Unit VersionUnit; // NewView - a new OS/2 Help Viewer // Copyright 2003-2006 Aaron Lawrence (aaronl at consultant dot com) // Copyright 2006-2007 Ronald Brill (rbri at rbri dot de) // This software is released under the Gnu Public License - see readme.txt Interface // This file contains the version number and history. function GetAppVersion: string; function GetCopyrightMsg: string; function GetLicenseMsg: string; Implementation const Version = 'V2.19.4'; // $SS_REQUIRE_NEW_VERSION$ BldLevelVersion = '2.19.4'; // Embedded for IBM BLDLEVEL tool CopyrightMsg = 'Copyright 2005 Aaron Lawrence; 2006-2008 Ronald Brill'; LicenseMsg = 'Licensed under the GNU Public License'; // RELEASE PROCESS // - notify translators // - Record library versions // - DISABLE PROFILE // - TURN OFF DEBUG INFO // - Package: distr NewViewX_Y_Z // - Upload to Hobbes // - Test download [Yeah right] // - Update webpage: index, NewView news, history, download [Down] // - Notify eCS apps NG, OS/2 Apps NG // // HelpMgr: V1.9.0 // ViewStub: V1.1.1 // Install: V1.10.0 // Components: V1.11.23 // Library: V1.5.12 // SPCC: V2.1.11.13 // RTL: V2.0.4.2 // Addon: V2.0.4 { Todo list Emphasis: major bugs missing features that original IPF had. major performance issues [none really remaining?] - decoding images/text on older machines - startup - os2dbcs.inf, html40 - veit - MAJOR keyboard navigation of links - next: done - previous: done - enter to activate: - MINOR: Way to identify new helpmgr. A special entry point? Special value in ...? Special Window ULONG? Global mem? HM_QUERY with a new value... or HM_SET_USERDATA with a magic number, which returns a magic number - MODERATE: For Maul Publisher (Peter Koller): ability to get active help panel - MODERATE [ENH] Use separate programs for mail, ftp etc. - MINOR Link control - custom cursors for default controls - default cursor for rich text view - don't call default window proc for wm_mousemove - need to override .wmmousemove... - MODERATE [PERF]: New art decoder from Sergei - MINOR [DEBUG]: Continue removing units to keep debugger e.g. Remove file dialog and color wheel to dll? - problem is, my newview.dll is C-only :/ - MINOR [ENH] Option to turn off internet links. (or a warning/popup/question) - MINOR [ENH] Customise link colors (separately for native links vs urls) - MINOR [PERF] Optimise tree (global search) to not redraw if nodes not visible Help - MINOR [ENH] [INST] select language to install - MINOR [INST] check for FAT 8.3 before installing, fail gracefully (ie. only nls files) - MINOR hide language stuff except on param? - MINOR [INST] kill off viewhelp? Search enhancements/completion - Make AND the default - Skip thru search matches... - Case sensitive - Whole word only match - Highlight when searching All Help Files Keyboard - navigation of search results Printing - MEDIUM [ENH] selectable topics - requires support for multi-select in tree - MEDIUM [ENH] improve printing of topic to use printing control bits etc - MAJOR [ENH] Complete - Contents - Index - Page/Topic numbers - Optional hidden topics? International - MODERATE DBCS - cursor - find - Codepage support - file - codepages in font specifications User interface tweaks - Coloured tabs? - Topic menu: "copy link location", back, forward, previous, next - Open related windows when a search result is shown e.g. vacpp topic ... need to parse entire file do only when window is not 100%?? - Button to toggle left panel - Hint (popup tooltip) for links - Better handling of windows - problem with CPPUG toc pane - leaving windows smaller than screen... - Option: Sort top level contents, would be nice Bugs/Compatibility - [eCS compat] move ini file to appropriate place. (see AE) - Run old hmgr...... is this possible?? - Additional association for *hlp;*.inf to ibmview.exe New features - View all images - Tools - Mark Start Topic (special bookmark?) - Help File Manager - Show all found help files... - Show History (by date/time only - not a tree) - Uninstall - Mouse wheel - Free-standing notes - Font lib from Innotek - Export whole file 1 day? Rich Text View - Select/copy and save support, for images. - if it wraps during a word that has tags within it, then the tags may not be applied at the correct point. ... need to remember the style at start of word as well. - should not lose cursor if just resizing, only if text changed - Linked images e.g. Export.hlp Performance - helpmgr.dll use global filelist instead of running view.exe first - profiler (GpProfile) - Speed up bitmap decoding. sledit.inf slowdown is definitely in ReadBitmapData 10x stress test sledit original: 15 secs decode_string asm: 14.5 secs LZW -> C DLL: 13.3 secs without any decoding: 10 seconds so - c decode time: 3.3 secs. Pas decode time: 5 secs. loading from file, not adding to images list: 9 s loading from file, adding to images list [removed after]: 9.2 s without getting any images at all (THelpFile.GetImages) 8.5 s. Therefore, we have: decoding: 3.3s (c) or 5s (pascal) using: 1s reading file: 0.5s other loading stuff: 8.5 Observationally, original view is much faster than even the C version. It must be in assembler or something. I could not see any major optimisations to make in the C version. Scott from IBM suggested using the original functions in helpmgr.dll. - Make navigation back and forth detect differences in windows and make minimum changes 1/2 day zorder Minor - Iconedit help for product information doesn't work Something weird goin on with resource IDs. Note: old view really does work. } function GetAppVersion: string; begin Result:= Version; end; function GetCopyrightMsg: string; begin Result:= CopyrightMsg; end; function GetLicenseMsg: string; begin Result:= LicenseMsg; end; const Vendor = 'Aaron Lawrence'; Description = 'NewView'; // BLDLevel - compatible - mostly EmbeddedVersion: string = '@#' + Vendor + ':' + BldLevelVersion + '#@' + Description + #0; Initialization End.