Active-Help: History
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         - removed
         * changed
         ! fixed

version 2.6 (04/10/04)
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 * Some changes to registry  reading/writing.  You  should  recheck
   plugin's and sub-plugin's configuration and help file  settings.
   The changes should be only in checkboxes and numerical values.
 ! Non-english word boundaries could be wrongly identified.
 + New ability of the MS-Help2 sub-plugin, to  open  MS-Help2  help
   files using native windows  tools  (initial  release)  -  select
   the MS-Help2DE type to use it.
 * Some minor optimizations.
 * Rearranged folder structure.
 * Updated help files.
 * Compiled using MingW with GCC 3.4.2.
 + Now the plugin is released under the GNU GPL license.

version 2.51 (23/07/04)
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 + For FAR 1.70 alpha 6 and newer the word dividing  characters  of
   the current editor instance are used to  find  word  boundaries.
   Suggested by Max Belugin at mail.lanit.ru / belugin.
 * Total executive size increased from 65536 bytes to 66048 bytes.

version 2.5 (23/07/04)
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 ! Rare problem with HtmlHelp sub  plugin  and  the  MSDN  library.
   Fixed by Sergei Wanin at nm.ru / v_i_l.
 ! Increased  the  read  buffer  of  the  Muller  sub   plugin   to
   accommodate large definitions (from 10KB to 64KB). Suggested  by
   Sergei Wanin at nm.ru / v_i_l.
 ! By mistake HtmlHelp windows  were  closed  while  unloading  the
   plugin or exiting FAR.
 + Plugin now compiles under GCC (MingW with GCC 3.3.1).
 * My E-Mail has changed to at yandex.ru / trexinc.
 * Total executive size shrunk from 68096 bytes to 65536 bytes.

version 2.4 (09/09/03)
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 ! HtmlHelp and WinHelp sub plugins were not working correctly with
   non english letters in file path. Noticed by Raistlin at mail.ru
   / fistandantilus.
 ! File type was not detected correctly if the file path  had  been
   quoted.
 ! Sub plugins have not been unloaded  when  the  plugin  had  been
   forcefully unloaded.
 + MS-Help2 sub plugin has now its own configuration dialog, so you
   will have to reconfigure it when first used.
 * Updated help and language files.
 * Total executive size increased from 66560 bytes to 68096 bytes.

version 2.3 (11/07/03)
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 + MS-Help2 sub plugin for opening MS-Help 2 help files (HxS,  MSDN
   2002 or newer, etc.). You will need to download the H2Viewer app
   from http://helpware.net/mshelp2/h2viewer.htm to be able to  use
   this  plugin.  And  set  the  correct  path  for  this  app   in
   mshelp2.ahl (sub plugin's language file).
 + Russian help  added  courtesy  of  Alexander  W.  Emeljanoff  at
   roof.secna.ru / awe.
 * Updated help and language files.
 * Total executive size increased from 61440 bytes to 66560 bytes.

version 2.21 (17/04/03)
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 ! "Last Opened Topic" did not work correctly.

version 2.2 (12/04/03)
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 * In help file settings dialog the type input is now a  combo  box
   that is automatically filled with available  types  for  you  to
   choose.
 + Extended error reporting added.
 + Added a notice to help file on CHMView disabilities.
 - Removed the convert.exe to save space.
 * Updated help and language files.

version 2.1 (22/02/03)
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 * Help file settings format changed for greater convenience on the
   user part. Run the supplied convert.exe program to  convert  old
   settings to the new format.
 + If   help  file  type  is  omitted,  plugin   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  plugin
   detect the default encoding for the type.
 + The checkboxes in help file settings dialog are now 3 state, the
   third state ([?])  will  make  the  plugin  detect  the  default
   setting for the type.
 + You can now configure the  HtmlHelp  sub  plugin  to  open  help
   windows maximized, minimized or normal.
 + Official release of CHMView  sub  plugin  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.
   Fixed by Sergei Wanin at nm.ru / v_i_l.
 ! Opening of HtmlHelp files could cause FAR to crash in some cases
   on Windows 9x. Fixed by Sergei Wanin at nm.ru / v_i_l.
 ! Plugins configuration  menu  was  appearing  when  exiting  main
   configuration menu.
 * Updated help and language files.
 * Total executive size shrunk from 97792 bytes to 61440 bytes.

version 2.0 (02/01/03)
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 * The plugin was partially rewritten  and  now  supports  its  own
   plugins 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
   plugin.
 + 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.
 * Total executive size increased from 18432 bytes to 97792 bytes.

version 1.9 (29/11/02)
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 ! 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)
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 ! Mueller: When I added the  new  menu  of  matches  I  broke  the
   displaying of single matched words.

version 1.8 (31/08/02)
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 + 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)
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 * 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 at ariola.com.ua / entryway.
 ! 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)
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 + 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)
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 + 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)
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 + 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  at
   mail.ru / fistandantilus.
 * 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)
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 + By a request from Andrey A. Budko at  ariola.com.ua  /  entryway
   using code ripped from "MSDN context help" plugin  by  Stanislav
   V.  Mekhanoshin  at  tu.spb.ru  /  rampitec  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)
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 * My E-Mail has changed to at barak-online.net / totrtx.
 + 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  at
 mail.ru / fistandantilus.

version 1.1 (22/03/02)
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 + 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)
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 + First release.
