                    NEW FEATURES IN IDEALIST
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New in v3.961
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+ Bug fix in the executable file that caused crashes on Atari hardware only 
(not MagicMac or MagicPC) when the water-mark feature was used

New in v3.96
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+ A graphic can be used for water-mark

+ Water-mark only on the 1st page (optional)

+ Full intensity of the water-mark (optional)

+ New GEMScript command: SetWaterImg(file)


New in v3.95
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+ Automatic optimization of
a) font size
b) font width
c) line distance
(a) and b) only with GDOS vector fonts, c) only with GDOS fonts)

+ The Preview keeps the page shown - even after changing the size of the 
window or an OLGA update.

+ Even using proportional system fonts (Magic 6) the shortcut underlines are 
right.

+ At the dialog "Header" the button "Like footer" switches the parameters of 
the footer. Also at the dialog "Footer".

+ At the dialog "Water-mark" there is a Button "Show".

+ If the Header or the footer is too long to be shown, printing can be 
stopped.

+ Workaround for the Shutdown of MagiCMac

+ Added a plugin for Jinnee's context menu. (Only in German version)

+ New GEMScript commands:
GetLines, GetMargin, Setmargin,
GetSlotData, SetSlotData,
OptiLineDist, OptiFontSize, OptiFontWidth

+ Some bugfixes and improvement


New in v3.90
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+ NVDI print dialogs (optional)

+ BubbleGEM help

+ Document history protocol

+ 14 new GEMScript commands; thus IdeaList now can be directed nearly
  completely using GEMScript

+ New version of the 'Launch editor/program' dialog

+ Text attributes switchable

+ The Gemdos output device can be selected

+ By a litte correction IdeaList now is guaranteed to be safe for the year
  2000 ;-)

+ Small adaptations for Magic 6

+ Some bugfixes and improvement


New in v3.85
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+ GEMScript: IdeaList understands 8 standard commands and 20 special
  commands

+ Fill character for tab space selectable

+ Buttons for 'Printer adaptation' and 'Configuration file'

+ Display of 'Portrait/Landscape' format in 'GDOS options'

+ Workaround for the Compo fileselector

+ Some bugfixes and improvements


New in v3.80
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+ Option of a water-mark for every sheet
  Configurable: Text, font, direction, intensity, colour
  (only if NVDI 3 (or newer) is installed)

+ The colour of text, frames, header and footer is selectable (only for GDOS
  output)

+ Options for the header/footer at GDOS printout:
  Inverse, double size, understrike/overstrike

+ The magnifier at the preview uses its own box (not the menu line area as
  previously)

+ Shows a '*' if the adaptation parameters are changed or if the text is
  changed by 'scissors'/'pliers'

+ Option to 'Show Help for icon bar'

+ New format for IWS files (printer queue lists) to cater for the watermark.
  Thus old IWS files will no longer be usable. In return the queue can
  assign a different watermark for each entry

Minor improvements:
+ Output window now shows detailed description of printer driver in use
  (for GDOS drivers from NVDI 4.xx on)

+ 'Options for GDOS output' displays the resolution (in dpi) of the selected
  driver

+ Up to 6000 lines per page now possible (previously 2500); this allows
  9-column layouts in 2 point fonts...

+ Parameter window displays unavailable options for internal or GDOS fonts
  greyed out (so cannot be selected)

Bugfixes:
+ 'Pitchpoint' keyword was not written when adaptation files were saved

+ IdeaList crashed in some circumstances when called in batch-mode (say
  from CAT). (Thanks Philipp Frank @ B)

+ Small redraw error in the preview

+ The 'Number lines' button was set wrongly after calling IdeaBook

+ Online help via ST-Guide
  (not yet translated to English)


New in v3.75
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+ Supporting object linking via OLGA

+ Slot order can be changed or slots copied by dragging with the mouse

+ Support for internal multi-copy feature of modern printers

+ Scalable printer-internal fonts can be sized directly (if printer supports
  them) in pitch (monospaced fonts) or point size (proportional fonts)

+ Option 'Configuration file' to select which parameters should be saved

+ Option 'Inherit parameters from IXA' retains existing parameters that are
  not defined when an incomplete printer adaptation is loaded

+ Special printing interface to CAT 3.0, with extended command line

+ In the 'Printer queue' dialog over-length file names can be ranged left
  or right by a mouse-click

+ Drag&drop also for adaptation files (IXA) and configuration files (CNF)

+ FNT_CHANGED messages (from, say, FONTNAME utility of NVDI 4.xx) evaluated

+ 'Printing' to a device from U:\DEV no longer triggers a message asking
  whether the file should be over-written or appeneded (meaningless here)

+ New mode for sending 'High Quality' printer code (for 'Economode' on
  LaserJet)

+ Switch to the Mint domain, signalling the OS that long filenames are
  supported

Bugfixes:
+ Selections for Slots 7 - 10 was saved wrongly in the CFN file

+ Removal of problems with line spacing setting for Slots 7 - 10

+ 'Load configuration automatically' didn't work for drag&drop and VA_START

+ Closing the 'GDOS Options' dialog could lead to a zero divide system error
  (should normally be intercepted by the OS, but who knows...)

+ With system fonts smaller than 8x16 pixels (e.g. with ST mid rez) some
  buttons and icons were drawn incorrectly

+ Three small cosmetic errors with Email attribute conversions

+ Multiple '-' were treated in body copy mode as end-of-line hyphens, giving
  problems with text containing lines drawn with '---'

+ After breaking chaining to the next text, the footer was positioned 'too
  deep', i.e. on the next page

+ Changes for passing long filenames. Spaces in filenames no longer give
  rise to problems, even for desktops that wrongly don't enclose such names
  in 'quotes'

+ Under Geneva (more generally: all multitasking OSs that do not use the
  CH_EXIT message) problems arose in passing files to programs started from
  IdeaList

Optimisations:
+ File paths can have a length of up to 255 characters

+ Some commands could be saved for GDOS output

Cosmetics:
+ The popups are now shown in grey if the OS supports 3D effects

+ During GDOS output the mouse cursor turns into a printer symbol


New in V 3.70
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+ 10 font slots (in place of 6 previously)

+ Slots with GDOS fonts are displayed in blue (for 16-colour resolutions and
  up)

+ Poster mode allows page 'tiling' over doubled height and width (either or
  both)

+ Option: 'After "Load file":' 'Load corresponding parameters'

+ 'GDOS options' dialog: Selection of GDOS device and print orientation now
  made with popup menus. Furthermore, with NVDI 3 a more exact description
  of the device will be displayed

+ The system font can now also be selected in the font selector. NVDI 3, at
  least, can print also with the system font in the correct size

+ Adaptated for Geneva, the multitasking operating system supplement from
  the USA

+ The PRN_CHANGED message will be evaluated (NVDI 4 sends PRN_CHANGED if
  the GDOS printer-driver is altered)

+ Support for the font selector of MagiC4

+ Environment variable  IDEALIST_LOG  for defining the path and name of the
  log file

+ The keyword 'GdosPropFact' can be defined for any individual slots by
  adding a number (1..10)

+ The  drag&drop font protocol is supported (passing of font, size and width)

+ New option: 'Before quit:'  'Save adaptation (IXA)'

+ With 'Security alerts' switched on, if the slot name has not been changed
  in the slot information dialog when a new font is selected, you have the
  option of returning directly to the dialog to correct matters

+ Safety query when saving to existing GEM files

Bug fixes:
+ Long file names occasionally gave rise to problems
+ Change in the order of sending the text attributes, as in some rare
  borderline cases the old way could lead to cancelling of desired attributes

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Those who have used older versions in the past should  definitely
read through the manual. A lot has happened in the meantime!
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