Revision History

Version 1.5.4 - January 1997

• Added QuickTime movies
• Added big, small, superscript, and subscript
• Added non-printing paragraphs for printing
  • Version 1.5.3 - October 1996
• Fixed several small bugs
  • Version 1.5.2 - September 1996
• Fixed backward links from quiz feedback

Version 1.5.1 - August 1996

• Fixed several small DTD problems

Version 1.5 - July 1996

• Fourth General Release
• Converted to Perl from Hypercard
• Added interactive quizzes
• Added creation and expiration dates
• Changed heading and logo syntax
• Dropped keyword index feature

Version 1.4 - June 1996

• Third General Release
• Last Hypercard Version
• Added update time
• Changed floating graphic syntax
• Added vertical centering for graphics

Version 1.3.4 - June 1996

• Centered all slide titles
• No longer control font size for slides

Version 1.3.3 - May 1996

• Added %CONTACT and %CONTURL page tags
• Added column span in tables
• Added top alignment of cells in tables
• Extra tabs are now eliminated from tables
  • Version 1.3.2 - April 1996
• Fixed major bug using centered titles for slides
• Added alternate text for inline graphics
• Added feedback suppression for questions
• Eliminated nowideborder table switch
• New administrative data format at bottom of page

Version 1.3.1 - March 1996

• Several small bug fixes
• A few minor changes (%LOCATION becomes %PATH, etc.)
• Print Layout Now Suppresses Counter
• Additional markup tags for background gifs and text color

Version 1.3 - January 1996

• Second General Release
• Added Timed "Make" Feature
• Added Presentation Slides
• Added Header Links
• Added Counter and Refresh Tags
• Improved Table Format
• Improved Navigation Links Format

Version 1.2 - October 1995

• First General Release
• Added Tables
• Added Floating Graphics
• Added Centered Headings, Graphics, and Text
• Improved Question Format
• Improved Handling of Non-Macintosh Text Files

Version 1.1 - June 1995

• First Internal Release

Version 1.0 - December 1994

• Prototype

Headings and Logos

• The %HEADING and %LOGO page tags have been replaced by the "#!" heading tag. The %ICON tag is no longer supported.

Floating Graphics

• Graphic alignment no longer depends on adding "left" or "right" after the filename. The new syntax adds an alignment switch (\=left, /=right, and $=centered) before the filename.

Tables

• The "untitled" switch no longer suppresses the caption.
• Spaces in empty cells no longer have special meaning.
• Use the star (*) to force a non-blank cell.
• Several table switches have been added (noborder, etc.)

Navigation Links

• New tags (%HOMEURL, etc.) are used for the link URL. The older tags (%HOME, etc.) are now used for the optional text for each link.