Revision History

Note: Version 1.4 will be the last MTX conversion tool based on Hypercard. It has become impossible to maintain both the Hypercard and Perl versions of the tool. Version 1.4 remains fully functional and will continue to be supported for the foreseeable future.

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

• 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
• 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• The %HEADING and %LOGO page tags have been replaced by the "#!" and "#!!" heading tags. 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.