von flashjazzcat » Di 16. Feb 2010, 12:28
Öffentliche Beta von 3,11 Update ist verfügbar unter
www.atari8.co.uk.
Kleine Veränderungen, unter anderem eine schnellere Bildschirm zu aktualisieren und neue Tastatur-Shortcuts.
Flashjazzcat:
Changes include:
1. The eighty column screen refresh has been optimised and speeded up. Eighty column fonts are now pre-bit-shifted on loading, making rendering much quicker. This consumes an extra 512 bytes of memory. However, most of this has been recouped elsewhere.
2. Keyboard shortcuts have been revised to mimic those of Windows applications. CTRL+X, CTRL+C and CTRL+V now default to cut, copy and paste respectively. Also, CTRL+P brings up the print dialogue. Preview (previously on CTRL+V) has been moved to SHIFT+CTRL+P, while "Exit to DOS" has been reassigned to CTRL+O (previously "Copy"). Note that this is a fundamental change actioned following feedback from users, and will require that macros written for previous versions of the program are modified accordingly.
3. For European and other International users, the new "International Lock" keyboard state has been introduced. Pressing SHIFT+CTRL+CAPS toggles the function on and off, and it is signfied by "Int" on the status line. International Lock is like a tamed down version of Control Lock, and allows the typing of all CTRL+ALPHA characters (A-Z) without first pressing CTRL+ESCAPE. Most editing functions work as normal, although International Lock mode has to be turned off again to access functions attached to CTRL+A through CTRL+Z.
4. The program is supplied with Polish fonts: PREGULAR.FNT and PREGULAR.F80.
Bug Fixes:
1. The change background colour feature didn't work properly in version 3.1. This problem has been rectified.
2. In version 3.1, when editing a file which hasn't yet been loaded or saved, the edited text flag (*) would remain visible even if the text buffer contained no characters. This cosmetic annoyance has now been fixed. If you delete the last character in an unnamed file, the indicator disappears.
3. The cursor location (accessed with CTRL+N) now displays the cursor position as an offset from the start of the file, with the first character as position 0 rather than 1 as in version 3.11.
Other Features:
I'd like to let this beta circulate for a while before deciding what - if any - changes will be made for the final release of LW 3.11, the last version which will support 64K machines. The new keyboard mode has various knock-on effects which haven't been addressed yet, most notably where macros are concerned. In particular, I'd like suggestions on the following:
1. Should the "International Lock" mode also allow macros to enter control characters literally into the text? This is NOT the current behaviour: the effect on macro functionality would obviously be disastrous unless carefully designed.
2. What other keyboard shortcuts should be changed? Should we open files with CTRL+O instead of CTRL+L?
The final 3.11 release will be bundled with an extension which will automatically install a menu system on a 128K and above machine. I don't want to start compiling any add-ins until the executable is finalised.
In the meantime, enjoy the 3.11 Beta. I look forward to hearing your feedback. Please email me with your views at
jon@atari8.co.uk.
Jon Halliday
15 February 2010
Important note: KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS HAVE CHANGED IN THIS VERSION!
The following new shortcuts have been assigned:
CTRL+C - Copy Text (Was Cut Text)
CTRL+V - Paste Text (Was Print Preview)
CTRL+X - Cut Text (was Exit to DOS)
CTRL+O - Exit to DOS (Was Copy Text)
SHIFT+CTRL+P - Preview Text (Was Print File)
CTRL+P - Print File (Was Paste Text)
CTRL+O and SHIFT+CTRL+P are by no means finalised, however.
International Users: SHIFT+CTRL+CAPS works as an enhanced control lock (the cursor controls stil work).
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