Release Notes (31st January 1993)
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This is version 2·24 of DrawPlus.  As well as the inevitable bug fixes, a
number of new features have been added.  DrawPlus now possesses all of the
features of RiscOS 3 Draw, apart from the two features in previous versions
of Acorn Draw that previous versions of DrawPlus did not have.  Work that
one out if you can!

The changes are summarised below;  refer to the documentation file for more
information.


1.  Transformed text and sprite objects are supported (RiscOS 3 only).  Text
    objects, sprites and groups containing them can now be rotated, skewed
    and flipped in the same way as path objects.  Transformed text objects
    can be edited.

2.  Some types of Vector object (i.e. replicates and radiates) can be
    displayed and manipulated (moved, copied etc).  It is not possible to
    change the parameters of such an object, or to extract the original
    object.

3.  Text-to-path conversion works with both the RiscOS 2 and RiscOS 3 font
    managers.  When using RiscOS 3, both disc and ROM fonts can be
    converted.

4.  The font table is handled more intelligently.  This should result in
    smaller Draw files, especially if you have a lot of fonts.

5.  A few extra keystrokes have been added.  The 'Del' and 'Copy' keys
    delete and copy the selection, respectively, in the same way as '^X' and
    '^C'.  The '^f1' key causes DrawPlus to give up the caret if it
    currently holds it:  this allows keystrokes to reach another application
    which is trapping hotkeys (e.g. Menon).

6.  Colour dithering, Iconise and Save Desk are supported for RiscOS 3.

7.  Printing via Laser Direct shouldn't crash the machine if the print is
    interrupted by pressing Escape or any other error.