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- Universal Hint System
- Revision 95a
- Version Histories for UHSWIN & UHSDOS, Version 3.10
- (October 30, 1995)
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- UHSWIN.EXE Changes Since Version 1.00
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- 3.10: UHSDOS and UHSWIN have been combined into a single product.
- UHS files can be decoded to ASCII within the reader by registered
- users, eliminating the need for a separate program.
- UHSWIN will automatically associate itself under both Windows 3.1's
- File Manager and Windows 95's Explorer, so that UHS files can be
- started directly from either of those programs without having to
- load UHSWIN explicitly.
- Registered users no longer see 'UNREGISTERED' in the title bar under
- Windows 95.
- Uses a standard Windows Help file for on-line help.
- The font used when sending a window's contents to the printer is now
- fixed at 10 points to insure that the text is legible.
- A list of recently accessed UHS files is now stored under the "File"
- menu.
- Hint windows can now be set to maximize automatically on opening, to
- make hint text easier to read on smaller displays.
- Information on UHS hint files is now cached to greatly speed up the
- display of a verbose file directory.
- The verbose file directory now has its entries alphabetized.
- The General Protection Fault caused when selecting files under the
- verbose directory via keyboard has been corrected.
- The "File Version" and "File Info" entries under the "Help" menu have
- now been combined and moved into a single "Information" option under
- the "File" menu.
- User preferences are now stored in a separate UHSWIN.INI file.
- Error messages when an unknown data type is detected have been more
- clearly written, to make transitions to any future UHS formats
- simpler for the user.
- The font in the verbose directory window now remains fixed even after
- the font has been changed.
- Unregistered users are now warned upon loading a file that contains
- hints that may be unavailable to them, as in UHSDOS.
-
- 3.00: Adds support for the UHS 95a format.
-
- 2.61: Fixes bug that prevented some users from being able to print the
- registration form within the program.
-
- 2.60: WIN_UHS.EXE renamed to UHSWIN.EXE.
- Faster display of pictures.
- Pictures are now only scaled to an integral multiple of their original
- size, so text can be read easily regardless of the window size.
- Counts the number of clues in each question.
- Allows the user to set the font used in windows.
- Upper-right corner of window displays registration status (name or
- "UNREGISTERED").
- Registration form can be printed from within reader for easier
- registration.
- Adds registration dialog box to make registration simpler.
- Verbose file open (that lets you view the file's title next to the
- filename) has been added.
- File verification (previously in "File | Verify") is now automatic.
- File version information is now available within the program.
- Menus rearranged slightly and help dialog boxes expanded.
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- 2.10: Adds file checksum verification.
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- 2.01: Improves picture display by scaling graphics to fit the window size.
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- 2.00: Adds support for the UHS 91a format.
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- UHSDOS Changes Since Version 1.00
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-
- 3.10: The Access Denied error under a Windows 95 DOS session has been fixed.
- UHS files can be decoded to ASCII within the reader by registered
- users, eliminating the need for a separate program.
- Information on UHS hint files is now cached to greatly speed up the
- display of a verbose file directory.
- The "File Version" and "File Info" entries under the "Help" menu have
- now been combined and moved into a single "Information" option under
- the "File" menu.
- Error messages when an unknown data type is detected have been more
- clearly written, to make transitions to any future UHS formats
- simpler for the user.
-
- 3.00: Adds support for the UHS 95a format.
- Provides a file history for easier opening of recently accessed files.
- Properly supports color on systems which have been tricked into
- thinking that they are really monochrome (something that happens
- frequently after exiting games from certain publishers).
-
- 2.00: [skipped to synchronize version numbers with Windows reader.]
-
- 1.61: Improves CRC checking for increased compatibility with future file
- formats.
-
- 1.60: The "Windows | Clean Up" function no longer reloads the file from disk
- after closing the windows.
- Registration form can be printed from within the reader for easier
- registration.
-
- 1.51: All features are enabled for unregistered users (save picture to file,
- disable hint counting, and open multiple UHS files without exiting to
- DOS are available).
- Mouse click clears the screen after a picture has been displayed.
- They're back! -- occasional (*very* occasional) registration reminders,
- that is.
-
- 1.50: Reminders to register the program have been reduced substantially.
- Writes directly to video memory for much faster picture display.
- The program now searches in the same directory as UHS.EXE for UHS.INI
- and UHS_REG.TXT files for registered users to follow standards used in
- the TSR version.
- Fixes runtime error #104 that appeared when an invalid directory was
- specified.
- The register dialog box will now accept registration codes for the TSR
- reader. The dialog box will automatically be filled with your name
- and code if you have already entered this data.
- The documentation has been updated to make note of the terminate and
- stay resident (TSR or "pop-up") version of the UHS reader.
-
- 1.40: YEAH! Prettier "About UHS" and "About this Program" dialog boxes!
- The ENTER key (in addition to the space bar) can now be used to select
- an item in a list box.
- "Print", "Previous", and "Save" window commands added.
- All menu commands are disabled when not applicable.
- The "white square" bug that appeared in some registered copies has now
- been fixed.
- Arrows on scroll bars always move through choices one at a time. In
- previous versions, the arrows sometimes skipped through several items
- at a time with longer lists.
- "Windows | Close All" has been renamed "Clean Up" to more accurately
- reflect the option's purpose.
- Exit from program is now confirmed with a dialog box.
- Upper-right corner of screen displays registration status (name or
- "UNREGISTERED").
-
- 1.30: Counts the number of clues for each question. Registered users [all
- users by version 1.51] can disable the count if they want to.
- Picture display is now about 25% faster than in previous versions.
- Verbose file open (that lets you view the file's title next to the
- filename) has been added.
- Several common errors are recognized and an appropriate text message is
- displayed in place of a simple error number.
-
- 1.20: Adds registration dialog box to make registration simpler.
- Removes the drop-to-DOS function for unregistered users.
- Corrects minor bugs in the picture display routine. The border now
- will always be in black, and the first line of pixels is properly
- drawn.
-
- 1.10: Adds support for EGA systems while displaying pictures.
- Removes the run-time errors that sometimes appeared after a picture
- was displayed or after an invalid filename was entered.
- Reminders to register are displayed in different places.
-
- 1.01: Corrects an error that falsely reported that a file transfered through
- the XMODEM protocol was corrupt.
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