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Alex Balfour
V14.8 is now available for download from:
http://www.stokepoges.plus.com
and, in the next few days, from:
http://www.simtel.net/pub/dl/55320.shtml
Enhancements and improvements include:
Developed and tested V14.8 on a Windows XP SP2 based system. No SP2
related problems were encountered.
Global distances are now automatically calculated as soon as both
locations have been specified. As a result, the Calculate Distance
command button is no longer needed and has therefore been removed from
the Global Distances form.
When using the Time Calculator, the keyboard Enter key may now be used
as an alternative to left-clicking the Calculate button. Also, when
performing addition, if the right data input box is empty, the time in
the left input box is now added to any previously calculated result.
These changes facilitate the rapid addition of a list of times by
entering each one in the left data input box and then pressing the
keyboard Enter key.
Added a "Clear All Boxes" command button to the Time Calculator screen
to clear both input and output data boxes.
In the Geometry Calculator, 2D and 3D geometric objects are now listed
separately, with users able to select either list through two new option
buttons labelled "2D Objects" and "3D Objects".
Added a "Show near integers with full precision" check-box to the
Geometry Calculator. If unchecked, any result within 0.0000001 of an
integer will be displayed as an integer, providing nicer looking output
but with the possibility of some loss of precision. Note that
checking/unchecking this check-box will force an automatic recalculation
and display of existing results, making it easy to compare the two
methods of displaying results.
In the Geometry Calculator, when evaluating the attributes of television
screens, two option buttons are now provided for selecting either a
standard TV 4:3 or a widescreen TV 16:9 aspect ratio. Switching between
aspect ratios also forces an automatic recalculation and display of any
existing results.
In the Scientific Calculator, error messages may now be cleared by
pressing the keyboard Escape key.
In the Unit Converter, as soon as a specific category and unit have been
chosen, a conversion is now immediately performed for 1 unit. For
example, choosing the category "Mass" and the unit "Kilograms" causes an
immediate conversion of 1 kilogram into all the other units in the
category "Mass".
Every command button on the main Calendar Magic screen now has an
associated explanatory tool-tip.
Added National Aboriginal Day (June 21), Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day (June
24) and Multiculturalism Day (June 27) to the list of observed days for
Canada, Software Freedom Day (August 28) to the list of observed days
under "Various", and St. Bartholomew's Day (August 24) to the list of
Western Christian religious festivals.
When saving a new reminder, Calendar Magic now checks whether the
reminder already exists. If it does, an appropriate error message is
displayed. Also when saving a new reminder, if it already exists with a
different "year value", for example "This year only" instead of "Every
year", Calendar Magic now ensures that duplicate reminders are never
generated.
The error message generated by Calendar Magic for a "not found" file did
not specify the name of the missing file. This has been rectified.
Enjoy,
Alex Balfour
http://www.stokepoges.plus.com
and, in the next few days, from:
http://www.simtel.net/pub/dl/55320.shtml
Enhancements and improvements include:
Developed and tested V14.8 on a Windows XP SP2 based system. No SP2
related problems were encountered.
Global distances are now automatically calculated as soon as both
locations have been specified. As a result, the Calculate Distance
command button is no longer needed and has therefore been removed from
the Global Distances form.
When using the Time Calculator, the keyboard Enter key may now be used
as an alternative to left-clicking the Calculate button. Also, when
performing addition, if the right data input box is empty, the time in
the left input box is now added to any previously calculated result.
These changes facilitate the rapid addition of a list of times by
entering each one in the left data input box and then pressing the
keyboard Enter key.
Added a "Clear All Boxes" command button to the Time Calculator screen
to clear both input and output data boxes.
In the Geometry Calculator, 2D and 3D geometric objects are now listed
separately, with users able to select either list through two new option
buttons labelled "2D Objects" and "3D Objects".
Added a "Show near integers with full precision" check-box to the
Geometry Calculator. If unchecked, any result within 0.0000001 of an
integer will be displayed as an integer, providing nicer looking output
but with the possibility of some loss of precision. Note that
checking/unchecking this check-box will force an automatic recalculation
and display of existing results, making it easy to compare the two
methods of displaying results.
In the Geometry Calculator, when evaluating the attributes of television
screens, two option buttons are now provided for selecting either a
standard TV 4:3 or a widescreen TV 16:9 aspect ratio. Switching between
aspect ratios also forces an automatic recalculation and display of any
existing results.
In the Scientific Calculator, error messages may now be cleared by
pressing the keyboard Escape key.
In the Unit Converter, as soon as a specific category and unit have been
chosen, a conversion is now immediately performed for 1 unit. For
example, choosing the category "Mass" and the unit "Kilograms" causes an
immediate conversion of 1 kilogram into all the other units in the
category "Mass".
Every command button on the main Calendar Magic screen now has an
associated explanatory tool-tip.
Added National Aboriginal Day (June 21), Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day (June
24) and Multiculturalism Day (June 27) to the list of observed days for
Canada, Software Freedom Day (August 28) to the list of observed days
under "Various", and St. Bartholomew's Day (August 24) to the list of
Western Christian religious festivals.
When saving a new reminder, Calendar Magic now checks whether the
reminder already exists. If it does, an appropriate error message is
displayed. Also when saving a new reminder, if it already exists with a
different "year value", for example "This year only" instead of "Every
year", Calendar Magic now ensures that duplicate reminders are never
generated.
The error message generated by Calendar Magic for a "not found" file did
not specify the name of the missing file. This has been rectified.
Enjoy,
Alex Balfour
