Version 4.48 (Thursday, 02-Jul-98 22:41:01) ------------------------------------------- - Added some more localizations, cleaned up code. - Removed nagging system - this is now a public release. - Release Cauchy, the first public release! Version 4.49 (Friday, 31-Jul-98 21:41:50) ----------------------------------------- - Fixed PPT.guide (kudos to Renč Brothuhn) - Fixed developer archive Version 4.50 (Friday, 14-Aug-98 19:31:42) ----------------------------------------- - Bug fix: When running on bitmap screens, rendering routines got badly confused if screen depth was 5. Version 4.51 (Wednesday, 19-Aug-98 23:10:22) -------------------------------------------- - Work on TIFF loader: it now loads most common image types - Bug fix: removed some code from 4.50 which caused it to fail under 3.x. Oops. - Release Cauchy-2 (SAKU Meeting in Helsinki, Finland) Version 4.52 (Sunday, 23-Aug-98 23:20:57) ----------------------------------------- - Bug fix: Sometimes the frame would stay busy after a composite. The race condition is now fixed. - Bug fix: I used FreeVec() on some areas that needed FreePooled(). Oops. Sorry. This may have caused a lot of the crashes related to Composite and AddAlpha. - Bug fix: No longer leaks eight bytes per each call to internal memory pool functions. Should trash a lot less memory, now! For all of these bugs the thanks go to Valtteri Murto, who loaned his Amiga for testing. It's amazing how little differences in the setup can make so many bugs appear... Version 4.53 (Thursday, 27-Aug-98 19:00:16) ------------------------------------------- - Bug fix: Save As no longer leaves empty files if the user cancels the operation. Version 4.54 (Tuesday, 01-Sep-98 12:28:00) ------------------------------------------ - ColorChange v1.5: Removed spurious Enforcer hits Version 4.55 (Wednesday, 02-Sep-98 22:43:07) -------------------------------------------- - Bug fix: Fixed bad memory leak. Actually, this was the internal memory fortification shell: two structures were released in the wrong order and it saved what it could... Version 4.56 (Saturday, 05-Sep-98 12:18:55) ------------------------------------------- - In panic situations, did not quite cleanly Version 4.57 (Sunday, 20-Sep-98 00:40:58) ----------------------------------------- - JPEG.iomod 1.7: Now uses V6b of the IJG code. Also added possibility to optimize huffman tables to the saver part, producing smaller files. - AskReq checkbox and cycle classes fixed to use new defaults Version 4.58 (Sunday, 20-Sep-98 21:36:30) ----------------------------------------- - Fixed installer script, thanks to input from multiple people. Now the images drawer is correctly done, as are the icons - Release Cauchy-2 Version 4.59 (Sunday, 04-Oct-98 20:25:48) ----------------------------------------- - Bitfield v1.1: Left offset was wrong. Reported by Jen Allen. Version 4.60 (Wednesday, 14-Oct-98 20:16:56) -------------------------------------------- - Fixed an overflow problem, if the image you loaded was from an original directory that had more than 40 bytes of length. Duh. Reported by Michael Bourne. - PPT crashed if started twice. Added a temporary fix making sure you can't start it twice and fixed the reason of the crash (it shouldn't have crashed...) Reported by several people. - Release Cauchy-3 Version 4.61 (Sunday, 25-Oct-98 22:46:56) ----------------------------------------- - Added Contrib-directory to the distribution and made PPT seek modules from there - Info now shows also which CPUs the current effect/iomod supports Version 4.62 (Sunday, 08-Nov-98 00:53:30) ----------------------------------------- - Major changes in localization - now it should even be possible... =) - Bug fix: AREXX IOMODULEINFO did not handle save formats correctly - AREXX IOMODULEINFO now returns a new stem item: PREFERREDPOSTFIX - File requesters now remember their positions (if you use Preferences/Save) - Bug fix: REXX error messages did not arrive correctly, if loading failed. Version 4.63 (Friday, 04-Dec-98 23:18:18) ----------------------------------------- - GIF.iomod 1.6: Fixed bug with certain image types not loading, but failing with error "EOF detected". Reported by Detlef Wojtaszkiewicz. Version 4.64 (Saturday, 05-Dec-98 00:04:28) ------------------------------------------- - Fixed some visual bugs in the Preferences window (have to start slowly after a long break... =) - Implemented new macros for application developers Version 4.65 (Monday, 07-Dec-98 13:48:59) ----------------------------------------- - Made toolbar configurable (read/write from preferences file), but no onscreen config yet. Text only, at the moment. Version 4.66 (Monday, 07-Dec-98 20:26:35) ----------------------------------------- - Added Huge preview size and changed the other preview sizes. Version 4.67 (Monday, 07-Dec-98 20:27:19) ----------------------------------------- - Interim release Cauchy-4 for a special occasion... Version 4.68 (Monday, 07-Dec-98 23:56:44) ----------------------------------------- - Bug fix: list fonts were not set correctly. They would work if you closed PPT and opened it again, but now they can be set on the fly. Version 5.0 (Wednesday, 09-Dec-98 22:23:08) ------------------------------------------- - THE API HAS CHANGED! You must remove any modules you had, since they do not work anymore with V5. For the technically minded people: PPTBase moved from a5 to a3, since it was causing problems with GCC. It was a stupid idea to begin with, I admit. Should've done my research better... Version 5.1 (Thursday, 10-Dec-98 23:16:52) ------------------------------------------ - Bitfield 1.3: Added missing REXX template - now this effect works from REXX. Version 5.2 (Saturday, 12-Dec-98 13:39:18) ------------------------------------------ - Bug fix: Initial display mode guess might have been wrong when using CyberGFX. Version 5.3 (Sunday, 13-Dec-98 22:10:32) ---------------------------------------- - Added new effect: ColorCount (requested by A. Tolonen) - Fixed some visual errors with the new BGUI.library - Added new function in the support library: CloseProgress(). Version 5.4 (Tuesday, 15-Dec-98 23:29:53) ----------------------------------------- - Added SetRexxVariable() routine to support library. - Added PPTX_NoChangeFrame tag, and support for it. Version 5.5 (Wednesday, 16-Dec-98 22:41:47) ------------------------------------------- - Added Tooltips to tool bar gadgets - Now displays the zoomed area size on top of the frame window Version 5.6 (Saturday, 19-Dec-98 00:02:39) ------------------------------------------ - Text.effect v1.1: fixed a number of bugs: - font requester sample text was not displayed (this is actually a bug in BGUI, but can be circumvented) - chip ram trashing fixed - debugging code disabled I really hope these fix your problems... Version 5.7 (Sunday, 20-Dec-98 19:21:36) ---------------------------------------- - Rewrote almost all toolbar handling (it is now almost a proper BGUI class) - Added new PPT icons courtesy of A. Tolonen (thank you, very much!) - Release C-5 Version 5.8 (Saturday, 02-Jan-99 19:47:00) ------------------------------------------ - ILBM.iomod v1.6: No longer crashes on bad IFF files. Reported by Detlef Wojtaszkiewicz Version 5.9 (Saturday, 02-Jan-99 22:40:16) ------------------------------------------ - Bug fix: Toolbar window was accidentally closed if you didn't change toolbar configuration from the preferences window and saved prefs... - Bug fix: Huge preview size was not correctly read from preferences file. Reported by Detlef Wojtaszkiewicz. - Added a shortcut to 'Close Render'. Suggested by Detlef Wojtaszkiewicz. - Updated copyright info for 1999. It's amazing, isn't it? Version 5.10 (Lauantai, 02-Tam-99 23:32:47) --------------------------------------------- - Bug fix: If you called Info on negative, it would display false. Version 5.11 (Wednesday, 13-Jan-99 23:00:19) -------------------------------------------- - Bug fix: No longer complains if you select "Process" and after that, Cancel. - Now you can use the images also in the toolbar. Version 5.12 (Sunday, 17-Jan-99 15:25:46) ----------------------------------------- - ColorCount 1.1: Adapts dynamically to low memory situations. Version 5.13 (Sunday, 17-Jan-99 16:12:47) ----------------------------------------- - ColorChange 1.7: Didn't quit if PPT was quit. Version 5.14 (Monday, 18-Jan-99 23:02:25) ----------------------------------------- - ColorCount 1.2: Grayscale didn't work. Version 5.15 (Sunday, 14-Feb-99 19:42:01) ----------------------------------------- - Bug fix: no longer opens and closes display if there is no need when you change prefs. - Added support for preview dithering. Requested by several people. Version 5.16 (Thursday, 18-Feb-99 11:09:54) ------------------------------------------- - Oops, left some debugging code in. ARGB is now faster again. Version 5.17 (Saturday, 20-Feb-99 12:21:16) ------------------------------------------- - For some strange reason, I kept linking with v40.14 of amiga.lib, causing memory pools to malfunction under OSV37. Apparently there are not very many OS2.x people left anymore, because nobody complained... Version 5.18 (Saturday, 20-Feb-99 15:30:03) ------------------------------------------- - Added support for ordered dithering in rendering. Version 5.19 (Saturday, 20-Feb-99 22:39:27) ------------------------------------------- - PPT now has an AppIcon. (Requested by several people, some quite vocally ;-) Version 5.20 (Sunday, 21-Feb-99 20:55:21) ----------------------------------------- - Fixed a multitude of problems with images in toolbar. - Release Cauchy-6 Version 5.21 (Thursday, 25-Feb-99 20:22:07) ------------------------------------------- - ColorChange 1.9: Fixed a buffer overflow, causing Mungwall hits occasionally. Really BGUIs fault. Version 5.22 (Saturday, 27-Feb-99 22:07:55) ------------------------------------------- - Added a new iomodule: Psion PIC. Version 5.23 (Saturday, 13-Mar-99 17:35:24) ------------------------------------------- - Preview windows now look at font height when deciding where to open. - Allowed patterns in all file requesters. Both reported by J-P LeBel. Version 5.24 (Saturday, 13-Mar-99 18:03:27) ------------------------------------------- - Bug fix: If a file had a wrong suffix, it would not be recognized correctly. (Reported by J-P LeBel) Version 5.25 (Sunday, 14-Mar-99 21:04:02) ----------------------------------------- - Some cosmetical changes - ASL file requesters now remember their position (a bug in BGUI, but could be worked around) - Speeded up select box handling (still not as fast as I'd like, most of the time is consumed in updating the select window gadgets - It's no longer possible to edit a palette if the image has not yet been rendered (a workaround to a bug in BGUI). - Save As now checks if the file already exists and warns you before it deletes it. (Suggested by Uwe Pannecke). Version 5.26 (Wednesday, 17-Mar-99 23:56:35) -------------------------------------------- - Updated the speed of the select box once more by cutting down the selection area refresh rate. Tell me if this is a problem. - Scale.effect v1.8: Now contains quick doubling and halving gadgets. Also fixed a few minor bugs. Suggested by several people. Version 5.27 (Sunday, 28-Mar-99 23:53:59) ----------------------------------------- - PsionPIC 1.1: Saving added. Version 5.28 (Wednesday, 31-Mar-99 13:30:44) -------------------------------------------- - Preferences are now saved on exit, unless you use "Quit, lose changes." - Added start-up tips. - Render screens now have a title for screen commodities, etc. Version 5.29 (Sunday, 30-May-99 18:18:52) ----------------------------------------- - Reworked the entire selection system to accommodate new selection modes. Currently only the former methods are supported, but now it should be easy to create new ones. Version 5.30 (Tuesday, 15-Jun-99 12:51:18) ------------------------------------------ - Point selection now shows a targeting hair whenever you move the mouse. Version 5.31 (Friday, 18-Jun-99 23:30:46) ----------------------------------------- - Some cosmetical changes - Worked extensively on new selection routines, trying to make them faster and more reliable. Still work to do, ho hum... Version 5.32 (Sunday, 11-Jul-99 23:23:50) ----------------------------------------- - File open requesters are now multiselect. Version 5.33 (Sunday, 01-Aug-99 16:51:14) ----------------------------------------- - Ellipse area selection finally works, but seems to still have some problems with certain effects. Version 6.0 (Saturday, 04-Sep-99 19:58:21) ------------------------------------------ - AskReq() now handles MX objects as well. - Added BMP.iomod v1.0. - TIFF.iomod v1.1: Removed LZW support. Version 6.1 (Sunday, 05-Sep-99 17:10:34) ---------------------------------------- - Bug fix: Point selection used wrong drawing order, resulting in odd glitches. - Release Descartes-1 Version 6.2 (Monday, 06-Sep-99 21:32:03) ---------------------------------------- - Previews now correctly work for non-rectangular areas. Version 6.3 (Sunday, 19-Sep-99 17:38:49) ---------------------------------------- - Text.effect v1.2: Fixed a long-standing bug causing odd crashes. Version 6.4 (Sunday, 19-Sep-99 18:28:51) ---------------------------------------- - Bug fix: bitmap classes were never released. Version 6.5 (Thursday, 14-Oct-99 16:24:50) ------------------------------------------ - VM preferences are now saved properly. As a side effect, it is now possible to change the VM preferences directory on-the-fly. Thanks to Detlef Wojtaszkiewicz for pointing this out. - Fixed a small memory leak when you use ASKREQ AREXX command and a cycle gadget. Version 6.6 (Tuesday, 02-Nov-99 21:41:03) ----------------------------------------- - Bug fix: Moving the selection circle around with CTRL pressed would cause the circle to go in spurious ways. - Bug fix: Editing the values in the selection window did not affect selection circle. Version 6.7 (Thursday, 25-Nov-99 23:18:34) ------------------------------------------ - Negative v3.0: Totally rewritten, now supports GETARGS - Remove_Isolated_pixels v3.0: Changed name to use underscores, now supports GETARGS - Text v3.0: Fixed serious bug crashing on certain setups, now supports GETARGS - EFFECTINFO stem now also has a new field called GETARGS, which is ~0, if effect supports GETARGS command Version 6.8 (Sunday, 28-Nov-99 18:26:31) ---------------------------------------- - Added full and proper support for GETARGS AREXX command. PPT now has batch processing support. Yay! Requested by lots of people. - JPEG v3.0: Now supports GETARGS - Added support for freehand area drawing - unfortunately this does not fully work yet. Version 6.9 (Sunday, 28-Nov-99 22:29:35) ---------------------------------------- - ILBM v3.0, AddConstant v3.0: added GETARGS support Version 6.10 (Tuesday, 07-Dec-99 14:11:14) ------------------------------------------ - C-code v3.0: Support for GETARGS Version 6.11 (Wednesday, 08-Dec-99 22:52:19) -------------------------------------------- - Scale v3.0, PNG v3.0, ColorCount v3.0: added GETARGS support Version 6.12 (Wednesday, 08-Dec-99 23:07:50) -------------------------------------------- - Grayscale v3.0 : added GETARGS support Version 6.13 (Thursday, 09-Dec-99 23:18:18) ------------------------------------------- - Truecolor v3.0: added GETARGS support, added missing REXX support Version 6.14 (Sunday, 12-Dec-99 00:05:41) ----------------------------------------- - BMP v3.0, AutoCrop v3.0: Added GETARGS support Version 6.15 (Wednesday, 15-Dec-99 00:19:06) -------------------------------------------- - Cut, copy & paste now work with non-rectangular areas as well. Version 6.16 (Monday, 20-Dec-99 12:00:43) ----------------------------------------- - ColorChange v3.0: now GETARGS compatible. Version 6.17 (Monday, 27-Dec-99 21:29:38) ----------------------------------------- - Gamma v3.0, Brightness v3.0, Contrast v3.0: Added GETARGS compatibility Version 6.18 (Monday, 27-Dec-99 21:47:18) ----------------------------------------- - Fixed BatchProcess.prx script to actually save the file and added to distribution. - Release Descartes-2.