Gold Medal Software 5/Gold Medal Software - Volume 5 (Gold Medal) (1995).iso/utils1/icaro64b.arj/DOCS.ZIP/HISTORY.DOC

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    ┌────────────┐
    │ Fixed bugs │
    └────────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────

    o INSTALL
      o Wrong Selective Install dialog box.
      o Sound Card and Sound Effects  dialog boxes apperared
        even if the swithes were disabled.
    o Archive Management Tool
      o You could not insert(/freshen/update) a single file.
      o Icaro did not create archives with password
      o Drag&Drop Extract Dialog box switches were.. random.
      o Opening  an  Archive Window,  you  was  not  able to
        rescan Directory Trees.
      o Continue changes of video mode when you test or scan
        nested files has been removed.
    Audio
      o Wrong Mixer (not SB16) Dialog Box size.
      o Sound Blaster Pro and Pro II init error.
    o Wrong reg. modules and wrong prices in the manual.
    o Icaro did not restore fonts correctly.
    o Wrong warning message in the Quit dialog box.
    o The # switch in the Run DOS Command did not work.
    o Icaro did not release timeslices to OS/2.
    o Icaro did not display DosError/DosExitCode messages.

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    │ Added │
    └───────┴───────────────────────────────────────────────

    o OS/2 Operating System Support !!!
      o OS/2 EXE files:  you can  execute  OS/2 applications
        double clicking on them!
      o DOS and OS/2 Icons let you open DOS (or OS/2) window
        (or full screen) sessions!
      o "DOS-OS/2 Window" in the Configure|Setup|System menu
    o Combo/box in the Copy/Move Dialog box.
    o ICARO.INI groups: [Operating System] and [OS/2]
    o Icaro-s INI file description: INI.DOC

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    │ Changed │
    └─────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────

    o The internal viewer is completely different!  (Thanks,
      Daniele!)
    o Minor changes in the Directory Pane.
    o Shortcut removed  (drive selection)  in  the Copy/Move
      Dialog box.



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    ┌────────────┐
    │ Fixed bugs │
    └────────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────

    o Icaro  read drive stats even  when it was unnecessary,
      slowing down the  performance  of the  system (even if
      this effect was hidden by caches).
    o Performing actions on a Drive Window (Copy, Delete..),
      the other windows of the same Drive were not updated.
    o Enabled background print option.
    o Added a space between Attributes and File Comment.
    o Restoring the Desktop it was possible the last dirs in
      the tree panes could not be selected.
    o Icaro  did not disable Mixer  and CDPLayer commands in
      the Tool menu when these devices were not available.
    o The Cancel button in the Directory Tree Dialog box did
      not work.
    o The internal viewer hanged up  Icaro when was not able
      to open the file.
    o I forgot to enable the Right Shift in the Tag code...
    o Moving MOD-VOC-WAW windows the size changed.
    o Insert/Freshen/Update/Delete  commands did  not update
      the content of the  Archive Window and did not refresh
      the Drive Window containing the modified archive.

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    │ Added │
    └───────┴───────────────────────────────────────────────

    o ICARO.INI:
      o [SYSTEM]
        o UpdateDriveWindows
        o InternalMouseSupport
        o UseWorkingDirectory
      o [Drive Window]
      o [Archives]
      o [ARJ]
      o [ZIP]
      o [Shell]
      o [Directories]
    o Trashcan Icon.
    o Printer Icon (the Print Manager double clicking on it).
    o Archives:
      o Delete archive files dropping them on Trashcan Icon.
      o Print archive files dropping them on Printer Icon.
      o View archive files dropping them on Viewer Icon.
      o Press the Enter key to view the selected file.
      o Enabled Drag&Drop (with some limits)
      o Extract dialog:
        o Extract path info box.
        o Path button to change the extract path.
      o New file dialog now uses tagged files.
    o Dynamic command state display:  Icaro shows the button
      state (enabled/disabled) when you select Drive-Archive
      -Nested Archive Windows.

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    │ Changed │
    └─────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────

    o ICARO.CFG HAS BEEN REMOVED !!!
      Moved ICARO.CFG settings to ICARO.INI.
    o MOD-VOC-WAW window bounds.
    o Archives:
      o The internal code  has been  completely changed!  It
        was not  created for a multiple instance environment
        so there were  a lot of  problems  opening  multiple
        Archive Windows of different types or  opening files
        in nidified archives.
      o Removed Extract command: use standard Copy/Move!
      o Freshen and Update commands has been Removed (added
        switches in the Insert dialog box).
      o Modified Archive section in the Button and Menu Bars
    o Moved "Print Manager" from  the Configure|Setup Dialog
      to the Tools menu.
    o Shredder and Viewer Icons internal code.
    o Removes Setup Dialog box; added submenus.



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    ┌────────────┐
    │ Fixed bugs │
    └────────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────

    o Icaro hanged up shelling to  DOS using  XMS or  EMS or
      File and executing certain files like Microsoft EDIT !
      or ending the program with windows on the Desktop.
    o Mouse displayed strange chars after screensaver.
    o Icaro  recentered  desktop objects  after a shell or a
      screensaver action.
    o Move command did not work.
    o Broken LHA archives led Icaro to an infinite loop.
    o The Restore Desktop command did not correctly work.
    o Icaro did not open the Drive Window when the media was
      empty.
    o Sometimes Icaro was unable to delete an empty directory
    o The MOD Dialog did not close itself at the  end of the
      song.
    o Only the active Drive Window  was updated  when two or
      more windows of the same drive were on the Desktop and
      an action modified the tree.
    o Removing the Button Bar and loading the Desktop, the
      Menu bar disappeared.

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    │ Added │
    └───────┴───────────────────────────────────────────────

    o ICARO.INI: SYSTEM (group)
      o ScreenSaver
      o SaveDestop (on exit)
      o LoadDesktop (on starting): if a Desktop Image exists
        ('ICARO.DSK'), it's loaded with the program.

    o When  you  restore  the  desktop  using  a  video mode
      different from  the  saving  one,  the  saved  windows
      automatically adapt their bounds to reflect the changed
      Desktop size!
    o About box:
      o Operating System detection
      o Free Heap memory

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    │ Changed │
    └─────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────

    o ICARO.INI:
      o RedefineFonts [Video] -> RedefineFonts [System]
      o UseSB [Sound Card]    -> AudioSupport [System]



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    ┌────────────┐
    │ Fixed bugs │
    └────────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────

    o Icaro  jam when  UseSB=true,  Use XMS or EMS or File =
      true, you shell to DOS then close a window.
    o Wrong revision number in the About dialog box.



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    This is a mayor release!

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    │ Fixed bugs │
    └────────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────

    o VGA "mode 0" did not work when DefineFonts <> TRUE
    o I've forgotten the link between file selection and stats!
    o Strange mouse effects with high text modes like 132x60.

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    └───────┴───────────────────────────────────────────────

    o Desktop
      o Show or hide Button Bar

    o Video:
      Added Extended video modes facilities:
      o Automatic detection.
      o The ability to istantly switch resolution without
        leaving the program
      o Dialog box selection

    o Audio:
      o WAV internal player
      o Background MOD player
      o Mixer
        SB 16 : Voc, FM, CD, Line In, MicroPhone, Speaker,
                Master, Trebble and Bass (Left & Right)
        SB (*): Voc, FM, CD, Line In, Microphone, Master

      (*) And complatible sound cards (tested with PAS +/16)

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    │ Changed │
    └─────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────

    o Icaro sound effects: VOC -> WAV
    o Removed internal editor.
    o The package now includes 2 chapters of the final
      manual (they also are beta! <g>):
      o The Drive Window
      o Managing Directories and FIles



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    ┌────────────┐
    │ Fixed bugs │
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    o I forgot the file selection with SHIFT routine! :-(

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    o Extended "standard" VGA modes: 30-50-60 rows by 80 cols
      using user Mode 0.



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    │ Fixed bugs │
    └────────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────

    o Re-fixed 100 and 132 columns modes System Error Msgs.
    o CD-PLAYER Play command called calculator also!
    o Calculator command in the Tools menu
    o False CD error message loading ICARO
    o ENTER key did not work with error message
    o PkZip dialog box in Setup.

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    │ Added │
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    o Run DOS command: the one in the local menu reflects the
      path of the active window while the one of main menu is
      set to the path you were when you loaded Icaro.

    o File selection with SHIFT plus
      o Cursor Up/Down
      o Page Up/Down
      o CTRL + Page Up/Down
      o Home / End

    o ScreenSavers: Dancing, Flames, Radar, Storm
    o ICARO.INI
      o [Launch List] group.
      o [ScreenSaver] group.
      o [Video] group extended  video settings:  mode, rows
        and columns.  At the moment, use the manual of your
        video card to set these switch...

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    │ Changed │
    └─────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────

    o Removed file selection with Space
    o Removed ICARO.MNU
    o ICARO.INI format now conforms to Windows standards.
      o Added "Path" to [Sounds] group: sound effects must
        reside in this directory; path removed from effect
        description.
      o Changed "Drivers" in "Path" in [Sound Card] group.



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    Removed.
    1st revision date: 15-10-93