This document provides a summary of newly added or changed features in this version.

For a detailed list of known issues and for a history of new features and bug fixes by release, see the local release notes document provided with this release, or view an updated copy of the same document on our web site at http://www.jargonsoft.com/doc/writer/v2releasenotes.html for the latest information.

For a summary of features added or changed in previous versions, see the Version 2.0 Readme File document.

Contents

Version Information
Installation Requirements
Installing JavaDocs for Swing and AWT
What's New in This Release
Changes from older versions of Jargon Writer
Evaluation Limitations
Known Issues
Uninstalling Jargon Writer

This release includes the following:

        Java2 JRE 1.2 Install file (CD only)
        Jargon Writer Version 2.1 Install File

This version of Jargon Writer can be installed on the following platform(s):

   Client: Intel-compatible PC running Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP.
   Host:   WinNT/2000/2003 or Unix/Linux system that supports appropriate middleware and database software

Recommended client configuration:

1. 64MB RAM or greater is recommended.
2. 200MHZ Pentium or greater processor is recommended.
3. 50MB disk space required during installation. About 30MB after install.

1. Network card that allows TCP/IP access to your host server(s).
2. A Windows FTP program to move files between client and host
3. Or, a host directory network-mapped to your client system.
4. The Java(tm) JRE version 1.2.1 or 1.2.2 (must install this first)

1. The appropriate middleware and database software for your host environment
2. A Web server that supports either CGI, ISAPI or NSAPI interfaces
3. DNS name server (required on unix only)

Due to Sun's licensing restrictions, the HTML files for the JavaDoc API documentation of the Swing and AWT classes cannot be redistributed by Jargon Software. The default links to these documentation files are set in the preferences.ini file in the system subdirectory to point to Sun's web site, and can be viewed online if you have an Internet connection.

You may also download a zip file of these docs and install on your local system, so long as you update them whenever Sun releases a new version. If you do so, then change the preferences.ini parameters to point to local file links rather than Sun's web site for these docs.

To download the docs, go to http://www.javasoft.com/products/jdk/1.2/download-docs.html and select the appropriate format (typically a zip file of HTML documents).

1. New host method "jsi/combobox/addlist.i"

   This new host method allows adding combobox choices with a specified delimiter. Choosing a delimiter other than a comma thus allows choices that contain commas.
   
   

2. New "maxChars" attribute on text components to limit input

   This new attribute allows limiting input to a specified number of characters in textfield, textarea and password components. If the value is -1 (the default) then any number of characters can be added.
   
   

None.

The evaluation version of Jargon Writer has the following limitations compared
to the full version:

1. A maximum of 100 component instruction objects are allowed in one app file.
2. Applications created by the Eval version cannot be deployed using Jargon Reader.
3. Startup screens and frame titles display the "Evaluation copy" notice.
4. Certain features display a message that they cannot be used in the Eval version.

• See http://www.jargonsoft.com/doc/writer/v2releasenotes.html for a current list of known issues.

From the Windows Start menu, select "Control Panel", then "Add/Remove Programs".
In the list of installed programs, select "Jargon Writer", then click the add/remove button.
This will remove the program files and registry entries.