DosStart revision history, starting with version 1.8f.

Ver, build:     New features, fixes, etc:
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1.9b, 7.08.2002 (stable build)
        - Fixed clock error causing time to not be updated
        - Fixed "unexpected error #64" occuring in the "Open File" window
        - Added error message for an invalid TEMP environment variable.
                Previously this would result in a "Path Access Error"

1.9b, 2.21.2002 (major build)
        - Fixed an error #54 occuring sometimes when creating shortcuts from FileManager
        - Fixed a bug occuring on some laptops when PCMCIA hardrives had drive
                letters but were not inserted.
        - Revised the code used to load file lists to be smaller and faster
        - Added option to display a tiled icon for the desktop wallpaper
        - Added option to calculate/display directory sizes in FileManager
        - Added functionality to File Manager:
                - Revised "Find Files" function to optionally scan 
                        files for user-specified text
                - Revised "Sort" to have more choices (name/date/size)
                - Revised "Copy" and "Move" commands so that copied files keep
                        the date/time of the original file
                - Revised "Copy" and "Move" commands to copy entire directories 
                        and their sub-directories (like DOS 'move' command)
                - Revised "Delete" command to remove entire directories even 
                        if they are not empty (like DOS 'deltree' command)
        - Added functionality to the icon editor:
                - diagonal cursor movement with the keyboard via Home/End/PGUP/PGDN
                - selectable brush sizes
                - "mixed" colors
                - larger icon area
                - "Select" function added: Copy, Clear, and "change all" functions
                        can be limited to only the selected area.
                - "Copy/Paste" enhanced to allow the clipboard image to be copied
                        from anywhere on the icon and pasted anywhere in the icon.
                - "Undo" function can undo major operations

1.9, 9.17.2001 (major build)
        - Revised the installation batch file: If you are missing files it now
                tells you exactly which files you are missing.
        - Added the functionality to place icons directly on the desktop.
        - Removed the QuickStart buttons
        - Added an icon for FileManager on the desktop
        - Revised FileManager to be able to create "shortcuts" on the desktop
        - Revised DOS menu to be able to create "shortcuts" on the desktop
        - Revised the color/icon scheme window to work with the new color/font
                properties 'desktop text'
        - Revised context menus on the DOS menu and the desktop to make them
                more logical and less cluttered
        - Revised HELP to use less memory
        - Revised Help file contents
        - Revised icon conversion PIX2DRAW: icons are now converted to IDRAW
                format instead of the larger DRAW format
        - Fixed password protection: DosStart will ask for a password as
                appropriate if security options are enabled.
        - DosStart memory footprint when active is now only 241k.
                (as always, DosStart uses NO memory while your applications
                are running)

        
1.8h, 6.6.2001 (stable build)
        - Graphics routines fix: having text selected in a text-field
                when a window is closed will no longer cause DosStart
                to issue "unexpected errors"

1.8h, 5.17.2001
        - Fixed FileManager bug causing a constant refresh of the list
                on some computers
        - Revised the double-click time in FileManager.. it is now .45 
                seconds instead of .25.
        - Revised FileManager's handling of multiple associations:
                You now can list all programs for a selected file by
                HOLDING the LEFT mouse button on the file; this is easier
                then the previous method of pressing both mouse buttons
        - Graphics routines enhancement: better keyboard support with
                drop-down boxes; also, text guessing for certain fields

1.8g, 4.16.2000 (stable build)
        - DOS Menu now allows 26 menu-items per group, instead of 21.

1.8f, 12.16
        - Fixed Help under File Manager: Help file would not be found when
                File Manager was open unless DOSSTART directory was in PATH.
        - Graphics routines enhancement: scrollbars do not let the mouse
                pointer slide off while dragging the elevator.

1.8f, 10.19
        - Revised File Manager GETFILES() function:
                - Some CD drives would not initialize quick enough and
                        files would fail to list.
                - If a drive not on the "Drives" list is typed in and found
                        to be valid, it is appended to the list for the
                        current session only.
        - Fixed EDITICON() function: It was not displaying an icon when
                it was loaded from disk using the "File" menu.
                This bug was introduced very recently.
        - Removed FON2DSF.EXE font conversion utility: The included compiled
                version was not working.  It will be put back when I find
                the problem.
1.8f, 10.14
        - Fixed slow font display: redundant font load operations were removed
        - Fixed "illegal function call" error occuring when clicking on "DOS" 
                or "Options" button when the DOS menu was open.
        - Revised "finger" pointer for help hyper-text, made it look better

1.8f, 10.13
        - Revised "Set Colors/Icons" window to allow setting of
                fonts of screen-elements and also loading/saving them
                to scheme files.
        - Revised HELP subroutine:
                - Added support to change fonts/fixed random font changes
                - Enlarged display window area
                - Fixed BACK to resume the position in the recalled topics
                - Made mouse pointer change over hyperlinks
        - Revised Help file
        - Fixed "input past end of file" error occuring when creating        
                a DOS menu item from a file/program in File Manager
        - Fixed CLOCK: it was not updating when QuickStart window was hidden
        - Fixed screen-refresh: DosStart mainscreen was not refreshing
                properly when QuickStart window was hidden

1.8f, 10.12
        - Added font support via new .DSF format, revised object handling to
                accomodate the fonts.
        - Added a "Change Font" window to allow the user to select fonts
                for different objects.
        - Revised GRAPHICS.INI to store font settings.
        - Revised TEXTNEW2.DAT and renamed it DOSSTART.DSF.
        - Included FON2DSF, a conversion utility to make .DSF fonts from
                standard bitmapped fonts
        - Fixed "file not found" error occuring when attempting to create
                an association item from a DOS menu item in File Manager
        
1.8f, 10.05
        - Added the ability to move DOS menu items into different folders.
        - Added the ability to move DOS menu groups into different groups.
        - Revised "remove item" function to use pure QBX, no "shell".
        - Fixed DS-SETUP.BAT: it was not copying all files,
                This caused the "Change Color" window to not function.

1.8f, 9.23
        - Added the option to hide the QuickStart window
        - Added the option to display FileManager on startup
        - Included a self-extracting archive of .DRW format icons 
                with DosStart, ICONS.EXE.
                Also, modified DS-SETUP.BAT to offer the option to
                unpack this archive into DosStart directory.

1.8f, initial build
        - Added the ability to add "File Manager shortcuts" onto the
                DOS menu into a new sub-folder of the one chosen.
        - Added the ability to modify the title of a "File Manager shortcut"
                before it is created. Previously, a default title was used
                and you had to modify it by editing the item after it was
                created.
        - Added to File Manager a new field and button for creating a folder
                in the Target window, useful for UNZIP operations.  Upon 
                creating the new folder, File Manager makes it the new
                current target directory.
                
