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- * Changes in Zap between versions 1.30 and 1.35 *
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- This file documents the changes in Zap since the last release.
-
- Changes 1.30-1.35
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-
- Only a year late for this release! I'm afraid there aren't many improvements
- from me this time, mainly bug fixes for the StrongARM and improved usage with
- networks. However, mode authors have been very active and there are lots of
- new and useful modes included with this release. I was hoping to have some
- time between finishing writing up my thesis and starting my new job at ARM to
- do some work on Zap but in the end there was only one weekend which wasn't
- really enough :-(
-
- New features:
- * There is a new variable in the Keys file (&31c) for setting the attributes
- of newly created files. Default is WR/wr (ie &33 - see p2-13 of PRM).
- Attributes of files are now properly preserved across saves as well.
- * Instructions can now be entered in code mode simply by typing - the
- current text will appear in the minibuffer as you type and be assembled
- as each new line is entered.
-
- New calls:
- * Zap_TestModeName to see if a given mode has been loaded.
- * Zap_UpdateArea, Zap_UpdateWindow, Zap_UpdateWholeWindow - window redraw.
-
- Bug fixes:
- * The 'save bug' which used to cause filetype changes when using the
- auto-backup '~' feature has been fixed.
- * Hideptr has been altered to run on the StrongARM - STM {PC} removed
- Thanks to Martin Ebourne for supplying me with the source.
- * Cursor positioning at widths of >=256 was faulty and wrapped. Especially
- noticeable in byte mode while viewing sprites. This now fixed.
- * ZapRedraw has been altered so as not to use self modifying code. This
- prevents getting a rubbish screen after a mode change with StrongARM.
- * ZapMJE has been hacked to run on StrongARM and hacked to print
- 0x numbers correctly at last!
- * Removed mode number dependencies from ZapBasic
- * Service call 3 (file dying) now issued properly
- * Self modifying code removed from SoftWrap so it now works with StrongARM.
-
- 3rd party changes: (Many thanks to all involved)
- * James Aylett:
- ZapOLE - A Zap mode to handle all OLE requests transparently
- ZapConfig - A very nice utility for configuring Zap's !Config file
- * Mathew Hamblerly:
- ZapHTML - A colour HTML mode with many command for inserting common tags
- in any mode use scV to get to the HTML functions
- * Olly Betts:
- Updated LineEditor with system variable completion and lots of other
- goodies!
- * Darran Salt:
- ZapEmail - mode for handling email
- Updates for ZapDS and all his other useful utilities.
- * Tim Tyler:
- Several very useful modes:
- ZapObey - very pretty mode for obey file
- ZapHoTMeal - very colourful HTML mode (which can be used with Matthew's
- HTML commands if you wish)
- ZapMsg - a coloured mode for messages file
- ZapNewMail - another mail mode
- ZapDesc - a colour mode for 'Desc' files
- * Daniel Wagenarr:
- Update to DWExt
-
-
- * NB NB If you have any problems with OLE then please install the StrongARM
- patch from Acorn which fixes most problems.
-
-
- Thanks to the following for help/suggestions/donations/bug reports:
-
- P.Allen, M.Anwar, M.Astley, B.Avison, M.Avison, J.Aylett, R.Betz,
- M.Ben-Gershon, O.Betts, C.Booker, M.Borcherds, S.Borrill, B.Brand, T.Browse,
- B.Brunswick, N.Carson, D.Cass, C.Cepurneek, P.Colmer, A.Corey, M.Corley,
- J.Coxhead, N.Craig-Wood, G.Crow, R.Darlington, J.Davidson, M.Dorey,
- M.Ebourne, F.Elisei, A.Finch, J.Freeman, M.Geddes, I.Giblin, D.Gilbert,
- S.Glass, D.Good, M.Grainger, P.Greenham, Z.Gunnar, R.Hallas, M.Hamberly,
- B.Harris, P.Hazel, P.Hedderly, J.Hendrix, G.Heslington, B.Hogan, D.Holden,
- T.Houghton, D.Howe, E.Hughes, T.Hughes, M.Hughes, P.Ingram, R.Johnson,
- H.Klingspohr, C.Latham, D.Layfield, T.Leddi, G.Lee, G.S.Long :-), P.Long,
- M.Lukat, C.Marshall, J.Marten, C.Manning, G.McCaughan, A.McMurry,
- P.McTiernan, A.Merritt, S.Monesi, P.Moore, D.Murphy, E.Naish, T.Olsson,
- J.Ovesen, I.Palmer, D.Pottage, O.Reinert, A.Raab, T.Roddis, C.Rodliffe,
- H.Rogers, M.Sabin, G.Saliaris, D.Salt, K.Sangrar, B.Scattergood,
- K.Schlichting, O.Schoen, A.Skelton, J.Smith, N.A.Smith, R.L.Smith,
- A.Southgate, C.Syntichakis, G.Taylor, L.Taylor, A.Thoukydides, C.Turnbull,
- T.Tyler, J.Tytgat, E.van de Pol, J.Veness, D.Wagenaar, J.Wallace, R.Watts,
- P.Wheatley, M. Wilcox, T.Willemse, M.Williams, R.Wilson, M.Wooding, Wookey,
- D.Xanthakis, D.Yule,
-
- and all members of the:
-
- OXFORD ACORN USER GROUP
-
- web page: http://www.linc.ox.ac.uk/~aug/
- ftp site: misc.linc.ox.ac.uk (directory /aug)
- email: aug@misc.linc.ox.ac.uk
-
- Proposed changes 1.35-1.40
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-
- Er ... not a lot of time I'm afraid! I will still fix any bad bugs and
- keep things going though.
-
-
- Suggestions/Contacting me
- -------------------------
-
- If you wish to contact me with suggestions or bug reports then my address is
- in the Copyright file. Since I am now working for ARM this means I get very
- busy and so I can't promise quick or even very enlightening replies!
-
- If your suggestion concerns one of the extension modes (eg C mode) or
- template files, or one of the other things in the 3rdParty directory not
- written by me, then please write to the author concerned, and not to me
- (unless you have trouble getting through). All their addresses are in the
- 3rdParty.Addresses file.
-