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1Unit VersionUnit;
2
3// NewView - a new OS/2 Help Viewer
4// Copyright 2003 Aaron Lawrence (aaronl at consultant dot com)
5// This software is released under the Gnu Public License - see readme.txt
6
7Interface
8
9// This file contains the version number and history.
10
11function GetAppVersion: string;
12
13Implementation
14
15const
16 Version = 'V2.19.beta4'; // $SS_REQUIRE_NEW_VERSION$
17 BldLevelVersion = '2.19.beta4'; // Embedded for IBM BLDLEVEL tool
18
19// RELEASE PROCESS
20// - notify translators
21// - Record library versions
22// - DISABLE PROFILE
23// - TURN OFF DEBUG INFO
24// - Package: distr NewViewX_Y_Z
25// - Upload to Hobbes
26// - Test download [Yeah right]
27// - Update webpage: index, NewView news, history, download [Down]
28// - Notify eCS apps NG, OS/2 Apps NG
29//
30// HelpMgr: V1.9.0
31// ViewStub: V1.1.1
32// Install: V1.10.0
33// Components: V1.11.23
34// Library: V1.5.12
35// SPCC: V2.1.11.13
36// RTL: V2.0.4.2
37// Addon: V2.0.4
38
39{ Todo list
40
41Emphasis:
42 major bugs
43 missing features that original IPF had.
44 major performance issues [none really remaining?]
45 - decoding images/text on older machines
46 - startup
47
48- Crash on add bookmark, when no contents topic is selected
49 In fact bookmark storage is a bit stuffed, because this is the
50 only way it has to decide which file the bookmark belongs to...
51
52- os2dbcs.inf, html40 - veit
53
54- MAJOR keyboard navigation of links
55 - next: done
56 - previous: done
57 - enter to activate:
58
59- MINOR: Way to identify new helpmgr.
60 A special entry point? Special value in ...? Special Window ULONG? Global mem?
61 HM_QUERY with a new value...
62 or HM_SET_USERDATA with a magic number, which returns a magic number
63- MODERATE: For Maul Publisher (Peter Koller): ability to get active help panel
64- MODERATE [ENH] Use separate programs for mail, ftp etc.
65
66- MINOR Link control - custom cursors for default controls
67 - default cursor for rich text view
68 - don't call default window proc for wm_mousemove
69 - need to override .wmmousemove...
70
71- MODERATE [PERF]: New art decoder from Sergei
72- MINOR [DEBUG]: Continue removing units to keep debugger
73 e.g. Remove file dialog and color wheel to dll?
74 - problem is, my newview.dll is C-only :/
75
76- MINOR [ENH] Option to turn off internet links. (or a warning/popup/question)
77- MINOR [ENH] Customise link colors (separately for native links vs urls)
78- MINOR [PERF] Optimise tree (global search) to not redraw if nodes not visible
79
80Help
81- MINOR [ENH] [INST] select language to install
82- MINOR [INST] check for FAT 8.3 before installing, fail gracefully (ie. only nls files)
83
84- MINOR hide language stuff except on param?
85- MINOR [INST] kill off viewhelp?
86
87
88Search enhancements/completion
89- Make AND the default
90- Skip thru search matches...
91- Case sensitive
92- Whole word only match
93- Highlight when searching All Help Files
94
95Keyboard
96- navigation of search results
97
98Printing
99- MEDIUM [ENH] selectable topics - requires support for multi-select in tree
100- MEDIUM [ENH] improve printing of topic to use printing control bits etc
101- MAJOR [ENH] Complete
102 - Contents
103 - Index
104 - Page/Topic numbers
105 - Optional hidden topics?
106
107International
108- MODERATE DBCS
109 - cursor
110 - find
111- Codepage support
112 - file
113 - codepages in font specifications
114
115User interface tweaks
116- Coloured tabs?
117- Topic menu: "copy link location", back, forward, previous, next
118- Open related windows when a search result is shown
119 e.g. vacpp topic ... need to parse entire file
120 do only when window is not 100%??
121
122- Button to toggle left panel
123- Hint (popup tooltip) for links
124- Better handling of windows
125 - problem with CPPUG toc pane
126 - leaving windows smaller than screen...
127- Option: Sort top level contents, would be nice
128
129Bugs/Compatibility
130- [eCS compat] move ini file to appropriate place. (see AE)
131- Run old hmgr...... is this possible??
132 - Additional association for *hlp;*.inf to ibmview.exe
133
134New features
135- View all images
136- Tools - Mark Start Topic
137 (special bookmark?)
138- Help File Manager
139 - Show all found help files...
140- Show History (by date/time only - not a tree)
141- Uninstall
142- Mouse wheel
143- Free-standing notes
144- Font lib from Innotek
145- Export whole file 1 day?
146
147Rich Text View
148- Select/copy and save support, for images.
149- if it wraps during a word that has tags within it,
150 then the tags may not be applied at the correct point.
151 ... need to remember the style at start of word as well.
152- should not lose cursor if just resizing,
153 only if text changed
154- Linked images
155 e.g. Export.hlp
156
157Performance
158- helpmgr.dll use global filelist instead of running view.exe first
159- profiler (GpProfile)
160- Speed up bitmap decoding.
161 sledit.inf
162 slowdown is definitely in ReadBitmapData
163
164 10x stress test sledit
165 original: 15 secs
166 decode_string asm: 14.5 secs
167 LZW -> C DLL: 13.3 secs
168
169 without any decoding: 10 seconds
170 so - c decode time: 3.3 secs.
171 Pas decode time: 5 secs.
172
173 loading from file, not adding to images list: 9 s
174 loading from file, adding to images list [removed after]: 9.2 s
175 without getting any images at all (THelpFile.GetImages)
176 8.5 s.
177
178 Therefore, we have:
179 decoding: 3.3s (c) or 5s (pascal)
180 using: 1s
181 reading file: 0.5s
182 other loading stuff: 8.5
183
184 Observationally, original view is much faster than
185 even the C version. It must be in assembler or something.
186 I could not see any major optimisations to make in the C
187 version.
188 Scott from IBM suggested using the original functions
189 in helpmgr.dll.
190
191- Make navigation back and forth
192 detect differences in windows and make minimum changes 1/2 day
193 zorder
194
195Minor
196- Iconedit help for product information doesn't work
197 Something weird goin on with resource IDs.
198 Note: old view really does work.
199}
200
201function GetAppVersion: string;
202begin
203 Result:= Version;
204end;
205
206const
207 Vendor = 'Aaron Lawrence';
208 Description = 'NewView';
209
210 // BLDLevel - compatible - mostly
211 EmbeddedVersion: string =
212 '@#'
213 + Vendor
214 + ':'
215 + BldLevelVersion
216 + '#@'
217 + Description
218 + #0;
219
220Initialization
221End.
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