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	Current Release
	Previous Releases Version 1.3.1 Version 1.3 Version 1.2 Version 1.1 Version 1.0
	Planned Future Releases

QuickCup - Change History

This page lists the latest changes to QuickCup, and also the changes made to each successive version, in reverse chronological order.

It also shows a list of proposed changes to the system. Note these are subject to change, as is the projected timetable given.

QuickCup - Version 2.0

Version 2.0 - Tuesday 7th May 2002 

• New edit box in settings for location of downloaded SDK documentation
• New help menu to give quick access to key pages in SDK documentation
• Auto-configuration of JDK and JDK documentation location when first launch QuickCup
• Option to select most up-to-date or any other auto-detected JDK installations on your computer.
• Expanded help to bring up-to-date, including information on downloading Java SDK

QuickCup - Version 1.3 rel 1

Version 1.3 rel 1 - Monday 10th December 2001

• If new project saved, filename now turns to black
• Allow use of clipboard shortcuts within Settings tab
• Slight amendments to help text

QuickCup - Version 1.3

Version 1.3 - Monday 3rd December 2001

• Cut, Copy, Paste etc. options on Edit menu
• Find / Replace options on Edit menu
• FTP facility to copy java project to web site
• FTP details stored with project file
• Create JAR file to package project details
• Create JAR file to package directory contents
• Extract files from JAR file into project directory
• Option to Remove class files from project directory
• Multiple copies can now be printed
• Basic on-line help now added - press F1 key
• Link to web site from Help menu
• Project and linked file names, and base JDK path show as red text in text boxes when they don't exist
• Deprecation checking now optional when compiling
• Menu option for running from web page added

QuickCup - Version 1.2

Version 1.2 - Sunday 4th November 2001

• Deprecation option now in force on javac compiler

QuickCup - Version 1.1

Version 1.1 - Wednesday 3rd October 2001

Fixes a few bugs, adds menu options:-

• Applications now compile correctly - bug with how javac called
• Bug fixed where if made changes and opened another project without saving, would ask if you want to save changes twice and not open files from newly opened project.
• Menu added
• Print facility added, printing project details or source code depending on tab being viewed at time of printing.
• Can now access Open Project/File, Close File and Save All from menu
• New Project / File can now be accessed from File menu
• Menu option to quit QuickCup. Shortcut Ctrl+Alt+X
• Can choose to save just currently selected source file, project or all from File menu rather than prior 'catch-all' method.
• Menu options for compile main and compile current
• Run Applet / Application menu options with shortcuts
• Can close currently selected source file from menu or using Ctrl+F4
• Can close all open files at once
• Can close project to show only blank details
• If source file selected, can go to a given line no.
• Useful when debugging from compiler errors.
• Help menu for access to readme/copyright/about info
• Link to web site from about text.
• Defocus console after compilation and appletviewer
• Console window can be brought forward using new toolbar button
• Default Console position now set to be in top-left hand corner
• QJP (Project) files can now be opened from Explorer
• Clicking on Main HTML/Java files registered as change
• When compile/run, checks executable exists first now

QuickCup - Version 1.0

Version 1.0 - Sunday 16th September 2001

Release version. Features include:-

• Project files creation, with AutoLoad facility
• Project name and details facility
• Java environment details can be set
• Source files can be linked to project
• Basic editor facilities for source code editing
• HTML file editing / launching for Applet creation
• Java Compiler launch button
• Applet viewer launch button
• Java Application launch button
• Save button saves project file and all source files
• Launch project using command line parameter

QuickCup - Planned Future Releases

Version 1.4 - Planned release: end of January 2002

• Duplicate project facility - dialog to change filename stem of all files of same name but differing exts or alternatively, skip file altogether
• Colour Picker - can return new Color(r,g,b) or hex
• Allow pictures to be displayable in project
• Allow sounds/music to be playable in project
• Applet embed into HTML code generator wizard
• Further help, giving basic functional info.
• MRU (Most-Recently Used) list for projects
• Basic context highlighting on HTML and Java files

Version 1.5 - Planned release: end of February 2002

• FTP upload test facility to see if will work
• More Complex Project Options from dialog box
• Option to save windows size/position + console position with project file.
• Basic context-sensitive help (linked to JDK docn) - global HTML help indexing facility to help with this - use modified lexicon from wordpuzzle pro, where termination flag on node links it to one of a list of filenames.
• Include context highlighting in printouts

Version 1.6 - Planned release: end of May 2002

• Template facility
• Further Help - including link to tutorials

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