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EasyCASE
Version 1.3 Upgrade Features
May 5th, 1989
EasyCASE (v1.24) has been upgraded! The new version (1.3) is now
available and incorporates the following additions, enhancements
and corrections. Registered v1.2x users will be provided with this
upgrade at no cost. The new version will eventually (sometime
during May) be uploaded to Compuserve and continue to be made
available using the SHAREWARE approach.
- Objects (Symbol, Interface, Flow, Connection, Transition, Couple,
Label and Text Block) are highlighted when selected for, and
during, the move function.
- Structure Charts are now plotted correctly and with more objects
appearing on the plotted page.
- Chart files exported in Microsoft Windows Paint (v1.0x and v 2.0)
file format are now correctly interpreted and loadable into Aldus
PageMaker v3.0.
- Paint file export area is now selectable from the entire chart
area using the mouse.
- Chart files may be loaded from, saved to, exported to and printed
to a different disk drive (eg. a floppy disk) or the root
directory.
- Chart filenames and pathnames can be entered into the dialog box
from the keyboard when selecting a file to load. Non-existent
filenames or pathnames no longer result in termination of the
program.
- Separate path names are now used for load/save, print/plot (to
file) and exporting of chart files.
- Can now plot to LPT1:, LPT2: or PRN:, and print to LPT2: and PRN:
device ports.
- Default to COM1: port when plot chart option selected.
- User can now choose to continue and attempt to run EasyCASE if
'EGA/VGA card required...' message occurs during startup added.
Certain EGA cards (eg. the ATI Wonder EGA) do not provide the
correct EGA signature when checked.
- Fixed mouse button hold-down problem when repeating object
placement.
- Added Gane & Sarson symbol set for transformation graphs and data
flow diagrams.
- Yourdon or Gane & Sarson symbol set selectable from options
dialog box or via DOS environment variable.
- Added Data Flow Diagram (DFD) as a chart option. Provides data
processes, stores and flows only. Otherwise same as transformation
graph.
- Added support for drawing Entity Relationship Diagrams (ERDs).
- Default printer/plotter port selectable via DOS environment
variable.
- Change flow type dialog box now shows correct current flow type.
- New labels and text blocks highlighted prior to, and during,
placement.
- Improved chart file format, now smaller and faster to save/load.
Version check included. Will read v1.24 files.
- Chart drawing area extended to 32 symbol columns by 32 symbol
rows, approximately 24 inches square. Printable on 6 sheets of A-
size paper in portrait orientation (3 horizontally by 2
vertically). Can print entire chart (unused pages will not print)
or can now select area of chart to print using mouse.
- Printing of interface symbol on dfd/trg/std now optional.
- Can optionally print (faster) to HP DeskJet in draft graphics
quality.
- Can now scroll chart left or right 4 columns using Ins/Del keys.
- Symbol highlighted when selected for change in type or size.
- Added preview and zoom / 4 (quarter of full size) modes.
- Used a small (almost (un-)readable) 3x5 character font for zoom
and preview = 2 (half of full size) modes.
- Fixed SET Printer=DeskJet DOS environment variable error.
- Corrected print to LPT2: port error, can now print to LPT2:.
- Can now have up to 64 flows and Couples on a chart.
- Can cancel printer/port selection in dialog box without printing.
- Partially printed page is ejected if print operation cancelled
via escape key.
- Can now move interfaces, flows, labels, text blocks and arrows
correctly in zoom mode when chart offset from origin.
- Prints charts faster than before.
- Removed erroneous character from top l.h. corner of printout
(Epson FX & IBM).
- Updated dBASE III export file format to better delineate object
attributes (input/output/update separated from time
discrete/continuous, one-way removed, for flows on dfds and trgs)
and added ERD object definitions.
- Color options now improved and work properly for all objects in
chart window.
- Auto-identify and auto-label options selectable via DOS
environment variable.
- Use previously selected Interface type and direction when
repeating i/f place.
- Added Asynchronous Call connection to structure charts. Relocated
D/C Flow option and renamed to Couple on main menu.
- Remove Interface/flow highlight if de-selected during move.
- Erase text block or object label if cancelled during move when
placed.
- Right mouse button acts as Escape key if pressed without
scrolling chart window with right button held down.
- Restore correct chart filename display after plot or print to
file.
- BEEP is now optional, occurring as a result of an error, can be
set on/off via the Options Menu selection or via a DOS environment
variable.
- Relocated position of Interface option on menu, now below Flows.
Renamed D/C Flow to Couple on menu.
- When repeating commands by pressing left mouse button in chart
area, menu highlight bar is moved over (previously selected)
currently active menu function.
- Format of chart type dialog box changed to a list box. Cancel
option no longer activates invalid (null) chart type.
- Enhanced documentation. Contains description of ERD and DFD chart
types and symbols. Added descriptions about structure chart
objects. Added limitations section. Added new functions and feature
descriptions to documentation.
- Removed timer from opening screen.
- Fixed several problems in load file... dialog box entries
operation.
- Added 'clipping' of allowable number of flows, connections,
transitions, couples to 64 each without program crash.
- Print/Plot output functions now more tolerable of device errors.
- Chart file load/save/export/print functions now more tolerant of
filename and pathname errors.
Evergreen CASE Tools,
11025 164th. Avenue NE,
Redmond, WA 98052.
Tel : 206-881-5149