DosStart revision history, starting with version 1.8f. Ver, build: New features, fixes, etc: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.9b, 2.21.2002 (major build) - Fixed an error #54 occuring sometimes when creating shortcuts from FileManager - Fixed a bug occuring on some laptops when PCMCIA hardrives had drive letters but were not inserted. - Revised the code used to load file lists to be smaller and faster - Added option to display a tiled icon for the desktop wallpaper - Added option to calculate/display directory sizes in FileManager - Added functionality to File Manager: - Revised "Find Files" function to optionally scan files for user-specified text - Revised "Sort" to have more choices (name/date/size) - Revised "Copy" and "Move" commands so that copied files keep the date/time of the original file - Revised "Copy" and "Move" commands to copy entire directories and their sub-directories (like DOS 'move' command) - Revised "Delete" command to remove entire directories even if they are not empty (like DOS 'deltree' command) - Added functionality to the icon editor: - diagonal cursor movement with the keyboard via Home/End/PGUP/PGDN - selectable brush sizes - "mixed" colors - larger icon area - "Select" function added: Copy, Clear, and "change all" functions can be limited to only the selected area. - "Copy/Paste" enhanced to allow the clipboard image to be copied from anywhere on the icon and pasted anywhere in the icon. - "Undo" function can undo major operations 1.9, 9.17.2001 (major build) - Revised the installation batch file: If you are missing files it now tells you exactly which files you are missing. - Added the functionality to place icons directly on the desktop. - Removed the QuickStart buttons - Added an icon for FileManager on the desktop - Revised FileManager to be able to create "shortcuts" on the desktop - Revised DOS menu to be able to create "shortcuts" on the desktop - Revised the color/icon scheme window to work with the new color/font properties 'desktop text' - Revised context menus on the DOS menu and the desktop to make them more logical and less cluttered - Revised HELP to use less memory - Revised Help file contents - Revised icon conversion PIX2DRAW: icons are now converted to IDRAW format instead of the larger DRAW format - Fixed password protection: DosStart will ask for a password as appropriate if security options are enabled. - DosStart memory footprint when active is now only 241k. (as always, DosStart uses NO memory while your applications are running) 1.8h, 6.6.2001 (stable build) - Graphics routines fix: having text selected in a text-field when a window is closed will no longer cause DosStart to issue "unexpected errors" 1.8h, 5.17.2001 - Fixed FileManager bug causing a constant refresh of the list on some computers - Revised the double-click time in FileManager.. it is now .45 seconds instead of .25. - Revised FileManager's handling of multiple associations: You now can list all programs for a selected file by HOLDING the LEFT mouse button on the file; this is easier then the previous method of pressing both mouse buttons - Graphics routines enhancement: better keyboard support with drop-down boxes; also, text guessing for certain fields 1.8g, 4.16.2000 (stable build) - DOS Menu now allows 26 menu-items per group, instead of 21. 1.8f, 12.16 - Fixed Help under File Manager: Help file would not be found when File Manager was open unless DOSSTART directory was in PATH. - Graphics routines enhancement: scrollbars do not let the mouse pointer slide off while dragging the elevator. 1.8f, 10.19 - Revised File Manager GETFILES() function: - Some CD drives would not initialize quick enough and files would fail to list. - If a drive not on the "Drives" list is typed in and found to be valid, it is appended to the list for the current session only. - Fixed EDITICON() function: It was not displaying an icon when it was loaded from disk using the "File" menu. This bug was introduced very recently. - Removed FON2DSF.EXE font conversion utility: The included compiled version was not working. It will be put back when I find the problem. 1.8f, 10.14 - Fixed slow font display: redundant font load operations were removed - Fixed "illegal function call" error occuring when clicking on "DOS" or "Options" button when the DOS menu was open. - Revised "finger" pointer for help hyper-text, made it look better 1.8f, 10.13 - Revised "Set Colors/Icons" window to allow setting of fonts of screen-elements and also loading/saving them to scheme files. - Revised HELP subroutine: - Added support to change fonts/fixed random font changes - Enlarged display window area - Fixed BACK to resume the position in the recalled topics - Made mouse pointer change over hyperlinks - Revised Help file - Fixed "input past end of file" error occuring when creating a DOS menu item from a file/program in File Manager - Fixed CLOCK: it was not updating when QuickStart window was hidden - Fixed screen-refresh: DosStart mainscreen was not refreshing properly when QuickStart window was hidden 1.8f, 10.12 - Added font support via new .DSF format, revised object handling to accomodate the fonts. - Added a "Change Font" window to allow the user to select fonts for different objects. - Revised GRAPHICS.INI to store font settings. - Revised TEXTNEW2.DAT and renamed it DOSSTART.DSF. - Included FON2DSF, a conversion utility to make .DSF fonts from standard bitmapped fonts - Fixed "file not found" error occuring when attempting to create an association item from a DOS menu item in File Manager 1.8f, 10.05 - Added the ability to move DOS menu items into different folders. - Added the ability to move DOS menu groups into different groups. - Revised "remove item" function to use pure QBX, no "shell". - Fixed DS-SETUP.BAT: it was not copying all files, This caused the "Change Color" window to not function. 1.8f, 9.23 - Added the option to hide the QuickStart window - Added the option to display FileManager on startup - Included a self-extracting archive of .DRW format icons with DosStart, ICONS.EXE. Also, modified DS-SETUP.BAT to offer the option to unpack this archive into DosStart directory. 1.8f, initial build - Added the ability to add "File Manager shortcuts" onto the DOS menu into a new sub-folder of the one chosen. - Added the ability to modify the title of a "File Manager shortcut" before it is created. Previously, a default title was used and you had to modify it by editing the item after it was created. - Added to File Manager a new field and button for creating a folder in the Target window, useful for UNZIP operations. Upon creating the new folder, File Manager makes it the new current target directory.