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Alex Balfour
I've put up a beta release of V14.2 on my Web site:
http://www.stokepoges.plus.com
Apart from numerous enhancements (see below), Calendar Magic has been
converted from VB3 to VB5, necessitating the use of a new application
installer (Inno Setup Compiler).
I'd appreciate feedback about this beta version, particularly any
installation related problems encountered.
Alex Balfour
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1. Freed up some screen "real estate" and eliminated five command
buttons by providing access to all supported types of religious
festivals from a new command button "Religious Festivals".
2. The F11 function key may now be pressed to produce an "enlarged
view" of any lengthy output produced by Calendar Magic. For this to work
properly, the text box containing the output must have "the focus", i.e.
a blinking cursor must be visible in that text box (left-click in the
text box if it is not visible). To exit the enlarged view, press the F11
function key again or left-click the appropriate command button to
return to the previous or main screen.
"Enlargeable" output text boxes are identifiable by the tool-tip "Press
F11 for a larger view of the output" when a user's mouse cursor is
hovered over a text box.
3. Added the capability to list the dates of Chinese religious
festivals in any Gregorian year in the range 1645 to 3000.
4. Added the capability to list the dates of Sikh religious
festivals in any Gregorian year from 1999 onwards.
5. Added a note, after the display of any French Revolutionary year
calendar, about the structure of months in the French Revolutionary
calendar.
6. Added an explanatory note at the end of the Islamic Festivals
output to emphasise that, unlike Gregorian days, Islamic days run from
sunset to sunset. As a result, each Islamic festival commences on one
Gregorian day and finishes on the following one.
7. Updated Coptic month names to coptized versions of ancient
Egyptian calendar month names.
8. Updated observed day information for Thailand in the light of
copious input received from a user. Also improved the
handling of conversions to Thai solar (Suriyakati) calendar dates.
9. The current location and country are now displayed immediately
below the "Set Options" command button, providing an immediate visual
check that they have been set correctly.
10. It is no longer necessary to install manually the Moon Phases font
moon.ttf.
http://www.stokepoges.plus.com
Apart from numerous enhancements (see below), Calendar Magic has been
converted from VB3 to VB5, necessitating the use of a new application
installer (Inno Setup Compiler).
I'd appreciate feedback about this beta version, particularly any
installation related problems encountered.
Alex Balfour
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1. Freed up some screen "real estate" and eliminated five command
buttons by providing access to all supported types of religious
festivals from a new command button "Religious Festivals".
2. The F11 function key may now be pressed to produce an "enlarged
view" of any lengthy output produced by Calendar Magic. For this to work
properly, the text box containing the output must have "the focus", i.e.
a blinking cursor must be visible in that text box (left-click in the
text box if it is not visible). To exit the enlarged view, press the F11
function key again or left-click the appropriate command button to
return to the previous or main screen.
"Enlargeable" output text boxes are identifiable by the tool-tip "Press
F11 for a larger view of the output" when a user's mouse cursor is
hovered over a text box.
3. Added the capability to list the dates of Chinese religious
festivals in any Gregorian year in the range 1645 to 3000.
4. Added the capability to list the dates of Sikh religious
festivals in any Gregorian year from 1999 onwards.
5. Added a note, after the display of any French Revolutionary year
calendar, about the structure of months in the French Revolutionary
calendar.
6. Added an explanatory note at the end of the Islamic Festivals
output to emphasise that, unlike Gregorian days, Islamic days run from
sunset to sunset. As a result, each Islamic festival commences on one
Gregorian day and finishes on the following one.
7. Updated Coptic month names to coptized versions of ancient
Egyptian calendar month names.
8. Updated observed day information for Thailand in the light of
copious input received from a user. Also improved the
handling of conversions to Thai solar (Suriyakati) calendar dates.
9. The current location and country are now displayed immediately
below the "Set Options" command button, providing an immediate visual
check that they have been set correctly.
10. It is no longer necessary to install manually the Moon Phases font
moon.ttf.