********* Enhancements & Errata & Fixed Bugs ******* ********************************************** >>>UPDATE #33 -- 6/6/07 MacOS Update Only * Last update for 2.5 series. WinOS Update Only * Last update for 2.5 series. ********************************************** ********************************************** >>>UPDATE #30 -- 2/26/07 WinOS Update Only * Latest System glue builds. ********************************************** ********************************************** >>>UPDATE #29 -- 2/25/07 MacOS Update Only * Latest System glue builds. * Uses OSX DMG Archive Images ********************************************** ********************************************** >>>UPDATE #27 -- 7/1/06 MacOS & WinOS Update * Latest System glue builds. ********************************************** ********************************************** >>>UPDATE #26 -- 12/10/05 MacOS & WinOS Update * Ruler colors restored when background is black. ********************************************** ********************************************** >>>UPDATE #25 -- 12/1/05 MacOS & WinOS Update * Under the correct conditions the via stack bounds would not reflect the the true value. This could affect Plane generation and selection of objects near vias with this problem. This is fixed. ********************************************** ********************************************** >>>UPDATE #24 -- 10/21/05 MacOS Update * Imaging of mirrored and rotated text under current OS changes under the right circumstances might cause failure of application. This has been fixed. * Background color update during scrolling fixed for newer OSs. WinOS Update * Background color update during scrolling fixed for newer OSs. ********************************************** ********************************************** >>>UPDATE #23 -- 9/29/05 MacOS Update Imaging and printing problem introduced in the changes with MacOSX 10.4 have been fixed. ********************************************** >>>UPDATE #22 -- 4/7/05 Metric Locator was fixed to display fractional measurements more accurately. Changed Library attribute filter to allow more than one free text string. Please note that use of this is not guaranteed in future updates. However at this time we do not see any evolutionary change which would threaten its existence. ********************************************** >>>UPDATE #21 -- 3/22/05 Fixed drawing optimizer for nets. Some portions of nets would not display on screen in certain specific situations. ********************************************** >>>UPDATE #20 -- 3/17/05 Incorporates another enhancement for secure communication from behind Black Box firewalls such as Raptor. ********************************************** >>>UPDATE #19 -- 2/20/05 Incorporates the latest GLSS updates which improves secure communication from behind Black Box firewalls such as Raptor. Added two patches to work around memory dynamics issues in both OSs (Win/Mac). ********************************************** >>>UPDATE #18 -- 11/10/04 WINDOWS OS HP print driver patches... Newer printdrivers from HP have returned to not properly supporting OS system property inquiry. When this now happens and is detected a default setup is inserted allowing the printing to continue. This is a bug in the HP driver and limits the quality of output which may be possible with the printer. ********************************************** >>>UPDATE #16 -- 6/3/04 Added data user setable origin ********************************************** >>>UPDATE #15 -- 6/3/04 Significant OS enhancement for overall performance. Applies to all supported OS's. ALL current users should move immediately to this release version. ********************************************** >>>UPDATE #14 -- 1/20/04 OX 10.3.2 Panther Release... All users who move to this new OS MUST upgrade their software to this release or later. Additional patches for bugs in the latest Panther release. Printing Manager changes by Apple have resulted in the degradation of the quality of the printing Under OSX. This release restores the higher level of print quality. MS Windows--- Recommend that all windows user move to this version. This is complete rebuild with new resources. ********************************************** >>>MAC OS ONLY UPDATE #13 -- 1/20/04 OX 10.3.2 Panther Release... All users who move to this new OS MUST upgrade their software to this release or later. Additional patches for bugs in the latest panther release. This release of Panther no longer supports original Clipping behaviour as implemented the last 18 years. This release incorporates patches which restore the normal behaviour of the drawing engine and thus the faster scrolling one would expect. ********************************************** >>>MAC OS ONLY UPDATE #12 -- 11/18/03 OX 10.3 Panther Release... All users who move to this new OS MUST upgrade their software to this release or later. Apple's Pather release incorporates some changes tho basic OS procedure calls. These are bugs in other words. We have patched around these problems in the Apple OS. ********************************************** >>>UPDATE #11 -- Internal Beta release ********************************************** >>>UPDATE #10 -- 8/18/03 All users are STRONGLY advised to upgrade to this release. Numerous sporadic & dynamic issues dealing with OS memory management have been trapped and resolved. There are other enhancements as well. Also incorporates lastest GLSS enhancements. ST--- Added better handling of bad footprint connections when running ECOs. Added additional cleanup algorythms for nets connected to dead Objects or pins. Added Spooling Log Files specific to designs. Added Auto reset Dialog for log File systems. Added "Spool Balance to Log File" Button for long diagnostic. Added Options Dialog for Soldmask creation. Improved specitivity for bounds chk on rotated pins during wiring. Scale to fit works better on larger Monitors and higher resolution. Better window view when opening a saved document. Fixed GenCAD Pick & Place -- Rotation Angle output. New Library Recovery method. Library Copy & paste improved to reduce the need Purge Surplus Text issues. Added addition background checking to prevent poor library footprint creation Gerber2-- Fixed OSX Aperture dialog Button Update. Thanks to all of you who assisted in isolating some of the more obscure issues. ********************************************** >>>UPDATE #9 -- Internal release ********************************************** >>>UPDATE #8 -- 4/14/03 A number of minor enhancements have been added. Latest GLSS options have been incorporated OSX- All user running under OSX MUST upgrade to this version. ********************************************** >>>UPDATE #6 -- 2/14/03 New text drawing engine support added for better rendering in rotation and mirroring. OSX- All user running under OSX MUST upgrade to this version. ********************************************** >>>UPDATE #5 -- 1/28/03 GLSS: Incorporates latest support for additional firwire wall systems. MacOS: Textured layers now draw Thermals with the correct textures. DRC-- Fixed Show DRC under OSX to ensure proper display. ALL OSs: Gerber Translator-- Long File names when clipped will not result in endless loop, requiring a force quit. Removed ".plb" case sensitivity. Fixed problem when trying to disperse a non-existent net. ********************************************** >>>UPDATE #4 -- 11/25/02 _Incorporated latest GLSS support for High Security Proxy server customer Networks. _Fixed bug dealing with UNIX mounted servers under Mac OS 10. ********************************************** >>>UPDATE #2 -- 10/30/02 _MacOS Only: fixed launch errors -35 ... 101 ... 104 on certain machine configurations. _WinOS Only: Copy/Paste Internal now works. ********************************************** >>>UPDATE #1 -- 10/25/02 _Added additionional support for OSX 10.2 Jaguar _Added additionional support for Administrator level management under XP **********************************************