                             Home Cookin History

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Version 2.8   - Fixed floating point variables in resize routines
Jan 14, 1998  - Fixed floating point variables in grocery menu
              - Fixed floating point variables in print routines
              - Fixed floating point variables in bitmap display routines

Version 2.7   - Fixed inability to export or print resized recipes in view menu
Jan 09, 1998  - Added distributor and registration status to Quit menu
              - Added keyboard Cut/Paste/Copy to editable alert dialogs
              - Enlarged file selector to allow longer filenames
              - Added ability to reorganize recipes in batch menu
              - Fixed "jump-to-top" problem when moving/copying recipes
              - Fixed problem of True-Color photos not displaying properly
              - Fixed crashing problem with extended characters in filenames
              - Fixed bugs in compression routines
              - Added new interface configuration menu
              - Added Shift/Tab toggling between Ingredients and Directions


Version 2.6   - Improved font routines for faster drawing
Dec 05, 1997  - Faster scrolling routines for recipe viewer and help menu
              - New photo routines for faster rendering
              - Eliminated redundant file loading for faster response


Version 2.5   - Fixed crashing problems with Windows 3.x
Nov 12, 1997


Version 2.4   - Relocated interface bitmaps to RECIPES folder
Nov 03, 1997  - Improved handling of interface bitmap paths


Version 2.3   - New multi-level search engine
Nov 01, 1997  - New pop-up dialogs
              - New tabbed user interface
              - New Setup Menu
              - Updated Calendar Menu
              - Updated program documentation


Version 2.2   - Modified data file formats of recipes, calendar, batch, find
Aug 31, 1997  - Added support for BMP graphics
              - Improved recipe access speed
              - Optimized compression routines for speed
              - Added RIGHT click dragging for copying recipes


Version 2.1   - Fixed problem with entering extended characters from keyboard.
Jul 20, 1997


Version 2.0   - Added yield and new file to manual import menu
Jun 23, 1997  - Fixed several minor bugs throughout program
              - Added chapter scrolling when dragging recipe to new chapter
              - Official release date of version 2.0.


Version 2.0d  - Compiled spell checker dictionary
Jun 10, 1997  - Fixed bugs in import routines
              - Added right-click clipboard dialogs to text editors.


Version 2.0c  - Added spell checker
May 29, 1997  - Added statistics function to setup menu
              - Added file compression option to setup menu
              - Added automatic spell check options to setup menu


Version 2.0b  - More improvements to user interface
May 21, 1997  - Simplified color adjustment menu


Version 2.0a  - Improved keyboard processing
May 16, 1997  - Improved text editor routines
              - Added mouse cursor and blocking to text editor routines
              - Improved pushbutton operations
              - Enhanced user controls and keyboard equivalents
              - Switched to new font and updated user interface
              - Added Exclusion field to Find menu search function
              - Added long filename support (Windows 95 only)
              - Added new file selector


Version 1.4   - Fixed crashing problem when loading empty batch list
Feb 6, 1997   - Improved recipe/chapter dragging past window edge
              - Added speed regulation to most areas for faster machines
              - Improved registration routines
              - Modified internal font to allow european style characters
              - Added Help option to the windows system menu


Version 1.3   - FIND menu no longer crashes when encountering empty chapters
Jul 29, 1996  - Added users E-mail address to registration dialog


Version 1.2   - Added color adjustments to setup menu
Jun 10, 1996  - Fixed minor alignment problems in alert box
              - Increased demo capacity to 100 recipes (3 chapters/20 recipes)
              - Improved explanation of registration benefits


Version 1.1   - Store Names now can appear on right hand side of grocery list
May 19, 1996  - Smaller title font to prevent cut-off on page edges
              - Moved user support information to Function Key F8
              - F2 block marking in editor now works again.


Version 1.0   - First Official Release of Home Cookin for Windows!
Apr 2, 1996
