VB AHA!!! History

Version  Description
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 1.40    ***REGISTERED VERSION ONLY***
         Added: Option that allows you to include RTF codes in your topic
           text and a tutorial that gives you some useful examples. See the
           tutorial about RTF codes for further information (and as an example
           of what you can do by adding RTF codes in your topic text). You
           can find this option in the "General Options" window.
         Fixed: setting the width to 0 in Window Attributes now correctly
           causes the window to not have a hard coded size/position.
         Fixed: Build Tags now work correctly.
         Changed: I just can't seem to leave the help compiler alone <g>. I've
           added another option to General Options that allows you to browse
           for your help compiler. This way you can keep it anywhere and it
           doesn't have to be named "hcp" (it can also be a Windows app, such
           as the help compiler for Windows 95).
         Changed: "B" buttons to "..." and moved them to the right side of
           of their text boxes. This is to give a somewhat more standard look.
         Changed: all windows now have the standard VB AHA!!! icon.
         Changed: selecting Help|Tutorials now takes you to the topic that
           lists the 3 tutorials instead of directly to the tutorial on
           creating help files.
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 1.38    ***REGISTERED VERSION ONLY***
         Fixed: GPF that occured on a few .aha files while opening them. I'd
           like to thank everyone who sent me their files. I was finally able
           to pinpoint the problem and fix it because of these files. The GPF
           happened on the same variable in each, which helped me figure out
           that variable was not aligned in memory correctly (crossing a 64k
           segment boundary).
         Changed: due to popular demand (and confusion <g>) of registered users
           it is no longer necessary to edit HC.PIF to get the registered
           version to compile your help files. See step 23 of the tutorial
           about creating help files for more information on this.
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 1.37    ***REGISTERED VERSION ONLY***
         Added: You may now mark multiple topics in the "Topics List" window
           for deletion. If you have more than one topic selected all of them
           will be deleted when you press the "Delete" button. View and Edit
           will only work on the last topic you selected in the list.
         Added: 2 new options under "Options|General...". Confirm Topic
           Deletes, asks for confirmation before deleting topics from the
           "Topics List". Confirm Field Deletes, asks for confirmation before
           deleting a field from a "Topic:..." window.
         Fixed: while deleting topics it was possible to accidentally delete
           the wrong topic. If you did the following fast enough: click on a
           topic name in the "Topics List", type Alt+D, then click in the same
           spot. It would register as a double click (even though the second
           click was on a different topic name). This would cause a dotted
           box to be placed around the wrong topic (no topic was actually
           selected though). Then when you press Alt+D the wrong topic would
           be deleted (although the topic's name would remain in the list its
           contents would be deleted, when you save the topic name would be
           removed as well).
         Fixed: "File|Text|Pascal" didn't add a semi-colon to the end of each
           constant declaration.
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 1.36    Update: The problem with the keywords running together is now fixed.
           It would happen when you loaded your .AHA file by using file
           association (running it from File Manager, etc...).
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 1.36    ***REGISTERED VERSION ONLY***
         Added: a quick and rough tutorial about manually setting browse
           sequences. It just explains how to format them and what they mean.
         Fixed: you couldn't assign a macro to a Global Text Link.
         Fixed: (maybe) some people encountered a problem that caused a topics
           keywords to all be put on one line (ie. "Keyword 1Keyword 2..."). I
           don't know for sure if it's fixed now since I've never been able to
           reproduce this problem, but I've changed the only line of code that
           "might" have been causing it. If you still get this problem let me
           know.
         Changed: you may only run one instance of VB AHA!!! at a time. If you
           really need to run more than one then add this line to the
           "[General]" section of your VBAHA.INI file:
                MultipleOK=1
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 1.35    ***REGISTERED VERSION ONLY***
         Fixed: foreign and special characters (ASCII > 127) were being
           incorrectly converted during the build to other characters
           (in the .HPJ file). I'm now using Microsofts AnsiToOem
           function (which still doesn't convert all characters correctly,
           but at least you should be able to use foreign characters in
           the "Help Project Setup" window now).
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 1.34    ***REGISTERED VERSION ONLY***
         Fixed: some font information would (in rare circumstances) be
           written incorrectly to the .RTF file which would cause it to
           fail to compile.
         Fixed: tabs in text/combo fields weren't consistent between the
           design environment and the compiled help file.
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 1.33    ***REGISTERED VERSION ONLY***
         Added: click the right mouse button on "New" in the "Topics List"
           window to create a duplicate of the selected topic.
         Fixed: the field menus "View Linked Topic" wouldn't work correctly
           if the link was to a secondary window.
         Fixed: you may now define the "Window Attributes" for the "Main"
           window without hard coding its coordinates. Set the height and
           width of the window to 0.
         Fixed: the hourglass wouldn't go away if you tried to create too
           many fields.
         Fixed: when setting "Window Attributes" with an open topic, if
           you selected the field menus "Setup" menu item VB AHA!!! would
           lose track of which topic it was editing.
         Fixed: if you try to overwrite a file with "File|Text|..." you
           will be given a warning first.
         Fixed: keywords that started with "K" would have the "K" removed
           in the help file.
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 1.32    ***REGISTERED VERSION ONLY***
         Fixed: Can now load .aha files from any shareware version, v1.31
           couldn't load v1.24 files.
         Fixed: All the same fixes as were in v1.24.
         Changed: "Options|Build..." "General|Use Default Colors" now also
           causes VB AHA!!! to not hard code a text color so the text in
           your help file will be displayed with the users default color
           settings.
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 1.31    ***REGISTERED VERSION ONLY***
         Added: Full macro support. It's still crude (you must type them
           in) and you will need a reference that covers the winhelp
           macros. I will GREATLY improve on this after I finish the RTF
           importing.
           NOTE: among other things you can use macros to play MIDI and
             AVI files from your help file (and others I'm sure).
         Added: Your "Build Options" are now also saved in each .AHA file
           so you wont have to worry about what options you had selected
           for that project, they will be automatically reset.
         Added: More predrawn "bullets" for use in combo fields.
         Added: New field menu item "Load Text". It will allow you to
           read a text file into a field with the option of reformatting
           it for a help file (no returns in the middle of a paragraph
           etc...).
         Added: Improved keyboard support while editing a topic (using
           the arrow keys to move between fields, Page Up and Page Down
           and others).
         Added: Shift + Right click on a field brings up Setup window.
         Added: Build option to use the default Windows Popup/Jump colors
           for all links (Popup/JumpTo fields and Global Text Links).
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 1.25    ***Shareware version***
         Added: the latest versions of all the documentation. This includes
           my new mailing address and information on the new features in
           the registered version.
         Changed: a couple other minor "appearance" changes.
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 1.24    ***Shareware version***
         Fixed: cursor would move out of view if there was more than one
           screen of info in a topic so you couldn't see what
           you were typing.
         Fixed: Layout window's contents will be resized correctly when
           the window is maximized.
         Fixed: If you had a font with a name that contained a special
           character (ASCII > 127) on your system, then your .RTF files
           wouldn't compile.
         Fixed: "Out of String Space" error would be generated during
           the writing of the RTF file if you had about 20k or more of
           text in a single field.
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 1.23    ***Shareware version***
         Fixed: File|Save As... now places the filename into the file
           history list like File|Open... does.
         Fixed: problem loading some .TPC files that were saved with a
           version prior to 1.20.
         Fixed: a couple of minor code optimizations/fixes.
         Changed: some new info in README.TXT and the online help,
           including among others, how to register with a credit card.
         Changed: I'm not giving any special pricing deals other than
           site licensing anymore. They're not worth the hassle to me and
           they're not fair to credit card customers as they can't get
           them.
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         ***LAST SHAREWARE VERSION FEATURE UPGRADE***
           All shareware versions released after 1.22 will only have bug
             fixes.
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 1.22    Added: Export Pascal header (constants) files.
         Added: You may now select a filename for your exported header
           files (Visual Basic, C/C++, Pascal).
         Added: A border is now drawn around the currently selected field.
         Added: .AHA files may now be assoctiated with VB AHA!!! from the
           File Manager.
         Added: Field Type display in the Topic window, that says what
           type the currently selected field is.
         Added: A "Most Recent Files" section to the File menu. VB AHA!!!
           now keeps a list of the last four projects for easy loading.
         Added: A "Most Recent Files" section to the Build menu.
           VB AHA!!! now keeps a list of the last four help files you've
           compiled so you can easily test them.
         Added: Option to disable the 3D effects used in all the windows
           throughout VB AHA!!!.
         Fixed: "Graphics Directory" in the "Help Project Setup" window
           now works correctly.
         Fixed: Layout window doesn't reflect changes made in open topic
           windows. Now all topics will be closed before the layout is
           constructed.
         Fixed: Build support files didn't reflect changes made in open
           topic windows. Now all topics are closed before the support
           files are written.
         Fixed: Problem with certain windows switching focus to other
           windows/applications has been ELIMINATED (I hope ;-).
         Fixed: Fields will now resize when the Topic window is maximized.
         Fixed: Only one reference to a bitmap will be placed in the .hpj
           file (used to put one reference per occurence in your project).
         Fixed: No browse sequences will be generated when the Build
           option "Default Layout" is unselected (used to still write a
           browse sequence to a topic that didn't have one).
         Fixed: Large projects now load MUCH faster.
         Fixed: Special characters (ASCII > 127) would generate a space
           after them in the RTF file.
         Fixed: Special characters can now be used in global text links.
         Fixed: VB AHA!!! only generates a "dummy" secondary window when
           you don't define any secondary windows since there is a limit
           of 6 secondary windows in a .hlp file.
         Fixed: All non-Topic windows (except the main window) would
           disappear when the main window was resized.
         Fixed: Pictures may now be placed in the non-scrolling region
           of a topic.
         Fixed: Other bugs that I lost track of.
         Changed: Will now stay minimized during the entire Build process
           if you have selected the "Min. During Build" option (used to
           only stay minimized while the support files were being
           generated).
         Changed: Decreased size of .AHA files. Estimated savings of 12%.
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 1.21    Added: Ability to Jump To a topic in another help file.
         Added: New link type - Sound. You may now play .WAV files from
           your help file.
         Added: Secondary window support. Your help file may have two
           windows open at a time.
         Added: Many window formatting options (background color for
           normal and non-scrolling regions, window dimensions and
           whether the window will float above all others.
         Fixed: Correctly Open/Save Visual Basic forms HelpContextId's.
           It would skip the controls after the first one that didn't
           have a HelpContextID (as defined in Visual Basic Options).
         Fixed: Would switch link types for graphics when you viewed a
           topic.
         Fixed: Global Text Links that link with text with a return or
           tab after the it will now link correctly.
         Fixed: Topic window will now follow your typing and when you
           first create a field it's text will be selected.
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 1.20    Added: New field type - Combo. You may have graphics and text
           on the same line. Many formatting options.
         Added: New field type - Non-Scrolling region. All fields above
           this one in a topic won't scroll in your help file.
         Added: You may now set the default bitmap to be used in a
           graphic field.
         Fixed: Global Topic Rename didn't quite work right. It would
           lose your topic.
         Changed: .BMP links may now be either JumpTo or Popup instead
           of just JumpTo.
         Changed: There is no longer a different setup menu item for the
           different types of fields. The new menu item is just called
           Setup.
         Changed: Topic limit - you can now have at least 3000 topics.
           I don't know the exact limit because I got tired of adding
           new topics. The only real limitation on the number on topics
           you may have is that of a listbox (64k for topic names and
           5440 items or less) and the amount of memory your computer
           has.
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 1.14    Fixed: Mistakenly thought all VB .FRM's were in binary format
           when you tried to save to them.
         Fixed: When you cut and then paste a field the link will be
           retained if it has one.
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 1.13    Added: Cut, Copy and Paste to the Field menu. These work on the
           whole field (text or graphics) not just the text in the
           field. All of the formatting, text, graphic info is retained.
         Added: Delete menu item to the Field menu (shown when you right
           click on a field).
         Fixed: Should always be able to tell if a Visual Basic .FRM is
           saved in binary or text format and refuse to load/save it if
           it's not in text format.
         Fixed: Field formatting numbers with a decimal place are now
           handled correctly in all countries.
         Changed: Moved the stats in the info window to the About
           VB AHA!!!... window.
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 1.12    Added: Option to backup your VB .FRM's before saving the
           HelpContextID info to them.
         Added: Option to not show a new topic when you create it.
         Added: Information window - displays # of topics, free mem and
           % of resources remaining.
         Fixed: VB AHA!!! would crash when you created the 75th topic.
           Now it will handle 992 topics.
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 1.11    Added: Global Topic Rename - all links to the old topic name
           will automatically be relinked to the new topic name.
         Fixed: Something will alway be shown in a graphic field. Before
           if it couldn't find the picture it might not show anything.
         Fixed: You may now use "\", "{" and "}" in your topics without
           wreaking havoc on your help file. Topic Titles and Keywords
           may now contain any characters.
         Fixed: You can't create 2 topics with the same name anymore, a
           number will be appended to the end of the second topic name.
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 1.1     Added: Generic Topics and Template support.
           Save a topic to a seperate .tpc file and load that topic
           into any .AHA help project.
         Added: Global Text Links may now be case sensitive.
         Fixed: Failed to save some projects correctly, caused an
           error when saving and loading.
         Fixed: Text links(Jump To and Popup) may now be any color
           that you choose, you can even have each one a different
           color if you want to, instead of just the default color.
         Fixed: If you don't enter a filename extension in the file
           dialogs the correct default extension will always be used.
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 1.02    Added cmdialog.vbx, it was left out in the first 2 releases,
           really swift.
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 1.01    Fixed some documentation errors/omissions.
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 1.0     Initial release
