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- NewIcons 4.1 Update
- ===================
-
- Well with all the major changes done in V4, I guess problems were to be
- expected :) Fortunately, most were minor and quite easy to fix.
-
-
-
- How to install:
- ---------------
-
- You must have NewIcons v4.0 installed for this update to work. Simply
- click on the two Update scripts in this main drawer to update the
- binaries and the icons, respectively. The update_icons script will
- also remove a couple of obsolete deficons that made their way into the
- V4.0 package.
-
- If you are using the LOW END NewIcon.library (that is, 68000 and/or 2.04
- users), copy the libs/LE/NewIcon.library to libs: as well. Users of the
- middle-end and high-end libraries do not need to update any library.
-
- *** If you have not installed NewIcons 4 at all yet, grab the latest
- full archive of version 4.1 instead of this update.
-
-
-
- Changes since 4.0:
- ------------------
-
- · LE/newicon.library was accidently requiring graphics.library V39
- instead of V37, so Kickstart 2.04 users were unable to run NI4 at all.
-
-
- · Icon TextMode can't work under 2.04 because pen handling was only
- added in Kickstart 3.0. So it's now disabled under 2.x. (NewIcons
- and NewIconsPrefs)
-
-
- · Removed some debugging output that was forgotten in CreateDefaultIcon.
-
-
- · CreateDefaultIcon wouldn't properly create a disk.info file (it was
- named '.info') if used from the CLI on a disk. Also, it can now
- properly handle logical names, so 'CreateDefaultIcon t:' will
- properly create a Ram:T.info file.
-
-
- · Fixed all the icons in Icons/Misc/Disks and /Icons/Misc/Drawers. The old
- icon structure was corrupt, causing CopyNewIcon to crash if run from the WB.
-
-
- · Fixed the drawer type deficons in envarcsys...same problem...damn C= Iconpos
- Program!
-
-
- · Changed misnamed envarcsys/def_Trash.info to def_trashcan.info
-
-
- · Changed misnamed envarcsys/def_CDDA.info to def_CDDAdisk.info
-
-
- · Changed misnamed envarcsys/def_CD0.info to def_CD0disk.info
-
-
- · Deleted obsolete deficons (def_zoo.info, def_zoom.info, def_arc.info,
- def_lzh.info, def_lha.info, def_tar.info)
-
-
- · Added deficons def_NETdisk.info, def_FTPdisk.info, def_RADdisk.info,
- def_mpeg.info and def_DTYP.info
-
- · Fixed Preview.gif...it no longer has transparency set. Not included in the
- update file, but is in the full 4.1 archive.
-
-
- · Included deficons.prefs source.
-
-
- · Made a small change to the installer to hopefully identify 2.04 systems better for
- installation of the Low End version of the newicon.library. (People, please
- upgrade...2.04 is ancient!)
-
-
-
- Additional notes:
- -----------------
-
- - If you're not sure about the installed version of the library, click
- on the logo in NewIconsPrefs. The requester will show you what exact
- version you're currently running.
-
-
- - If the Installer script fails to compile, then your Installer needs
- updating. Get the newest one off Aminet, located in
- util/misc/Installer-43_3.lha.
-
-
- - Scalos and DOpus Magellan users should use those programs's respective
- preferences editor rather than NewIconsPrefs.
-
-
- - The WB crawling ants not always being properly erased is a known
- problem. We'll experiment with a possible fix in a future version.
-
-
- - In the future, Kickstart 2.04 as well as 68000 support will be
- dropped. Why? Well, I could give you many reasons, but I'll keep
- it to this one: it's called "Evolution". 2.04 is over 7 years old,
- while 3.1 has been available for 4 years already.
-
- If you need more reasons to upgrade, then keep in mind that a more
- up-to-date userbase will be much more attractive to current as well
- as potential new developers.
-
-
- - Please use my new email address (merlin@thule.no) instead of the
- former dream@step.polymtl.ca. Also, note that the libertel.qc.ca
- address is gone since almost a year now - our local Freenet lasted an
- impressive three months. Sigh.
-
-
- - Various persons asked if I'd publicly reply to the MagicWB author
- regarding his attacks against NI in his FAQ. Well, NewIcons V4 itself
- IS our reply. End of the story. :)
-
-
-
-
- Eric (merlin@thule.no) & Phil (vedovatt@u.washington.edu)
- Team NewIcons
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-