The following features are planed for future releases. The first item in this list has the highest priority. The last one the lowest. o Use MUI for the user interface. This would also make the program much more portable (No I don't mean MS-Dos, but X-Windows). This also means that AmigaBase will no longer run under Kickstart 1.3. o Allow more characters for variables, record and function names (suggested by Dirk-Michael Brosig, 18.07.94). o Capability to specify the placing order in listing display (suggested by Eyal Teler, 19.06.94). o Remember directory when loading/saving memo texts (idea by Eyal Teler, 24.05.94). o Add filter_dir, order_dir, memo_load_and_save_dir to the preferences. o Ascending/descending order (idea by Michaela Grebe, 20.04.94). o Capability to turn ordering on and off (idea by Eyal Teler, 03.07.94). o Improve filter: Allow filter programms that use other variables than the filter record ones. o Implement view level button for records. o Improve print requester: allow printing of variables which are not in the print record, recognize view level. o Allow more label entries for choice variables (idea by Michael Pedersen, 26.05.94) o improve label selection of a choice variable (idea by Michael Pedersen, 26.05.94) o make custom screen of AmigaBase public (suggested by Michael Brosig, 29.05.94). o CHOOSESTRING(Title, Memo, GadText) with extra string gadget to enter a string not in the memo list (idea by Falk Hildner, 06.09.94). o Abort program with an error message if linenum is negative in a MEMOSET(memo, string, linenum) call (idea by Falk Hildner, 06.09.94). o SETORDER(record, var1, var2, ...). (Idea by Carsten Rose, 4.4.94). o SETFILTER(record, program_string). (Idea by Carsten Rose, 4.4.94). o The gadget in the CHOOSEITEM requester is not created according to its gadget text (reported by Falk Hildner, 12.07.94). o MIDSTR(string, pos), INDEXBRK(string1, string1, pos) (idea by Eyal Teler, 13.09.94). o Option which will enable to use the names of the variables in a certain record instead of the full path (like With in Pascal) (idea by Eyal Teler, 28.09.94). o Ability to change the parameters and return value types for a function, even if it's already beeing used (suggested by Eyal Teler, 28.09.94). o Option to show all the programs using a certain function (suggested by Eyal Teler, 28.09.94). o When changing the default value of a variable then this value should also be changed in existing datasets (option) (idea by Eyal Teler, 12.09.94). o New menu item: project font (idea by Eyal Teler, 24.05.94). o Implement pool of AB functions which is global to all projects (idea by Wolfgang Brodowski, 01.07.94) o Implement NULL values for Integer and Real types. o Option to not let the user exit a variable when the inserted value is incorrect. o Allow background color and font attributes of variables be dataset dependend (like foreground color) (suggested by Wolfgang Brodowski, 04.06.94). o When the user adds/changes/deletes label strings in a choice variable or changes the order of labels then this changes should be reflected by the choice values in existing datasets (suggested by Eyal Teler, 03.06.94). o Use ENV:, EMVARC: instead of s: (suggested by Dirk-Michael Brosig, 04.07.94). o Invisible variables (idea by Falk Hildner, 16.07.94). o Virtual variables whoose values are only calculated when needed. o Macro function (idea by Mads Lie Jensen, 30.07.94). o Use function keys for calling AB programs (idea by Falk Hildner, 06.09.94). o Help function which starts Multiview (or another utility) to display project dependend help information (idea by Falk Hildner, 16.07.94). o Use powerpacker.library (option) (suggested by Fabien Larini, 23.09.93). o Show keypad state in the drag bar of each window (idea by Fabien Larini, 18.06.93). o When switching to another record in listing mode then AmigaBase should immediatly display the right page of datasets, currently AmigaBase displays the first page of datasets and then scrolls to the current dataset (suggested by Eyal Teler, 29.05.94). o When chosing "Save as - project" only these datasets should be saved which match the current filter (idea by Mads Lie Jensen, 30.07.94). o Ability to pass functions arguments by reference and ability to give meaningful names to arguments (idea by Eyal Teler, 08.09.94). Suggestions which I will NOT implement are: o New menu item for installing mode: "Variable - Duplicate" and "Record - Duplicate" (Idea by Thomas Gegenheimer 8.6.93). Why: o Complex implementation o Not of much use o Use Zip gadget to only show the window title bar (suggested by Fabien Larini, 23.09.93). Why: o Use iconify gadget o With the Zip gadget you can easily switch between two window dimensions (e.g. normal/listing display). o Possibility to set the function keys from AmigaBase programs (idea by Peter Wastholm, 31.08.93). Why: o The function keys should only be set by the function key requester. o Use filerequester for choosing output file (idea by Martin König, 28.10.93). Why: o The reqtools requester does not support devices like "prt:" or "con:////Output/CLOSE/WAIT". o Improve print requester: field seperator, fill fields with spaces? print field names in first line (suggested by Michael Brosig, 30.10.93) Why: o Use a program button with a corresponding amigabase program. o Add order button to record title bar (idea by Martin König, 28.10.93) Why: o The record title bar becomes overloaded. o Most time the records are already ordered. o Allow printing of only one (the current) dataset (suggested by Mads Lie Jensen 21.07.93). Why: o Use an AmigaBase program for this issue. o implement functions like OPENINPUT, READ, SCANF, etc. Why: o Use MEMOLOAD and a FOR loop for this issue. o improve programming of AmigaBase: make syntax more MODULA like. (in particular semicolon placement). Why: o No need (and time) for this o improve programming of AmigaBase: move all programs of the variables to one big program. So it is easier to get know what the project does, but compiling will be slower. Why: o You can print all programs by chosing menu item "Structures - Program - Print"