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Apollo version history
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12th May 1992: v0.8b3 release (Eagle v1.1, Converter v3.2)
• folders in the menus can now have dynamic submenus, updated
as their contents change: however, these only work one
level deep for now
• folder selection dialogs more closely follow Apple guidelines
• changes made to screen depth by Monitors control panel and
the like (DepthGauge) now immediately reflected in default
depth setting (previously had to wait for restart)
• better handling of Quit and Open in non-English systems
• added "purge" menu command
• Application settings dialog now shows whether an app has its
own settings or not
• bug fixes:
• application switching menu now works under system 6
(was destroyed in 0.8b2)
• apps with menu metacharacters ('(', '/' etc) in their names
now inserted properly in app switching section of main menu
(system 6 as well as system 7)
• SE startup problem worked around
• apple symbol restored on early Macs under system 6
• conflict with TOM INIT worked around (not Apollo's fault)
• default "open" folder can now be root folder under system 6
• default application settings can now leave default "open" folder
folder unchanged
• fixed bugs in handling of folder aliases in default application
folder and "other" document
14th April 1992: v0.8b2 release (Eagle v1.1, Converter v3.1)
• "auto-add" in DA part of configuration dialog now on by default
• bug fixes:
• moving a DA or an app with settings to another group
no longer makes Apollo fail to load subsequently
• style of new groups now a defined in preferences dialog
• first-class documents now not disabled under system 6
8th April 1992: v0.8b1 release (Eagle v1.1, Converter v3.0)
• "application settings": each app can have its own screen depth,
sound level, colour/b&w setting, default document (opened if no
other document specified) and default "open file" folder
• can now have "first-class" documents in main menu and groups
• improved internal data structures: much reduced memory requirements
• internal aliases for disks under system 7
• when launching "other app", holding option key down when
app selected from dialog now brings up "other doc" dialog
• in "set switching key" dialog, delete without modifier
clears the key (sets to <none>)
• not loaded at startup if shift key or mouse button held down
• can now exclude DAs and extensions (notably CEIAC) from
keyboard switching rota and app popup menu (system 7)
• now better at finding "Quit" in app's File menu (system 6)
• if group name chosen from main menu and group contains item with
same name, item is launched
• can now have "Other…" and "Default" in document submenus
• can draw the menu in any font and size
• bug in Eagle fixed (opening disks by name)
• bug fixes:
• keyboard switching under 6 with DAs active now works all the time
• serious problems with folder aliases fixed
• fixed a bug which prevented opening of a folder when it
referred directly to a disk
• cosmetic bugs fixed:
• in Configuration dialog for folders (happened when folder
ID was very large)
• in application switching part of preferences dialog under
system 6 (non-colour QuickDraw)
• when drawing small icons (configuration dialog arrows and
menu bar icons)
• apps with menu metacharacters ('(', '/' etc) in their names
now inserted properly in app switching section of main menu
• fixed a problem causing crashes with old MacWrite under uniFinder
• missing error messages under system 6 restored
• bug when "renaming" app with submenu fixed
• crash when adding a running DA to the menu fixed
• can now add DAs from alias to DA file
• fixed further conflicts with QUED/M
• fixed (I think) a conflict with Type Reunion which was causing
lots of crashes at random times in applications with font menus
• fixed further bug in group rename dialog
• fixed bug when deleting non-empty group and its entries
31st December 1991: v0.7b2 release (Eagle v1.0, Converter v2.0)
• Eagle v1.0 introduced
• includes application switching menu & keyboard switching
• supports control panels and folders under system 7
(with a little help from Eagle)
• popup menu appears more rapidly when menu structure is complex
• much improved configure dialog (again):
- app & da dialogs merged: control panel and folder options added
- "build group" option added (not folders)
- popup menus everywhere!
• holding down option key when choosing "Other application…" now
allows selection of a document for the new application
• Finder and MultiFinder now treated as applications,
so can be included in menu and launched (no documents, though)
• more robust handling of very low memory situations (was causing
crashes, particularly with DarkSide)
• much better handling of aliases
• automatic menu drop-down added (ugh!)
• active areas in menu bar can now extend right into corners:
optional, as this causes problems with some other extensions
and screen savers when auto drop-down enabled
• bug fixes:
• now doesn't give error -192 when DA file is lost
and then found again
• conflict with Nisus macros & top-left corner fixed
• problem with Finder not saving window positions or
emptying trash under uniFinder fixed
• group names longer than 31 characters now rejected:
used to cause crashes
• launches under pre-7 systems when DA is active now work
• fixed (or rather worked around) a problem which caused crashes
when certain applications (Red Ryder and QUED/M) were frontmost
• fixed problems when moving items from a deleted group when
items with the same name were already in the main menu
• fixed problem with document list in configure dialog when app
with document list was selected and moved to another group and
the same app then added to the main menu (didn't happen very often!)
8th November 91: v0.6b1 release (Converter v1.0)
• now compiled under THINK C 5
• better handling of low memory launches under system 7
• documents from an app's submenu now opened if app already running
• optional icon at left of menu bar
• active area at top left made larger
• configure dialog changed to show groups under applications:
also made more responsive
• proper handling of DAs under system 7
• nicer About box
• groups can be renamed
• bug fixes:
• now works on Mac Plus/Classic under system 6
• apollo submenu conflict with White Knight and some other apps
• groups menu conflict with Type Reunion
• menus with same IDs as Apollo's lost colour info: now don't
• standard file current directory settings improved
• groups and apps having the same name and app added after group
• active rectangle in top right corner without icon there
• aliases now resolved before launching
• problem when item moved from group to main menu was new last
item in main menu
• conflict with ShortCut (changes not saved) fixed
• pictures in Preferences dialog changed to PICT 1 format
• Remove Document button in Configure Application dialog
now disabled when new app selected
26th September 91: v0.5b1 release (first release)