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Changes since Zap v1.40

Module	Description	By
BASIC	BASIC, Taskwindow modes improved and stabilised	DS
BASIC	Colouring of LDM and STM instructions fixed in BASIC mode.	SJA
Buttons	Interaction of many modes with ZapButtons bugfixed.	SJA
C	C mode's function browser data-abort bug fixed.	DS
Code	Editing a module header in Code mode is now undoable.	DS
Code	Improvements to Code mode to handle some aspects of 32 bit code	DS
Code	Code mode now recognises the new flags word present in 32 bit module	DS
Code	Code mode search with 'comment free' now skips the comments	SJA
Commands	`WC` box bug fixed (could delete its window and then try to close it via `Wimp_CreateMenu -1` - the Wimp appears to have a problem with this)	SJA
Commands	`MOVESEL` called from a menu works correctly, and no longer corrupts the undo buffer. This also affects some other commands when used from menus.	DS
Commands	`MULTICOMMAND` had no effect when on a menu, and under some strange circumstances prevented the minibuffer from displaying any text.	DS
Commands	`OSCLI`, `CLI`: redirection is placed before command	DS
Commands	Commands (mostly) each have their own argument/minibuffer history	DS
Commands	`CUT` can optionally not add data to the yank buffer	DS
Commands	`SWITCHTAB` works again	DS
Commands	`OSCLI` could set the titlebar incorrectly.	DS
Commands	`MAKEDEFAULT` improved (optionally sets defaults for either current or all modes)	DS
Commands	`SENDSEL` escapes characters 0 and 128-255 properly. Previously, sending ü would have shutdown the Desktop!	DS
Commands	`WRITEFILE` put directory in minibuffer prompt not main buffer; fixed	SJA
Commands	`QUICKPRINT` now reads start and end lines from dbox immediately prior to printing. Previously things could be confusing because it would only do it when you moved between the fields in certain ways.	SJA
Commands	New `MODENMENU` command generated menu for given mode as a submenu. This allows for a more compact menu structure, if desired.	SJA
Commands	Interactive help messages for the `KEYMAPN` menu were wrong.	CL
Commands	`WRITEBUFFER` command to "save a copy"	SJA
Commands	`TOTALSEL` uses the hourglass so you don't think it's crashed; and respects Escape.	SJA
Commands	`NEWTYPE` left the minibuffer open when called from it.	CL
Commands	`INDENT`, `INDENTBY`, `OUTDENT` affect the current line if no selection anywhere	DS
Commands	`FORMATTEXT` no longer stops on unbreakable lines	SJA
Commands	`FILTER`* commands could cause the error 'Overflow in argument substitution'	SJA
Configuration	Settings variable &322 executed on startup; `opt_switches b31` => do this even when we're loading files on init. `MISCOPS 19` configures this.	SJA
Configuration	'&' in config files now not interpreted as &0 if not followed by a hex digit	DS
Configuration	!Config file stores file format, allowing automatic updating when new features are added	DS
Diff	New Diff mode.	SJA
Distribution	New command extension, ZapBits, constructed out of ZapDS and ZapTMT. Remaining commands in ZapDS will probably go into ZapProg, which will also house the rewrites of the DWExt commands, once they get done.	DS
Distribution	MenuConf program to ease selection of menu options.	SJA
Distribution	Standardised extension directory structure	SJA
Distribution	German translations revamped	Detlef Thielsch
Distribution	French translations revamped	Benoit Gilon
Distribution	Added Paul Nolan's RISC OS 4 style icons for Zap. These are not enabled by default and live in the directory 'Extreme'	SJA
Distribution	ZapFonts distribution archive now contains the correct filetyping information. This does not affect Zap, but other ZapRedraw clients could become confused.	SJA
MJE	`MJE_IF` and `MJE_ENDIF` fixed in Pascal and C++ modes.	SJA
MakeFile	Buttons Script loading could cause Data Aborts.	SJA
MakeFile	Added some free commands to the list, such as `CMunge`.	CL
MakeFile	Commands are now only coloured as such when preceeded by whitespace, @, %, or - if the minus is the first thing after a line break or semicolon.	CL
MakeFile	`${...}` constructs recognised and treated as `$(...)`	CL
Messages	Messages mode now displays TAB after '\|' sensibly.	Chris Lund
Scheme	ZapScheme now initialises its default options correctly.	SJA
TaskWindow	Clearing a TaskWindow (eg. by changing mode or window width) didn't reset all internal variables properly.	CL
Throwback	Adjust on filename removes all entries for that file	DS
Throwback	Throwback windows may be closed automatically when all links are deleted	DS
Throwback	Other colouring tweaks	DS
Throwback	Throwback windows now have their title bars set to something useful	SJA
Throwback	Throwback colouring can now be configured by whatever created the throwback window, allowing more consistent colouring	DS
Throwback	ADJUST-clicking filenames in throwback mode didn't remove all entries properly.	CL
Zap	Major bug fixes in memory and font handling	SJA
Zap	Toggling DOS text / spool file now sets modified immediately	SJA
Zap	Various extensions modified to support internationalisation	SJA
Zap	Some modes could cause data aborts when the split was at the end of the most recently loaded file.	CL
Zap	`shift+alt+menu` when there's a selection brings it up (otherwise alt+ action, ie Modes menu)	SJA
Zap	Custom background tiles for dboxes	CL
Zap	Aborting a save routine will now always revert to the old filename	SJA
Zap	Window swap order bug fixed	SJA
Zap	DataSave via RAM transfer to Zap now sets cursor/grabs focus	SJA
Zap	Help on commands also lists the (primary) key binding	CL
Zap	DataSave correctly identifies untyped files	SJA
Zap	Minibuffer scrolling redraw fixed	CL
Zap	Bug with building menus containing `OUTDENT` and `INDENT` fixed	SJA
Zap	Removed some unused code. Current module size is about 201K with debugging, compared to 182K for v1.40, 114K for v1.35 and v1.30, 101K for v1.10.	SJA
Zap	Uses SysLog for logging, if built in and enabled.	SJA
Zap	Configuration variables (c-vars) (per-mode textual settings; currently used only rarely, but will be increasingly important in the future). `@GETVAR` function to look them up, `HELPVAR` command to document them.	SJA
Zap	Fancy print dbox now says 'No Driver' when one isn't loaded.	CL
Zap	External Edit protocol now saves to the correct filename.	CL
Zap	Improved (depending on your point of view :-) cursor handling beyond EOF	SJA
Zap	Loading the maximum number of modes caused Zap to enter an infinite loop when creating the mode menu.	CL
Zap	Auto softwrap detection improved (works on the last line in the file), and sped up. Also uses configured return char rather than hard-coded to 0xa.	SJA
Zap	Fancy print would print just outside the paper margins.	CL
Zap	Alt-Escape now aborts long block-editing operations.	DS
Zap	DataSaved message removed, since we were using it incorrectly, and no one seems to think it's terribly useful anyway	SJA
Zap	'Clone' modes - identical functionality, but configured independently	DS
Zap	Definable menu help text	DS
Zap	Per-extension keymaps, named keymaps, and per-mode basemaps set using c-vars	DS
Zap	Internationalisation based on country, falling back through UK.	DS
Zap	Tab at EOL: cursor should no longer disappear	DS
Zap	Directory finding support for `FINDFILE[READONLY]`, `[shift-]adjust-close`.	DS
Zap	Interactive help system improved	DS
Zap	Key bindings shown in menus change with basemap of the window	DS
Zap	Outline font menu generated by RISC OS (so more consistent)	DS
Zap	Improved RISC OS 4 support	DS
Zap	Fancy print tweaked	DS
Zap	New DoubleWord and HalfWord modes	DS
Zap	Left margin redrawn if line numbers displayed in multiple views	DS
Zap	Dynamic areas and line editor buffers killed in module finalisation (hopefully can't fail any more)	DS
Zap	Configuring an invalid font no longer reports "Bad error block" when opening a window.	SJA
Zap	Iconising a dialogue box from a menu no longer leaves them in an unclosable state.	SJA
Zap	KeyboardExtend module replaced by DeepKeys; should give more consistand keyboard handling.	DS
Zap	Change cursor type updates immediately	SJA
Zap	Some parts of Zap hadn't been updated to the new modified system. I think we've got them all now.	SJA
Zap	LineEditor 2.74 bundled with Zap.	DS
Zap	Unrecognised keypress codes are properly passed on to the Wimp.	DS
Zap	Line number appearance corrected when width is set to 1.	SJA
Zap	Changing to the same mode does nothing (so selection, etc. preserved)	DS
Zap	Read memory dbox: start == end closes dbox; start > end beeps	DS
Zap	Bug fixes to drag-selection	DS
Zap	ClickSend unknown command bug fixed	DS
Zap	More string handling speed tweaks	DS
Zap	File menus: long leafnames are truncated with an ellipsis	DS
ZapMJE	C++ and Java mode menus no longer crash when opened from the iconbar.	SJA
ZapRedraw	ZapRedraw works with ViewFinder	DS
ZapRedraw	RISC OS 4 style icons for !ZapFonts	SJA
ZapRedraw	A new cursor call added to ZapRedraw so that control characters in a selection get coloured correctly when the cursor is on top of them.	SJA
ZapRedraw	Outline font leak fixed in ZapRedraw	SJA