[1489] in Athena Bugs
Xman version 3.1.1
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Chris D. Peterson)
Wed Dec 7 18:52:18 1988
To: sysdev@ATHENA.MIT.EDU, vs-testers@ATHENA.MIT.EDU,
Cc: geer@ATHENA.MIT.EDU, kit@ATHENA.MIT.EDU
Date: Wed, 07 Dec 88 18:49:24 EST
From: Chris D. Peterson <kit@ATHENA.MIT.EDU>
The latest version of xman is avaliable for testing, this is version 3.1.1.
/mit/StaffTools/{vax,rt}bin/xman
Documentation is avaliable on-line once you have the program started, as
well as in the manpage (yes, they are diffent):
% man -M /mit/StaffTools/man xman
What is Xman ?
Xman is a manual browsing tool for the X window system. It allows users to
browse through the "Unix Programmers Manual" of on-line documentation. Manual
page seach, views of multiple manual pages, user customization via X Resources,
full multitasking support, and on-line help make this a valuable tool for the
user community.
Revision history:
NOTE: 6.0R has version 3.0.1
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Version 3.1 -> 3.1.1
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Bug Fixes.
1) Manual Pages now handle text properly if partially obscured.
2) Manual Pages smaller than one screen do not cause xman to die.
3) Command line arguments and resources work properly again.
4) Scrollbars on man pages and direcories are the same size by default.
5) Better handling of the decision to boldify.
6) Searching with multiple manual pages visable now works correctly.
7) Resources are all in a structure, so that machines with the MSB set
on pointers will do the right thing.
THANKS TO: Martin Streicher
8) Default width, is no longer dependant on the width of the display,
but is set with #define DEFAULT_WIDTH in defs.h. Problems may still
occur with displays that are not 75 dpi.
FEATURES:
1) Overstrike is now supported.
THANKS TO: clyde@rutgers.edu
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Version 3.0.4 -> 3.1 (X11R3)
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List widget is part of Xaw and removed from this directory.
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Version 3.0.3 -> 3.0.4
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Bug fixes.
1) First directory now comes up with all entries when the default
size is used.
2) Command line syntax printed if an argument is not understood.
3) manpage rewritten.
4) Apropos no longer blows out with very long MANPATH's.
5) Better handling of mandesc file.
Features:
1) additional command line arguments (see manpage for details):
a) -notopbox
b) -bothshown
c) -helpfile <filename>
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Version 3.0.2 -> 3.0.3
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Bug Fixes:
1) Search Window Improved.
a) Focus set to text widget if you are any where in window.
b) prompt changed to: "Type string to search for"
c) Remove auto popdown feature of this window.
2) Corrected typo in Xman Options menu: "Open New . . ."
3) Returned default to horizontal scrolling.
4) Remember the previous state when going to "Show Both Screens"
and return there when show one screen.
5) Menus changed to Override Redirect due to popular demand, and
too many confused window managers.
6) Help File Proof read.
7) Descenders no longer get chopped in manual page display.
8) Handle out of memory error more gracefully.
9) Help File Display Changes.
a) It pops up in a window much more similar to a manual page
display.
b) Fix highlighting in manual page, when help file displayed.
10) Left over highlight in menu have been fixed.
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Version 3.0 (X11R2 Tape) -> Version 3.0.2
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Additional Features:
1) Startup time is now 3 times faster.
2) Manual page searches now SCREAM, speed MUCH improved.
3) -pagesize argument added and documented in manual page.
4) List widget used for directory, may new features of directory
a) vertical or horizontal orientation via the "verticalList" resource
vertical is now the default.
e.g xman*verticalList: False
b) current manual page is highlighted in the directory listing.
c) resizing the window now creates more columns in directory
(see bug fix #4).
d) Pixmaps no longer created for each directory listing.
you people with color workstations should like this one.
5) Xman no longer uses the window widget, and it has been removed from
the distribution. If you want a copy send me e-mail.
Bug Fixes:
1) The height of the directory items was wrong if a different
font is used for the directory than for the manual pages.
2) The topBox resource for the initial "Manual Browser" box now
can be specified. This allows the geometry of this box to be
set with resources.
e.g xman*topBox.geometry: =100x100+2+2
3) Xman now handles the case of no help file correctly.
4) Resizing the directory now causes the columns to fill in the new area.
This causes more of the directory to be visable in wider windows, and
resizing narrower does not lose information.
Know bugs yet to be resolved:
1) Resizing the man page causes the directory to grow too big.
and the manpage to get real small. (1 pixel).
