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Version 1.17
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* PM Timer will now use OS/2's country info to use the correct number of
  decimal places in the calculation dialog.
  e.g. If your currency format doesn't support decimals, you normaly would see
  something like 23.00 <currency string> instead of 23 <currency string>. This
  is know displayed correctly.

* Minor cosmetic changes.

* Reversed this files' contents so the most recent changes are at the top.

Version 1.17ß
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* Almost all windows (including settings notebook pages) will keep dropped fonts
  and colors now, if use os2.ini is checked. (You will notice that controls with
  light-blue text won't update their font if you drop a font somewhere in the
  window that owns that control. The font *is* accepted however, after closing
  and opening the window again you will see the new font. (I will look into that
  somewhere in the future.)

* Logfile is now opened in shared mode, so it can be copied (backup programs)
  while in use by PMTimer.

* Changed handling in the costspages so the cursor movement is a little bit
  more intuitive. (Up/Down keys now actually move you Up or Down)

* Changed the timing routines so PMTimer will keep on timing with the right
  speed even if some other program (DOS or WINOS/2 with HW_TIMER ON) changes
  the hardware timer's frequency. (Not tested)

* Added code to detect if the user uses 120dpi display fonts (on high
  resolution displays) and if so, size the windows so that text will fit in and
  is still readable.

* Added commandline option /INI=filename.ini for support of more than one setup.
  The specified file is created (if not exists) in the PMTimer directory.
  Note: With this, parameter stacking (e.g. /HW instead of /H /W) is not
  supported anymore.

* Added auto "Setup secs" fill in based upon the costs/secs. This isn't usefull
  for everybody. If you don't need it, simply delete the value in the field.

* Small enhancements in the userinterface code.

Version 1.16ß
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* To make things even more easier I added an export option for ZOC .FEE files.
  Now you don't have to write your .FEE file with a text-editor. Just fill in
  all the apropriate settings in the PMTimer costs-pages and press the Export
  button on the first notebook page. If for some reason in a next version of
  PMTimer the .ini-file format changes again, al you have to do is import your
  costs settings again.

* Settings and calculation dialogs now also save position, fonts, colors etc.
  if "Use OS/2.INI" is checked.

* Implemented an import option for ZOC (Zap-O-Comm) .FEE files. The import is
  limited to 8 FEE-lines (the costs-page capacity of PMTimer). Click the
  import button on the program options page and select a .FEE file from the
  file selection dialog presented to you and see what happens.

* Cost pages now have two extra fields "Setup fee" and "Setup Secs" and an
  additional checkbox "Charge/Second".
  If the latter is checked, the values specified in the Costs and Secs fields
  wil be charged on a per-second base.
  The Setup-fields only need to be filled in if they apply for your situation.
  Some phone companies charge a setup fee for setting up a connection for you.
  In that case you would only have to fill in the Setup fee field. Other
  companies have a minimum charge system in which case you pay "Setup fee" for
  the first "Setup Secs" seconds of your call. After that you pay Costs/Secs
  either on a per timeunit or per-second base.

* Made the titlebar timer a bit more flexible. You can disable it now if you
  don't want it. Also, on the general settings page you'll find three color
  boxes named "Border", "Background" and "Text". You can drag 'n drop colors
  from the OS/2 color palette on these boxes to change the colors used for the
  titlebar timer.

* Changed handling of saved settings in the pmtimer.ini file. Because of that
  you won't be able to use your old ini. You should delete it if you install
  PM Timer on top of a previous version.

* Increased the number of possible costs-zones from 4 to 8 and the number of
  time-fields for every zone from 8 to 10.

* Added costs-display to the main PMTimer window.

* The names for the different zones (default: Local and Zone 1 - 3)
  are now configurable. You can give them more meaningfull names, just double-
  click in an empty area of the page and you'll be presented a dialog to enter
  a new name for that particular zone. (names are limited to 25 characters)

* The time fields on the costs-settings notebook pages won't accept other then
  hh:mm format anymore.

* Removed all the Dutch-only settings. They were redundant because the same
  results could be achieved using the 'Other' (and now only) method.

* Rearranged the costs calculation dialog to get rid of the "Calc" button and
  to provide some statistical information like total online-time and number of
  sessions.

* In the calculation dialog PMT now optionaly can remember the From: date
  instead of always using the current day.

* Fixed the Window list bug.

Version 1.11a
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* PMT has it's own logo now.

* Fixed up the helptexts in the settings notebook a little bit.

* Fixed a rounding bug in the calculation dialog. Thanks to Jaap for reporting
  this one.

Version 1.11
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* Added the current costs to the titlebar display while online.

Version 1.10
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* Also added /W commandline parameter. If specified, PM Timer will *not* display
  the Warning dialog upon program exit while it's still timing.
  I only recommend its use if you run PM Timer *unattended* from a batchfile.

* Commandline syntax has been extended to support the new zones.
  /Zx  (where x = 0,1,2 or 3) sets the zone on startup.
  /Z0 will have the same effect as /L  (select Local call)

* Changed the number of costs/time fields in the costs settings from 4 to 8.
  For some countries (e.g. Germany) the 4 fields wasn't enough. For the same
  reason the Local/Long distance meganism has been extended to 4 different
  distance zones. You now have Local (zone 0), Zone 1, Zone 2 and Zone 3.

* Added support for the new Warp 4 notebook style.

* Added more flexibility to the port monitoring capabilities of PM Timer.
  Now you can select between monitoring by means of direct port access (IOPL),
  by driver access (COM.SYS/SIO.SYS) or not monitoring the port at all.
  If you choose the direct port access option, you'll also be able to enter a
  different base address for the serial port PM Timer should watch in case your
  port isn't on the standard comport address.
  The recommended way to monitor the port is by using *direct* port access. This
  produces the least overhead but more import, some communications programs
  (Dial Other Internet Providers from the IAK is an example) don't drop the
  Carrier signal when you tell it to hang up if PM Timer uses the serial driver
  to monitor the ports. Thus the modem stays online and you have to 'hang up' by
  hand.
  Another problem using driver access are DOS communication programs. Dos
  sessions really don't like sharing the communictions driver with other apps.

* PM Timer tried displaying its titlebar timer on the launchpad even when the
  launchpad's frame controls were disabled. Fixed that.

* Fixed serious bug in com-port setting. PMTimer internaly switched the
  addresses of Com 1 and Com 4. So if you selected Com 1 as the port to be
  monitored in the settings, PM Timer would actually monitor Com 4.

* Added an option to let PM Timer beep a certain amount of time before the
  next time interval (i.e. when the costs are increased) begins. This way you
  can make optimum use of your online time. You can specify the number of
  seconds before the next time interval that PM Timer should warn you on the
  general settings notebook page.

Version 1.00
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* Added an option to the General settings notebookpage to specify the number of
  additional third party buttons on the right side of the titlebar. Without the
  option, the timer titlebar display would be covered by the additional buttons.

* Polished the titlebar display of the timer a little: No more tampering with
  the original titlebar text and added some colors.

* Added an option to the General settings notebookpage to specifiy a maximum
  size for the logfile. If the logfile grows beyond this value the program
  will start deleting the oldest log-entries.
  Don't set the value to small though. PM Timer needs the logfile entries to
  calculate your phonecosts. I have it set to 65kB and that keeps a log for
  approx. four months back (depends on how much you call ofcourse) which is
  sufficient for me.

* Added an option "Use OS2.INI" to the general settings page. If checked, the
  program will save it's main- and logwindow apearance in OS2.INI. This means
  that drag 'n dropped colors and fonts will also be saved. If the button is
  not checked, PM Timer uses it's own private ini-file and only saves window
  positions.
  NOTE: Ones checked, an entry for PM Timer will be created in OS2.INI. Space
  occupied is approx. 500 bytes. If you afterwards decide that you don't need
  this feature, the entry in PM Timer will still be there!
  Well, if you know what I'm talking about you'll also know how you can remove
  the entry with a decent ini-file editor. I haven't bothered to write some
  code just to remove 500 bytes from OS2.INI. Other programs (that you pay for)
  have much larger entries and still don't have options to remove them.
  Why all this trouble to decide to use OS2.INI or not? Well, personally I don't
  like the idea of all programs using the same ini-file (my os2.ini is 1.8Mb at
  the moment, sick..). On the other hand OS/2 doesn't provide an API to save all
  presentation parameters (colors, fonts etc.) of a window to a private ini.
  So that's the reason for providing you with a choice. If you don't like the
  program's default colors, you can change them using drag and drop, but they'll
  only be saved if you allow the program to use os2.ini.
  Don't know why I'm telling you all this.. Just wanted you to know, I guess :)

* Added 'flyover' help to the settings notebook.

Version 0.95
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* Added a check for screen resolution. PM Timer will automagically detect if
  your screen resolution has changed since the last run. If it has, it will not
  use it's saved window sizes and positions.

* Moved the settings to a notebook. Working on 'international' settings, so
  not only Dutch people but everybody can use PM Timer.

* PM Timer now also displays the online time in the titlebar of the active
  window. Now the online time will always be visible for the user, even if
  the PM Timer window is covered or hidden.

* Added the /H commandline option to start PM Timer invisible.

* Added the /Q commandline option to terminate PM Timer from the commandline
  so the user won't have to shut down PM Timer himself when the program is
  run from a batchfile.

Version 0.90
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* Initial release.