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- Almanac for Windows
- Version 1.04
- 1/18/91
-
- Changes made to Almanac in version 1.04 are listed at the
- end of this document.
-
- Complete documentation for Almanac is included in the file
- ALMANAC.WRI. This file has been created for use within
- your Windows WRITE application. It will be copied into
- your Almanac 'master' directory during installation.
-
- If you are running Windows 3.0 and would like to 'quick'
- start Almanac: (1) place all of the release files onto a
- floppy disk in drive A: (2) select 'Run...' from the
- 'File' menu of Program Manager and (3) enter 'A:\ALMSETUP'
- in the edit box.
-
- Almanac MUST be installed using the provided installation
- utility, ALMSETUP.EXE. Critical directory information is
- initialized in both your Windows environment and Almanac's
- default auto-load module (ALMANAC.ALM) by ALMSETUP. Please
- refer to Chapter 2 of the ALMANAC.WRI file for more
- information on running ALMSETUP.
-
- The original release of this version of Almanac was created
- at Impact Software in a compressed file, ALM103.ZIP. The
- Almanac files must be extracted from this compressed format
- using a file decompress utility such as PKUNZIP. The release
- file was compressed using PKZIP version 1.10 and will produce
- authenticity verification messages if 'unzipped' with PKUNZIP
- version 1.10 (or higher), assuring you of an untampered,
- original release direct from Impact Software.
-
- Software distributors are authorized to duplicate and sell
- media containing this software, PROVIDED THAT ALL FILES
- CONTAINED IN THIS PACKAGE ARE INCLUDED WITHOUT ALTERATION
- and that the price of such sale is determined by and advertised
- as covering ONLY the cost of the software distribution.
-
- If you feel that you have obtained a copy of this software
- which has been distributed without compliance to the preceding
- paragraph, please contact Impact Software in Chino, California
- at (714) 590-8522.
-
- Thank you for your support!
-
- Best regards,
-
- Len
-
-
- Program Updates
- ---------------
-
- - Version 1.04 of Almanac contains a less obtrusive
- alarm popup window than previous versions. The prior
- popup windows for alarms were system modal, requiring
- acknowledgement before any other Window could receive
- user input. This resulted in a system deadlock when
- used in conjunction with a Windows security package
- such as Metz LOCK. The alarm window in version 1.04
- will appear on top of all current windows without re-
- moving the input focus from the current application.
-
-
- Updates included in version 1.03 of Almanac:
-
- - Almanac is now compatible with third-party font scaling
- utilities such as Bitstream's FaceLift and Adobe Type
- Manager. Screen and/or printer fonts provided by these
- packages can be independently selected using the 'Fonts...'
- dialog in the 'Preferences' menu (screen) and from the
- 'Print...' dialog (printer) located in the 'File' menu.
-
- - The selections on the Config menu now un-check properly
- when new auto-load modules are opened. Moon Phases and
- Christian/Jewish holidays were remaining checked when
- they shouldn't have.
-
- - Corrected a bug that caused the Notepad text (video display)
- to wrap incorrectly and the caret (text cursor) to be the
- wrong height when different fonts were selected for the
- notepad text.
-
- - Removed '72' point font selection from scalable devices
- and replaced with a '16' point selection. This was done
- to allow a better selection of more common font sizes.
-
- - Fixed the painting of the main calendar graphics from
- improperly overlaying the status bar when the main window
- was sized small and the scroll bars were activated.
-
- - Alarm check box reflects the proper state when re-calling
- a schedule appointment. In 1.01 the check box improperly
- displayed the setting of the last appointment set.
-
- - Alarm check box has been enhanced to show (On/Off) text
- which can be used (via keyboard Alt-O) to directly access
- the check box independently of the alarm time.
-
- - The overlay event type for calculating the Nth 'day' of the
- month has been corrected for the 'last' day of the month
- (i.e., 'Last Monday') which was not computing properly.
-
- - Notes connected to schedule items can now be completely
- deleted. Version 1.01 would not re-save an empty notepad
- entry for scheduled items.
-
- - The 'Data Paths...' selection will now properly change the
- overlay path. Version 1.01 would not change the path if
- the current environment had no open overlays.
-
- - The input focus now correctly moves to the Scheduler when
- the mouse is clicked on the 'General Notes' header bar.
-
- - The Scheduler now properly scrolls 'floating' schedule text
- (Text on appointments which are partially hidden at the top
- of the scheduler display. The text is 'floated' down the
- entry so that it stays visible, if possible).
-
- - Corrected Almanac from hanging the system when attempting to
- initialize in the Jewish display mode.
-
- - When making the very first note or schedule entry for a month
- it was possible to lose this entry if an alarm was set with
- the alarm clock immediately after making the entry. This has
- been corrected.
-
- - Version 1.01 used the letter 'D' on the overlay edit dialog
- to access both 'Date' and 'Shade'. 'Shade' has been changed
- to 'Background' because there weren't any unique letters left!