Category : DeskTop Publishing in the 1990's
Archive   : SETDR40.ZIP
Filename : HISTORY.TXT

SetDRAW History


Shooting Brick Productions
Box 549
Moss Beach, CA 94038

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Enhancements, Changes or Fixes for SETDRAW.EXE Ver 2.0 March 22, 1993


Enhancements:

Created a Windows-Based Install program.

SetDRAW now resides in a single form. SetDRAW elements now cannot be
separated or moved in parts.

SetDRAW now loads faster without asking for Paths (as long as it finds
the CorelDRAW entry in the Win.ini).

Added a Calculator for PS Bitmap Font Size Threshold setting.

Added directory browsing anywhere files names are needed.

Added ATM font search feature to all font listings.

Added ATM Font directory listing to "Directories Box."

ATM directory info stored in SETDRAW.INI

Added a safety feature to check for "Enabled" TrueType whenever TT fonts
are looked at.

Added a "Restore From Backup Coreldrw.BAK" Feature to restore from the
backup file.

Added a Restore from Coreldrw.SAV feature to restore original settings.

Added "Are you sure" question to the exit procedure when clicking on
Program control box (far left side Window bar).

Added sensitivity to "Default Font Style" that trys to pick correct
style when Default Font name is changed.

Registration control # now displays in registration Panel.

Added more info-banners that tell what SetDRAW is doing.

Extended the size of INI file that SetDRAW will accept to about 48K.

Changes:

The registration information now unfolds more logically.

SetDRAW now loads before it reads the INI file for faster access to interface.

The Menu Items are now disabled whenever "Edit Special Listings" or "About
SetDRAW" are activated.

"Reset to Default" now makes "Save Settings" button erase all undocumented
listings from INI file. It also resets "Special Listing Installer" buttons
and undocumented Color flags on interface controls.

Changed the name of "Export EPS with High Res header" control to "High
Header DPI For EPS Export"

Changed "Export to Tiff 5.0" Checkbox title to flip to "Export to Tif 4.2"
and back.

Changed how textbox controls respond to invalid entries - now they only
squak after user leaves control.

Changed help buttons to be visible at startup.

Changed help buttons default available to unregistered users.

Changed the "Edit Special Listings" to be more accessable to unregistered users.

Added natural functionality to Text Editor portion of "Special Listings Editor."

The Undocumented Features listing in "Edit Special Listings" is more concise.

Added more info to "TT optimization Methods" help text.

After 7-day evaluation period is up, SetDRAW will still load but will not
save settings.

Fixes:

Fixed "Symbols" list to say if none are installed.


If user erases an undocumented section using the "Edit Special Listings"
text editor, it will now drop the section from the INI file if edit is
saved.

The names of the "Install Buttons" in "Edit Special Listings" are now
updated any time an undocumented feature is removed from the INI file.

Misc interface control performance issues.





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Enhancements, Changes or Fixes for SETDRAW.EXE Ver 2.1 April 14, 1993


Changes:

SetDRAW will now continue to work after evaluation period has elapsed.
Users will now be gently reminded that they haven't registered.

Special Listings Help buttons are now available to unregistered users.



Fixes:

SetDRAW logo now appears centered in frame when you register.

SetDRAW logo now appears centered in frame when you start program in VGA.

HPGL Pen Colors now lists Magenta color values correctly in VGA.




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Enhancements, Changes or Fixes for SETDRAW.EXE Ver 4.0 March 22, 1993


SetDRAW 4.0 is a significant change from 2.1 and is designed to work with
only CorelDRAW 4.0 and its INI files.

Because Corel 3.0 will still be sold and supported by Corel, there will be
two versions of SetDRAW sold and supported by Shooting Brick Productions.
As SetDRAW 2.X is upgraded, its version number will become 3.X to match
the version of Corel it works with.


Enhancements:



>>> To the Main interface:

New overall design to reflect the many changes in the INI files.

Many new controls were added. Each has a help button to explain
their function and purpose.

New controls: "Reduce on Import" Setting
"Max Texture BitMap Size" Setting
"Show Group Details" Setting
"Italicize Read-Only Cells" On/Off
"Highlight Top level Objects" On/Off
"Full Screen Bitmap Thumbnail"On/Off
"Fountain Fill Preset" File


The Font settings section is gone because there is no longer a "Default
Font entry in the INI file.

Added "TrueType Enable" and "TrueType Only." It was in a dialog box that
only appeared if the settings were TrueType off or Only.


>>> To Edit Special Listings:

Enlarged the text window so more information can be displayed. This text
windows has a "spreadsheet grid" feel. This helps display columns of text
items for easy reading.

Replaced the Install/Show "WPG export" feature with "Show EPS Export Header"

Added a print function so you can print whatever text is loaded.

All buttons now work for evaluation period.


Enlarged the "Edit Text" area for more "elbow room."


Added a "Restore Missing Entries" feature (appears only when missing
entries are being reviewed).


>>> A new section was added that displays settings for the shared Corel 4.0
print engine. Some controls were moved to this section from the Main
interface but most are new.

New Controls: "PostSript Overprint Black Limit" Setting
"PostScript Driver" Listing
"Dump Entire Bitmap" ON/Off
"Color Curve" Directory
"Color Circuit" Directory
"CMYKtoRGB" File
"RGBtoCMYK" File
"Current Template" File
"Color Output" File


>>> Because of the new directory structure for Corel 4.0 system (a full
install has more than 30 subdirectories), the Directory listings section
was expanded to double its original size. The only directory listings that
are not new are: "Config," "AutoBackup," "Fonts and Symbols," and
"Filters," and "DRAW"



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Feature enhancements:

SetDRAW will now "fluff" the filters listing. Whenever you change the
"Filters" directory, SetDRAW visits the new directory and updates the
filters list to enable or disable the entries according to what filters
are in the directory.


A similar feature for the symbols list is in the works.