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VERSION 4.7 (Changes since 3.6)
-For users of the MEGA TOS (1.2) and the buggy disk-loaded version of TOS 1.4
(1988), previous versions required you to move the mouse pointer outside of the
menu area at the top of the edit screen when pressing the [ESC] key to return
to the menu screen. This was done to correct for a GEM bug which drops menus
on the mouse, leaving holes in the menu like swiss cheese. No problem with the
original version of soft-load TOS, 1.0, and 1.4 (1989). Now, the mouse
automatically drops out of the area (does NOT work in combination with Atari's
MACCEL2.PRG).
-Improvements to the form input (from disk file) have been made, and bugs that
caused screwy things on wrapping an insert word occurring at the end of a line
have been squashed.
-Support for Moniterm monitor. 160 columns by 57 lines, or 160 by 93 lines in
hi-res flip-flop.
-ver. 3.6 had a bug in the floppy format routine which appeared on TOS versions
previous to TOS 1.2 (Mega TOS), and caused a fatal crash. Fixed in 3.7.
-The mouse cursor state is neutralized at exit further enhancing running of the
program from a shell.
-ALL PREVIOUS VERSIONS TO 3.8 WILL NOT RUN PROPERLY ON THE STe COMPUTERS. THE
TEXT AND BACKGROUND APPEAR THE SAME COLOR WHEN YOU PRESS ^T TO TRANSFORM
COLORS.
-Increased compatibility with AtariWriter+. Foreign characters now translate
into their ST equivalents correctly. You will still need to edit out the
AtariWriter+ global formatting data and tab settings.
-4.0 is compatible with ALL resolutions on the TT.
-4.0 will now fast-load, and on TT will load into fast TT RAM.
-4.0 allows selection of 3 font sizes in TT Med and TT High resolutions, and 2
sizes in ST High and TT Low.
-4.0 combines menu screens into one screen. GEM is always active, and alert
boxes now work alone as opposed to in parallel with command box alerts.
-4.0 actually has two flavors: this one works fine in TT TOS 3.5 and better,
but TOS 3.1 has VT52 emulator color problems in Low Res TT mode. The version
for START magazine has a fix for this, and will be available if and when START
publishes again. You can also fix it by using Quick ST 3.0 which bypasses the
TOS routines.
-You can now set the default for tabs to 4, 5, or 8 for tab expansion when
loading non-ST Writer Elite programs. SETTING the default tabs [Shift Tab]
remains unchanged.
-The STWRITER.PRG file may now be modified to hold your default settings for
screen color on boot-up (black or white background--ineffective on Moniterm
Moniter which always has white background with black text), tab setting,
default file extender, and format line settings. Your disk and STWRITER.PRG
file must NOT be write-protectd, so do it on a back-up copy just in case of a
screw-up. When you re-boot STWRITER.PRG, the new settings become the default.
If you want to return to the virgin settings, this option is available as
well.
-4.1 The first bug in over a year has appeared: A file terminated with a
string of ^Z (as from an XMODEM file) would never terminate when printing to a
disk. This is fixed.
-4.1 The print device defaults to Printer, but if changed remains as set.
-4.2 The help key activates a scrolling help dialog box on the Edit screen.
-4.2 Numerous display glitches have been tracked down and done away with.
-4.3 Fixed bug in page wait on print-to-screen which prevented the menu from
redrawing properly.
-4.4 Color change on vertical blank.
-4.4 All code optimized for speed, compactness.
-4.4 Fixed typos in Help dialog box.
-4.5 Adds 1.44 Mb disk formatting for ST/TT's equipped with h.d. drive & chip.
-4.5 Now does not hose up DC Desktop.
-4.5 Spanish version now has misspellings fixed.
-4.7 Allows for running TOS versions less than 3.00 on 68030 processer (such as
SST), and STE TOS on ST (CodeHeads TEC).
As always, any bugs, let me know. Bruce Noonan, M.D., Compuserve [72407,504] or
Genie [B.Noonan]