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NeXtMidas 1.5.6 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 | 1.3.1-b24 | 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

  - fft /MAG2 to compute magnetude squared of fft
  - gcontrol /HANDLE, /STICKY, /WH (widget height), /WW (widget width), /LH (line height)
  - panel /GRID=table evenly spaces panes generated regardless of mmp file contents
  - plot /WPOS (window position,size) /WFS (font size)
  - Status Provider - allows objects to provide real-time status
  - updated DOS native compile configuration and instructions (see $NMROOT/readmeMaint.txt)
  - GROUP primitive added
  - PEAKPICK primitive added
  - /REOPEN switch added to RMIF
  - Messagelog color coded by severity

  #### Bugs Fixed

  (listed in ascending DR order)

  Bug Num | Description
  --- | ---
  1340-1 | Multi-colored text for message log nxm/sys/prim/messagelog.java nxm/sys/libg/ColorListBox.java (new) nxm/exp/messagelog.exp nxm/sys/test/messagelogdemo.mm nxm/sys/test/messagelogdemo.mmp1
  2294-1 | Shell.java needs to read in user nmstartup.mm again nxm/sys/lib/Shell.java nxm/sys/lib/Terminal.java nxm/sys/lib/DebugSettings.java (new) readmeMaint.txt
  2461-1 | Need Capability to specify JRE version in browser. nxm/sys/lib/Shell.java nxm/sys/lib/BrowserIF.java
  4086-1 | Update utility uses its own debug flag -vs- NM flag nxm/sys/intr/Update.java
  4270-3 | PLOT and ZOOM and PAN fixed by Schoen
  4625-1 | GMenu method (getValue) needed to return index nxm/sys/libg/GMenu.java
  4640-1 | AUX does not recognize an http response from Tomcat nxm/sys/lib/CoreIO.java
  4644-1 | Entering a '!' at nM prompt caused core dump nxm/sys/lib/Shell.java
  4749-1 | Temporary button gcontrol, fails to go away nxm/sys/libg/GMenu.java nxm/sys/libg/GButton.java (removed) nxm/sys/mcr/demo.mm
  4781-3 | Lost NeXtMidas messages, again... nxm/sys/lib/MessageQueue.java nxm/sys/lib/Registry.java
  4789-1 | Need PEAKPICK primitive nxm/sys/cfg/commands.cnf nxm/sys/exp/peakpick.exp (new) nxm/sys/exp/Peakpick.java (new) nxm/sys/lib/Sorter.java (new) nxm/sys/prim/peakpick.java (new) nxm/sys/test/test_peakpick.mm (new)
  4977-1 | files primitive fails to limit http:// listing by filetype nxm/sys/lib/CoreIO.java
  4992-1 | FCALC doesn't work properly with inconsistentfile lengths nxm/sys/prim/fcalculator.java
  5003-1 | Better type-3000 support (group primitiveadded) nxm/sys/cfg/commands.cnf nxm/sys/prim/split.java nxm/sys/prim/group.java (new) nxm/sys/exp/split.exp nxm/sys/exp/group.exp (new) nxm/sys/exp/Group.java (new) nxm/sys/test/test_group.mm (new) nxm/sys/test/test_split.mm (new) nxm/sys/test/test_split_group.mm (new)
  5004-1 | table result GETSIZE does not work nxm/sys/lib/Results.java nxm/sys/lib/Table.java nxm/sys/test/test_results.mm
  5045-1 | NXM155 broke GControl TVALs nxm/sys/lib/Time.java nxm/sys/test/unit/lib/TimeTest.java
  5056-3 | GEO Plot aspect problems fixed by Schoen
  5112-1 | update dlls and nmsf.exe due to native codechanges os/dos/dlls/NTerminal_win.dll os/dos/dlls/DataOp_win.dll os/dos/dlls/Convert_win.dll os/dos/dlls/nmsf.exe os/dos/nmstart.bat os/dos/nmmake.bat readmeMaint.txt
  5169-1 | Fails to properly read a Tomcat v4 directory nxm/sys/lib/CoreIO.java
  5183-1 | Need to run MApplet from another applet nxm/sys/libg/MApplet.java
  5193-1 | shell background tasks killed prematurely nxm/sys/lib/Foreign.java
  5332-1 | Bug in libg component MButton.java constructor nxm/sys/libg/MButton.java

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