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- (I'll try my best to add what I can inside, due to time constraints
- and poor memory, I could not really specify everything precisely.)
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- - Version 1.40 / Release 5.00 / - Beta -
- Some bugs in previous version has been fixed.
- Added a small configuration parameter into KNews. (Yes,
- "KNEWS /CONFIGURE" now works!). However, the graphics you see here
- are not very nice (still under beta remember?). But that'll be
- the skeleton of what would be expanded later.
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- - Version 1.40 /Release 4.00/-BETA-
- KNews now allows you to specify Hi-ascii codes with the EOARTP
- keyword. (Means you hold the ALT key and press the required
- ASCII value.) Just some cosmetic changes.
- Added the test program KNMenu.EXE which is the shell program
- for KNews. Archive for BETA testers only.
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- - Version 1.40 /Release 3.00/-
- This release fixes the previous versions of KNews bugs, which
- includes the non-abortable function, missing colours, AVATAR messup
- (Thank goodness this is finally confirmed fixed!), I/O errors.
- Renamed the News.Cfg to KNews.Cfg.
- Added {INCLUDE} feature.
- There may be more, but do keep me informed of them. (Thanks again!)
- Once again, users are reminded not to use back the previous versions
- or releases of KNews, if there are any new keywords added.
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- - Version 1.40 /Release 2.00/-
- This release is not echoed out, since I'm still doing some
- cosmetic changes to the program.
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- - Version 1.40 /Release 1.00/ -
- Skipped the previous version numbers. 4 New keywords are added
- to the News.Cfg that allows you more flexibility in specifying the
- path and the extensions of each ASCII, ANSI and AVATAR format news
- file. Some code optimising and restructuring here and there.
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- Finally, after hours of storming, the colours macros could be
- added to the topic line. The bug of having too many macros causing
- the detection to 'stall' has also been fixed.
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- The options "/EDIT" and "/INSTALL" both requires _EXTERNAL_
- programs, also by Kinetic Soft. You can obtain them from the
- |<.Soft distribution sites. The command line options are now
- not case sensitive! (Phew!)
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- Added a new compatability format in colour changing in the
- NEWS.CFG file. Has a more user-friendly outlook, users can either
- use the word-macro or number-macro or BOTH! (Yeah!)
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- Also added a self configurable news header (explained in
- detailed later on.) Which allows the user to draw header files of
- his own choice up to 5 lines!
-
- Finally, this version no longer use the evaluation codes from
- previous versions and releases. CentralNET members who have the
- registration priviledge will have their bbs name marked (CTN XXX)
- where XX stands for the board's node number. Individual codes
- would also be available, and KNews would show you as a individual
- 'registered to:' rather than 'supported by:' .
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- - Version 1.36 /Release 2.00/ -
- New version & release numbering. Release number determines the
- number of UPDATES and maintainences for that particular VERSION.
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- So you may have multiple releases for a single version, do check
- carefully the version and release numbers. Release numbers varies,
- depending on the number of bug fixes. New features implemented into
- KNews may be major enoungh to be a version upgrade.
-
- Individual rego codes now available. (For contributing registered
- users only.) Added some colours into the program, making it less dull.
- From this version onwards, there will be 2 levels of registration, one
- by CentralNET, the other by individual users. Removed several
- uncessary codes, making it faster (relatively). KNews now detects the
- presense of Desqview, but still does not support file locking yet.
-
- The internal editor is scrapped, since an external one will be more
- faster. A Kinetic external editor for KNews would be release in time,
- but for now, stick with your favourite text editor. *Grin*
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- Command-line options disabled, since there are not much use for
- it anyway. Colour customisation now still available for topics, but
- do refrain from it if you are not using type 1 format. (As the news
- file would not look like it should be.) The 'press any key' prompt
- is now 'press [ESC] to quit'.
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- The length of the news now extended, means you now can specify
- MORE colours on one line! (GREAT!)
-
- -Version 1.35-
- Source code actually re-structured, added newsfile
- editor.(However only the view fuction works.) Fixed a bug in the
- AVATAR routeins that was missed in version 1.33. Added type 3 news
- format. Improved the colour changing codes. Internal Editor
- implemented, but disabled as it is still unstable.
-
- -Version 1.34-
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- Version number skipped.
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- -Version 1.33-
- Some speed improvements in this version, macros of
- PCboard and Openlink are incoporated, do report any errors.
-
- -Version 1.32(BETA)-
- The headers and text colours are finally
- changable. Enabled "STOPLN" Keyword. KNews now incorporates the
- KNews Installation file (available seperately) when ran with
- '/INSTALL' parameter.
-
- -Version 1.31-
- This version has incoporated a display bug fixup in
- v1.30, a new news header has been added (NWTYPE 2), do try it out.
- Some cosmetic touch ups.
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- -Version 1.30-
- A quick fixup of the bugs of v1.28 released
- previously. No new functions are added at the time being.
-
- -Version 1.29-
- (Version not released) is a small maintainence,
- now it includes the 'STOPLN' (Discussed later in the docs),
- which allows you to specify how many articles to 'lock'; to prevent
- users from skipping it.
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-
- -Version 1.28-
- Finally! After months and weeks of brain torture,
- I've come out with a code to enable AVATAR capabilities in this
- miserable news generator. Whats more, you can now specify colour
- macros directly in the News.Txt instead of the News.Cfg!
-
- Version
- 1.28 -- * Beta Release *, with new features such as colour macros and
- AVATAR Support. Some changes to the indicator. Updated from
- Turbo Pascal v6.0 to v7.0
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- 1.27 -- Small maintainence version of v1.26
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- 1.26 -- Quick fix up of v 1.25b. Ugraded from TP v5.5 to v6.0
-
- 1.25b -- * Beta Release *, registration code now works! A code is now
- needed for Evulation use. Code shorten. Some cosmetic changes.
-
- 1.25 -- Minor Restruction of code. Changed the process of the config
- reading. Registration detection went haywire, bug fixed.
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- 1.24 -- Restructured sourcefile, some bug fixes. Added a status screen.
- * Released for beta testing. *
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- 1.23 -- Added compatiablility systems for RemoteAccess
- Pcboard and OpenLink.
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- 1.22Γ -- Cosmetic changes, new screen saving ability. Added compiling
- time to the output file.
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- 1.22ß -- Some changes to the date format, added 'st','nd','rd'& 'th'
- to dates with 1,2,3 or 0,4-9. Removed the leading '0' from
- dates less than 10. Removed the 'Press enter to continue'
- prompt.
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- 1.22α -- New structure, news.txt edited to dd/mm-yy changed process
- indicator. Fixed the 'quit' delay from ascending to
- descending (5-0).
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- 1.22 -- This version has some bug fixes of 1.21
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- 1.21 -- New restructured version, still under B-Testing.
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- 1.15 -- Pre-released beta testing version.
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