Active-Help: History


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version 2.1 (22/02/03)

 * Help file settings format changed for greater convenience on the
   user part. Run the supplied convert.exe program to  convert  old
   setting to the new format.
 + If  help  file  type  is  omitted   plug-in   will   detect   it
   automatically and present you with a menu if more than one match
   found.
 + You can select the encoding of the help file or let the  plug-in
   to detect the default encoding for the type.
 + The checkboxes in help file settings dialog are now 3 state, the
   third state ([?]) will make the plug-in to  detect  the  default
   setting for the type.
 + You can now configure the HtmlHelp  sub  plug-in  to  open  help
   windows maximized,minimized or normal.
 + Official release of CHMView sub  plug-in  for  viewing  HtmlHelp
   files inside FAR's viewer/editor, should work on bare Win95.
 ! HtmlHelp windows do not close now when exiting FAR, dialog boxes
   that open before the help window are now  always  getting  focus
   and help windows are now shared between multiple  FAR  sessions.
   Fixes by Sergei Wanin <v_i_l@nm.ru>.
 ! Opening of HtmlHelp files could  cause  FAR  to  crash  in  some
   cases on Windows 9x. Fixed by Sergei Wanin <v_i_l@nm.ru>.
 ! Plug-ins configuration menu  was  appearing  when  exiting  main
   configuration menu.
 * Updated help and language files.

version 2.0 (02/01/03)

 * The plug-in was partially rewritten and  now  supports  its  own
   plug-ins for operating with different  help  files.  Because  of
   such new functionality you will have  to  reconfigure  the  help
   file settings  according  to  the  new  format,  just  read  the
   supplied help file.
 + Mueller  dictionary  can  be   configured  to  open  the   found
   definition in modal/non modal viewer/editor.
 + Two new per help file settings to give you more control  of  the
   plug-in.
 + Expansion of environment variables in help file's path.
 ! Opening of HtmlHelp files could  cause  FAR  to  crash  in  some
   cases.
 * Updated help and language files.

version 1.9 (29/11/02)

 ! Some programs that use HtmlHelp didn't  work  while  Active-Help
   was running (on Windows 9X).
 + As to make the program a bit more easy to use quoted file  paths
   are now accepted.
 + In the "Enter keyword" dialog you will see the title of the help
   file entry you have opened.
 + Russian language file.
 * Updated the help file.

version 1.81 (31/08/02)

 ! Mueller: When I added the  new  menu  of  matches  I  broke  the
   displaying of single matched words.

version 1.8 (31/08/02)

 + Mueller: If more than one item in  the  dictionary  matches  the
   keyword a menu showing all matching items will be displayed  for
   you to choose the wanted one. (I  always  wanted  to  have  this
   feature :)
 * Updated the help file.
 * DLL's size increased from 17920 bytes to 18432 bytes.

version 1.7 (23/08/02)

 * A small change in plugin's  menu  logic  so  more  advanced  key
   macros can be written.  See  help  topic:  Usage.  Suggested  by
   Andrey A. Budko <entryway@ariola.com.ua>.
 ! Forgot to link the "Enter keyword" dialog with its help topic.
 ! Opening HtmlHelp files sometimes generated non-existing errors.
 * Updated the help file.

version 1.6 (17/08/02)

 + For each editor session the  last  opened  help  file  for  that
   session is remembered until you close the editor.
 + The plugin can now be opened from the viewer.
 + If no keyword is found  when  executing "?. Current topic"  then
   you will be prompted for it.
 * Updated the help file.
 * DLL's size increased from 16384 bytes to 17920 bytes.

version 1.5 (22/06/02)

 + You can now work with Mueller's English to  Russian  dictionary.
   See help topic: Help file settings.
 * Plugin needs FAR 1.70 beta 4 or newer.
 * Some error messages added.
 * Updated the help file.
 * DLL's size increased from 12800 bytes to 16384 bytes.

version 1.4 (16/05/02)

 + You can now work with  FAR's  help  files.  No  keyword  search,
   sorry. See help topic: Help file settings.
 + You can now set a default keyword to look  for  when  opening  a
   help file. See help topic: Help file settings.
 + Item  deletion   confirmation  message.  Suggested  by  Raistlin
   <fistandantilus@mail.ru>.
 * Help file updated and a notice about plugin's disability to work
   with 2002 MSDN Library added. If someone knows how to work  with
   MS-HELP 2.0 or has the needed include files, please let me know.
 * Max help files number has been increased to 26.

version 1.3 (19/04/02)

 + By a request from Andrey A. Budko <entryway@ariola.com.ua> using
   code ripped from "MSDN context  help"  plugin  by  Stanislav  V.
   Mekhanoshin <rampitec@tu.spb.ru> this plugin  can  automatically
   locate and use the MSDN if it is installed on your system.
   See help topic: Help file settings.
 * DLL's size increased from 12288 bytes to 12800 bytes.

version 1.2 (18/04/02)

 * My E-Mail has changed to <totrtx@barak-online.net>.
 + Added history to all items in help file settings dialog.
 * The cursor in help file settings dialog is now always in  insert
   mode.
 * "Previous Topic" is now called "Last Opened Topic"  and  behaves
   in a bit different way. Read help for more info.
 ! When opening a help file without a topic to look for,  sometimes
   an empty tab was selected instead of "Index" or "Contents".
 * Pressing a help file hotkey in plugin's menu  selects  the  item
   instead  of  opening  it,  so  you   can   write   macros   more
   conveniently.
 ! Cosmetic bug in help file settings dialog.
 * Help file updated.
 * DLL's size increased from 11776 bytes to 12288 bytes.
 Most changes  to  this  version  where   suggested   by   Raistlin
 <fistandantilus@mail.ru>.

version 1.1 (22/03/02)

 + Showing plugin's command in Disks menu.
 + Configuration.  You  can  now  enable/disable  showing  plugin's
   command in Panels and Disks menu.
 * Pressing Enter on the help file item in plugin's menu opens that
   item. Selecting can now be done with Space.
 * Changed the logic of deciding what type of help file  is  to  be
   opened. Now any file which  is  not  HLP  is  considered  as  an
   HtmlHelp file, this allows of opening  COL  and  other  HtmlHelp
   file types which could not be done in the previous version.
 * Updated the help file.
 * Some other minor changes.
 * DLL's size increased from 10752 bytes to 11776 bytes.

version 1.0 (08/03/02)

 + First release.