1.
-
- ****** V3.0 voor DOS - beta IV (14-3-1993)
- - Op de functietoetsenbalk worden de optie Open en Run ook inaktief gemaakt
- indien deze opties in de pulldown-menu's inaktief zijn.
- - Het opgeven van een filenaam in de FLOWS.INI file gaat nu ook correct
- indien er "()\" in voor komen.
- - Command line switches kunnen vanaf nu worden vooraf gegaan met zowel een
- "/" als een "-". Opties kunnen aan elkaar worden na de eerste "/" of "-".
- Bijvoorbeeld:
- FLOWS /IHM=eps -S=confer.set /D=c:\temp\blad est*.flw rel*.flw
- ^^^
- Na de opties /M, /S en /D mag geen volgende switch geplakt worden, omdat
- dan geen onderscheid kan worden gemaakt tussen filenaam en switch.
- Bij de user configuration files (optie /S) wordt onderscheid gemaakt tussen
- het opgegeven versienummer en de file-compatibiliteit. Er wordt aan de
- hand van de gebruikte opties getest welke versie van Flows de file nog
- correct zou kunnen interpreteren. Hierbij worden witregel binnen een item
- buiten beschouwing gelaten.
- - De volgende opties zijn toegevoegd:
- FirstPage, LastPage, ObsoleteLayout, OutlineImage,
- PageOverlay, UserFormH, UserFormV, TwoLines.
- Met PageOverlay kan bij uitvoer naar de printer meer dan 1 figuur per
- pagina worden uitgedraaid. Dit wordt automatisch berekend.
- - In het [Title] item wordt nu niet meer alleen het eerste veld gelezen en
- afgedrukt. Als een veld alleen bestaat uit een van de volgende codes, wordt
- deze vervangen door de waarde die de code vertegenwoordigd:
- ... ~ <Page#> ~ ... wordt huidig paginanummer van [Page=n] header;
- ... ~ <PageChr> ~ ... wordt kleine letter, waarbij [Page=n] een "a"
- geeft als n = FirstPage (uit [Document] item);
- ... ~ <RunPage#> ~ ... wordt huidig uitvoerpaginanummer van Flows;
- ... ~ <> ~ ... wordt vervangen door 1 spatie (vanaf beta V).
- - Alternatieve opmaak werkt nu vrijwel geheel.
-
- ****** V3.0 voor DOS - beta V (20-3-1993)
- - Correcte weergave van synchronisatiesymbolen uit [Flows] en [Sync] items.
- Tevens correcte weergave van acties uit [Flows] en [Actions] items.
- - De geselecteerde files worden nu ook goed weergegeven nadat interaktief
- nieuwe user-instellingen zijn ingelezen.
- - De optie TwoLines=... wordt nu ook verwerkt. Hiermee is het mogelijk om
- te kiezen tussen 1 of 2 lijnen die vanuit de FE's naar beneden worden
- getrokken.
- - De verticale positie van de FE's is nu ook correct wanneer geen datum en
- geen auteursnaam worden afgedrukt.
- - In het [Title] item worden een veld dat slecht "<>" bevat vervangen door
- precies 1 spatie. Dit is nuttig om tussen een tekst en een automatisch
- paginanummer een spatie te kunnen voegen.
-
- ****** V3.0 voor DOS - beta VI (21-3-1993)
- - Het openen van een file vanuit het "Select File" menu kan nu ook geheel
- met het toetsenbord.
- - Deel van de nieuwe dummy entiteit "(PageBreak)" is reeds geimplementeerd.
- Dit keywoord moet in het eerste veld staan van een regel binnen het
- [Entities] item. Vanaf versie 3.0 moet nu ook de dummy entiteit
- "(Blank)" in het eerste veld staan (was: eerste of tweede veld).
- - De variabelen voor de paginatitel worden het ronde haken "()" i.p.v.
- scherpe haken "<>" weergegeven. Een niet herkende code wordt nu gewoon
- afgedrukt, zodat normale teksten tussen haakjes geen problemen ondervinden.
- Dus "<Page#>" wordt "(Page#)", enzovoort. De codes zijn nu niet meer
- case-sensitive.
- - Programma is op verschillende punten efficienter uitgevoerd.
- - Nieuwe optie "AskConfirm=" in FLOWS.INI toegevoegd. Hiermee is het mogelijk
- om het vragen bevestigingen uit te schakelen. Bijvoorbeeld na het drukken
- op <Alt-F4>, <Alt-X> of <Ctrl-Q> om Flows te verlaten.
-
- - Zie verder de Engelse tekst.
- - In plaats van de header [Flows] moet nu de header [InfoFlows] gebruikt
- worden.
- - Overal waar voorheen scherpe haken werden gebruikt "<>", moeten nu ronde
- haken worden gebruikt "()". Deze wijziging omvat o.a. nicknames, dummy
- entiteiten, titel codes en variabelen.
-
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- FLOWS IS GEEN VRIJE SOFTWARE. DE GEREGISTREERDE VERSIE HEEFT GEEN
- OPSTARTMELDINGEN EN WERKT AANZIENLIJK SNELLER. DE WINDOWS UITVOERING
- ZAL ALLEEN BESCHIKBAAR KOMEN VOOR GEREGISTREERDE GEBRUIKERS.
- ZIE DE BESTANDEN *README.1ST* EN *README.2ND*.
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- MIND: THIS FILE IS FAR INCOMPLETE. PLEASE REPORT ERRORS (BUGS)
- TO R.W. GERRITS E-MAIL: R.Gerrits@research.ptt.nl
- QUESTIONS AS WELL AS SUGGESTIONS ARE WELCOME!
-
- ****** V2.02 (12-19, 1992)
- - Concerning the file format of the .FLW files:
- Following two options are added in the [Document] item:
- Levels=<n>
- Version=<n.nn>
- The version indication is optional, but it is strongly recommended to
- embody the "Version=" settings to preserve correct processing bij future
- versions of Flows.
- - Reference to a FE may be achieved in several ways:
- by using the FE number,
- by using the FE's name enclosed in quotes (""),
- by using a nickname enclosed in angle brackets (<>).
- Last method goes like this:
- A nickname is defined in the [Entities] item, behind the entity name and
- the optional level:
- [Entities]
- 1~OCCA~2~<CCleft>
- 2~OBCA~ ~<BCleft>
- 2~IOBC~ ~<BC_LEX>
- The nicknames may be used as following:
- [Flows]
- L <CCleft> ~ ~SETUP ~req.
- <CCleft> <BCleft>a ~ ~BEARER ENQ.~req. ind.
- The names are case-sensitive. Spaces are not allowed.
- The profit of this method is in the fact that information flows may be
- copied to a different page on which the same nicknames are defined, but
- DIFFERENT entities.
- The margins can be refered to by L and R or by 0 for left margin and
- 9 for right margin (allowed on A4 portrait only).
-
- ****** V2.1 (1-10, 1993)
- - Partial implemented interactive environment.
- - Bug-fixes for co-operation with 386 memory managers.
- - Bug fixes for co-operation with math processors (486).
-
- ****** V3.0 for DOS - beta I (end Januari 1993)
- - Pull down menus and functionkey bar avaiable, but all funtions are
- disabled.
- - Several other changes.
-
- ****** V3.0 for DOS - beta II (medio Februari 1993)
- - Menu with mouse control now supported. Only some Help functions, Exit,
- Run and Memory usage operate interactive. The normale command line options
- still work correct.
- - Landscape EPS files are now really images in landscape orientation.
- - Several other changes.
-
- ****** V3.0 for DOS - beta III (2-27, 1993)
- - Menu functions Open, Run, Clear, Retrieve settings, and partially Default
- configuration are added. The status screen show sinfull information again.
- The batch mode is fully operative. Already selected files (on the command
- line) are displayed in the status window.
- - Open, Run and Clear go inactive if they cannot be executed.
- - Open is now directly available via s function key.
- - Leaving the program is now done by <Alt-F4> (and <Alt-X> and <Ctrl-Q>).
- A dark grey interaction window can be achieved by <ESC> and <Ctrl-F4>.
- These changes preserve a better similarity with the final Windows
- implementation.
- - Large internal revisions are implemented concerning the reading of the
- command line values, FLOWS.INI settings, [Settings] settings, [Document]
- settings and [Page=...] settings. Now the complete source file is read,
- and subsequently almost entirely interpret, and finally exported.
- - Now a very strict distinction exists between the FLOWS.INI file and other
- .INI files created by the user. Therefor it is recommended to use the
- extension .SET for user configuration files. Doing so it is clear that
- these files do not contail INITIAL settings.
- - A total rearrangement has taken place of the position at which all settings
- can be changed or created. This rearrangement is partially even relevant
- for files created for older version of Flows, but this will not introduce
- essential problems.
- - ******************** MIND! **********************************************
- From version 3.0 every .FLW file MUST contain the [Document] item
- CONTAINING AT LEAST THE SETTING
- Version = <n.nn>
- If this settings is not available Flows will asume the source file to be
- created for an obsolete version. Some new options will not be accepted!
- For version 3.0 and future higher versionnumbers the second digit of the
- minor version number will be ignored. So 3.11 will be interpret as 3.1.
-
- ****** V3.0 for DOS - beta IV (3-14, 1993)
- - In the functionkey bar the options Open and Run are now made inactive if
- these options are inactive in the pull down menus.
- - File names are now read correctly from the FLOWS.INI file when any
- "()\" character are appear.
- - Command line switches may now be preceded by a "/" as well as a "-".
- Options may be merged after the first "/" or "-". Par example:
- FLOWS /IHM=eps -S=confer.set /D=c:\temp\side est*.flw rel*.flw
- ^^^
- No following switch may be merged behind the options /M, /S, and /D,
- because no distinction can be made between a file name and a switch.
- For user configuration files (option /S) a distinction is made between the
- stated version number and the file compatibility version number. By
- checking the used settings is deduced which version of Flows will still be
- able to process the file correctly. Blank lines appearing within an item
- are excluded in this deduction!
- - An entirely new - and more efficient - lay out is implemented.
- - Following options are added:
- FirstPage, LastPage, ObsoleteLayout, OutlineImage,
- PageOverlay, UserFormH, UserFormV, TwoLines.
- The "PageOverlay=" settings can (de)active page sharing for printer output
- (more than 1 image per page). This will computed automatically.
- - Now all fields are relevant in the [Title] item. All fields will be merged.
- If a field contains one of the following codes, the code will be replaced
- by its value:
- ... ~ (Page#) ~ ... becomes current pagenumber of [Page=n] header;
- ... ~ (PageChr) ~ ... becomes small letter, [Page=n] give an "a"
- where n = FirstPage (from [Document] item);
- ... ~ (RunPage#) ~ ... becomes current output page number of Flows;
- ... ~ () ~ ... will be replaced by 1 space (from beta V).
- - Alternative lay out is now almost completely operative.
-
- ****** V3.0 for DOS - beta V (3-20, 1993)
- - Now synchronization symbols from the [Flows] and [Sync] items are correctly
- depicted. Also corrected: imaging of action labels from [Flows] and
- [Actions] items.
- - The selected files are now also correctly displayed after a new user
- configuration is read interactively.
- - The setting "TwoLines=" is now interpret too. With this option can be
- chosen between one or two lines draw from the FEs to the bottom.
- - The vertical position of the FEs is now also correct when no date and no
- author's name are depicted.
- - In the [Title] item a field that contains just "()" is now replaced by
- exactely 1 space. This is helpful to insert a space between a piece of
- text and an automatic page number.
-
- ****** V3.0 for DOS - beta VI (3-21, 1993)
- - The selection of files fron the "Select File" window is now also possible
- with the keyboard only.
- - The new dummy entity "(PageBreak)" is partly implemented, but still cannot
- be used. This keyword must be placed in the first field of a text line
- within the [Entities] item. From version 3.0 the dummy entity "(Blank)"
- must be placed in the first field too (was: first or second field).
- - The variables to be used in the page title must be enclosed by parentheses
- "()" in stead of angle brackets "<>".
- Note: The English version of this text file does not mention the angle
- brackets in beta IV and beta V, because only Dutch speaking people
- have tested those releases.
- So "<Page#>" becomes "(Page#)", and so on. Now the codes are not
- case-sensitive.
- - The program has been made more efficient in several point. It consumes
- slightly more RAM space to execute. This is neccesary for coming extensions.
- - The new option "AskConfirm=" has been added in FLOWS.INI. With this settings
- several confirmation questions can be disabled. E.g. after depressing
- <Alt-F4>, <Alt-X>, or <Ctrl-Q> to leave Flows. Also messages like
- "Windows 3.x detected ... Press any key." will be removed after a shorter
- delay.
- - Illegal characters in the action-icons field (within the [Flows] item) will
- cause no errors and no whitespace anymore. Before version 3.0 the "0" was
- recognized and interpret as an "O". From now the "0" is illegal.
- - If Windows is detected the mouse will be controlled in a slightly different
- way. Now Logitech and some other (obsolete) mouse drivers function
- correctly in a full screen DOS box.
- - KNOWN PROBLEM:
- Some mouse drivers operate incorrectly
- in a Windowed DOS box.
-
- ****** V3.0 for DOS - beta VI (3-23, 1993)
- - All data is now dynamically stored in the RAM. Flows uses the memory more
- efficient, flexible, and faster.
- - Again mouse control has been changed. Keyboard speedup will be activated in
- non-Windows evironment only.
- - The "(PageBreak)" code is now interpret without errors. On this moment is
- has about the same effect as "(Blank)".
- - Line numbers used to cause a decreased left margin. Now line numbers are
- placed inside the normal images outlines (the information flow arrows are
- shifted to the right a few millimeters).
- - New [Title] codes added: "(SubPage#)" and "(SubPageChr)". These codes
- return the pagenumber caused by the dummy "(PageBreak)" entities. The
- first (or leftmost) page is "1" or lower case "a". If a page consists of
- one subpage - no "(pagebreak)" present - the return values are: "1" and "".
- - Pages without FEs are now skipped without causing a printer error. A message
- is displayed in the status window.
- - Subpage support is now complete.
- - New item added: "[GlobalVars]" and "[LocalVars]" to be used for dynamic
- titles.
- - In [Title] item new codes added: "(#SubPages#)" and "(Var:...)". The latter
- can be used in combination with ohter codes:
- [LocalVars]
- 1a ~ Page~()~(RunPage#)~.
- 1b ~ Something else...
- [Title]
- This is page~()~(Var: 1(SubPageChr))
- Variables names are case insensitive.
- - The FE references in the [Relations] item are now also interpret correctly
- if the second FE reference is lower (more to the left) than the first one
- on a line.
- - Nicknames are now case insensitive (for 3.0 source files only).
- - Following characters are not allowed in nicknames and variables names:
- ( ) < > " and spaces.
- - Nicknames in source files before version 3.0 are placed in angle brackets.
- From version 3.0 only round brackets are accepted. This is now correctly
- detected and processed.
- - One global variable is always defined: "(Var: FLOWS)". This variable returns
- the program version, in this case: "Flows V3.0ß". Variable names cannot be
- overwritten.
- - The "Legend=" option has been extended for FLOWS.INI, user *.SET files,
- [Document] items, and [Page=...] items. Now the "Legend=" option accepts
- up to two values, separated by a comma. The values may be exchanged. If only
- one value is present, the other will not be affected.
- First set of values: NO, LEFT, RIGHT, FULL, CENTRE.
- Second set of values: FIRST, LAST, ALL.
- Examples:
- Legend=Right
- Legend=First,Right
- Legend=Full,First
- Legend=All
- The FIRST, LAST, and ALL values affect the subpage on which the legend will
- be depicted.
- - The [Sync] and [Actions] items not not correctly process on pages containing
- subpages.
- - A new options is added for FLOWS.INI, user *.SET, and [Document] items:
- "ReductionMethod=". The possible values are LOOSE, NORMAL, and MAX. This
- option affects the way information flow lines are depicted on pages
- containing subpages. LOOSE is causes no overlapping, but consumes most
- space. NORMAL may cause two lines to be depicted on the same line if they
- don't share entities. If the the endpoints of two flows share a FE, the
- flows will be placed on two subsequent lines. This may cause overlapping
- labels or action icons. The MAX method tries to save as much space as
- possible.
- Note: in this beta release the MAX method results in the same image as
- the NORMAL method. The MAX and NORMAL methods will get better later on.
- - In stead of the item header [Flows] now the header [InfoFlows] is required.
-
- ****** V3.0 for DOS - beta VII (3-30, 1993)
- - A new option has been added in FLOWS.INI: "MemMonitor=". This option is
- used to enable/disable a small window containing heap information.
- Possible values are: "no" "yes", and "On top".
- - When creating printer output, now a message will come up if the output file
- already exists. Possible choices are: Abort, New name, Overwrite, Append.
- - Now "(pagebreak)" is correctly processed, including swapping between
- portrait and landscape orientation for single pages (eventually containing
- multiple subpages).
- - Now sync symbols are imaged correctly (beta VI didn't depict them at all).
- - Now action labels are display below the right information flow.
-
- ****** V3.0 for DOS - beta VII-2 (3-31, 1993)
- - Now the cursor will be invisible - as should be - when the "Memory" window
- is enabled.
- - Correction in the scroll function for the "Status" window.
- - Images using obsolete lay out are now depicted on the page again. One
- variable wasen't initialized, so the images were shifted down about 200 mm.
- This has been corrected.
- - An information flow on virtual line 1 will now be depicted below the FEs if
- the line distance is at least 4 mm.
- - Line numbers of lines that contain more than one information flow are now
- writen just once in the output files.
- - Slanted relationship lines from/to the side margin are now better placed.
- - Item containing global information in *.FLW files must now be placed before
- the first page in version 3.0 files. These items are:
- [Document]
- [GlobalVars]
- [Demo...]
- [Scenario...]
- Also for the following item in other files:
- [Settings]
- [Flows.exe...]
- [Global...]
- - The pages in the *.FLW file must now be placed in ascending order. Of
- course only in version 3.0 compatible files.
- - The "OutlineFEs" settings is now ignored in user configuration *.SET files.
- - The [Document] header will not be recognized anymore in version 3.0
- compatible user *.SET files. From version 3.0 only the [Settings] header
- can be used.
- - The "Actions", "Orientation", and "Planes" settings cannot be used anymore
- in version 3.0 compatible files. In stead of these settings the more
- informative "ActionLabels", "ImageOrientation", and "Levels" settings should
- be used.
- - In stead of the item header [Flows] now the header [InfoFlows] is required.
- Of course only for V3.0 compatible source files!
- - When using obsolete image lay out, no outline will be depicted around the
- image.
- - Now all use of angle brackets "<>" is replaced by parentheses "()".
- - Now Flows consumes much less memory.
- - Now Flows runs on XT all computers.
- - Now Flows runs under DOS 3.1 and up. If the environment variable FLOWSDIR
- is present, the given directory is asumed to be the directory containing
- FLOWS.EXE. This variable is required for DOS versions older than 3.30.
- - KNOWN PROBLEMS:
- o If multiple action labels are to be depicted just below each other,
- they may overwrite/be overwritten by lower information flows.
- o The "maximum" reduction method is still about the same as "normal".
- o Appending to output files has been disabled temporarily.
- o Some mouse drivers may operate incorrectly in a Windowed DOS box.
- - MIND:
- o In stead of the item header [Flows] now the header [InfoFlows] is
- required. Of course only for V3.0 compatible source files!
- o Now parentheses "()" are used in stead of angle brackets "<>" in all
- places: this includes nicknames, dummy entities, title codes and
- variables.
-
- ****** V3.0 for DOS - beta VIII (4-10, 1993)
- - File existance check is now executed for all output files. For single page
- output, a new page number may be entered.
- - On error output pages or files may be skipped now.
- - "Import" menu entry is now available. Select the import source type before
- selecting the file(s).
- - In new lay out now instance letter are depicted again. In obsolete lay out
- and V3.0 compatible files, instance letters are depicted even if no FE name
- has been specified.
- - Unneccessary screen refreshes are removed.
- - In the [Entities] item the "level" field may now contain two values:
- example: ... ~ level,toplvl ~ ...
- syntax: ... ~ [<level> [,<toplvl>]] ~ ...
- The first value is about still the same as before, but illegal input values
- are interpret differently (as if no value is present).
- The second value can be used to create large FEs: FEs that are higher than
- just one level. In this case the second level identifies the top of the FE.
- Large FEs cannot have elliptical shapes.
- - For V3.0 files an illegal FE level number will be interpret as follows:
- if the values is within the range 1..4 the local (page only) "Levels="
- settings will be adjusted. So the "Levels=" option has a reduced
- functionality.
- Other values are converted to 1 (for interjacent FEs) or the true "Levels="
- values (for the leftmost and rightmost FE).
- Mind this: For older source files illegal values are always converted to
- 1 (if input is zero) or "Levels=" values (others).
- - If no level value is present, Flows will interpret this as an error case
- for V3.0 files. Thus new source files are interpret slightly different.
- - The maximum number if instances for V3.0 compatible files is increased to
- 5 for all FEs on levels below the "Levels=" value. So the uppermost FEs can
- still have up to 3 instances, while others can have up to 5.
- - A new field is appended in the [Entities] item: the virtual instances
- specification field. If present, this field contains the instance letters
- to be used inside the current page for compilation AND for imaging.
- Small example:
- [Entities]
- 2 ~ OBCA ~ 1 ~ (BCagent) ~ ac
- In this case two instances are depicted: instance "a" and "c". The number
- of letters specified must match the number of instances given in the first
- field.
- In the [InfoFlows] item information flows may be specified as following:
- [InfoFlows]
- L (BCagent)a ~ ~BEARER ENQ. (1)~req. ind.
- L (BCagent)c ~+ ~BEARER ENQ. (3)~req. ind.
- After each letter an optional "+" or "-" may be specified. A plus means
- that this instance is newly created during the current scenario. A minus
- means that this instance will be terminated during the current sceanrio.
- So the plus and minus symbols contain dynamic information, which - of
- course - cannot be depicted on a (static) page. The "+" and "-" signs are
- used by the stage-2 demonstrator/simulator software.
- An entire data line in the [Entities] item contains following information
- (the names between angle brackets must be replaced by their values):
-
- <number_of_instances>[E] ~ <FE_name> ~ [<at_level>[,<toplevel>]] ~
- (<nickname>) ~ [<let1>[+|-]{<letn>[+|-]}]
-
- ****** V3.0 for DOS - beta IX (4-12, 1993)
- - Global items to be used by the demonstrator (something like "[Demo...]")
- must be placed before the first page in the source files.
- - Flows is no public domain software. The registered implementation does
- not display startup messages and runs significantly faster. The Windows
- version will be available to registered users only.
- See also the files README.1ST and README.2ND.
- - The "Export" menu entry is implemented yet. Output formats which are still
- unavailable cannot be selected. The user is informed by a warning beep.
- The "PS printer" and "Encapsulated PostScript (EPS)" output modes can be
- selected.
- - The "Page Setup" menu entry will pop up an empty window now.
-
- ****** V3.0 for DOS - beta X (4-20, 1993)
- - Error in EPS files solved. By mistake the option "PageOverlay=yes" caused an
- error after importing EPS files in WordPerfect or MS-Word.
- - The internal structure is now fully prepared for new output formats.
- - The name Q73DEMO.EXE is changed to ST2DEMO.EXE by the developer of the
- demonstrator, because the software is not only suited for Q.73 but also
- (at least) for Q.71. The name name is now enclosed in Flows.
- - Added two new example files to demonstrate some new features of Flows 3.0.
-
-
-
-
- FLOWS IS NO PUBLIC DOMAIN SOFTWARE. THE REGISTERED IMPLEMENTATION DOES
- NOT DISPLAY STARTUP MESSAGES AND RUNS SIGNIFICANTLY FASTER. THE WINDOWS
- VERSION WILL BE AVAILABLE TO REGISTERED USERS ONLY.
- SEE ALSO THE FILES *README.1ST* AND *README.2ND*.
-