======================================================================== CPC-2000 SmartPrompter III for Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP ======================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Version History ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Version 1.33 : 04/09/10 -------------------------- * Windows 7 compliance: Versions V1.32 and older are not Windows 7 compliant. They will install, but they can't access the protection key, so they won't execute. The Aladdin protection key drivers were updated to support Windows 7. The SmartPrompter installer now installs this version of the Aladdin protection key drivers. For your information, the most up-to-date driver is Sentinel_HASP_Run-time_setup.zip (V5.86) and it can be downloaded from http://www.aladdin.com/support/hasp/enduser.aspx. Version 1.32 : 03/13/07 -------------------------- * Windows Vista compliance: Versions V1.31 and older are not Vista compliant. They will install normally, but they can't access the HASP hardware key, so they won't execute. The HASP hardware key access was enhanced to work in Windows Vista (and Windows 2000/XP). The SmartPrompter installer now uses the latest version of the Aladdin HINSTALL command line utility to install/update/uninstall the HASP drivers. For your information, the most up-to-date driver is "HASP4 driver setup.zip" and it can found at http://www.aladdin.com/support/hasp/hasp4/enduser.asp. Version 1.31 : 01/23/07 -------------------------- * Fixed a problem with the serial dial controller - a typo in the code was causing the serial dial controller to behave erratically. * Fixed a problem with the keyboard - sometimes keystrokes would not respond until the mouse was clicked. * Fixed mouse cursor display problems - sometimies the cursor would accidentally display during prompt mode, and sometimes it wouldn't display after exiting from prompt mode. Version 1.30 : 09/21/06 -------------------------- * Updated spell check components to V5.15. * Added 800x600 and 1024x768 prompt screen modes. * Added support for USB hand controller. Include install file (mchpcdc.inf) * Added help menu items to access the PDF help file (locally or via the internet) * Added "samples" folder with additional sample files * Updated the sensitivity files * Added electronic end user licesnse agreement to the installer Version 1.29 : 03/15/06 -------------------------- * Added "story list" menus and functions. * Fixed problem where the "ESC" key wouldn't always exit from prompt mode. * Fixed problem where the com port setting for the controller would always revert to com2. * Fixed a problem with the paths to the spell check user dictionaries. * Added an "edit dictionaries" button to the spell check dialog. This button brings up a dialog that allows you to edit your user dictionaries. Version 1.28 : 01/27/03 -------------------------- * Added support for COM5 through COM10 for the prompt serial controller. * Added support for COM5 through COM10 for the caption device. * Added Version Information viewing in the Help menu. * Added support new sensitivity setting for fast computers. The prompt sensitivity can now be set to: LOW - slow computers MEDIUM - faster computers HIGH - very fast computers * Fixed problem where printing was truncated to 15-20 pages when printing under Windows XP. * Fixed problem loading PRM/RTF files with borders/frames specified. Version 1.27 : 10/24/02 -------------------------- * Default caption device COM port is now set to COM2 for new installations * Page number is now centere aligned at the bottom of the page. * Send to Top (Ctrl+T) and Send to Bottom (Ctrl+M) added to Prompt menu. Use this option to display roll-up captions at the top or bottom of the screen. * New key word: ^ will send caption lines to the top * New key word: ^ will send caption lines to the bottom * Fixed problem where the last line was not displayed in prompt mode if the last line was non-blank. * Fixed problem where caption was not restarted in endless scroll mode. Version 1.26 : 09/12/02 -------------------------- * Fixed problem where the page number was not printed correctly for pages 2..Num Pages. * Fixed problem where the bookmark dialog (Ctrl-B) would not display correctly in prompt mode under Windows XP. Version 1.25 : 03/22/02 -------------------------- * Recompiled with optimizing enhancements Version 1.24 : 02/02/02 -------------------------- * Importing Word or RTF docs now retains the original attributes. * All black foreground tesxt is automatically mapped to the default color when importing Word or RTF docs. * Fixed bug where loading a Word or RTF file from the MRU list did not set the attributes correctly * Added default font to Screen Setup dialog. Saved to registry. * Default font is now enforced on all import file types * Importing a non SmartPrompter file now sets the extension to .PRM and keeps the remaining filename intact. * New/updated spell check control implemented * HASP protection driver for Windows XP supported. Must reinstall full version. * Added "Midway Pad:" option for the "Split Dial" option (Prompt Controller Dialog) that allows the user to set a midway point pad value (0..10) used in prompt mode. Mouse or Serial Dial values in this pad area are treated as a stop/pause. Version 1.23 : 06/30/01 -------------------------- * Removed protection check when entering prompt mode. * Added Save As Microsoft Word and WordPerfect files. * Serial controller port now flushed when entering prompt mode. Version 1.22 : 03/12/01 -------------------------- * SmartPrompter 2000 Only: Fixed problem where program locked-up in Caption/Config dialog when no modems are installed on the system. Version 1.21 : 02/20/01 -------------------------- * New HASP device driver/DLL to support USB hasp protection devices * Both CPC protection devices now supported (700 & 710) * Fixed problem where setting bold/italics in the Font Dialog box did not update the document correctly (as does with pressing the bold/italics toolbar) * Fixed Import Text file problem where large files were missing characters after import. * Fixed auto-save and auto-backup problem where both options are enabled. * New passwords for setup/install program Version 1.20 : 10/12/00 -------------------------- * Updated help file * Recompiled using updated compiler libraries * Fixed HASP installation problem under Windows 2000 Version 1.19 : 08/02/00 -------------------------- * Implemented modem connection for encoder devices Version 1.18 : 06/28/00 -------------------------- * Added new HASP driver for Windows 2000 * Changed the default sensitivity files Version 1.17 : 05/01/00 -------------------------- * Changed the implementation of disabling the Ctrl-TAB keys in prompt mode since this was causing certain computers to exit prompt mode immediately w/o displaying an error message. * Fixed problem where bookmark list was not displayed in prompt mode * The ^ and ^ bookmarks only work if Prompt Captioning is enabled before starting prompt mode. (See Prompt Menu option) * Protection box now checked every 2 minutes * Plus key (+) scrolls faster and Minus key (-) scrolls slower * User may now insert non-Prompter files in the current file (File Menu) * Scroll-Lock key pauses/unpauses scrolling in prompt mode (same as Ctrl-Space) * Keystrokes to speed up/down scrolling now work when pressed instead of released. Version 1.16 : 03/24/00 -------------------------- * Implemented prompt caption keystrokes: Ctrl+F4 - Toggle prompt captioning ON/OFF Ctrl-N - Turn ON prompt captioning (prompt mode only) Ctrl-F - Turn OFF prompt captioning (prompt mode only) * Implemented special prompt caption bookmarks ^ - Turns ON prompt captioning while scrolling ^ - Turns OFF prompt captioning while scrolling * WordPerfect and Word file extensios now show in File Open dialog Version 1.15 : 02/02/00 -------------------------- NOTE: PREVIOUS VERSIONS OF SMARTPROMPTER SHOULD BE UNINSTALLED BEFORE INSTALLING THIS VERSION!!! * Spell checker files (WSpell) are now installed in the SmartPrompter installation directory instead of the system directory. * Modified roll-up caption to use new caption control library. * Implemented "Old SmartPrompter scroll method" (Controller Dialog) to use different sensitivity files to handle rare case where the graphics adapter is not fast enough to handle the method introduced in v1.11. Version 1.14 : 12/17/99 -------------------------- * Found a problem where the Microsoft Rich Edit control returns an incorrect value from LineLength command when the position index param is > 32767. Although the param is supposed to be a 32-bit value. This only occured on a WinBook XL notebook running Win98. The problem did not go away after installing SP1 (system update) for Win98. Prompt data was corrupted on large files. Work-around implemented for all systems. * Fixed problem where the Format menu item not present for 1000 and 2000-Demo versions. * "Wpd" extension added (along with "doc") to WordPerfect file types * If the user presses ALT-TAB while prompting, the prompt window is automatically closed and edit mode is resumed * The prompt mode status bar (bottom screen) options is set to OFF at the factory * A message box is now displayed after importing Word or WordPerfect files to inform the user that the background color may have to be changed in order to see the text.