IPF Editor

This fixes all known bugs, including those related to previewing panels, scanning RC files with #include's including other files, "snap-shots" (auto-save) now works correctly, spell check works with panels that have no text, custom sizing and positioning again works correctly, and higher color bitmaps now supported in artwork tag functions. You must have version 2.1 to use this patch. Download this and unzip it to the \IPFEDIT directory. Then run the IPFEPAT.CMD to complete the update. Be sure to say "Yes" if you receive any warnings about overwriting an existing file when unzipping files into the \IPFEDIT directory. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Product: PCS IPF Editor 2.x (C) 1993-1996 Perez Computing Services. All Rights Reserved. Release: 2.11 Update Target Release: 2.1 from 1/10/1996. Date: 4/16/1996 ****************************************************************** By using this update you agree that you are a registered user of the PCS IPF Editor 2.x and also agree to abide by the terms of the original PCS IPF Editor License Agreement. ****************************************************************** ============================================================================ Installation: ============================================================================ Unzip the IE211UPD.ZIP into the \IPFEDIT directory. Type IPFEPAT.CMD to install the update. When the update is complete the IPF Editor will be ready to use. This update will only install over the IPF Editor 2.1. If you do not have the IPF Editor 2.1 (but are using 2.0 or 2.0A) download the 2.1 update from the PCS BBS or Web Site. LAN USERS READ THIS: -------------------- If you do not have the IPF Editor installed into the \IPFEDIT directory (such as when it is installed on a LAN) either create a drive mapping such that the \IPFEDIT directory is immediately off of the root directory of the drive or move the \IPFEDIT directory so it resides immediately off of the root directory. IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE UPDATE READ THIS: ----------------------------------------------- If you receive an error message when applying this update do one of the following: 1. If on a LAN verify that you have full rights to the \IPFEDIT directory and subdirectories. 2. Verify that the supported version (specified in the "Targeted Release" line above) matches that which you are trying to update. This update will not update any version but those specified in this line. 3. This update uses a new patching program developed by PCS. If you experience any difficulties please report them to the PCS Technical Support (pcs@ncia.com). If you continue to have difficulties with the update process contact the SYSOP on the PCS Support BBS at (360) 424-7292 or PCS technical support via the Internet at pcs@ncia.com, "RE: IPFE 2.11 Update Problem". ============================================================================ General Information: ============================================================================ This update (version 2.11) addresses the following items: * QLT - RC Scanning now correctly scans include (#include <> or "") files that are #include'd from within another include file. * QLT - Include file loading now correctly understands comments (both standard C and C++ comments). * QLT - Protection error seen on some versions of Warp when first thing done was a "New Panel" creation using the "New Panel" Panel List Toolbar tool. * QLT - Temporary (Snapshot) files now correctly cleaned up after user asked whether to use snapshot or save it for later. * QLT - Spell check now works even if panel doesn't have text in it. * QLT - Custom sizing and positioning now works correctly. Version 2.1 didn't let size and position be correctly saved by author. When IPF Editor user uses "IPF commands, Special commands, Edit document header..." menu item the size will be properly saved. * QLT - Preview no longer causes occasional protection error. * QLT - Preview no longer displays empty panels even when panel being previewed really has text in it. * IMP - Preview now handles more IPF tags. * IMP - Now uses new PCS Bitmap DLL to support higher color bitmaps ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Key: IMP - improvement QLT - Quality enhancement (bug fix) NEW - new feature The following lists those items changed in version 2.1: NEW - Direct support for ID attribute of panel heading in Panel Settings Notebook NEW - Support for hypertext linking to panels in other help files NEW - Support for "global" attribute of panel headings in Panel Settings Notebook NEW - Ability to expand all table of contents entries in VIEW program on document open NEW - Select a panel to be opened when a document is VIEWed NEW - Create res and name attribute from "Title" page of Panel Settings Notebook NEW - Resource scanning now allows user to specify which dialog controls will be scanned NEW - Resource scanning now lets user specify resource ID's to ignore (by numeric value) NEW - Status line of Panel List now shows panel attributes when single left click on panel title (including whether a panel is linkable, hidden, etc.) NEW - Create ID button in Panel List toolbar lets user create panel res and name attributes without going into Panel Settings Notebook NEW - Hide panel button in Panel LIst toolbar lets users mark panel as hidden NEW - Paste panel attribute style in Panel List toolbar lets users paste a panel style to the currently selected panel. NEW - Panel List toolbar can now be reorganized by drag and drop of items with right mouse button. NEW - Help for command line arguments now available in Help Index NEW - "styles" in the Panel Grouping Workspace NEW - Panel "styles" that allow copying and pasting of panel attributes from one panel to another using the Panel List NEW - Variable Coverpage DLL functionality improved. Now supports: - Support for a document "title page". A dialog stored in a resource only DLL that will be displayed any time a document is opened - End-user saveable document sizing and positioning - Support for "locking" window position so end-user cannot move it - Author enabling of Print, Copy, Copy to File, and Append to FIle VIEW program menu items - Allows separate Table of Contents window - Allows hiding of coverpage completely - Support for multiple documents using VCP DLL - Support for expanding Table of Contents on VIEW startup - Support for opening a specific panel on VIEW startup NEW - Support for ASCII import to mark heading levels. Now user ASCII 01 through 06 on line to use as heading text to mark heading level. IMP - Online help expanded to better cover various attributes. Index enhanced to aid locating online information. IMP - Now no longer asks you for a primary help panel when generating help tables for dialogs in DLL's (which, by definition, do not have a default general help panel). IMP - Increased size (in chars) of definitions scanned from resource files to match size used in Generation of IPF from RC files. IMP - New automatic file save now intelligently saves and recovers "snapshots" of your IPF Editor 2.1 sessions using temporary files in the \IPFEDIT\TEMP directory. IMP - Moved res value on Panel Editing windows to beginning of titlebar, before panel title IMP - Alerts user that panels that are levels higher than the docprof toc level will be concatenated with their parent panels before compiling. IMP - HTML Import and Export IMP - Improved ASCII text import IMP - Spell checker now handles end of highlighting tags in middle of words IMP - Ability to drag panels for hypertext linking that are levels 5 and 6 IMP - Online index greatly expanded, help improved (covers all new features, as well) IMP - Long #define resource definitions now correctly truncated allowing good table generation. IMP - All Import filters reworked to use .IMP format IMP - Improved secondary index creation (a little easier now) IMP - Panel saving now prevents user's inadvertant insertion of ASCII 27 (EOF) marks into documents. IMP - Panel Grouping Window now remembers, on a session by session basis, where the user has moved it to. IMP - Table creation now lets user resize table cells using the mouse IMP - Search and replace now improved (added option to not show changed panels) IMP - Auto-save feature now done in minutes, not characters altered QLT - Problem of importing a document located in a different directory from currently loaded file resulting in future saves being in imported documents directory fixed. QLT - Secondary index creation instructions on dialog now correct QLT - Deletion of only secondary index for a panel now clears dialog properly QLT - Problem of some child panels being created in wrong location in document but appearing in appropriate location in Panel List until document saved and reloaded. QLT - Spell checker no longer causes program failure on certain short words QLT - ASCII Import now correctly generates panel levels (occasionally generated invalid panel levels before). QLT - .*BR occasionally showed up in INF or HLP output when a :warning text='xxx' tag was used. QLT - Very long panel titles had potential to cause protection error. QLT - Occasionally panel's text would not be displayed even though it really was properly stored internally. Problem of panel being edited when contents not shown would result in lost data. QLT - Dragging text between panels now works QLT - Hypertext linking no longer allows creation of hypertext links to the current panel from text in the current panel QLT - Single line command description now enabled for "Hide" IPF tag menu item QLT - Hide IPF tag is no longer enabled even when no text is marked QLT - RTF import no longer fails if font index is > 100 QLT - Occasional "memory error" message no longer happens when re-editing a panel grouping that had marked wors used as links. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Key: IMP - improvement QLT - Quality enhancement (bug fix) NEW - new feature The following lists those things updated in version 2.0A: QLT - Problem of stoppage when closing Panel Settings page on panel that was used in a panel grouping that was deleted immediately prior to the opening of the PSN. QLT - Problem of occasional application stoppage when many panels are created with long panel titles. IMP - Adjusted title entry field on PSN so that it will replace any ASCII character between 0 and 15, inclusive to overcome problems encountered when cutting and pasting data into entry field from other applications. QLT - Problem of occasional application stoppage when creating panel ID's QLTed. (Specifically problem reported by user when creating level 4 panel as well as similar related problems). QLT - Panels can no longer be repositioned while any Panel Settings Notebooks are open which caused application stoppage. QLT - Panels no longer are generated from RC files with no titles. IMP - Dialog items that contain colons now create valid panel titles IMP - When : pressed in panel title editing field of Panel Settings Notebook it is replaced with &colon. IMP - When & pressed in panel title editing field of Panel Settings Notebook it is replaced with &amp. IMP - Direct editing of panel titles now converts : to &colon when saving the panel title by clicking outside of the editing field. IMP - Panel Grouping Workspace now correctly displays description of each menu item in its status line. IMP - Generated C files now have improved functionality - HelpInstallMessageHandler() can now be called from multiple windows in applications. IMP - Generated C files verified to compile with no warnings or errors when used with IBM C Set/2, C Set/++, and Visual C 3.01. QLT - Panels generated from Spin Buttons no longer generate invalid panel titles (which yielded a *EditTime statement appearing in the panel's text when the file was reloaded). IMP - Online help now has more information on creating context sensitive help, improved index with references to possible problems user might encounter when creating help and adding it to applications. IMP - Question and Answer document expanded with latest set of questions gathered from users. IMP - C Sample Program (located in \IPFEDIT\CSAMPLE) improved to show use of HelpInstallMessageHandler() in an application with dialogs that are in the standard window chain and outside it (i.e. owned by the desktop). IMP - Now correctly loads panels with titles containing highlighting or other IPF tags. Even though this is illegal in IPF support was added to help customers who have used this technique to create highlighted entries in panels. IMP - C code generated now has improved comments and instructions for using different conditional compilation options. ****************************************************************** Product Alteration List Key: QLT - Problem reported by user and repaired IMP - Improvement made to product either at user request or due to PCS analysis. ============================================================================ Known Limitations ============================================================================ The following limitations are known and may be addressed in future versions: - Using .im filename.ipf in a panel will cause the panel's contents to be truncated immediately following the .im. TEMPORARY SOLUTION: Do not use the .im (imbed) command to imbed .IPF text into panels. You can still use the .im command to imbed .IPF files IF the first thing in the IPF file being imbedded is a heading (:h1 though :h6) tag. - Preview does not support definition lists or parameter lists. - Very rarely, using "File, open" then pressing "Cancel" can cause a protection error (seen only with certain versions and configurations of OS/2 Warp). - Performing lots of cut and pastes between panels can cause a protection error in PMCTLS.DLL. This is an error in OS/2 and has been seen only with versions before Warp Fixpack 16. This error does not always occur. ============================================================================ Support ============================================================================ Support is available for this updated version via the standard support options as described in the README21.INF, Questions and Answer document, and your IPF Editor 2.1 User's Guide and Reference. PCS Support BBS: (360) 424-7292 (24 hours, 7 days a week, responses on weekdays only) PCS Support Line: (360) 428-5025 (Mon-Fri, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.) PCS Support Fax Line: (360) 424-3192 (Mon-Fri, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.) PCS Internet E-Mail: pcs@ncia.com - RE: "IPF Editor Tech Support" PCS Internet Web Site: http://www.ncia.com/~pcs/ All Times Pacific Time. Please consult the provided documentation, Question and Answer document, README files, online help (and index) as many of your questions will be answered in these documents. ============================================================================ Disclaimer ============================================================================ While we do recommend using this update neither PCS, nor any representative of PCS, is liable for any damages resulting from the use or misuse of this update or the resulting application. The updated version of the IPF Editor 2.0 may only be used by use in compliance with the PCS License Agreement specified on the envelope provided with your original IPF Editor 2.0 package.