Version 3 Release Notes for All Products
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The following release notes are current as of:
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March 20 2005

Version 3.2.54   Jargon Reader(R)
Version 3.2.197  Jargon Writer(R)

For the latest released version of each product, check our
"Jargon Software - Version 3 Release Files" web page at:
http://www.jargonsoft.com/v3/doc/versions.html

The following product abbreviations are used in these notes.

Abbrev  Description
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JRALL   Jargon Reader - all platforms
JRALW   Jargon Reader - all Windows/PocketPC versions (not JRPLM)

JRPLM   Jargon Reader for Palm OS 3.5 and 4.x

JRPDA   Jargon Reader PDA Emulator (runs on Windows PC)

JRPPC   Jargon Reader for Pocket PC
JRPPO   Jargon Reader for Pocket PC with Oracle 9i Lite

JRPSC   Jargon Reader for Falcon PSC 4220/4410/4420

JRSYM   Jargon Reader for Symbol
JRSYO   Jargon Reader for Symbol with Oracle 9i Lite

JRWCE   Jargon Reader for Windows CE
JRWCO   Jargon Reader for Windows CE with Oracle 9i Lite

JRWIN   Jargon Reader for Windows PCs

JW3     Jargon Writer Version 3

COMPLETED ITEMS:
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IMPORTANT NOTE:

JW3 version 3.2.197 ONLY supports components and methods in 
Jargon Reader 3.2.24 and older.

THE UPCOMING JW3 V3.3 (BETA VERSION AVAILABLE) SUPPORTS 
ALL NEW FEATURES IN JARGON READER 3.2.31 AND LATER.

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JR VERSION 3.2.54 INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING NEW FEATURES AND DEFECT FIXES
(INCLUDES CHANGES IN INTERIM VERSIONS 3.2.48 - 3.2.53):
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D32.56 table.RemoveAllItems() should reset VSB to top (ALL)
Priority: Medium
Details:
   When a table is cleared with table.RemoveAllItems(), it should reposition
   the visible rows to have row 0 at the top, i.e. move the VSB to the very top.

N32.xx (No number) Implement horiz/vert fill on all components (JRALW)
Priority: High
Details:
   All components including containers, tables, trees and other objects now
   fully implement horizontal and vertical fill when screens are resized
   (resizing possible in Windows only).

N32.xx (No number) New "jsifile" methods to copy/delete/move/rename files (JRALW)
Priority: High
Details:
   New "jsifile" methods to copy, delete, rename and/or move files.

N32.xx (No number) Specify starting folder for GetOpenFileName etc.(JRWIN)
Priority: High
Details:
   The "sys" methods GetOpenFileName and GetSaveFileName have been changed to
   have a new first required parameter that is the directory in which the file
   open/save window should first open.

N32.xx (No number) New "irda" object and methods for using Infrared port (JRALW)
Priority: High
Details:
   New "irda" object and methods for using IR port, instead of the previous
   approach of specifying the IR port via serial port "1", which did not
   work reliably on all platforms.

N33.01c New methods to create and apply fonts to text components (JRALW)
Priority: High
Details:
   New methods on "sys" object and text components to specify a font face,
   point size, bold and underline attributes and assign the font to
   specified text component(s).

N33.17 New serial callback method runs when specified string is received (JRALW)
Priority: Medium
Details:
   New "ser" method "SetReceiveProc" runs a callback function when a specified
   string is received via a serial port. This method begins listening to the
   port after a ser.Open and quits listening after a ser.Close. When the
   specified string of one or more characters is received into the serial port
   buffer, the specified function in the specified app is run, which then can
   read the data.

N33.17a Support for all serial "COM" ports in serial port open method (JRALW)
Priority: High
Details:
   Serial ports can now be specified as any integer 0, 1, 2, etc. corresponding
   to Windows "COM1", "COM2", "COM3", etc. A value of "1" no longer refers to
   the IR port.

N33.20 New sys method to run callback function when a timer fires (JRALW)
Priority: Medium
Details:
   New methods on "sys" object to set a callback function to be run when a
   specified number of milliseconds has passed and to start/stop the timer.

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JR VERSION 3.2.47 INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING NEW FEATURES AND DEFECT FIXES
(INCLUDES CHANGES IN INTERIM VERSIONS 3.2.41 - 3.2.46):
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D32.xx (No number) FTP downloads create a cached copy of file (JRALW)
N33.09 Trap HTTP Send Errors and Cancel HTTP Requests (JRALL)
N32.xx (No number) Display a frame status message for several seconds. (JRALW)

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JR VERSION 3.2.40 INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING NEW FEATURES AND DEFECT FIXES
(INCLUDES CHANGES IN INTERIM VERSIONS 3.2.32 - 3.2.39):
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D32.46 combobox event that views a new frame blows up (JRALL)
D32.47 preference.SetProperty truncates existing properties (JRALL)
D32.50 combobox will not drop down if frame resized (JRWIN)
D32.51 http.AddParam fails if all characters need URL encoding (JRALL)
D32.xx (No number) Slow layout with button images (JRALW)
D32.xx (No number) Unable to access files on Win2003 servers (JRALL)
N34.06 Card Panel and Card (JRALW)
N32.xx (No number) New textarea and textfield methods (JRALL)
N32.xx (No number) New "psc" barcode scanner object and methods (JRPSC)
N32.xx (No number) Added "passive mode" parameter to ftp methods (JRALW)
N32.xx (No number) Added FocusGainedEvent and TabEvent to text components (JRALW)

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JR VERSION 3.2.31 INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING NEW FEATURES AND DEFECT FIXES
(INCLUDES CHANGES IN INTERIM VERSIONS 3.2.25 - 3.2.30):
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D32.32 XML parser mixed up by literal '</' in script (JW3)
D32.39 correction to http request format (JRALL)
D32.40 Time is off by one hour (JRPPC, JRPPO, JRWCE, JRWCO)
N32.02(b) Ability for one xml app to access another app's contents (JRALL)
N32.18 Methods to allow preferences to be accessed between apps (JRALL)
N32.19 New sys methods for app status and closing (JRALL)
N32.20 Ability to open a new app with current app's config info (JRALL)
N32.27 New FTP object and methods (JRALW)
N32.28 Suppress "X" close button in top right of frame on PocketPC (JRPPC, JRPPO)
N32.29 Video camera interface and image capture (JRWIN)
N33.16 Modal dialog box (new system method) (JRALL)
N34.07 Tab Panel and Tab (JRWIN, JRWCE, JRWCO)
N34.12 Button with all V2 features (JRWIN, JRWCE, JRWCO)
N34.24 ProgressBar (JRALW)
N34.25 Tree and TreeNode with all V2 features (JRWIN)
N34.30 Tooltips (JRWIN)
N34.35 New button property "componentSize" (JRALL)
N35.01 Support for signature capture. (JRWIN, JRWCE, JRWCO)


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JR VERSION 3.2.24 INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING NEW FEATURES AND DEFECT FIXES:
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N32.25 Allow multiple tables per frame and 64 columns per table

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JR VERSION 3.2.23 INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING NEW FEATURES AND DEFECT FIXES:
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D32.26 Newlines not being restored to textarea/textpane values
D32.27 odbcutil shows last table name twice in combobox on PPCs
D32.29 Calendar popup returns date on cancel (JRPLM)
D32.30 Bold checkbox/label size too wide vs. in Win/PPC (JRPLM)
D32.31 Textpane b/g color is gray, s/b white (JRPPC/JRWCE)
N32.24 New http tokenize methods and dynamic receive buffer

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JR VERSION 3.2.22 INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING NEW FEATURES AND DEFECT FIXES:
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D32.19 Handles variables larger than 32K.
D32.20 Screen repaints completed before http requests.
D32.21 Various bug fixes.

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JR VERSION 3.2.21 WAS NOT A PRODUCTION RELEASE
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JR VERSION 3.2.20 INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING NEW FEATURES AND DEFECT FIXES:
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D32.15 Scanner 'symbol' object and methods not working (JRPLM).
D32.16 Textarea vertical scrollbar fixed (JRPLM). 
D32.17 GetFocusComponentName and Append methods fixed (JRPLM). 
D32.18 Image object and methods no longer cause errors (JRPLM). 
D32.10 Issues with using gridbag anchors within frames.
N32.15 Pulldown Options Menu
N32.17 Hiding Buttons When A Feature Is Not Available
N32.21 Support for Java JRE 1.4 in Writer
N33.01a Startup option for boldface font for labels and checkboxes
N33.01b New methods for boldface font for textfields and table cells
N32.16 Calendar For Selecting Dates
N32.23 Ability to invoke web browser (Windows PCs only)

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VERSIONS 3.2.18 AND 3.2.19 WERE NOT PRODUCTION RELEASES
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VERSION 3.2.17 INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING NEW FEATURES AND DEFECT FIXES:
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D32.06 Page scrolling the table VSB skips a row
D32.07 Frame status messages not being displayed correctly
D32.08 Text component SetText methods are dropping backslashes
D32.qa1 Fixed various runtime errors on Palm version
D32.11 Row selection gets off by one on tables with many visible rows
D32.12(b) Increased URL encode buffer size for Palm version
D32.13 Cache updates and deletes not working since 3.2.12 versions.

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VERSIONS 3.2.15 AND 3.2.16 WERE NOT PRODUCTION RELEASES
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VERSION 3.2.14 INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING NEW FEATURES AND DEFECT FIXES:
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D32.14 Increased limit on components per frame for desktop version

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VERSION 3.2.13 INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING NEW FEATURES AND DEFECT FIXES:
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D32.12 Increased http send buffer size from 5KB to 35KB.

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VERSION 3.2.12 INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING NEW FEATURES AND DEFECT FIXES:
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N32.2(a) Ability for one xml app to run another one
N32.4 New "hyperlink" component and methods
N32.14 File System Methods.
N33.4 Password component 
N33.5 Support for custom startup menus
N33.8 Support for secure transmissions (SSL) on Windows-based platforms

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VERSIONS 3.2.06 THRU 3.2.11 WERE NOT PRODUCTION RELEASES
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VERSION 3.2.05 INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING NEW FEATURES AND DEFECT FIXES:
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D31.31 Use "defaultValue" not "text" for textarea/textpane initial
       values (JW3).
D31.32 Checkbox initial value was not being honored (JRPLM).
D31.33 Checkbox label is sometimes being corrupted (JRPLM).
D31.34 GetCurrentValue() returns '' when Combobox not visible (JRPPC).
D31.35 Combobox with 5 cols cannot display more than 3.5 char (JRPPC).
D31.36 Table cell value "M&A" displays as MA with "A" underlined (JRPPC).
D31.37 Checkbox with empty label displays 'chec' as default label (JRPPC).
D31.38 Horizontal scrolling causes fatal errors (JRPLM).
D32.1  Serial and IR port object "ser" not enabled in V3.2.04 releases.
D32.2  Tables default to 12 rows regardless of initialRowCount value.
D32.3  Clicking in body of HSB causes it to scroll right one col too far.
D32.4  image.RemoveImageData() is not "sticking".
D32.5  Text strings with ampersand (&) displayed incorrectly in table 
       cell.
N32.5  Ensure sequential processing of script statements after RPC
    ** handled with new http object and methods to run a function upon
       completion of receiving a response from the host request
N32.8  Support for Local ODBC Databases. Jargon Reader now provides
       native support for accessing and updating local databases on PCs
       and handheld devices, using standard ODBC and SQL.
N32.9  Support for Images. A new "image" component allows loading and
       displaying GIF images.
N32.10 New HTTP Host Methods. A new "http" global component and methods
       allow low-level access to any resource that a remote web server
       can provide, including text files, image files, and other
       documents.
N32.11 Revised scanner methods for "symbol" component.
N32.12 New methods to set focus on textfield and textarea components.
N32.13 Jargon Reader for Windows PC (new deployment engine).
N33.3  BLOB components (binary object to hold signature capture etc)
    ** handled with ODBC databases using large binary fields
N34.1  Jargon Reader for Pocket PC (new deployment engine).
N34.2  Generic middleware support for Windows NT/2000/XP (& SQL Server)
N34.3  Store graphics files in the Palm DB and display them dynamically
    ** handled with new image component

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OTHER NEW FEATURES AND DEFECT FIXES COMPLETED IN PRIOR RELEASES:
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D31.1  Most combobox methods don't work if frame is not visible
D31.2  Text components lose entered values when frame hidden
D31.3  Initial values for textfields are not being displayed.
D31.4  ActionEvent on combobox causes error
D31.5  Host task that invokes tasklist causes error afterwards
D31.6  writerinit.xml has several unsupported events on table
D31.7  Doing a host task after making a frame visible causes errors
D31.8  Size/number of host parameters that can be sent is too small
       Note: can now send about 7KB of name/value data in host calls
D31.9  Increase amount of host data that can be processed
       Note: can now receive up to about 64KB of data from host
D31.10 Cannot use "<" in expressions in a script function
D31.11 Problems in writing scripts
D31.12 Errors when doing a host task with cursor in textarea
D31.13 Script engine gets confused after multiple apps are run
D31.15 Checkbox.isSelected() returns value before user action event
D31.16 Table methods not listed in script editor method listbox
D31.17 Cannot use "&&" in expressions in a script function
D31.18 Nesting a panel within a panel causes stack overflow error
D31.19 Padding grid values not working on panel
D31.20 Combobox not displaying if columns set to default of 10
D31.21 Host calls cause errors if done after certain frame methods
D31.22 Textfield default values not available during initial tasklist
D31.23 Date Object and methods in script do not work
D31.24 Regular Expressions (RegExp) methods in script do not work
D31.25 Large scripts cause array bounds violation in Writer
D31.26 Update and delete app did not work if no app had been run yet
D31.27 Rerunning an app often caused fatal error messages
D31.28 Some status messages were not always being displayed
D31.29 Empty strings cause combobox problems

N31.1  Show current selection when combobox list is dropped down
N31.3  Enhance XML parser to handle special characters correctly
N31.4  Change how method insertion feature handles adding a semicolon
N31.5  Change default columns for textarea/pane from 50 to 32
N31.6  Change "java.lang.String" to simply "string" in script editor
N31.7  Change Reader/Palm version numbering
N31.8  Display as much text as possible in table cells (corrected)
N31.9  HSB slider doesn't go past the mid-point when scrolling right
N31.10 Reduce default width of buttons to fit 4-across
N31.11 New utility jsicomp.exe to compress xml files into ".gz" format
N31.12 Replace rpc.SetProgram and rpc.SetProcedure with rpc.SetURL
N31.13 Add new preferences "ini" file and methods to Reader
N31.14 Allow table methods to be used without requiring table to be visible
N31.15 Allow multiple tables per xml app (one per frame)
N31.16 Save table data values between Reader sessions, like other components
N31.17 Automatically append table rows as needed
N31.18 Implement host method jsi/table/setrowtext.i
       ** Also new client method: table.SetRowText(nrow, data, delimiter)
N31.19 Implement hidden table columns feature
N31.20 Implement Vertical Scroll Bar (VSB) on textarea and textpane
N31.22 Rename global object "JSISystem" to "sys" for consistency
N31.24 Auto-detect whether to use INetLib or NetLib internet routines
N31.25 Add new global object "symbol" and methods for barcode scanner
N31.26 Display status messages during startup and initialization
N31.27 Try to reconnect if the PDA loses its wireless connection
N31.28 Extended memory version for use if memory problem with std version
N31.29 Panels with borders
N32.1  Generate Progress 4GL ".p" program from Writer
N32.3  Provide support for serial port and infrared input/output methods


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OPEN ISSUES:
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PLANNED NEW FEATURES IN FUTURE RELEASES
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Jargon Software customers will soon be able to view the development
database for planned new features and open issues in a ReaderWin app.

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