Downloads at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/literarymachine/files/ Update by downloading the .zip.file and copy/overwrite LM.EXE and other files in your "Sommestad\Literary Machine 2000\" directory. ===================================================================== [2003-01-04] Version 1.130A Bug that changed outline output order after item updates corrected. [2002-09-25] Version 1.129B Bug that could remove keywords on "Unhook project" in an LM Item fixed. Copy and remove of connected image were moved to Main>Utilities. Language driver info added in Utilities>Show Database Location Info file BDE_SysInfo.txt with some system information appears in the LM.exe directory Search button "Locate In Dictionary" changed to be the same as Main Menu > Find > > Dictionary Word Search (F2) Bug in continued search under other search orders than alphabetical fixed. [2002-05-09] Version 1.128B Inhibits LM startup if the path to the LM directory is too long. [2002-03-10] Version 1.128A-1 Edit>Remove Carriage returns in clipboard text - new cmd. Headers in Project window - resize bug fixed. [2002-03-09] Version 1.127E-6 Some technical corrections concerning delete of items and concepts. [2002-03-07] Version 1.127E Checking for too long paths to database directory. Fixed drop locations on extended desktop. [2002-03-01] Version 1.127D-8 Problem with desktop pop menu in wrong place when wallpaper on desktop fixed. When dropping a Dictionary word in the Project Window: This project becomes the selected one (without extra clicks). A problem remains: An empty project "New" may appear when using outline-backups. If Option Verbose checked: An extra confirmation dialog appears when moving nodes in the outline tree. Only one instance of the program can be run. Desktop pop-up menu location Minor changes of texts and menus. [2002-02-13] Version 1.127B-3 Find command improved. (Strings consisting of several words). [2002-02-06] Version 1.127A-3 Minor changes of texts and menus. Illegal filename characters removed in default project .TXT file Timestamp dates added to database demo. [2002-02-02] Version 1.127A-2 Minor changes of texts etc. [2001-12-14] Version 1.126C-7 Work with finding the source of Windows-95 problems has continued. The tentative conclusion is that the program has grown too big for Windows-95. A new setting in the INI file seems to be a solution: MachineIndex=100 Set 50 for small Windows-95 machines and up to 200 for modern machines. (Equals maximum number of items on screen.) The program has been modified in ways that often will make it exit very quick on serious problems, in order to prevent damage. [APPEARANCE] AssociatedCards=0 Extrafeatures=1 turns the assocation device off and Connections on Version 1.126B A new command "Connections" in the Item Popup menu displays links in a new way: Other items linked to from the concepts referenced by the item keywords are shown to the right. Sort orders are special: Oldest item first, concept order according to keyword order. Use ConceptWinExtraOffsetHoriz in .ini-file to set horizontal separation. New: Options|Compact Packs New: Clear|Book text|Stack/Clear Minor changes: Hint showing item age now shows creation date properly. Exclude words in word boiler saved automatically on program termination. [2001-12-02] Version 1.125E Shortcut key Ctrl+F5 (clear all) removed. Immediate turnaround of cards on Option|Card Side Up requires Yes. [2001-12-01] Version 1.125D Shortcut keys for Option|Card Side up. Immediate turnaround of cards at that command. Version 1.125C KeepGarbageCan = 0 in ini-file replaces the button symbol. Version 1.125B Text Find function improved. Find entries now saved in ini-file between sessions. [2001-11-30] Version 1.125A Flat buttons in toolbar and popup menus. Minor bug fixes/changes: Tile extended, XML-format, headers of send-XML choice, closedown now hidden, verbose/messages, default project creation. [2001-11-24] Version 1.124 Lasso function for collecting item cards on desktop. Find damaged cards restarts from recent position in search. Excluded words in Word Boiler may be saved to extra backup file. Option "Verbose = No" gives a skip of some confirmation windows. "TimeStampFoundCards = 1" in ini-file stamps cards in Find command. An extra dialog allows alternative backup-file names. [2001-11-13] Version 1.123D More changes in the restore routines; applies particularly to versions 1.115 and later. Database problems are often connected to files locked by the computer. If there are severe program startup or restore backup problems: 1) Clear all data 2 times (Main menu|Utilities) 2) Restart program and repeat 1). 3) Restart of computer might be needed as well. 4) Restore from your backup file. 1.123D cuts some corners in the process. [2001-11-12] Version 1.123B Error that might stop restore from backup file function fixed. Find picture option in Find window. Detail improvements in update- project dialogue. [2001-11-03] Version 1.122G Find button moved. Minor bugs: Outline texts - treatment of blanks. Menu>Edit>Copy captures outline nodes. Version 1.122F Webbrowser project URL:s showing in project windows will be restored from the lm.ini file. Outline of projects: Text paragraph reformatting will apply also to connected project texts (in the no items case). Minor menu changes. [2001-11-01] Version 1.122E Memory leak in the new webbrowser in the project box fixed. [2001-10-30] Version 1.122D Project box popup menu changed. [2001-10-29] Version 1.122C Copy and paste with web browser in project box now works. You must still use ctrl+M instead of the Enter key. [2001-10-28] Version 1.122B Bug fixes. 1) Improved treatment of concept when at max word level (23 lines). 2) Timestamp/identity key function changed. Excessive time delays in some operations removed. (These changes concern central structures in the machine. Please report any signs of strange behavior in basic functionality.) [2001-10-28] Version 1.122A New Command: If you have a project with a valid URL, click with right mouse button on the semaphore in the upper left corner. A web browser will appear within the box. Toggle project box display with a click on the frame as before. (Use Ctrl+M insted of Enter key. The clipboard might not work within the browser window.) (Requires IE5 installed.) [2001-10-26] Version 1.121B Fixes problem with re-appearing lck-file warning. SHAREDMODEWARNING = 0 in the inifile hides the warning. [2001-10-25] Version 1.121A New Command: Tile on the extended desktop. (Select Main menu/Sort/). [2001-10-23] Version 1.120B Image in item can now be copied to the clipboard. Change in the desktop background popup menu. Change in "Show location" display. [2001-10-23] Version 1.120A All files are now included in backup zip (also Show.*, PrjOrdr.* and ItmsJmp.*) Backup version of outl/*.lmo files. Minor bug fixes: Category in project. Max length project URL checked. Label in Project frame corner. Default File Explorer setting. (If you get an error message about Show.*, PrjOrdr.* and ItmsJmp.* when starting to use restore with vers 120, then close the program and delete those XXX.* files.) [2001-10-20] Version 1.119A Popup menu for minimized position in system tray was changed: - Exit program option added. - Make text item from clipboard text added, see below. - Single click invokes "Make text item from clipboard". - Restore main window only by means of popup menu (No double-click). About the "Make text item from clipboard function": 1. Single click on tray icon. 2. A window prompts for one keyword. Up to 500 chars of text shown. Keyword may be inserted with cut and paste from that text. 3. Click OK. 4. If the word belongs to several concepts, you get a listbox to select a concept from. Functionality of type 4 has been added to "direct drag of word from dictionary to item". Minor bug fixes: - Doubleclick on icon in system tray. - Insert word from popup - table not reacting on clicks. - Logic for direct keyword drop. - Find combo list. - Outlines saved in exit. [2001-10-13] Version 1.118D Bug fixes. (These bugs disturbed the handling of projects. Several types of Web URL:s and file names were impossible to invoke from the project box. These kinds of errors can result in considerable bad-will for LM; I hope that users of the application will bother to send me reports in such a cases.) [2001-10-13] Version 1.118B Bug fixes. Known problem: Grab URL may fail on update completion. [2001-10-12] Version 1.118A Project drag & drop changed: Text of recieving object must be the drop target. Project sort orders (table side) saved to ini-file. Menu changes. Popup menu for desktop area = View section of main menu. Font size for Project box adjusted. [2001-10-09] Version 1.117F Fixed: -------------------------------------------- Inconsistencies in saving (many) Proj and Dict windows. "[New]" title sometimes appearing in bottom of outlines. Project New: Category is added, if selected for the box. -------------------------------------------- Dragging a file to the desktop outside Item/Project boxes is still a problem: It will be added as project without category. If there are more windows, it appears in an arbitary window. To find it, open the tableside of a project box with category undone. More adjustments of drag and drop will come. [2001-10-07] Version 1.117 5 dictionary windows and 10 project windows are memorized in the settings file. Sizes positions, outline trees and sort orders are saved. Drag and drop extended: A drag of an icon to the desktop itself is a new shortcut for adding projects. Outline extension changed to ".lmo" Some changes in the organization the settings file. Hint information about projects improved: Type and shortcut path are displayed when pointing with the mouse. [2001-10-04] Version 1.116B Fixes a bug with minimizing-restoring the application window. Version 1.116A Drag and drop functionality: a) A file or shortcut may be registered by (icon) drag and drop from the Windows environment. b) .TXT and .RTF files can be imported to LM items as text by drag and drop action. Add "ExtraTextExt = PAS*INI*XYZ* " in LM.ini to allow .PAS, .INI, .XYZ extensions to pass as textfiles. (They will go like .TXT). Hint texts in project tree show category and attached shortcut or URL. [2001-10-03] Version 1.115M Minor modifications in Project handling. Stylesheet option for HTML. A .HTM file from the Literary Machine can be loaded by Word 2000 and processed as a Word outline - the headers are interpreted correctly. [2001-10-02] Version 1.115L Outline text can be produced as HTML, Options menu. [2001-10-02] Version 1.115K "Select Tag" in Projects menu has been changed to mean an exclusion option - see "Select Tag" dialogue. You will have to issue "Reset Tree" before building a "one-tag-only" tree. A new help file in work will be available in intermediate versions for interested users. I still have November 2001 as deadline. [2001-09-30] Version 1.115I,J Minor bugs fixed. Outline text print-to-file: If a project has no items, any file with extension .txt connected to the project is printed instead. [2001-09-27] Version 1.115H Outline name and contents will now be remembered for one project window between sessions. New outlines may be created in this way: Double-click on a word in the tree - this word then becomes the title of a new outline. If it already exists as a saved version it is loaded, else the previous structure is inherited. (Drop words from Dictionary to projects as needed.) Read more about the outline feature at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/literarymachine/message/165 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/literarymachine/message/169 [2001-09-24] 2001 development version 1.115F The program adds the new database file PrjOrdr.db; Separate item orders for each project is now supported. Projects box is now a "turn-card"; in this version it starts in "outline" view. Drag and drop to form a tree. (An "insert before" is possible by dropping just before a name.) Else a) use arrow keys b) drop on parent c) "Drop Node" in popup menu to manipulate the tree. "Text file" in Popup menu means that all text "downstream" is placed in file named as the "outline" header. Option Menu selection"Remove [].." can be used. Load and save "trees" (outline structures) with popup menu (and name the alternatives). 1.1.1 of headers numbering in file only. Other "drag-drops" ops should perform as usual also in the outline mode. Screenshot http://www.sommestad.com/lm/Vers115.jpg Suggestions and comments are welcome and could have big effects on future versions. Version 1.115E adds the new database file PrjOrdr.db; separateitem orders for each project is now supported. No interference with the time-stamping any more. (However a project resort will be interpreted as a timestamp action fo each card.) [2001-08-31] 2001 development version 1.114C Detail changes only. [2001-07-30] 2001 development version 1.114A The "analyze button" process was trimmed; existing words doubleclicked in the Word Boiler(ordered list) sends the cursor directly to the corresponding word in the dictionary. A new Option called "QuickFlip" changes the fliporder of items to Text -> Combined ( -> Image) -> Text Use the popup menu to access other sides (needed for keyword delete). [2001-06-25] Beta version 1.113E This version fixes the very substantial error that "inflection" data that was saved to a zip-file was not included in a subsequent restore operation. ----------------------------- How to use the new "analyze" button in version 1.113 The new toolbar button combines the following actions 1) "Clipboard - select all" - typically from the text side of a card 2) "Clipboard - copy" 3) Move clipboard text to The WordBoiler (Make sure that "Doubleclick = Flyword" option is not selected in the Options menu.) - Anchor the cursor in the text of the item card. - Click Analyze button - The WordBoiler will now open in "Order Words" mode. - Doubleclick a word: A dialog window will open with suggested words, to which the marked word could be attached as an inflection (alias "exact synonym"). If there are no words enough similar in the dictionary, you will be taken directly to the Add-Word dialogue. If you did get the first window mentioned, you have 4 options: a) OK: Accept as inflection b) Word: Go to Add Word dialogue c) Flyword: Save on desktop for later use (like adding as inflection or searches) d) Cancel All: Do nothing You can refresh the "Ordered list" by pressing the corresponding menu choice on the WordBoiler. You can then see that words have been processed as more rectangular boxes showing "recognized" appear. Comments: i) All these tools still have no special treatment for homonyms. Ideas about this and about further automation steps are welcome. ii) The scheme 1-2-3 is not implemented for all kinds of texts. However, by combining other menu selections and invoking the Word Boiler, you can get the same effects. iii) The routine may be applied on fresh text items: * Click create-item-with clipboard-button. * Click analyze. * Drag a newly registered word directly to the new item. This makes it a valid item entry. ----------------------------- [2001-05-22] Beta version 1.112 1. Extended XML-save: Save desktop cards (See Utilities menu) 2. Fixed problems with very long texts sent to clipboard/bookmode and memory leeks connected to them 3. The Helpfile updated ----------------------------- [2001-05-01] Beta version 1.111 New bottom-line menu choices appear in the popup menus for dictionary, concept and item. These menu selections will export data to a XML-file in the directory corresponding to the selection. Define these directories in the ini-file like this: [SYSTEM] XMLExportName1=Local XMLExportDir1=D:\myapps\lm2000conv\ XMLExportName2=RemoteXY XMLExportDir2=C:\myfriends\lm\ XMLExportName3= XMLExportDir3= Up to 3 receiving directories are then registered, given that the paths are valid. LM, while running, will absorb the information at regular intervals and remove the files. Thus you may export data in a piecemal fashion to other installations, in your own PC or to some other receiver of your data. Test reports and suggestions for further implementations are welcome. ----------------------------- Adjustments made to audio recording. Any .wav-file can now be loaded. ----------------------------- [2001-04-13] Beta version 1.110 A sound recording facility is added - use the popup-menu of text-items. The audio recordning is saved in the new data base file Show.* (which is not part of the regular backup package.) The audio recordning requires the "empty.wav" file, which is delivered with the packed lm.exe [2001-04-05] Beta version 1.109 1. A new way of storing pictures is introduced: If a picture is on the clipboard, it may be associated with either a text item or a concept, by way of the popup menu. (Removal not yet implemented.) Pictures are stored in the (selfcreating) data base SHOW.* Remove SHOW.* files if you want a refresh. 2. All text is printed to a "dump" file LM_ALL_ITEMS.txt See Utilities menu. [2001-03-23] Beta version 1.108 1. On suggestion from Sean Povey, the following option was added: Set inifile option [LIMITS] AgeFadeAwayInMonths=36 and the color of the text item border will vary with age. 2. Show date Set inifile option [APPEARANCE] ShowItemDateAsHint=1 and the update date of the text item will show as a hint text. [Note: Date encoded in LM version 3 will not show correctly under LM2000] [2001-03-02] Beta version 1.107 The new menu entry "Utilities/Find Damaged Items" can be run (repeatedly) to locate item cards with no text or with no keywords. (These are the criterias that will halt the normal operations while using the LM.) Please make extra backups when working with beta versions. [2001-02-28] Beta version 1.106B New items have correct "text side-up" mode set; else the new right button menu would not function. ----------------------------------------- [2001-02-17] Beta version 1.106 1. Dropping the flyword in an item places the text in it (at end). 2. Do remove the "Double-Click to Flyword" option and try the right button menu on a selected word in an item text. Several automation options are added in this device. 3. FlyWord by DoubleClick option was corrected in inifile. ----------------------------------------- [2001-02-03] Beta version 1.105 1) Fixed "encode URL" after last '/' or '?' - will now store and recall URLs like: http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2606329,00.html (URL length still limited to 80 chars). 2) Fixed insert new word with test; finds both Dict and Inflec entries. 3) Menu Edit/Copy works on inflection window. [2001-01-02] Known problems in version 1.0 ============================== 3) URL:s stored in the project "box" may fail if they contain arguments separated by commas or other unusual constructs. Title length is limited to 38 and URL to 80 characters, far from sufficient in fact. 1) BookWidth in .ini-file not in effect (Until corrected: Move BOOKWIDTH = xxx to the WINDOW SIZES section) 2) Project box; "Exceute on file extension" could fail if the filename contains blanks. 1) and 2) fixed in version 1.001B (2000-12-19) ------- [2001-01-05] Beta Version 1.104 Slightly improved helpfile. New help-context interface, thus this helpfile connects to version 1.104 and higher. [2000-12-25] Beta Version 1.103 Find Word Window has the option "Exact" or "Embedded" for word search. [2000-12-25] Beta Version 1.102 WordBoiler: Under "Order" option; doubleclick or mark words - this automates Dictionary updates. [2000-12-10] Beta Version 1.101 - Testing association device LM2000beta1_101_exe.zip This experimental version contains a new feature: Items will remember the connection with the item that was clicked into focus before and after. When mouseclicking the desktop, such connected items are shown, if they exist. The file ITMSJMP.db will register such data. There is no clean-up facility in this version, nor is the file included in backups. Delete the file if you want a refresh. (There will be no compatibility problem when you resume work with Lm2000 1.0) =========================================== 1.051 2000-10-22 Build for final 1.0 version. ============================================================== 2000-10-28, 2001-09-01 KNOWN PROBLEMS: - Return from external sessions, like editing the ini-file requires click on taskbar. - DOS-jobs (backup) must be manually deleted from taskbar (win95/98). - DOS jobs time-scheduled and may take a long time to complete. WORKAROUND: Let the timeout message stay on screen until you can see that all work in the command window is done. - Wordperfect will not work as standard wordprocessor within LM. The problems with invoking other programs from LM are: 1) Long file names. May cause troubles with system modules that has been migrated to the system from 16-bit systems. This is solved here (like in other systems) with the "8.3" short filename convention. (= Short names with " ~ " in them). 2) The app will not conform to the scheme: Run: EXEAPPNAME filename that is it will not take the upstart file name as 1st parameter on the command line. This is the WP case. WP starts a dialogue which disturbs LM. (This is a "shell"-type and not an OLE-connection). Tips: Make a shortcut to the wordprocessor exe file. Drag and drop a text file on it (Like ReadMe.txt). If it works, and works without any upcoming "Do you really want to.." ,LM will take it. Copy the shortcut path and filename from "Properties" of the shortcut and insert into the LM.ini file. Example: TextEditor = C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\WINWORD.EXE - Desktop map repaints with delay only. (Intentional to save resources, pls click update.) - Advanced autostart options with LM (autostart in minimized position) or (accidentally) double-clicking the start icon one extra time may case errors (like "referenced memory at..."). Escape via "Cancel" or "Ok" and start again. - Reinstalling (or version refresh of) Corel products (WordPerfect) may require reinstall of LM. (1 reported case). - The sub-application "Wordboiler" displays its window in the "always on top manner". However, this may be disturbed if other applications also use "on-top". If the Wordboiler disappears, look for it behind the LM main window. (You can place it alongside the main application window.) - Helpfile - generally not accepted by users. Minor revision with version 1.112 lm.exe package and later. See Release notes for extra info. - Repaint of text item corners (color) may temporarily fail. - XML-import comparatively slow. - No pack of database within system. (See suggestion abot software on Help Center page). - URL capture insufficient as to length and unusual characters used. - Bugs in project handling and start-up of documents/web-pages were corrected in version 1.18D. - Character set adaptions - (See discussion on Help Center page). - Paradox database system (BDEADMIN.exe) must not be configured for multi-user access. If you get growing *.lck files somewhere on your disks during execution - run the BDEADMIN.exe database setup program and set LOCAL SHARE to false. (Select Configuration/System/Init). - The installation menu contains the item "Windows 95"; to be checked for such installations in order to get "drops" on the extended desktop right. However, these functions appears to be somewhat instable, you might have to checkmark "Windows 95" also for Windows 2000 installations.