PipeCon History

Always to date with Executable version! (I hope, this is for my reference as
much as yours!)

Version				Date			Alterations
1.0						08/12/97	Should have been the first Aminet Release!
1.1						11/02/98	Added correct handeling of Tab Characters!
												Added Break and Error Handeling. (Now Terminates
												on Break)
												Added ErrorLevel Output on Terminate.
1.2						14/04/98	Fixed a Bug caused by a spelling error (Doh!) in tab
												expansion.
												Really should have been first Aminet Release!
1.3						12/06/98	Almost completely inverted the default palette, now
												looks very Boing, IYKWIM ;-).
1.4						26/07/98	Added a percentage thermomiter. Cool !!!
												Now forces it's screen to front every thermomiter
												update as a side effect! (BONUS)
												Made it display Version Note at start instead of
												`PipeCon Starting...' or WHY.
1.5						06/08/98	Made scrolling smooth! (Less than whole line scroll)
												Added scroll out with fade out. Recomend Wait 4/5
												after Echo boll*cks >> Ram:Echo/Break ?? to avoid
												stealing focus from following program window. (MuFS
												login for me!)
1.6						09/08/98	Improved scrolling with graphics.library WaitTOF
												and a little wizzardry, May not be good on
												different speed CPUs. (Needs Play testing)
												Added third accessable colour (Blue) for percentage
												bar and internal program information text.
												Added Intuition and Exec calls for invisible mouse
												pointer. A safe fail will occur errorlevel 10 if
												pointer imagry can not be allocated. Can you have
												NO mouse pointer AT ALL.
												Updated lodes of self documentation (comments &
												ENums) Don't have Identify included but this is
												getting messy. This really must be the last 1.x
												Version!!! Printed out to go back to design stage,
												confident it can be done professionally. Getting
												slow hope full intuition/graphics/exec will help a
												little.
1.61					02/01/99	Improved scrolling further by replacing WaitTOF
												with WaitBOVP() call. Faster, sligthly more flicker
												from plane manipulation on slow CPU/Blitter but far
												better on CHIP RAM than full double buffering.
												Terminates faster! (BONUS)
1.62					03/01/99	Disabled intuition RMB handeling. Now feels very
												Game/Demo/BlitzMode/AMOS. Of course it is still a
												safe legal task running in the multi-task/process
												environment. Also means you can't hang the process
												up and mess up its timing with the RMB any more!

Future:

1.x	Fix the bugs people respond to me! (This means you MUST tell me if it
		don't work!!!)
1.x Add Identify.library HW ID output to start message just to show off!?
		I think this is now OOTQ code is big enough and this would only mess
		up some of the uses I put this program to.
2.0 Make it work through a pipe stream...(Well two pipe streams)
2.0 Re-structure the sorce for ledgeability, OS and/or style guide
		compliance.
2.0 Create a log file of what it has recieved... (Requested by Phill
		Shepherd, may be useful what say U?)
2.x Use different diskfonts for its display, could cram a wider display on.
2.x Close the workbench screen frequently. (Currently I use WBClose directly
		after starting)
2.x Use screen modes other than the default PAL. (Dose anyone need, or want
		this? It can be done. But you will have to load the Monitor drivers
		early! Maby just an Interlace switch? What say U?)
3.0	Add backdrop image!!! and define window locations for text and
		percentage bar.
3.0	Add Boing anim? Sound?

Documentation History
Version				Date			Alterations
1.0						XX/XX/XX	V1.0 of source code. Documentation In-Line!
1.1						XX/XX/XX	Created seperate .Doc to go with 1.1 as it was
												cluttering the code.
1.2						14/04/98	Broke it down into .Doc .History and .readme because
												.Doc was too big and History changed more rapidly
												than I felt the urge to update .Doc. Made it fit 76
												column screen. (If, like me, you have a 2 column tab
												setting! Why? To fit in more indentation in code!)
1.3						04/08/98	Re-wrote large hunks as colours have changed and
												misc features fixed, much advice was no longer
												realavent. Added FIXED BUGS section for those (like
												me) who hate reading .History files ;-) and
												PROBLEMS for those who are interested in the benefit
												of my expierences, updated E-Mail address, (I now
												don't have one!!!) added Thanx. Removed futue
												versions already implemented!!! :-) Added 3.0 ideas.
												(Goodness I just get more and more ambitious!)
												Updated the, now well out of date, .readme!
1.4						03/01/99	Changed loads of the advice again that had become
												irrelevent! But didn't take anything out. Added new
												Bug fixes! Added versions of last executable compiled
												on Doc and History updation. (incase you're reading
												work-arounds for bugs fixed since last doc update.
												Work-Arounds take a while to come to light!?)
1.5						17/02/99	Just another update really. Took some stuff out this
												time. Carefully read through all stuff, and I think
												it's all valid and current. You'll have to decide if
												it makes sence or not thougn.