Gregory
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Date: Fri, 17 Jan 1997 15:25:29 -0800
Message-Id: <199701172325.PAA22378@scv2.apple.com>
From: "Newton Developer Information" <newtondev@newton.apple.com>
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Subject: Newton Toolkit - Windows 1.6b9
To: Newton.Developer@scv2.apple.com
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Dear Newton Developer,
Release 1.6b9 of Newton Toolkit for Windows is now available
from
http://devworld.apple.com/dev/newton/tools/ntk.html
Please review the important download and installation
instructions at this site.
This release of Windows NTK replaces any versions you may
have received previously. It contains numerous bug fixes,
including fixes to many of the bugs that you've reported to
the WinNTKBugs email address. (A partial list of fixes in
this release is at the end of this message.)
Your feedback is vital to our efforts to find any problems
prior to the final release of this product. Please send bug
reports, comments, and any other communication regarding
Newton Toolkit for Windows to
WinNTKBugs@newton.apple.com
We would especially appreciate your testing the following
areas:
- - view justification
- - alignment dialog functions
- - Cut/Copy/Paste/Clear/Duplicate of views, especially with
various combinations of declared and named views, and
with various browser and layout windows open
- - comms-related features, such as package download & use of
Inspector
- - comms stress testing (repeated downloads, large
downloads/inspector dumps, interrupted downloads/
inspector dumps, screen shots, and so on)
We hope you enjoy this beta release of Newton Toolkit for
Windows.
Best always,
The WinNTK Team
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*Status as of 12/05/96
Partial list of problems fixed in this release:
WinNTK ignores auto save flag when building streams
Better reaction to inserting too much text
Error message adding a new slot w/ 2 browsers open
Project isn't marked as dirty after finding a missing file
Sketched view ends up with wrong parent
Downloading Converted Dictionary Part Project gives -10407
Path failed error building converted stream file project
Problem with platform change
Cancelling Inspector Toolbar changes in preferences
Layout changes not reverted
Autoscrolling too slow
Windows NTK 1.6b5 does not know the GetBMPAsBits function
downloading custom font
Added user protos not added to combo list
Random numbers in some slots of converted project
Missing files on server-mounted projects
Problems building stream projects
Setting heap limits too high
Template menu shows "clEditView" instead of "user proto"
Failed syntax check leads to Assertion failure and crash
Pasted views should be selected
Books need a different default icon
Dropped characters while typing
About box changes
Drawing with missing custom proto
Help tip typos
Crash drawing a template view
Template gets pinned too far from upper left corner
Crash deleting view from browser
Undo Paste add an additional character on a text window
Can't delete view with missing user proto
Text measuring incorrect with bold fonts
Mask added when it shouldn't?
Creation dates don't jibe
Icon masks don't match
inspector disconnected during build-package
Windows NT internal program error if mouse on port 1 and
MsgPad on port 2
With auto download after build set, the download screen
appears/disappears
Can't change view class under 3.1.
Status bar not cleared after build
Selection rect left behind
LinkedSubView preview
Slot contents get confused
Slot value for VertParent not shown
Don't enable Install Toolkit if Inspector is connected
Reordering sibling views doesn't mark layout dirty
Centering views not idempotent
Custom functions don't get syntax-checked
Crash deleting views
Revert button for picture editor doesn't redraw slot
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