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A brief history of !NetReader
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For people who don't know my software, my version numbers start at
0.01 and go up in steps of 0.01 when I give copies to other people.
All versions below 1.00 are beta test versions and liable to have
loads of bugs in them because I am still developing the software.
Version 1.00 is the first bug free (I hope) version and versions above
1.00 are enhancements or minor bug fixes of the previous version.
I don't update the version number until I give someone a copy of it, hence
there may be twenty different upgrades between 0.01 and 0.02, but 0.01 was
the last copy given to someone before I gave out 0.02. If you have
any queries regarding version numbers, please do not hesitate to contact me.
v0.01 (6th Oct 1994) - UPLOADED TO CIX
Original release version (just about working)
- probably quite a few bugs, but I thought I'd let people see what
I was writing, and offer any comments.
v0.02 (23rd Oct 1994) - SENT TO ACORN COMPUTING MAGAZINE
Bug fix - Floating point exception when a message with 0 lines is
decoded.
Feature - ... line(s) skipped ... added to reply file where a
non-continous section of text is being quoted.
Feature - To quote <name> added when quoting messages, together
with 'to quote again' when making subsequent quotes from
the same message.
The exact wording can be changed by editing the
!NetReader.Resources.Messages file. BE CAREFUL THOUGH!
Bug fix - File open errors now cause !NetReader to suffer a
recoverable error instead of quitting.
Feature - "Lines: x" now added automatically to reply headers.
Feature - Reply routine re-written to fix a few bugs and include
long signatures.
Feature - "Re:" added automatically to subject line if you reply
to a message that is not already a reply.
Feature - References: header line added to replies to thread reply. Feature - The ability to delete 'tagged' messages.
Feature - Ability to drag text files into the reply window.
Feature - Ability to enter 'new' messages.
v0.03 (27th Oct 1994)
a) Speeded up deletion of messages by doing multiple messages in
one go.
b) Changed 'Continue' icon to 'OK' icon in warning window.
c) Changed colour of hourglass (only on RISC OS 3) when storing
message.
d) Fixed bug where multiple deletes didn't work correctly.
e) Rearranged 'Choices' window to provide options for private
replies.
v0.04 (7th Nov 1994) **** MAJOR UPDATE ****
a) Reset no. of deletions when loading new file (bug fix)
b) Modified loader routine to automatically distinguish between
cr,lf and lf separated lines in the message input file.
c) Changed warning icons from simple 'OK' and 'Cancel' to slightly
more descriptive ones.
d) Added 'Private' reply facility.
e) Facility to choose the line separators of reply files.
f) Added the ability to change the value of tab stops used to
display messages. (usually only relevant to signatures)
g) Added explode feature (see !Help for more info)
h) Amended purge routine so that when deleting messages, only
those that have been read will be deleted. Not those that
haven't.
i) Added 'Utils' menu (see !Help for more info)
j) Fixed bug in message reader so that ctrl codes below 32 are
filtered out.
k) 'Find self' option added (see !Help for more info)
l) References to your user ID are automatically highlighted.
m) Fixed a whole host of minor bugs in the reply editor - mainly
where the cursor position got confused resulting in corrupted
window data occasionally.
n) Added 'Reference to self' led to main control window.
o) Removed bug whereby 'Explode' routine gave filename error if
the subject contained an invalid character.
p) Fixed bug where too many lines were added between reply text
and signature (maxry%) when multiple replies were sent.
v0.05 (21st Nov 1994)
a) Modified age routine to bin messages older than OR EQUAL to the
age set in choices.
b) Amended quotes so that they wrap words to the start of the next
line, rather than truncating half way through a word.
c) Added short 'bleep' to notify when long messages have been
truncated.
d) Amended title page to load at the correct sprite allocation area,
rather than at 20*1024*1024, thus allowing for !SparkFS etc to
be already load.
e) Caret auto-positions when you select send new message.
f) 'Space' now works correctly at the beginning of reply lines.
v0.06 (1st Dec 1994)
a) Made loading of messages multi-tasking if required (so you can
carry on working when loading large files)
For those who want to run at maximum speed (but not do anything in
the meantime) you can turn it off if required.
b) Re-designed 'Choices' window again.
c) Amended 'Goto' menu to include subject and user. These have now been
truncated (subject to 38 chars, name to 20 chars) to fit them into
the menu structure.
d) Added extra 'confirmation' error messages when about to quit or close
the file.
e) Fixed bug where 'Explode' gave 'directory full' error if the directory
was already ready nearing completion when Exploded.
f) Extended message statck slightly to cater for up to around 1000 messages
in a single file.
g) Added ADFS/DOS format to explode filenames. ADFS truncates names to 10
characters, whereas DOS truncates to 8 characters.
v0.07 (8th Dec 1994)
a) Fixed small bug in date evaluation routine.
b) Fixed bug in 'Purgefile' routine, so that (hopefully) the read,binned
files should be deleted ok.
c) Added basic thread following to messages.
d) Added support for archived source files.
v0.08 (3rd Mar 1995)
a) Fixed minor bug in loading routine, to work on RISC PC's.
v0.09 (10th Apr 1995) **** MAJOR UPDATE ****
a) Extended wimpslot size to 416k.
b) Quotes now miss out blank lines rather than saying "line skipped".
N.B. Still gives lines skipped if textual lines actually are
skipped.
c) Lines now correctly wrap when quoting long lines (making quoted
lines look a bit more tidy).
d) Amended reply editor slightly, so that if you click past the end
of the text, the caret is positioned correctly at the end of the
line, rather than in the middle of a blank area.
e) In case of emergency, pressing ESCAPE will now abort loading a
message, part way through. Use with care!
f) Removed bleep from sounding when the thread window opens, as it
was rather annoying.
g) A message is now stored if the 'store' is set, irrespective of
whether the message has already been read or not. This allows
you to go back to previous messages and store them. However,
it doesn't stop you from storing a message more than once. This
action was changed due to popular demand.
h) Irritating window added, to encourage people to register.
i) Set loading flag to FALSE if the load is aborted on message 1.
j) Speeded up loading of messages a tiny bit.