The History of ToolManager ************************** 2.1, Release date 16.05.1993 - New Exec object types: Dock, Hot Key, Network - New Dock object flags: Backdrop, Sticky - New object type: Access - Network support - Editor main window is now an AppWindow - Gadget keyboard shortcuts in the preferences editor - New tooltypes for the preferences editor - Several bug fixes - Enhanced documentation 2.0, Release date 26.09.1992, Fish Disk #752 - Complete new concept (object oriented) - (Almost) Complete rewrite - ToolManager is now split up into two parts - Main handler is now embedded into a shared library - Configuration is now handled by a Preferences program - Configuration file format has changed again :-) It is an IFF File now and resides in ENV: - Multiple Docks and multi-column Docks - Docks with new window design - Dock automatically detects largest image size - Sound support - Direct ARexx support for Exec objects - ToolManager can be used without the Workbench. If the Workbench isn't running, it won't use any App* features. - Locale support - Path from Workbench will be used for CLI tools - Seperate Handler Task for starting WB processes 1.5, Release date 10.10.1991, Fish Disk #551 - Status Window: New/Open/Append/Save As menu items for config file - Edit Window: File requesters for file string gadgets - Added a Dock Window (a la NeXT) - Added a DeleteTool - A list of all active HotKeys can be shown - Tools can be moved around in the list - Icon positioning in the edit window added - Name of the program icon can be set - CLI tools can have an output file and a path list - Uses UserShell for CLI tools - Maximum command line length for CLI tools is now 4096 Bytes - AppIcons without a name are supported now - Workbench screen will be moved to front if you pop up the Status window - Workbench screen can be moved to front before starting a tool via HotKey - TM will wait up to 20 seconds for the workbench.library - Added a DELAY switch which causes TM to wait seconds before adding any App* stuff - renamed some tooltypes/parameters - some visual cues added - some internal changes 1.4, Release date 09.07.1991, Fish Disk #527 - Keyboard short cuts for tools - AppIcons for tools - Menu item can be switched off - Configuration file format completely changed (hopefully the last time) - CLI commandline parsing is now done by ReadArgs() - Status & edit window updated to new features - Safety check before program shutdown added - Menu item "Open TM Window" only appears if the program icon is disabled - WB startup method changed. Now supports project icons - several internal changes 1.3, Release date 13.03.1991, Fish Disk #476 - Now supports different configuration files - Format of the configuration file slightly changed - Tool definitions can be changed at runtime - Now supports CLI & Workbench startup method - Selected icons are passed as parameters to the tools - Now uses the startup icon as program icon if started from Workbench - The position of the icon can now be supplied in the configuration file - The program icon can now be disabled - New menu entry "Show TM Window" - Every new started ToolManager passes its startup parameters to the already running ToolManager process 1.2, Release date 12.01.1991, Fish Disk #442 - Status window changed to a no-GZZ & simple refresh type (this should save some bytes) - Status window remembers its last position - New status window gadget "Save Configuration": saves the actual tool list in the configuration file - Small bugs removed in the ListView gadget handling - Name of the icon hard-wired to "ToolManager" 1.1, Release date 01.01.1991 - Icons can be dropped on the status window - Status window contains a list of all tool names - Tools can be removed from the list 1.0, Release date 04.11.1990 - Initial release


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