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VB AHA!!! History
Version Description
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1.32 ***REGISTERED VERSION ONLY***
Fixed: Can now load .aha files from any shareware version, v1.31
couldn't load v1.24 files.
Fixed: All the same fixes as were in v1.24.
Changed: "Options|Build..." "General|Use Default Colors" now also
causes VB AHA!!! to not hard code a text color so the text in
your help file will be displayed with the users default color
settings.
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1.31 ***REGISTERED VERSION ONLY***
Added: Full macro support. It's still crude (you must type them
in) and you will need a reference that covers the winhelp
macros. I will GREATLY improve on this after I finish the RTF
importing.
NOTE: among other things you can use macros to play MIDI and
AVI files from your help file (and others I'm sure).
Added: Your "Build Options" are now also saved in each .AHA file
so you wont have to worry about what options you had selected
for that project, they will be automatically reset.
Added: More predrawn "bullets" for use in combo fields.
Added: New field menu item "Load Text". It will allow you to
read a text file into a field with the option of reformatting
it for a help file (no returns in the middle of a paragraph
etc...).
Added: Improved keyboard support while editing a topic (using
the arrow keys to move between fields, Page Up and Page Down
and others).
Added: Shift + Right click on a field brings up Setup window.
Added: Build option to use the default Windows Popup/Jump colors
for all links (Popup/JumpTo fields and Global Text Links).
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1.24 ***Shareware version***
Fixed: cursor would move out of view if there was more than one
screen of info in a topic so you couldn't see what
you were typing.
Fixed: Layout window's contents will be resized correctly when
the window is maximized.
Fixed: If you had a font with a name that contained a special
character (ASCII > 127) on your system, then your .RTF files
wouldn't compile.
Fixed: "Out of String Space" error would be generated during
the writing of the RTF file if you had about 20k or more of
text in a single field.
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1.23 ***Shareware version***
Fixed: File|Save As... now places the filename into the file
history list like File|Open... does.
Fixed: problem loading some .TPC files that were saved with a
version prior to 1.20.
Fixed: a couple of minor code optimizations/fixes.
Changed: some new info in README.TXT and the online help,
including among others, how to register with a credit card.
Changed: I'm not giving any special pricing deals other than
site licensing anymore. They're not worth the hassle to me and
they're not fair to credit card customers as they can't get
them.
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***LAST SHAREWARE VERSION FEATURE UPGRADE***
All shareware versions released after 1.22 will only have bug
fixes.
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1.22 Added: Export Pascal header (constants) files.
Added: You may now select a filename for your exported header
files (Visual Basic, C/C++, Pascal).
Added: A border is now drawn around the currently selected field.
Added: .AHA files may now be assoctiated with VB AHA!!! from the
File Manager.
Added: Field Type display in the Topic window, that says what
type the currently selected field is.
Added: A "Most Recent Files" section to the File menu. VB AHA!!!
now keeps a list of the last four projects for easy loading.
Added: A "Most Recent Files" section to the Build menu.
VB AHA!!! now keeps a list of the last four help files you've
compiled so you can easily test them.
Added: Option to disable the 3D effects used in all the windows
throughout VB AHA!!!.
Fixed: "Graphics Directory" in the "Help Project Setup" window
now works correctly.
Fixed: Layout window doesn't reflect changes made in open topic
windows. Now all topics will be closed before the layout is
constructed.
Fixed: Build support files didn't relect changes made in open
topic windows. Now all topics are closed before the support
files are written.
Fixed: Problem with certain windows switching focus to other
windows/applications has been ELIMINATED (I hope ;-).
Fixed: Fields will now resize when the Topic window is maximized.
Fixed: Only one reference to a bitmap will be placed in the .hpj
file (used to put one reference per occurence in your project).
Fixed: No browse sequences will be generated when the Build
option "Default Layout" is unselected (used to still write a
browse sequence to a topic that didn't have one).
Fixed: Large projects now load MUCH faster.
Fixed: Special characters (ASCII > 127) would generate a space
after them in the RTF file.
Fixed: Special characters can now be used in global text links.
Fixed: VB AHA!!! only generates a "dummy" secondary window when
you don't define any secondary windows since there is a limit
of 6 secondary windows in a .hlp file.
Fixed: All non-Topic windows (except the main window) would
disappear when the main window was resized.
Fixed: Pictures may now be placed in the non-scrolling region
of a topic.
Fixed: Other bugs that I lost track of.
Changed: Will now stay minimized during the entire Build process
if you have selected the "Min. During Build" option (used to
only stay minimized while the support files were being
generated).
Changed: Decreased size of .AHA files. Estimated savings of 12%.
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1.21 Added: Ability to Jump To a topic in another help file.
Added: New link type - Sound. You may now play .WAV files from
your help file.
Added: Secondary window support. Your help file may have two
windows open at a time.
Added: Many window formatting options (background color for
normal and non-scrolling regions, window dimensions and
whether the window will float above all others.
Fixed: Correctly Open/Save Visual Basic forms HelpContextId's.
It would skip the controls after the first one that didn't
have a HelpContextID (as defined in Visual Basic Options).
Fixed: Would switch link types for graphics when you viewed a
topic.
Fixed: Global Text Links that link with text with a return or
tab after the it will now link correctly.
Fixed: Topic window will now follow your typing and when you
first create a field it's text will be selected.
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1.20 Added: New field type - Combo. You may have graphics and text
on the same line. Many formatting options.
Added: New field type - Non-Scrolling region. All fields above
this one in a topic won't scroll in your help file.
Added: You may now set the default bitmap to be used in a
graphic field.
Fixed: Global Topic Rename didn't quite work right. It would
lose your topic.
Changed: .BMP links may now be either JumpTo or Popup instead
of just JumpTo.
Changed: There is no longer a different setup menu item for the
different types of fields. The new menu item is just called
Setup.
Changed: Topic limit - you can now have at least 3000 topics.
I don't know the exact limit because I got tired of adding
new topics. The only real limitation on the number on topics
you may have is that of a listbox (64k for topic names and
5440 items or less) and the amount of memory your computer
has.
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1.14 Fixed: Mistakenly thought all VB .FRM's were in binary format
when you tried to save to them.
Fixed: When you cut and then paste a field the link will be
retained if it has one.
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1.13 Added: Cut, Copy and Paste to the Field menu. These work on the
whole field (text or graphics) not just the text in the
field. All of the formatting, text, graphic info is retained.
Added: Delete menu item to the Field menu (shown when you right
click on a field).
Fixed: Should always be able to tell if a Visual Basic .FRM is
saved in binary or text format and refuse to load/save it if
it's not in text format.
Fixed: Field formatting numbers with a decimal place are now
handled correctly in all countries.
Changed: Moved the stats in the info window to the About
VB AHA!!!... window.
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1.12 Added: Option to backup your VB .FRM's before saving the
HelpContextID info to them.
Added: Option to not show a new topic when you create it.
Added: Information window - displays # of topics, free mem and
% of resources remaining.
Fixed: VB AHA!!! would crash when you created the 75th topic.
Now it will handle 992 topics.
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1.11 Added: Global Topic Rename - all links to the old topic name
will automatically be relinked to the new topic name.
Fixed: Something will alway be shown in a graphic field. Before
if it couldn't find the picture it might not show anything.
Fixed: You may now use "\", "{" and "}" in your topics without
wreaking havoc on your help file. Topic Titles and Keywords
may now contain any characters.
Fixed: You can't create 2 topics with the same name anymore, a
number will be appended to the end of the second topic name.
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1.1 Added: Generic Topics and Template support.
Save a topic to a seperate .tpc file and load that topic
into any .AHA help project.
Added: Global Text Links may now be case sensitive.
Fixed: Failed to save some projects correctly, caused an
error when saving and loading.
Fixed: Text links(Jump To and Popup) may now be any color
that you choose, you can even have each one a different
color if you want to, instead of just the default color.
Fixed: If you don't enter a filename extension in the file
dialogs the correct default extension will always be used.
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1.02 Added cmdialog.vbx, it was left out in the first 2 releases,
really swift.
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1.01 Fixed some documentation errors/omissions.
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1.0 Initial release