NeXtMidas 1.5.8 Release Notes

Tested on:
Platform OS Version JDK Netscape DLLs
Dec Unix Compaq Tru64 UNIX V4.0F 1.3.1-1
4.5
(n/a)
Linux RedHat 7.1 1.4.0 **
4.76
(n/a)
Sun Solaris 2.7 1.3.1-b24
4.5
(n/a)
Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 1.3.1-b24
4.76
cygwin: gcc 2.95.2-6
egcs: gcc 2.95.2

New Features Added

Bugs Fixed

(listed in ascending DR order)
Bug Num Description
75-1 Plotting and plot reaction slow with large data file
Note: Revamped plot I/O to handle data a page at a time, even in the /ALL mode and automatically turn on backing store to improve zoom/unzoom performance. (JGS)
103-1 Need ability to load NeXtMidas from server
nxm/sys/dat/NxmHwcCfgAnchor.java (new)
nxm/sys/cfg/NxmSysCfgAnchor.java (new)
nxm/sys/libm/NxmSysLibm.java (new)
nxm/sys/mcr/NxmSysMcrAnchor.java (new)
nxm/hwc/cfg/NxmHwcCfgAnchor.java (new)
nxm/hwc/mcr/NxmHwcMcrAnchor.java (new)
nxm/ucl/cfg/NxmUclCfgAnchor.java (new)
nxm/sys/lib/Shell.java (mod)
nxm/sys/lib/CoreIO.java (mod)
nxm/sys/lib/JarResource.java (mod)
125-1 gcontrol value not displayed properly on the panel
nxm/sys/test/unit/lib/FormatTest.java
4269-1 Plot really needs a SCROLL Bar
Note: Integrated paged mode into scroll bars for large files. (JGS)
4783-3 Java MEMORY size
os/nm
os/nmmake
os/nmstart
5117-1 TUNER primitive a stub
nxm/sys/exp/Abscissa.java (new)
nxm/sys/exp/abscissa.exp (new)
nxm/sys/mcr/abscissa.mm (new)
nxm/sys/mcr/abscissa.java (new)
nxm/sys/exp/Thin.java (new)
nxm/sys/exp/thin.exp (new)
nxm/sys/mcr/thin.mm (new)
nxm/sys/mcr/thin.java (new)
nxm/sys/exp/Filter.java (new)
nxm/sys/exp/filter.exp (new)
nxm/sys/mcr/filter.mm (new)
nxm/sys/mcr/filter.java (new)
nxm/sys/exp/Tuner.java (new)
nxm/sys/exp/tuner.exp (new)
nxm/sys/test/test_tuner.mm (new)
nxm/sys/prim/tuner.java (mod)
nxm/sys/cfg/commands.cnf (mod)
submitted via Public patch 490-1; KCS
6460-1 fcalcdemo window will not exit
nxm/sys/test/fcalcdemo.mm
nxm/sys/test/fcalcdemo.mmp1 (new)
6577-1 fcalc recognizes MAX but not MAXIMUM
nxm/sys/libm/Operators.cnf
6603-3 LIST needs to SCROLL to selected item
nxm/sys/libg/GridSheet.java
nxm/sys/test/test_list_insert.mm
8833-1 calcdemo gets IllegalArgumentExceptions
nxm/sys/libm/Operators.cnf
nxm/sys/test/calcdemo.mm
nxm/sys/exp/calculator.exp
9493-1 checkout command menu command usage error
nxm/sys/mcr/checkout.mm
9543-1 ERROR non-recovery
nxm/sys/lib/Shell.java
nxm/sys/lib/DataFile.java
9839-1 Fix RMIF routing, sequencing, tracking, and responding are done per remote
nxm/sys/net/Rmif*.java
9808-1 HTTP fexists doesn't submit username and password
nxm/sys/lib/HttpResource.java
9842-1 Autogeneration of mainhelp.hlp file from existing documentation for use as help system index
nxm/sys/lib/Help*.java
nxm/sys/intr/help.java
9843-1 Integration of HTML Help with embedded HTTP server
nxm/sys/net/Http*.java
nxm/sys/prim/httpserv.java
9850-1 If contains doesn't work
nxm/sys/lib/Args.java (per BDE)
9922-1 GridSheet newData method throws exception
nxm/sys/libg/GridSheet.java (per BDE)
10532-3 List does not re-read Subrecord field correctly..
nxm/sys/libg/GridSheet.java (per Patch 655-1 [S. Harrison])
10630-1 KEYWORD intrinsic can't create reults tables
nxm/sys/lib/Keywords.java
nxm/sys/intr/keyword.java
nxm/sys/exp/Keywords.exp
(per Patch 645-1 [J. Lannon])
10941-1 DOS build error: cannot find path specified
os/dos/nmstart.bat
10954-1
Convert.c compile errors
nxm/sys/lib/Convert.c
os/dos/unix/nmxbl
10975-3 RMIF needs a way to see what port it is on
nxm/sys/prim/rmif.java
nxm/sys/net/Rmif.java
11319-1 Global results do not work properly
nxm/sys/lib/Table.java
nxm/sys/lib/Registry.java
nxm/sys/test/test_results.mm
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