[guide-user] Re: Bug/PHAs/DOS Guide

Berthold Hamburger Feb 4, 2000

Hi Bill,

I asked, because each time I download the DOSguide.zip file from your
website, I seem to get the 16-12-1998 version. Where can I download
the updated Dosguide from?

Berthold

>DOS VERSION OF GUIDE:
>
> Berthold Hamburger asked if the DOS version of Guide is still updated.
>It is, "sort of". But I put minimal effort into maintaining it.
>
> Large chunks of the code in DOS Guide and Windows Guide are "combined".
>For example, all five of the items added in the last update are part of
>the common code base, and work in both flavors. Having these work in DOS
>as well as Windows really cost me almost zero added effort.
>
> On the other hand, features such as the change in time zone handling
>and the ability to click on events in 'help' to display them are only seen
>in the Windows version. Almost all the nifty user interface improvements
>have happened in Windows, and can't really be recycled for DOS; I'd have
>to start from scratch.
>


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