Phoenix CD 2.0/Phoenix_CD.cdr/02a/pmcat56.zip/UPDATE.HST

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This file is a record of revisions and enhancements to PmCatPLUS.  The
version number is referenced by the date on the titlescreen.  The date
of the original release is November 1, 1989.

Nov 1, 1989 (1189.001) first release of PmCat PLUS (PmCat 5.0)

Nov 12, 1989  (002)
  Fixed minor bugs in mouse activated portions of the MASK and PRINT
  configuration menus. (The <ENTER>, 'C' and 'U' options did not work
  with a mouse.)

Nov 13, 1989  (003)
  Added ability to change color of MenuBar selector.

Nov 19, 1989  (004)
  Mainly cosmetic improvements in the interface.

Nov 30, 1989  (005)
  Fixed volume label feature to allow spaces in label.
  Added ability to define current catalog name, def file name and
   default ASCII file name on the command line invoking PmCat PLUS
  Changed pick list colors to correspond to window color definitions
   (making them configurable in the process ... no longer just black
   and white).
  Changed Print Menu window to match window colors (cosmetic change) and
   fixed message when printing ASCII file to disk to display properly.

Dec 15, 1989  (006)
  Set default colors as black, white, blue, yellow and lightgray, to
   work OK on monochrome monitors and still look good on color.
  Fixed bug in mouse routines when help line being used.

Dec 21, 1989  (007)
  Concerning only the distribution copies, a closing screen and some
   other things were added which are displayed only in the distribution
   copies.
  Added Soundex search capability for filenames.  Using it for comments is
   simple to implement, but it is quite useless at present for that purpose.
  Set InfoWindow to be present at all times. No longer need to toggle on/off.

Jan 15, 1990 (008)
  Changed titlescreen to reflect correct registration fee of $15.
  Fixed error trapping to show an error when extraction or lister file not
   found or other invalid stuff goes on.  It isn't perfect yet, but it lets
   you know the general area of the problem without bombing the program.

Jan 19, 1990
  Fixed problem with infowindow attempting to display while deleting volumes.

Jan 30, 1990 (010)
  Maint. update to kill previous bug which wasn't completely eradicated.

Feb 3, 1990  (0290.001)
  version 5.2, first release.

Feb 12, 1990 (0290.002)
  Cosmetic changes to title screen to clear up confusion about version
   numbers.

Feb 15, 1990 (0290.003)
  Added feature so volume date reflects last date volume was updated.
  Fixed bug in printing routines (I hope) which showed/didn't show VOLUME
   as the column heading when printing a list of volumes.

Feb 16, 1990 (0290.004)
  Cosmetic changes to Info Window to make aesthetics better and reading more
   clear.

Feb 19, 1990 (0290.005)
  Added ability to store the CATEGORIES to .DEF file.

Feb 24, 1990 (0290.006)
  Fixed bug that can corrupt data files.  The bug occurred when the user
   changed a default category, used that category to catalog a file and
   saved the file to disk.  The data file was then unreadable beyond the
   entry with the new category name.
  Added ability to save printer setup string to DEF file.

Feb 25, 1990 (0290.007)
  Fixed bug that kept printer setup string from being saved and reread
   properly, i.e, it wouldn't reread it so it appeared not to be saved.

Mar 1, 1990 (0290.008)
  Fixed bug that occurred when all files of a directory were deleted and
    then the catalog saved to disk.  The catalog was no longer properly
    accessible when this was done. All is well now.

Mar 14, 1990 (0390.001)
  Minor cosmetic changes;
    To better report certain types of errors.
    Moved CATEGORIES window so filename could be seen.
  Added automatic sorting and save to disk (to .DEF file when exiting
    PmCat) for CATEGORIES.
  Fixed *DEEP* bug (Yaaay!) in PmCat dealing with some pretty technical
    stuff. If you have experienced intermittent and odd problems with PmCat
    over the last 12 months or so, this bug fix will take care of it.

April 8, 1990 (0390.002)
  Fixed problems with reading ZIP files containing comments.

April 9, 1990 (0390.003)
  Added feature to retain CATEGORY names. (update will no change category)

April 14, 1990 (0490.001)
  Added ability to sort on Disk Number or Category.
  Fixed bug that didn't update categories of files on a disk.
  Added feature to allow changing or retention of disk numbers in catalog.

April 20, 1990 (0490.002)
  Cosmetic improvements to interface regarding detection of disk numbers.
  Fixed minor bug deep in pattern matching routines. (rare problem not serious)

June 6, 1990 (0690.001)
  Fixed problem that caused corrupted data structures when an archive file was
   deleted from PmCat. Added undocumented timestamp feature.

June 9, 1990 (0690.002)
  Fixed small bug that caused display of volume name in filename list in
   version 5.5a (0690.001).

July 5, 1990 (0790.001)
  Fixed bug which caused serious problems when deleting archived files that
   had been cataloged with ARCHIVE reading ON. This problem caused machine
   lock-up and/or corruption of data files.  Now fixed.
  Cosmetic enhancements on catalog name entry.
  Small bug fixed in AUTomatic numbering of disks (volumes) as cataloged.
  Fixed problem with MASK function.
  Added routine to print summary of hardcopy at end of printout to disk or
   printer.
  Fixed bug that prevented date volume was last updated from being correctly
   recorded. (