The GIFComposer history so far

• Severe bug that created software-failures (80000004 or ..3) when error-requesters were opened is now fixed.
• Added filerequester-popup-buttons (complicated word huh!) in the Program-settings window so you don't have to enter the paths yourself.
• The arexx-command 'setactive' works okay.
• The "Settings" gadget is disabled so you wont press it and get dissapointed when nothing happens.
• All remaining strings added to swedish catalog-file.
• German catalog added.
• An installscript is availiable now.

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Version 0.9, released September 1997

• I fixed the "long paths in list" problem. Just imagine if you have some pics which lies in the drawer: Work:Programs/Grafix/Real3d/projects/pictures/vehicles/cars/chevys/camaro_67's_with_big_tires/ You might see the names of the pictures if you enlarge the window and if you're very lucky, but I (personally) don't like it. (Who would?) I fixed that using two columns with the filename of the picture in one column and the entire path in the other. The other column is not visible for the user. I'm planning on doing the same for the picture-specific preferences but this'll have to wait because of limitations in WhirlGIF.
• I got a report that it wasn't possible to make animations in the Ram disk (thanks Alain!). This was because I forgot that a filename may include spaces and never took any notice about it. (The Ram disk has spaces in it's name.) Actually I even tested on my own Ram disk and it went OK. That was because I had renamed my Ram disk a time ago to avoid problems like this, and I never use spaces in filenames so I had never noticed it myself. This is fixed! You can now use as many spaces you want in any filenames.
• Ability to change stack of animation/picture-viewing commands. That means that you could put the xxanim-script, that I bundled with previous versions, in the trashcan. It's not neccesary anymore.
• Changed version numbers (0.9.X instead of 0.09) and compilation-date string according to the Amiga styleguide.
• GifComposer is now localized! I am creating a swedish translation myself and I've got a german translator as well, so soon you'll be able to understand what buttons to push and stuff (if you're swedish or german-speaking).
• Drag'n drop listview. Now you may click on a picture in the list and drag it to the desired position instead of pressing the up and down-buttons.
• ARexx support. If you want to interface GifComposer with DPaint5, ImageFX or any other programs with arexxports (to convert grafix or something) it will soon be possible. I have implemented some arexx-commands but i will add more, and maybe some useable ones too. :-) I planned on writing some rx-scripts myself but I haven't got any good grafix-programs so I think I'll let other people do that. Interested? Write!

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Version 0.08, never released.

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Version 0.07, released august 1997:

• Help-bubbles are now availiable for all gadgets.
• A settings-menu with some new items, such as:
• A window to edit the program-settings from within the program instead of messing with the Tooltypes.
• A new logo (nicer or uglier, who knows? I'm no artist :-). Anyway, the old logo was stolen from the Newicons-package and I don't wanna be a thief, so I draw (image-processed) one myself. (Artists are welcome with logo-suggestions.)
• Cleaned-up and better organized windows and gadgets.
• The program has grown about 5 kilobytes. (It's about time to start optimizing 'cause this is not a very complicated program so it don't have to be >27000 bytes.)
• Better icons (I hope).
• Bugfixes in the documentation(!)
  • In the 0.06-documentation I wrote in the "Useful info about animation viewers" part of this documentation that you should type "execute PROGDIR:xxanim %f" to show an animation. That doesn't work! The directory PROGDIR: may only be used inside a program so I have fixed that.
  • I also wrote that you could configure GifComposer through a window called "Program settings". That window wasn't added until version 0.07 so it may have caused some frustration. Sorry.

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Version 0.06, released summer 1997:

• First public release! Before I had integrated WhirlGIF and GIFComposer into one program but I was unsure about the laws so I decided to rewrite it. Thus was GIFComposer 0.06 born and released.