Chronological account of VOYAGER3 modifications
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28-May-1994:

Final tests of VOYAGER3 with Dominique Beydon.
Inactive options:
- Horizons
- Eclipses of sun
- Eclipses of moon
- Save with graphic formats
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01-June-1994:

NEW FUNCTIONS:
- Send a page jump option with the PRINT menu
- SAVE/PRINT memory comets and asteroids ephemeris.
- BOARDS FILES menu.
- Elliptic elements of comets and asteroids may be 
  saved/loaded
- Confirm overwriting of files with a PARAMS SYSTEM
   option.
  
CHANGE:
- Advertissement board is larger.
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04-june-1994

NEW FUNCTIONS:
- Save images with DEGAS PI3 format.
- Save whole screen but can't be used with a viewer soft

CHANGE:
- Vicious bug found in conjunction/opposition calculations
  (New proceeding is more reliable)
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05-june-1994

CHANGE:
- Better running with 1040 ST (TOS 1.02)
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10-june-1994

CHANGE:
- Twilights are displayed with colors
- Somes little bugs are rectified.
- VOYAGER3 run with the falcon version of OUTSIDE3
  ( don't use the alternate memory)
- tests with TT
- Compatibility test with GEMINI2-CONTROL PANEL
  TURBO CACHE-SELECTRIC-CRASY SOUND-
  LET THEM FLY-WINX-FALCON SCREEN
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11-june-1994

NEW FUNCTIONS:
- Active window is saved with 16 colors ( DEGA PI1)
   4 images with the PI1 format are created
   Their names are ****1.PI1  ****2.PI1 ****3.PI1 ****4.PI1
- Screen can be cut out with DEGA PI1,2,3 formats.
  Screen must be larger than 640*400 with 2 colors display.

CHANGE:
- Display with 4 colors is possible ( but less beautifull)
-Calculation of sun eclipses is possible 
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12-June-1994

NEW FUNCTIONS:
- Calculation of moon eclipses datas is possible

CHANGE:
- Some bugs are rectified after beta tests
- Very good tests with MEGA STE ( TOS 2.05).
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14-june-1994

CHANGE:
- Now, VOYAGER3 keep the accounts of the time zone
   change and the post observation co ordinates to 
   display datas already computed.
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15-june-1994

CHANGE:
- Some display bugs are found.
- Drawing of moon eclipes.
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16-june-1994

CHANGE:
- Redraw of windows is fully correct with a 1040 ST
  ( GEM bug on the windows title).
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19-june 1994
CHANGE:
- management of dialog box and date is faster
-some display bugs are corrected
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20-june-94
CHANGE:
-the memory management is modified.fully compatible with OUTSIDE and 
 30 Ko of memory gain.
- A LINE function is supressed for better compatibility
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22-june-94
CHANGE:
- some problems with VOYAGER3 and TT RAM
- better TT compatibility with GRAF_MOUSE and BIBLT functions
- new setting of the memory management : The soft used all the available
  RAM.

NEW FUNCTIONS:
- save the active window with the DEGAS format.
  32 Ko of memory gain when  this function is unactived
- redraw of the active window with the CLR HOME keys.
- now, the time zone and the observatoty place of the active window 
  are displayed in the barrel menu.
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29-june-94
CHANGE:
- new version 3.04
- TT RAM compatibility ( tested with OUTSIDE)
  the soft need TT RAM flags and MALLOC function
- windows redrawing is faster.
- better redraw with the BITBLT function ( instead RC COPY)
- windows are created in virtual memory
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30-june-94
CHANGE:
- saving and cutting up of screen in DEGAS format is possible with the
  registered version.
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6-july-94
NEW FUNCTION:
- option month ( N) in the menu PARAMS/DATE FORMAT
  it can active or unactive the month number of all the date display
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VERSION 3.04 is distributed

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7-july-94
CHANGE:
- new organisation of the SETTING and PARAMS menus
- foundation of the horizon module

NEW FUNCTION:
- to see or not  the horizon decoration
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8-july-94
NEW FUNCTIONS:
- arrows and slides in windows
- quit function with a click on a new icon
HORIZON MODULE:
- simulation of twilights.
- maximum magnitude to display stars
- atmospheric correction may be active or not
- the sky frame may be toggled
- graduations option on vertical and horizontal axis
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12-july-94
CHANGE:
- new pop up menu with some dialog box:
  * choice of date : month, year and time zone
  * choice of place: cities and time zone
  * comets or asteroids ephemeris computs: choice of the object
- fully compatible with WINX

NEW FUNCTIONS:
- SETTING menu: orbital settings of comets and asteroids
- virtual construction yes/no: display is faster but the image is 
  progressively buided.
- setting  the number of equator points.if the number is too hight, 
  diplay may be slower.
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13-july-94
CHANGE:
- stars datas (horizon module) are stored in a new file.
  this file may be edited in ASCII format with the registerd version.
  ( format : NAME,RIGHT ASC.(),DECLIN (),MAGNITUDE )

NEW FUNCTIONS:
- load/save/edit stars datas in the horizon module
- choice of the planets colors ( same colors than CURVES)
- descriptive card and stars editing
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14-july-94
NEW FUNCTIONS
- new parameters for menus
  * 3D menu ( TOS >4)
  * menu with gray frame ( TOS > 4 + 16 colors )
  * 3D with hierarchical menu ( TOS > 4)
  * initial with capital letter
  * setting of colors for - hierarchical menus
                          - gray menus
                          - normal menus
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18-july-94
NEW FUNCTIONS:
- setting of colors for - equator
                        - stars text
                        - horizon line
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19-july-94 / 07-august-94  HOLIDAYS
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09-august-94
NEW FUNCTIONS:
- horizon module : Bayer's letters may be actived
     * actived : greek letters
     * unactived : letter name
- symbol of zodiac constellations
- latin name of zodiac constellations
CHANGE:
- shaded menus
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10-august-94
NEW FUNCTIONS:
- environment is saved with quit function : 
  environment= contents and positions of windows.
- load environment: load a saved previous environment.
- the INSERT key rebuild the screen after a bad redraw.
- 3D interface : FALCON with TOS > 4 . 3D for buttons and boxs
CHANGE:
- unselectable buttons are gray ( unregiterd version )
- VOYAGER3.SET file is modified.
- some modifications in the general/system PARAMS menu
- the registry file must be at the same level than VOYAGER3.PRG
- idem for the VOYAGER3.SET file.
- winter or summer time are automaticaly corrected in the dialog box.
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11-august-94
NEW FUNCTIONS:
- delete created windows. to delete a window , select the BOARD/COMPUT/
  CURVES/HORIZON icon and press ALTERNATE key.Then, put the icon shadow
  on the QUIT icon. the window and his content will be deleted.
- direct acces to the horizon module with date modifications if necessary
  with a click down on a board line or a comput line

CHANGE:
- hierarchical and pop up menus for minutes, hours, days in the date 
  dialog box.
- pop up menus in the descriptive card of planets
- pop up menus in the horizon module.  you can choose a new comet or 
  asteroid whith a right click down on the  object name ( at the lower
  end of the sceen).
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12-august-94
CHANGE:
- I have written an installing soft for VOYAGER3 to prevent some problems 
  during the installation.
  run the INSTALL.PRG file and choose the installation directories. this
  soft can read your serial number if you have a registery version.
  ( read the INSTALL.TXT file )
- the serial number with 3.04 version is not valid with the 3.05 version.
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13-august-94
NEW FUNCTIONS:
- display ecliptic
- setting of ecliptic color
- setting of the number points of the ecliptic
- date dialog box option at the beginning
- search one ecliptic constellation with horizon module
- setting of the displayed constellations
  these two pop up menus may be called with two buttons ( right of the
   comets colors setting)
- display of the horizontal coordinates of the mouse index ( calliper
  square button )
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14-august-94
NEW FUNCTIONS:
 horizon module:
- loading of an external stars file
- memory stars datas can be saved ( registered version)
- stars can be edited or deleted (registered version) with a click on 
  the card icon.

 
     







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