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- DocMan 2.1
- Copyright 1995, Michel Forget
- Electric Storm Software
-
- The documentation for this archive is located in DocMan.TXT, which
- should be located in the same directory as this document. This list of
- bug fixes and changes made to DocMan is in chronological order; the new
- information appears at the end of the document.
-
- ** IMPORTANT **
-
- Before installing DocMan, you must end all tasks that might be using the 3D
- control library; these tasks include QuickCD, CD Player, and most other tray
- applications. To end a task, press Ctrl+Alt+Delete, select the task to be
- ended, and click "End Task".
-
- December 25, 1995: DocMan 1.8
-
- BUG FIXES:
-
- 1. DocMan will no longer display an error message indicating that the
- DOCMAN.INI file could not be found.
-
- 2. DocMan will now update the document count display correctly. The
- previous version of DocMan would only update this field once.
-
- 3. DocMan will now format messages displayed on the screen properly (there
- will be no more 'tiny' message displays on 1024x768 screens).
-
- 4. DocMan should now be able to locate the help file every time now.
-
- NEW FEATURES:
-
- 1. DocMan can now optionally close the document window after a document
- is opened with the "Open" command.
-
- 2. DocMan now features a "status" bar which appears at the bottom of the
- document window. This is the area where informative messages that do
- not require your immediate attention will be displayed.
-
- 3. DocMan can now display the "type" of a document, instead of the name.
- There is also a separate column that indicates whether or not DocMan is
- protecting the document.
-
- Example:
-
- Name Protected? Type
-
- file.doc Yes Word Document
- file_id.diz No Archive Information File
- pentium.txt No Text File
- win.ini No Configuration Settings
-
- 4. The DocMan interface has been redesigned to make using DocMan faster and
- less complicated. The differences are outlined below:
-
- a) There are now fewer buttons in the quick access area, which means
- there is more space for the document list.
-
- b) The quick access area has been moved so that it appears above the
- document list, for easier reading.
-
- c) Those features which no longer appear in the quick access area have
- been moved to the menu (which is located directly above the quick
- access area).
-
- 5. The document list is now shown in three columns, consisting of the
- name of the document, the status of the document, and the type of
- the document. The width of the columns can be changed simply by
- clicking on the divider to the right of the column you want to adjust
- and moving the mouse left or right while holding down the left mouse
- button. You can select a document by clicking on the name of the
- document (not the status or the type) with the left mouse button.
- You can select more than one document by holding down the control
- key and clicking on each document you want to select.
-
- 6. You can now right-click a document to open a context menu, just as you
- would right-click a folder, file, icon, or drive in Explorer.
-
- 7. DocMan now has support for "tooltips". If you allow the mouse pointer to
- hover stationary over a button, or text field, a short description of the
- button or text field will be displayed.
-
- 8. There is now an "Unprotect Document" command to go with the "Protect
- Document" command.
-
- 9. You can now open a document (or more than one document if you wish) by
- double-clicking on the document in the document window. If you want to
- open more than one document, select each document while depressing the
- control key and then (after releasing the control key) the last document
- you selected.
-
- December 25, 1995: DocMan 1.8
-
- BUG FIXES:
-
- 1. When you make a change to your preferences, the change will now be
- recorded properly. In the previous version of DocMan, the change would
- only be recorded if you selected "Exit" from the right-mouse-button
- context menu.
-
- 2. If your system registry does not contain information about a certain
- file type, or DocMan could not locate that information, it will not
- show "(null)" any longer. Instead, it will show "Unknown".
-
- NEW FEATURES:
-
- 1. There is now a "remove all unprotected" command, which will automatically
- remove all unprotected documents from the document window.
-
- ALERT:
-
- If you own a SyQuest EZ-135 Internal IDE Removable HArd Disk, please consult
- the PROBLEMS.TXT text file for information about a -potential- conflict with
- DocMan.
-
- February 21, 1996: DocMan 2.0
-
- BUG FIXES:
-
- 1. The "Add Document" command in the context menu now performs the correct
- function. In the previous version of DocMan, this command would cause
- the document list to be refreshed.
-
- 2. DocMan will no longer crash if you move the document window.
-
- 3. DocMan will no longer crash if you select "About" from the context
- menu.
-
- 4. DocMan will no longer crash if you select "Options" from the context
- menu.
-
- NEW FEATURES:
-
- 1. DocMan has been compiled with a new compiler; it is now smaller, faster,
- and more efficient.
-
- 2. DocMan is now a true Windows 95 application, as opposed to a Win32
- Windows NT application.
-
- 3. The installation module has been improved; it is now a 32-BIT Windows 95
- application, and it now more robust. In the next version of DocMan, the
- installation module will be improved again (to make it more user
- friendly).
-
- February 22, 1996: DocMan 2.0
-
- Bug Fixes:
-
- 1. DocMan once again contains a version information tab.
-
- 2. DocMan will no longer display a message if it cannot find a file that
- a shortcut points to.
-