| 1 | Unit VersionUnit;
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| 2 |
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| 3 | // NewView - a new OS/2 Help Viewer
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| 4 | // Copyright 2003-2006 Aaron Lawrence (aaronl at consultant dot com)
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| 5 | // Copyright 2006-2007 Ronald Brill (rbri at rbri dot de)
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| 6 | // This software is released under the Gnu Public License - see readme.txt
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| 7 |
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| 8 | Interface
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| 9 |
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| 10 | // This file contains the version number and history.
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| 11 |
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| 12 | function GetAppVersion: string;
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| 13 | function GetCopyrightMsg: string;
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| 14 | function GetLicenseMsg: string;
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| 15 |
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| 16 | Implementation
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| 17 |
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| 18 | const
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| 19 | Version = 'V2.19.4'; // $SS_REQUIRE_NEW_VERSION$
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| 20 | BldLevelVersion = '2.19.4'; // Embedded for IBM BLDLEVEL tool
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| 21 | CopyrightMsg = 'Copyright 2005 Aaron Lawrence; 2006-2008 Ronald Brill';
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| 22 | LicenseMsg = 'Licensed under the GNU Public License';
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| 23 |
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| 24 |
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| 25 | // RELEASE PROCESS
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| 26 | // - notify translators
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| 27 | // - Record library versions
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| 28 | // - DISABLE PROFILE
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| 29 | // - TURN OFF DEBUG INFO
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| 30 | // - Package: distr NewViewX_Y_Z
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| 31 | // - Upload to Hobbes
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| 32 | // - Test download [Yeah right]
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| 33 | // - Update webpage: index, NewView news, history, download [Down]
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| 34 | // - Notify eCS apps NG, OS/2 Apps NG
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| 35 | //
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| 36 | // HelpMgr: V1.9.0
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| 37 | // ViewStub: V1.1.1
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| 38 | // Install: V1.10.0
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| 39 | // Components: V1.11.23
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| 40 | // Library: V1.5.12
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| 41 | // SPCC: V2.1.11.13
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| 42 | // RTL: V2.0.4.2
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| 43 | // Addon: V2.0.4
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| 44 |
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| 45 | { Todo list
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| 46 |
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| 47 | Emphasis:
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| 48 | major bugs
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| 49 | missing features that original IPF had.
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| 50 | major performance issues [none really remaining?]
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| 51 | - decoding images/text on older machines
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| 52 | - startup
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| 53 |
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| 54 | - os2dbcs.inf, html40 - veit
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| 55 |
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| 56 | - MAJOR keyboard navigation of links
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| 57 | - next: done
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| 58 | - previous: done
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| 59 | - enter to activate:
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| 60 |
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| 61 | - MINOR: Way to identify new helpmgr.
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| 62 | A special entry point? Special value in ...? Special Window ULONG? Global mem?
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| 63 | HM_QUERY with a new value...
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| 64 | or HM_SET_USERDATA with a magic number, which returns a magic number
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| 65 | - MODERATE: For Maul Publisher (Peter Koller): ability to get active help panel
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| 66 | - MODERATE [ENH] Use separate programs for mail, ftp etc.
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| 67 |
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| 68 | - MINOR Link control - custom cursors for default controls
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| 69 | - default cursor for rich text view
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| 70 | - don't call default window proc for wm_mousemove
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| 71 | - need to override .wmmousemove...
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| 72 |
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| 73 | - MODERATE [PERF]: New art decoder from Sergei
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| 74 | - MINOR [DEBUG]: Continue removing units to keep debugger
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| 75 | e.g. Remove file dialog and color wheel to dll?
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| 76 | - problem is, my newview.dll is C-only :/
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| 77 |
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| 78 | - MINOR [ENH] Option to turn off internet links. (or a warning/popup/question)
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| 79 | - MINOR [ENH] Customise link colors (separately for native links vs urls)
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| 80 | - MINOR [PERF] Optimise tree (global search) to not redraw if nodes not visible
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| 81 |
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| 82 | Help
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| 83 | - MINOR [ENH] [INST] select language to install
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| 84 | - MINOR [INST] check for FAT 8.3 before installing, fail gracefully (ie. only nls files)
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| 85 |
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| 86 | - MINOR hide language stuff except on param?
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| 87 | - MINOR [INST] kill off viewhelp?
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| 88 |
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| 89 |
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| 90 | Search enhancements/completion
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| 91 | - Make AND the default
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| 92 | - Skip thru search matches...
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| 93 | - Case sensitive
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| 94 | - Whole word only match
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| 95 | - Highlight when searching All Help Files
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| 96 |
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| 97 | Keyboard
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| 98 | - navigation of search results
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| 99 |
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| 100 | Printing
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| 101 | - MEDIUM [ENH] selectable topics - requires support for multi-select in tree
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| 102 | - MEDIUM [ENH] improve printing of topic to use printing control bits etc
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| 103 | - MAJOR [ENH] Complete
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| 104 | - Contents
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| 105 | - Index
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| 106 | - Page/Topic numbers
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| 107 | - Optional hidden topics?
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| 108 |
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| 109 | International
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| 110 | - MODERATE DBCS
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| 111 | - cursor
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| 112 | - find
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| 113 | - Codepage support
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| 114 | - file
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| 115 | - codepages in font specifications
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| 116 |
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| 117 | User interface tweaks
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| 118 | - Coloured tabs?
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| 119 | - Topic menu: "copy link location", back, forward, previous, next
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| 120 | - Open related windows when a search result is shown
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| 121 | e.g. vacpp topic ... need to parse entire file
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| 122 | do only when window is not 100%??
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| 123 |
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| 124 | - Button to toggle left panel
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| 125 | - Hint (popup tooltip) for links
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| 126 | - Better handling of windows
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| 127 | - problem with CPPUG toc pane
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| 128 | - leaving windows smaller than screen...
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| 129 | - Option: Sort top level contents, would be nice
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| 130 |
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| 131 | Bugs/Compatibility
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| 132 | - [eCS compat] move ini file to appropriate place. (see AE)
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| 133 | - Run old hmgr...... is this possible??
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| 134 | - Additional association for *hlp;*.inf to ibmview.exe
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| 135 |
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| 136 | New features
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| 137 | - View all images
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| 138 | - Tools - Mark Start Topic
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| 139 | (special bookmark?)
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| 140 | - Help File Manager
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| 141 | - Show all found help files...
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| 142 | - Show History (by date/time only - not a tree)
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| 143 | - Uninstall
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| 144 | - Mouse wheel
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| 145 | - Free-standing notes
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| 146 | - Font lib from Innotek
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| 147 | - Export whole file 1 day?
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| 148 |
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| 149 | Rich Text View
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| 150 | - Select/copy and save support, for images.
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| 151 | - if it wraps during a word that has tags within it,
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| 152 | then the tags may not be applied at the correct point.
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| 153 | ... need to remember the style at start of word as well.
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| 154 | - should not lose cursor if just resizing,
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| 155 | only if text changed
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| 156 | - Linked images
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| 157 | e.g. Export.hlp
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| 158 |
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| 159 | Performance
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| 160 | - helpmgr.dll use global filelist instead of running view.exe first
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| 161 | - profiler (GpProfile)
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| 162 | - Speed up bitmap decoding.
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| 163 | sledit.inf
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| 164 | slowdown is definitely in ReadBitmapData
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| 165 |
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| 166 | 10x stress test sledit
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| 167 | original: 15 secs
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| 168 | decode_string asm: 14.5 secs
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| 169 | LZW -> C DLL: 13.3 secs
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| 170 |
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| 171 | without any decoding: 10 seconds
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| 172 | so - c decode time: 3.3 secs.
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| 173 | Pas decode time: 5 secs.
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| 174 |
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| 175 | loading from file, not adding to images list: 9 s
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| 176 | loading from file, adding to images list [removed after]: 9.2 s
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| 177 | without getting any images at all (THelpFile.GetImages)
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| 178 | 8.5 s.
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| 179 |
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| 180 | Therefore, we have:
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| 181 | decoding: 3.3s (c) or 5s (pascal)
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| 182 | using: 1s
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| 183 | reading file: 0.5s
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| 184 | other loading stuff: 8.5
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| 185 |
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| 186 | Observationally, original view is much faster than
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| 187 | even the C version. It must be in assembler or something.
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| 188 | I could not see any major optimisations to make in the C
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| 189 | version.
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| 190 | Scott from IBM suggested using the original functions
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| 191 | in helpmgr.dll.
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| 192 |
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| 193 | - Make navigation back and forth
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| 194 | detect differences in windows and make minimum changes 1/2 day
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| 195 | zorder
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| 196 |
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| 197 | Minor
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| 198 | - Iconedit help for product information doesn't work
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| 199 | Something weird goin on with resource IDs.
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| 200 | Note: old view really does work.
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| 201 | }
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| 202 |
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| 203 | function GetAppVersion: string;
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| 204 | begin
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| 205 | Result:= Version;
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| 206 | end;
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| 207 |
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| 208 | function GetCopyrightMsg: string;
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| 209 | begin
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| 210 | Result:= CopyrightMsg;
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| 211 | end;
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| 212 |
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| 213 | function GetLicenseMsg: string;
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| 214 | begin
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| 215 | Result:= LicenseMsg;
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| 216 | end;
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| 217 |
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| 218 | const
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| 219 | Vendor = 'Aaron Lawrence';
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| 220 | Description = 'NewView';
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| 221 |
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| 222 | // BLDLevel - compatible - mostly
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| 223 | EmbeddedVersion: string =
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| 224 | '@#'
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| 225 | + Vendor
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| 226 | + ':'
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| 227 | + BldLevelVersion
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| 228 | + '#@'
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| 229 | + Description
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| 230 | + #0;
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| 231 |
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| 232 | Initialization
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| 233 | End.
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