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VERSION 4.0 (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.
As always, any bugs, let me know. Bruce Noonan, M.D., Compuserve
[72407,504] or Genie [B.Noonan]