AMIGA-RESISTANCE

xx.xx.xxxx Jack V0.99 [OS4]

CHANGES SINCE 0.99 Beta
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* Send to Archive should now be available to everyone that has LHA
installed.

* Downloads via HTTPS: Thanks to Kas1e's recent submission of Wget onto
OS4Depot it now possible to download from a secure server. (NOT TESTED AS
YET).

* View as Slideshow: It is now possible to view the whole volume in
slideshow mode, meaning you can navigate in and out of drawers.

* App-Store and System Preferences are no longer accessible in file
requester mode.

* Info Window: If you select a single drawer, information is now shown
about its contents.

* Info Window: Filesize is now shown in Bytes, or rounded into KB, MB, GB
or TB.

* Lots of fixes in the detection of third-party software tools and other
programs.

* Image Editor: The window can now be resized at will.

* Tooltips have been added to the Main Window and the Image Editor.

* When a Device Group is selected Jack will now refresh the device list.
In other words if you insert a USB or CD you can select the Device Group
again and it will appear.

* Device Group - Optical: Units that begin with CD and now ICD are put into
this Device Group.

* Device Group - Samba: Units that begin with SMBFS are placed in this
Device Group.

* Device Group - USB: Units that begin with USB are placed in this
Device Group.

* Device Group - Hard Disks: All other Units appear in this Device Group.

You can of course click the directory path and enter the device, volume
name or an assignment by hand for access

_________________
Gruß Helmut
Amiga 2000, Amiga 500, Amiga One XE, Amiga One X5000

xx.xx.xxxx Jack V1.0 [OS4]

CHANGES SINCE 1.0
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* Search Window: Preliminary search engine window implemented. Probably
won't find it of any use as yet as you cannot click through any of the
found files. Also cannot get ESC to respond to cancelling the search.
Work in progress, stay chooned.

* Image Editor: You can now add Watermarks to any image. Comes pre-loaded
with 11 watermarks to choose from. Additionally you can select your own
custom watermark to apply to an image. Feel free to place your own
watermarks in the Resources drawer if you wish, although you can save them
anywhere you want. It is also possible to Watermark many images in one go.
NEW FEATURE

Thanks to Daytona675x for creating the default watermarks.

* Image Editor: In single-image mode, images can be successfully cropped.
Limited to highlighting out from the top-left corner only. NEW FEATURE

* Image Editor: You can now resize the images using an Aspect Ratio Lock.
ENABLED FEATURE

* Lister Window: Drag and Drop support added to change the directory being
shown. Either drag a file or a directory into Jack to update the lister.
NEW FEATURE

* Image Processing Window: Sometimes the preview image was scaled
incorrectly and overlaid the Finish button and paging arrows across the
bottom. FIXED.

* Lister Window: If there was no scroll bar, the datestamp for any files
shown was missing. FIXED.

* Info Window: The height of a scaled image is now at a fixed value rather
than maintaining aspect ratio which was causing images to drop out of the
visible window. CHANGE

* Startup: Volume names are now obtained directly from the Unit ID using
GetVolumeInfo(). Thanks to Tompelli for his patience and his extensive
testing.

* APPDIR vs SYS: Third-party applications are looked for in APPDIR first
then SYS:C and/or SYS:Utilties before launching. Thanks to Tompelli for
his patience and his extensive testing.

* Spurcious empty lines or characters at the end of OS4Depot's readme list
are now correctly ignored and Jackcan open. Thanks to Tompelli for his
patience and his extensive testing.

* Lister Window: Keyboard shortcut for slideshow mode is now accessed by
pressing V to make way for another important feature.

_________________
Gruß Helmut
Amiga 2000, Amiga 500, Amiga One XE, Amiga One X5000

xx.xx.xxxx Jack V1.1 [OS4]

CHANGES SINCE 1.1
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* Presently Jack will only re-download the RECENT file from OS4Depot only
once every 24 hours. I just started Jack this morning and it failed with
APPDIR:c/wget does not exist and failed to open. Typo fixed.

* Search Window: You will notice the keyboard is now fully supported for
scrolling up and down the lister. It also now supports Filters in file
requester mode, if asking for Images, only images will be listed in the
Search Window. Custom filter group still to support.

_________________
Gruß Helmut
Amiga 2000, Amiga 500, Amiga One XE, Amiga One X5000

xx.xx.xxxx Jack V1.11 [OS4]

CHANGES SINCE 1.11
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* Send to Archive: Makes use of Ringhio to display messages. NEW FEATURE

* Sent to Archive: It is now possible again to send to a different
destination drawer (and not the current one!). BUGFIX

* Screen Capture: Now uses Ringhio to tell you that it is about to capture
the screen. NEW FEATURE

* AppStore: Now uses Ringhio to keep you informed about the download.
NEW FEATURE

* AppStore: Once a download is complete, Jack will (thanks to Arexx will
attempt to open the outer drawer containing the application/download.
NEW FEATURE

* Removed tooltips from Quick Access bar, they are just getting in the way.
CHANGE

* WordNet Support: If WordNet is installed correctly you can do a Thesaurus
check on a word or phrase from the Quick Access bar / F6. Not available in
File Requester mode. NEW FEATURE

* Date/Time: Added to Quick Access bar / F5. Show current date and time.
NEW FEATURE

* Fkeys now act as a toggle, opening and closing the associated Quick Access
tool where appropriate. CHANGE

* Calculator: Inspired by Spotlight in Mac OS X I have added a Calculator
into the Quick Access bar. Not available in File Requester mode. NEW FEATURE

* Image Cropping: Now works as expected, with a minor restriction on large
images.

You can only crop images that are being shown in 1x1 pixel mode. In other
words you can only crop images that you can a) fit on your screen and b)
without using the Resize to Actual button to Zoom in on smaller images than
800x600.

If you are doing a screen capture and do need to crop, I suggest you first
resize the image to a more managable size; users with Widescreen monitors
should resize using the aspect ratio lock instead.

* Make New Drawer: The keyboard shortcut wasn't available in the root of a
volume. BUGFIX

* Selecting Drawers: You can now go into drawers which have been scrolled
down in the lister. Spotted by TiredOfLife. BUGFIX

* Custom Filter Groups: It is now possible to use Custom Filter groups
again from the command line. BUGFIX

* Search Window: Now complete. Works correctly in Jack Mode and in the
file requester mode with all filters being correctly handled. ESC key will
now stop the search engine in its tracks. NEW FEATURE

* Device Group: Hard Disks/other: if you have more than 17 devices in this
group you should be able to select as you scroll down. Not willing to
test! ;p POSSIBLE BUGFIX

_________________
Gruß Helmut
Amiga 2000, Amiga 500, Amiga One XE, Amiga One X5000

xx.xx.xxxx Jack V1.2 [OS4]

CHANGES SINCE 1.2
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* Tooltypes: Tooltype support as requested has been added to Jack. NOTE:
Command line arguments have changed in this version so they are more
readable when used in Icon information. As a result, the For Your AmiDock
scripts have also been changed. This will be final and last change to the
current argument names. NEW FEATURE

* AppStore: New Pages added and layout changes. Requires screen resolution
of at least 1024x768 in order to open. ENHANCEMENT

* Some Watermarks were missing from the distribution.

* Opening URLs: Makes use of Ringhio to display messages. NEW FEATURE

* File Requester Mode: Corrected a argument documentation error in regard to
file output. BUGFIX

* Calculator: Error Output from C:Eval is now removed and a system
requester is shown instead. BUGFIX

* IconEdit: Helper application will now open. BUGFIX

_________________
Gruß Helmut
Amiga 2000, Amiga 500, Amiga One XE, Amiga One X5000

xx.xx.xxxx Jack V1.3 [OS4]

CHANGES SINCE 1.3
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* QUICK FIX: Repaired broken links when Jack is required to call itself eg
Search Results, LHA other drawer, Custom Watermarks etc.

* Arexx: All messaging now passes through one routine, if Jack cannot open
a Rexx port for any reason it will continue as normal. BUGFIX

_________________
Gruß Helmut
Amiga 2000, Amiga 500, Amiga One XE, Amiga One X5000

xx.xx.xxxx Jack V1.4 [OS4]

CHANGES SINCE 1.4
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* AppStore v2.0 is introduced in this version.

* Configuration Editor: There is now a complete configuration editor for
helper applications supported by Jack.
Non-Push4Dock users can set the default download path in here. Push4Dock
users cannot edit this field see below.

Configuration is saved in XML format and is compatible with the standard
AmigaOS PrefsObjectEditor which incidentally is also available through
Jack's Quick Access bar.

The configuration file is created on first-run, consequently if the file is
deleted for any reason it will be recreated with the default settings.
NEW FEATURE

* Downloads Assignment: You may have noticed that Jack used to assign
Downloads to RAM: for non-Push4Dock users. This is no longer the case; you
can set the actual download path yourself in the new Configuration Editor.
Push4Dock users will notice that Jack still enforces the Downloads assign to
the appropriate drawer in the Push4Dock installation, this is currently
restricted to the DH1: volume as dedicated by Push4Dock.
This situation will be updated with the next release of Push4Dock or when it
is bundled with AmigaOS whichever comes earlier; this is a hopecast not a
certainty. ENHANCEMENT

* Image Resize Aspect Lock: When asking for custom width/height Jack no
longer crashes when you cancel input. BUGFIX

* Pointers: Jack now uses the Wait Pointer where it is appropriate to do so.

* Open on Workbench: It is now possible to open a drawer on the Workbench
from within Jack. Simply CTRL+Click a drawer.

* Open on Workbench - View By Name: Like above except hold CTRL+SHIFT
Click a drawer.

* Wheel scrolling: In a lot of AmigaOS applications I have noticed that
they don't seem to take into account by how much the wheel is moved the
quicker something is to scroll. If you wish to scroll faster in a directory
with a lot of files, simply hold down the mid button and scroll the wheel
once, when you let go of the wheel it will have jumped further down.

* Non-Push4Dock users will now see ghosted icons and text of the Push4Dock
drawers to encourage them to upgrade to Push4Dock which I highly recommend.
Also the shortcut to the Downloads drawer in the left panel is now available
for everyone thanks to the Configuration Editor. ENHANCEMENT

* Deleting files: It was possible that the lister wouldn't refresh the
drawer. BUGFIX

* Helper File Operations: Correction to handling mixed case extensions.
BUGFIX

* It is now possible again to open local html documents using OpenURL.
BUGFIX

* Calculator: Removed quotes around calculation, caused unexpected results
with multiplication symbol.

* Visit AmigaOS: Correctly opens URL Window without refresh mess from
hidden App Store window. BUG FIX

* Lister: Drawers/files containing the characters [ or ] are replaced with
a hyphen when displayed in the lister, you will still be able to perform
operations as normal on the file(s) in question. This is hopefully a short
term workaround as I cannot seem to get the square brackets to appear
without Jack crashing.

* PageUp/Down: Now operate as expected.

* Datestamps: In rare cases it is not possible to get the date stamp of a
file, a hyphen will now be shown when this happens and also Jack will
no longer crash as a result of this. BUG FIX

* Basic file operations: Yet more error handling for when Jack is unable to
perform an action on a file.

* Jack will now also delete any associated .info file along with the
directory or file. BUG FIX / ENHANCEMENT

_________________
Gruß Helmut
Amiga 2000, Amiga 500, Amiga One XE, Amiga One X5000

xx.xx.xxxx Jack V1.5 [OS4]

CHANGES SINCE 1.5
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* Slideshow mode: Double-clicking an image works as expected, no error
message or refreshing of directory occurs. BUGFIX

* All remaining references to Downloads: have been removed, AppStore
should be much approved as a result. BUGFIX

* Startup: Jack will now start-up much faster in both file-requester mode
and regular mode.

* Non-Jack mode: All remaining errors relating to file/drawer selection
have been eliminated. BUGFIX

* AppStore: Will now open if files in the Recent index fall below 12.
BUGFIX

* Welcome Window added to Jack giving options how to start. This is
bypassed in File-Requester mode. ENHANCEMENT

* Preferences: Applications are now launched asynchronously.

* Cancel Buttons: Some cancel buttons showed formatting tags, now shows
correctly. BUGFIX

* Calculator Window will now auto-close at all times. BUGFIX

* Configuration Window: Keyboard shortcuts added. ENHANCEMENT

* Screen Capture: Capture filename will no longer contain multiple .png
filename extensions during a multi-capture session. BUGFIX

* Slideshow Mode: Parent and Close slideshow buttons are now animated.
BUGFIX

* Image Editor: The default image type is now relative to the chosen image
opened. BUGFIX

* Image Editor: Closing the Image Editor window no longer re-loads the
directory. BUGFIX

* Image Editor: Warning before Closing the Image Editor if changes were
made to the Image. ENHANCEMENT

* Image Cropping: Although cropping is still from the top-left corner
outwards its usability is much improved.

* Configuration Editor: The Save configuration now works properly as
expected. You will no longer have to restart Jack in order realise ALL
changes that have been made. BUGFIX

* Helper - UnArc: Jack will now let you extract from archives.

* Helper - AmiPDF: If AmiPDF is chosen as the helper for PDFs they now
open full screen as opposed to windowed.

* Helper - AmiGS: Added helper for opening supported PS/EPS files through
AmiGS. Currently non-configurable.

* Send to Archive: Sometimes the destination path would end up ending with
//. BUGFIX

_________________
Gruß Helmut
Amiga 2000, Amiga 500, Amiga One XE, Amiga One X5000

18.06.2011 Jack V1.6 [OS4]

CHANGES SINCE 1.6
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* App-Store: Storage Overview - This option will show you storage totals of
media contained on your computer.

* App-Store: Support for Installation Utility (Python) and the old 53.1
Installer. Jack will attempt to locate an installer in the archive and
launch it for you.

: Developer Notes - In order for the installer to automatically launch you
need to adapt your archive against these notes.

Whether use still use the old 53.1 Installer or the current Python
Installation Utility the archive MUST contain an outer drawer.
If you don't create an outer drawer then frankily you suck, enough said.

--- Python Installation Utility ---

- Each python installation setup should have a Project Icon set-up with the
efault tool set to: SYS:Utilities/Installation Utility.

- Configure this icon as you normally would do.

- Jack will traverse through the archive looking for the install.py file.
Once found Jack will look for a line containing 'AddPackage', on finding
this line it will expect the 'name' argument to fall on THE NEXT LINE BELOW
by.
See the Timberwolf install.py script for a perfect example of how the
'AddPackage' command should be laid out.

- In order to obtain the name of your project icon Jack will grab the
contents of the 'name' argument to build the filename.
Eg. Install YouApp.info

Please do not use an underscore instead of a space. As AmigaOS doesn't
care about Case it doesn't matter as long as they match.

If your mirror the directory structure that the Frieden's have used for
Timberwolf you cannot go wrong, here it is: (with comments in brackets)

Install Timberwolf/ (outer drawer)
Install Timberwolf/Install Timberwolf.info (project icon that calls
SYS:Utilities/Installation Utility)
Install Timberwolf/install.py (your working python script)
Install Timberwolf/Installation Utility (this was included in the
distribution for some reason, you probably won't need to)
Install Timberwolf/installer-logo.png (your logo as referenced in the
project icon's tooltypes, 640x86 pixels)
Install Timberwolf/Other stuff (everything else in the distribution)

Old 53.1 Installer

: Jack will search inside the root drawer of the archive for any Project
Icon that's default tool contains the word 'installer'.
: Additionally this Project Icon filename must contain the word 'install'.
: Archives containing multiple instances will be ignored.

ANY OTHER INSTALLATION METHODS WILL NOT BE SUPPORTED AT THIS STAGE

* App-Store: Search results are correctly cleared between searches.

* App-Store: Featured Products - A fully working new page has been added
into the App-Store with download and web links.

* Image Editor: Images that contain an Alpha Channel/Transparency are now
correctly loaded.

* External Helpers: All external helpers now run asychronously.

* Gtmooya: Back/Forward will now load images on entry to an article. BUGFIX

* Gtmooya: Error when launching multiple-download requests has been solved.
BUGFIX

* Gtmooya: Base dictionary file has been updated. ENHANCEMENT

* General: Jack now fully supports the loading, saving and viewing of
images in the WebP format. Required software components are put in place as
necessary when you install Jack.

* General: Most pointer changes state when over buttons or other gadgets
excluding the Image Editor where there is a bug present.

* JackTunes: Program will no longer hang if no music is found in library.

* Extract Archive: Crash removed, path transferred correctly between Jack
instances.

_________________
Gruß Helmut
Amiga 2000, Amiga 500, Amiga One XE, Amiga One X5000

09.08.2011 Jack V1.7 [OS4]

CHANGES in V1.7

The following command line arguments are supported in this version.

Mandatory argument: -output Output selected items from directory view to a
text file.

-title [window title] (If blank, defaults to Select a File(s) or Select a
Drawer,
depending on -a parameter.

-request [Open|Save|Drawer] (Ask user to select a file to Open or Save, or
select a destination drawer. Defaults to Open File.

-filter [filtergroup] (Defaults to #FILTER_NONE, see below for available
Filter Groups.)

-multiselect (Allow the user to select multiple files, do not use this with
-request Drawer)

-volume [volumename] (Specify default volume shown in the lister - Defaults to
SYS:)

-path [pathname] (Specify default drawer from volume specified in -v. Blank by
default)

-help (Show this command line help)

Filter Groups available:

#FILTER_ANIM, #FILTER_ARCHIVE, #FILTER_REXX, #FILTER_CODE, #FILTER_DIRS,
#FILTER_DEVICE, #FILTER_FONT, #FILTER_HTML, #FILTER_IMAGE, #FILTER_INFO,
#FILTER_MOVIE, #FILTER_NONE, #FILTER_PDF, #FILTER_SOUND, #FILTER_TEXT,
#FILTER_VECTOR.

The default filter is #FILTER_NONE which shows all files in a directory;
excluding .info files.

NOTE 1: To find out which file extensions belong to which Filter Group open
Jack as normal and click on the Filter icon.

NOTE 2: You can only choose one Filter Group.

NOTE 3: #FILTER_INFO will show drawers and .info files to the user, nothing
else.

Example use 1: jack -title "Select an image" -type File -filter #FILTER_IMAGE
-volume Images: -output ENV:programname_filesSelected

(open jack, filter by images, ask for a single file, start in Images:)

Example use 2: jack -title "Select a drawer" -request Drawer -filter
#FILTER_DIRS -volume DH1: -output ENV:programname_drawerSelected

(open jack, filter by drawer, ask for a drawer, start in DH1:)

Example use 3: jack -title "Select audio file(s) to open" -filter #FILTER_SOUND
-request File -multiselect -volume DH1: -output ENV:programname_filesSelected)

(open jack, filter by audio files, let the user select multiple files if they
wish, start in DH1:)

Custom Filter Group:

If your application cannot read/does not support all file extensions of a Filter
Group you will need to specify a custom filter so only those files are shown in
the directory view. Here is the correct way to do this, please note: you must
specify at least 2 file extensions.

Example: jack -title "Select an image" -request File -filter "bmp|gif" -volume
Images: -output ENV:progranname_itemselected.

Do NOT include a leading dot before each extension name just separate them with
bars. Jack can support file extensions up to 7 characters in length.

_________________
Gruß Helmut
Amiga 2000, Amiga 500, Amiga One XE, Amiga One X5000

14.09.2011 Jack V1.8 [OS4]

CHANGES SINCE 1.8
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* Welcome Window: Removed and replaced with the Jack Commodity Window. In fact this is a big change than it seems as the Commodity Window has a huge amount of features consolidated from the File Manager.
* Commodity Window: Drag and Drop files to open them in helper applications or give information.
* Commodity Window: Drag and Drops volumes or drawers and browse through them full screen. Particularly useful for drawers containing images and photos.
* File Manager: Removal of the Quick Access Bar, access is instead by the Jack Commodity Window.
* Weather Forecast: The new Commodity Window features a 5-day weather forecast for locations across the world.

_________________
Gruß Helmut
Amiga 2000, Amiga 500, Amiga One XE, Amiga One X5000

16.09.2011 Jack V1.9 [OS4]

CHANGES SINCE 1.9
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* Commodity Window: New keyboard shortcuts F1-F12 mapped against the first 12 icons within the sidebar.
* Installation changes: Jack now uses APPDIR: for some of its more critical helper applications.
During theinstallation process if these particular applications do not exist on the APPDIR: 'device' they are ran silently so that they are available to Jack upon launching.
* Installation changes: The file 'Calculate Media' was missing from the installation script. This is now correctly copied its required drawer.
* AppStore: Readme Downloads with two extensions names are now correctly handled.
* AppStore: OnMouseOvers hand<->normal pointers working in all windows.
* Appstore: More keyboard shortcuts added into buttons and the like.
* General: Restructed toolbar and keyboard handling to provide visual feedback of icons and buttons on a keystroke.
* File Manager: New keyboard shortcut added, F5 to Refresh directory.
* Image Editor: New keyboard shortcut added to the 'Resize?' checkmark inside the Save Window.
* Image Editor: New keyboard shortcut added to select the 'Custom Watermark' option inside the Watermark Window.
* Image Editor: New keyboard shortcut added to toggle the 'Keep Aspect Ratio' option inside the Resize Window.
* Batch-image Processing: Use of keyboard arrows now keep within processing boundaries and will no longer crash Jack on the Post Processing Window.
* Community Stats: Spelling correction on 'Email Client'.
* Commodity Window: A Currency Converter which uses the Google API has been added into the toolbar.
* GTMOOYA/Assist: New Contributions Form added so you, the community can submit articles to the database.
* Source Code: Created new function p_DeleteFile() to replace HW DeleteFile command that will also check file exists before attempting to delete and return error value where applicable.

_________________
Gruß Helmut
Amiga 2000, Amiga 500, Amiga One XE, Amiga One X5000

05.10.2011 Jack V2.0 [OS4]

Änderungen in V2.0

* Image Editor: Abspeichern und Beenden verursachte in Hollywood einen Absturz.
* AppStore: Falsche Fehlermeldungen, wenn die Bildschirmauflösung zu gering war. Hatte nichts mit Curl zu tun.
* Generell: "Auf Aktualisierungen überprüfen" Knopf in die 'About Box" hinzugefügt. Jack prüft nun beim Start auch bei bestehender Verbindung auf Aktualisierungen und informiert über Neuerungen und bietet hierzu auch gleich den Download und die folgende Installation der Aktualisierungen an.
* Helpers: Helpers setzt nun Anführungszeichen, wenn vom Benutzer ein anderer Helper gewählt wurde und der Pfad hierzu Leerzeichen enthält.
* Command Line: Fehler im Aufruf von Jack über die Kommandozeile ohne Argumente anzugeben behoben.

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CHANGES SINCE 2.0

* Image Editor: Saving and then exiting the Image Editor could cause Hollywood to crash.
* AppStore: Wrong error message being displayed if screen resolution is too low. Nothing to do with Curl.
* General: Check for updates button added into About box. Also when Jack starts and there is a network connection available, Jack will check to see if the current version is the latest available. If not, will offer the user the opportunity to download and install the latest version.
* Helpers: Helpers are now surrounded by double quotes which will solve problem if a user selects a different helper and the path has spaces in it.
* Command Line: Calling Jack with no arguments in the command line bug fixed.

_________________
Gruß Helmut
Amiga 2000, Amiga 500, Amiga One XE, Amiga One X5000

08.10.2011 Jack V2.1 [OS4]

CHANGES SINCE 2.1
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* Commodity WIndow: Drag and Drop areas working again.

_________________
Gruß Helmut
Amiga 2000, Amiga 500, Amiga One XE, Amiga One X5000

09.10.2011 Jack V2.2 [OS4]

CHANGES SINCE 2.2
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* Image Save: The Resize? option wasn't clickable with the mouse. Fixed.
* Weather: If the Weather Provider supplies invalid Gifs, Jack will still open.
* Commodity Window: Amiga+Q is now the keyboard shortcut to close the application.
* Image Resize Window: Width/Height fields use the new Text Entry gadget.

_________________
Gruß Helmut
Amiga 2000, Amiga 500, Amiga One XE, Amiga One X5000