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- 05/03/91
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- What does the future hold for INSIDE TRAKER? Well, a good portion of
- the program's future depends on your suggestions.
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- Here is what I have planned so far:
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- * Fix bugs - This one is pretty obvious. I want to get all the
- bugs out of this first version, but I can't do that unless YOU
- tell me what bugs you encounter.
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- * Play MOD's from ZIP files - I want to add the ability to play MOD
- files from a compressed format such as the ZIP format. This is
- one of my top priorities because there are so many of us out
- there who could use the extra disk space for more practical
- things than MOD files. This will, however, slow things down
- considerably while the files are uncompressed for playing.
- Those of you lacking in patience won't care about this feature
- but those of you lacking in disk space should love it. I have
- a feeling that this feature will cause me the most headaches of
- any of the features I'm planning on adding, so I wouldn't expect
- this one too quickly, although I will be working on it as much
- as possible.
-
- * Tag and play - For convenience sake, I'm planning on adding the
- ability to tag files in any order and have Trakblaster
- Companion take care of the rest. I'm hoping this won't be too
- difficult to get working the way I want it to (or the way YOU
- want it to, if you give me some suggestions.)
-
- * Utilize 43/50 line modes - Include the ability to enable the
- 43/50 line modes of EGA/VGA video systems at the users request.
- This will be nice for those of you that like to squint at the
- display in order to read the minuscule print. The feature will
- also be nice for those of us who have quite a few MOD files and
- would like to see more of them on the screen at one time.
-
- * Compact the code - This is the first version of the program to be
- released and it is rather unorganized and verbose. I want to
- work on slimming down the code and making the program faster
- and less memory intensive.
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- * Give me your suggestions! - I'll listen to anything constructive
- that you have to say about the program. Please let me know
- what you think of the program and what your suggestions are to
- make it better. I will certainly try to implement your
- suggestions in future versions of the program if they are
- worthwhile and within my power to do so.
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- That's it for my plans so far, so if you have any input PLEASE let me
- know your ideas for new features, your complaints, or even your praise.